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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
2
A collage of witticisms and quips from a London Tit-Bits style page. Jests touch on murder, economics, language, discipline, television, fashion, and social norms with playful contradictions and sarcastic humor. Notable lines reference rolling pins, radio set mysteries, and moral punchlines.
In the Columbus Dispatch a scientist asserts sleep is optional but the family in the far overhead beat him to it, reporting a night without rest. The snippet frames a claim against a household example, hinting at a disruptive discovery.
A diner asks a doorman if there is any charge for going out to London Opinion. The exchange hints at a possible policy or fee for leaving the restaurant.
The House Agriculture Committee hearings on farm relief proposals stretch on with many witnesses awaiting testimony. A Carew substitute to the Volstead act proposes allowing beer and wines by excluding nondistilled beverages. Interior Secretary Work rejects a request for data from the President's oil board. President Coolidge considers an invitation to speak in Chicago on July 14 to dedicate an Elks memorial building.
August Thys sen, a prominent figure in Germany's industrial world in the last decade, has died in Mulheim. He was eighty five years old.
Gustav Geffroy, president of the Concourt academy, dies in Paris at seventy one. A well known writer and Clemenceau ally, he campaigned for revision of the Dreyfus condemnation.
Samuel Butler the noted satirist of Mudibras allegedly owned the smallest library among London literary men of his era. The remark emphasizes his notoriety over his modest collection during the late 17th century.
The apple tree is among the longest lived and most productive American fruit trees. A large specimen can yield from ten to twenty barrels of fruit in a season.
Klod Hans from Copenhagen notes flattery as art to appear interested while actually tiring the subject, highlighting social dynamics and deception in interpersonal interactions.
Fire destroys the Stetson Brothers country residence in Neponet. Mrs Luella Ownings named master in chancery in Litchfield after Mayor W J King. Rockford College bequeathed 5000 to aid worthy poor students. Morrison schools closed amid scarlet fever and measles. Doctor A D Blagden dies at Sycamore after 50 years practice. Mrs Emily Griswold dies at Cerro Gordo. nine children, twenty two grandchildren, thirty five great grandchildren survive. Eldon Volk named captain of 1927 Illinois Wesleyan basketball team. Liz McGoon and Otto Frank chosen to represent Illinois in interstate old fiddlers contest at Jefferson City broadcast by WOS. Ouida Stump sues sister for 10000 in auto accident injuries. Chicago sees rising bootlegging threats with guards and raids amid new liquor schemes.
A Canton Daily News brief notes a travel related claim about truth and deception. The piece hints at misused explanations and calls attention to the interplay between factual reporting and opinion in local discourse.
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