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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
4
A satirical roundup critiques trends from tanning to dog appetites and warns about alcohol police wagons. It quips on bridge bidding lessons, marriage advice, gasoline as essential, and youths with partners. Reformers urge voters to oppose monopolies as society debates public morals and dances.
The U S Department of Justice plans to pursue about 6000 gangsters and racketeers until they are behind bars. The piece argues long prison terms deter crime and cites the Bible saying the way of the transgressor is hard.
Eight youths aged 17 to 13 died in Shelton Connecticut when struck by a freight train while playing cards on the tracks. Two trains met at the site blocking view for both engineers. The piece warns against trespassing on rail lines and cites curious rail hazards and dangerous games on tracks.
The article notes a severe heat wave across the middle west and southern regions with temperatures reaching 105 to 110 degrees. It cites over 1000 heat related deaths and urges the elderly and weak to slow down and protect themselves, while older generations recall times of greater tolerance. It also advises people in hot regions to pace themselves and stay cool to avoid harm.
The federal camp program for transients, now with 500 camps housing 200000 inmates, is praised as a practical aid. Reportedly industrious, many builders create their own camps and perform useful tasks. The system gives hope to young men who quit after repeated failures.
The National Association of the Deaf discussed employer reluctance to hire deaf individuals. The piece notes social isolation, economic hardship, and the impact on dignity, while highlighting successful deaf businessmen and warning against underestimating their abilities.
A retrospective ode to the bond between a boy and his dog, noting how a canine companion consoles youths facing hardship. It warns of the dangers of neglect as cars endanger pets and urges parents to sacrifice time and effort to keep the dog.
A discussion notes that fingerprinting remains a reliable method despite claims of surgical erasure. It cites John Dillinger as having attempted such treatment, which reportedly failed, underscoring that unique skin patterns still identify individuals. The piece then shifts to stray reflections on hospital practices and unhappy marriages.
A fragmented, disjointed column blends quotes about newspapers and politics with stray phrases. It weaves in lines about murder, theft, and a stray verse about Mary and a budding politician, yielding a collage of uncertain attributions and eerie allusions.
Senator Borah and his wife spar over dress as she jokes Gore the blind Senator may be the best dressed. The exchange leads to a concise maxims on wisdom power and wealth attributed to Franklin with a punch line about self control.
A writer urges kindness to insects and jokes about never missing a chance to pat a mosquito on the back. The lighthearted quip plays on humane sentiment toward tiny creatures.
A classroom exercise on the theme Winter includes hints from the teacher about migration. A student writes on cold and death in winter and birds seeking warmth. The document also presents quirky trivia prompts and a line about a man’s life and the size of objects.
A London paper recalls a crowded tube journey where a mother and her restless child spark sympathy and a sharp retort. A passerby asks what ails the boy, and the mother replies that nothing, the child simply hates to see her with a strap. The line ends with a reflective note on fate.
K L Ames Jr director of finance announces 1 066 870 65 distributed to 1200 municipalities from motor fuel tax. Phillipstown gets 7 98 the smallest, Chicago 573 005 60 the largest. A sense for humor is the real fountain of youth.
The state division of highways approves three contracts for paving in Cook Macon and DuPage counties. They authorize 81869 miles of paving at a total cost of 73364.30 dollars. Projects are at Niles Center Maron and Lisle. You can save more time by thinking fast than walking fast.
Jokes flash about butcher shop etiquette hospital chatter and wedding mischief. A wife laments a torn cake while a husband jokes about a replacement dog. A Riverdale feud adds rivalry and a betrayed friend laments a lover’s departure. A final line notes life enjoying itself.
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