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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
4
Public notice from Dalton Illinois indicates postoffice insertion under act of Congress and class matter dated March 8 1879. It states the publication is weekly and directs communications to the Office of Publication in Cook County.
The passage critiques free speech fatigue and public funding for campaigns while lampooning orators and social norms. It humorously notes youth independence in marriage, high spending, pensions without work, muzzled newspapers, and a need for more jail capacity alongside existing dwellings.
The piece honors the last Civil War soldier, noting his 65 years of service after the war ended. It extols his example of patriotism, urging citizens to remain vigilant and contribute time to keep government honest and efficient.
A Wiggam book argues education shows itself in lifelong reading of good books and frequent engagement with magazines and newspapers, not merely in diplomas from colleges. It notes many graduates show few signs while many non graduates appear educated through constant knowledge pursuit.
Theodore Roosevelt advised students to alternate years of work and study rather than earning money while studying. He said seven or eight years might be needed but success comes from focused study. Thousands have worked through college, yet rushing can undermine the value of a full course.
A New Jersey youth burned severely attempting to extinguish a lighted match by plunging it into gasoline. The piece warns gasoline vapors are highly explosive and recalls a 1929 fire loss of 15.5 million dollars. It notes dry cleaning with gasoline is dangerous and urges caution with gasoline use.
A compact record notes an 1851 coal mine near O'Fallon as Illinois oldest operating mine. It recalls 1765 English possession with 1600 white residents, five villages, and future 1933 Century of Progress site. It cites 46,000 teachers for 1.5 million students plus 10,000 in private schools. Chicago freight outpaces 12 large ports. Chicago Golf Club helped found the USGA in 1894.
The Buy Illinois Products Commission and the Southern Cook County Chamber of Commerce urge residents to buy Illinois peaches from August for about three weeks. Southern Hinds yields its finest crop with first grade apples sized three and a half inches, packing about ninety to the bushel. The crop is projected at 4,350,000 bushels, needing 7,000 freight cars and many trucks to reach markets, with an estimated value near 4 million dollars.
A collage of quirky snippets recounts a church christening misnaming, a child’s near-train encounter, a heaven question joke, a red-headed job incident, a gun joke from a janitor, and light underworld banter. The tone blends oddities, humor, and local color with minimal context.
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