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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1932
Page
4
A Dalton Illinois weekly column quotes wry remarks on politics, work, and society. It laments slow payers and praises stubborn memory, noting women’s ballot struggle and men’s reluctance to act. The piece playfully contrasts modern life with thrift and responsibility.
The piece explains that many investors pursued high interest rates, risking small extra gains for potential larger profits. When the market collapsed, widespread losses hit thousands of corporations as high yields signaled risk. Conservative savers feared risk, yet high returns were offered to compensate, proving costly.
The author notes federal and especially state and municipal spending surged since 1890, with 1890 appropriations at 218 million rising to 1.617 billion in 1981. Costs reflect police, education, and infrastructure pressures, including automobile regulation and rising crime, urging attention to public expenditures and services.
The piece argues that widespread demands for new forms of government expenditure threaten prosperity. It notes payroll support and rising taxes as the core burden bearing on the nation, warning that such tax increases strain the economy.
A collage of jokes and quips notes a reader puzzle about counting F letters in a sentence from The Printer's Album. It mixes darker humor about a doctor, a farmer’s daughter, and stage magicians with light banter on intelligence and wit.
PoliceCommission criticizes legal provisions that hinder convicting criminals. wm Rochet of Bailala cites statutes across states. He argues safeguards now aid the guilty, not the innocent, challenging government tyranny fears.
According to Thomas Tusley, the most suitable result of education is the ability to do what one ought despite dislike. The current trend makes tasks easier and more attractive, causing youth to avoid hard work and persistence. Many graduates possess book knowledge but lack the crucial capacity to stick with disagreeable tasks.
The Julius Rosenwald fund collaborates with 11 southern states to build 5075 schools teachers homes and industrial shops serving about 612000 students. The fund totals about 18000000 and must be spent within 25 years of Mr. Rosenwald's death.
Reports say Anita MM Baldwin daughter of Sue Baldwin plans expatriation to Canada after alleged death by weaving and fusing. Claims say she moved wealth from 1 billion to 15 billion in four years, with unverified sums and family ties cited.
A garbled item from the Western Newspaper Union lists planet names with broken numbers and odd spellings. It attempts to say Mercury 87, Venus 672, and other entries like Ceres and Neptune, but the text is distorted and unclear.
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