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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
4
The Kinney Hood Printing Co publishers based in Chicago list Herbert Kinney as editor and J W Hood as manager with A M Levy acting as Chicago representative at 6 North Michigan Ave Tower Building.
A collage of observations on American culture, gender roles, language, and media. It notes the allure of light summer reading, the power and pace of modern tennis, and the journalist’s daily troubles. It warns against easy money schemes and calls for language teaching amid a diverse melting pot society.
The article contrasts historical western frontier life with a modern frontier found in urban underworlds. It argues that today’s police are the new warriors and hunters who protect society from dangers surpassing those of the old frontier and red Indians.
The biography by Joseph Appel recounts a boyhood incident when a jeweler refused to exchange a purchased item, inspiring Wanamaker to tailor business to customers whims. It asserts Riverdale and Dalton shops apply the same principle, prioritizing what customers want over hard sales.
A fragmented discussion notes that sales departments push daily but lack clear plans. Retailers struggle with pricing, outreach, and sustaining demand. The text hints at outreach to customers but offers no concrete strategy.
The article stresses that most store owners fail to achieve consistent sales results without a uniform advertising plan. It urges frequent public exposure of goods to maximize customer reach.
A chaotic scene unfolds as stolen goods mix with unknown items in a public pot auction raising alarms about violence and theft. Police investigate the source of the items while residents fear further crime.
The article recalls a past era with hitching posts lining streets for horse drawn carriages. It contrasts with current car use, noting more vehicles crowd streets, and criticizes careless parking as disruptive and dangerous. It laments safer and calmer street life in the hitching post days.
The public must tolerate inexpertness of learner drivers while they practice. Learners should avoid crowded roads until skilled and keep cars under control at all times to stop at the first sign of danger.
The piece argues that in England the rear space is a garden while in America it is a back yard often used as a refuse heap. It laments busy modern life leaving little time for gardening and urges turning backyards into gardens to create happiness and beauty close to home.
A collection of humorous lines and verse about life love friendship and society. Jokes include self made man cigarettelike satire about marriage laws and a playful jab at college life and talkies. The piece blends light prose verse and cartoons style one liners.
A large arrow head monument marking the 1756 blockhouse site at Old Fort is unveiled by nine year old Margaret Nesbitt, great great granddaughter of the first white child born in the fort, highlighting frontier history.
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