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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1926
Page
5
A note outlines that some items entering a pot are stolen while others are not. The intent remains unclear as authorities investigate the source and ownership of the goods described. Local officials urge caution amid the evolving case.
A humorous mix of light anecdotes about courtship marriage and social scenes. A wedding tale contrasts a long courtship with a recent marriage and a joke about recognizing married men. The slice includes a quip about the Mexican Border and a punchline about wedding stamina.
Anthology style notes recount casual baseball fandom and social quips. A maid smiles at ivory soap delivery while other lines critique common go getter behavior and romance myths.
An elderly Mrs Jones prepares for a first airplane ride and asks the pilot to stay close to land. A quip about prohibition costs follows. A detective tale recounts a self-inflicted shooting after disguising as a criminal.
Quippy verse notes cooler option of staying home during hot spell. The milkman stereotype hints at a woman’s true complexion, adding social color to a climate anecdote.
A collage of wry lines and adages threads through a comic revue with jokes about punishment, arithmetic, stock bets, bootlegging, and a curtain rise on a musical comedy. Characters reference newspaper ethics, wedding woes, divorce cases, and domestic mischief. The tone is light and satirical.
In Pana Illinois Aug 16 authorities thwart an extortion attempt against Mrs Anna Kollar widow of Anton Kollar contractor and property owner The letter demanded 5000 to be deposited in a rural mailbox north of Pana The scheme failed when Mrs Kollar aided by State's Attorney Carl H Preihs and Chief of Police Lou Reed conducted a staged payment without the robbers appearing and were alerted by the threat to kill and blow up her home.
The Board of Local Improvements of Dolton Illinois invites sealed bids for paving grading and draining Lincoln Avenue in Dolton Cook County Illinois. Bids due August 30 1926 at 8 00 p m at Village Hall. Bids on blanks with 10 percent certified check. Payment in bonds at 6 percent interest. Right to reject bids reserved. Aug 17 1926 Dolton Illinois secretary William G Dolton. Aug 20-27.
Two women attempt to chat with a small girl in a white starched frock. After no reply one remark that the child does not want to talk. The child then asserts loudly I be a boy revealing a playful gender twist.
Ohio Stat Journal notes statistics suggesting married men live longer than single men, challenging the idea that seat time is as fatal as it appears. The piece uses light humor to remark on the health benefits of marriage and social stability.
In Persia, women walking at night are escorted by a servant with a primitive lantern, a practice echoing medieval customs as streets glow with light.
Miss Marjorie Wilson of Water Town returns to duties as a Near East Relief orphanage director in Persia. She is known as a champion horseback rider and once rode 140 miles in 24 hours to help refugees facing political danger.
Boise Idaho reported Senator William E Borah Republican of Idaho defends US finances with France calling Clemenceaus letter cruelly misleading and unjust He says the charge we aim to undermine French independence is absurd and urges debt cancellations benefit humanity not imperialist schemes
Three judges in Lee County Circuit Court declared Illinois primary election laws invalid and unconstitutional. If upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court, direct primaries could be wiped out across party nominations. The appeal rests with State's Attorney Mark C. Keller of Lee County with a October Supreme Court review.
Washington announces a new legal service within the veterans bureau combining guardian ship duties with the office of general counsel under Director Hines. The integration formalizes legal work for veterans and streamlines governance.
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