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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1935
Page
4
A collage of witty vignettes on child behavior, wealth, labor, and civic life. The writer mocks anxious parents, unemployed workers misused as shovels, and taxpayers, while lampooning grand plans for war profits, postal chicks, and May Day pageantry.
The president and secretary of state seek a plan to preserve U S neutrality if war begins in Europe or elsewhere. Most Americans favor preemptive steps, including proposed senate resolutions to bar loans for munitions and to deny travel passports to Americans in war zones. The piece argues careful limits on involvement and trade to avoid entangling the United States.
The remark compares disputes to households. until people settle and behave, progress stalls. It implies a general need for restraint and order in public affairs, aligning with a view that calm conduct governs both private and national matters.
The piece discusses college football funding and the dilemma of financing broader athletics. It notes crowds and money influence decisions, student reps and alumni generosity, and suggests independent athletics funding with emphasis on education over football prowess.
Adolph S. Ochs, longtime publisher of the New York Times, died recently. He built the paper into a premier source of substantial information and calm, truthful reporting, resisting sensationalism to serve the public with trustworthy journalism.
A gathering of statesmen and experts met in Stresa Italy to discuss maintaining peace in Europe. The piece notes many conferences fail to achieve results and quotes a Coolidge quip about talking not spending money, suggesting talks keep armies from fighting.
Dr Ralph P Parker, a Pennsylvania physician, warns the average 50 year old has eaten over 50 tons of surplus food. He says excessive eating is a major fault and that people dig their graves with their teeth. Self control, he adds, is needed as taste pleasure fades quickly and harms the body.
Winter resort reports show big business with crowds and spending, suggesting funds will be available for summer vacations. The piece notes money flows into trade and the eventual end of hoarding as people seek amusement, a factor that overcomes prior fears and obstacles.
A jumble of quips and vignettes from a Chicago era page includes a citizen halting city hall, puns about taxes and apples as trademarks, skits about a cross-eyed store detective, donkey horsepower, and a minister’s humorous church sign. It blends satire and dialogue without a single cohesive news event.
A reflection on anger as a gauge of character and the caution against practice shaping skill. It argues that repeated practice can mold vice as well as virtue, urging mindful repetition to avoid cultivating negativity.
The First National Bank of Dolton in Illinois is closing its affairs and instructs all note holders and creditors to present notes and claims for payment. Signed by Dr M. Robert Weidner, president, 4189.
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