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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
4
A Franklin Massachusetts project tests farms run by a corporation on 1200 acres with 200 cattle 10000 hens and diverse crops. The plan includes two Boston retail stores and discount sales to stockholders aiming to cut consumer prices and raise farmer earnings.
Secretary D O Thompson of the Illinois Agricultural Association reports farmers write of losses from car shortages. A survey across 494 stations in 46 counties shows idle cars, with 10 percent remaining on sidings after a week. The association probes whether railroad officials or labor cause the idle cars as farmers warn threshing is stalled without transport.
The editor highlights school prep, urging directors to ensure clean hygienic buildings, fly proof toilets, and proper desks. Parents should take children to physicians and dentists, test eyes, remove adenoids and tonsils, and raise undernourished kids to normal. Public Health Nursing in Cook County is available. The piece also criticizes politicians and trusts amid calls for wages and price stability.
The Village of Riverdale Cook County Illinois will accept sealed bids for twenty five tons of good quality Illinois or Indiana mine run soft coal to be delivered to the village hall basement. Bids must reach Village Clerk by 8 p m September 14 1920. The Village Board may reject any or all bids. George L Koehler Village Clerk.
Analysts forecast lower prices for purchases and higher prices for sales. The report notes farmers face education on cattle shows amid rising costs and questionable entertainment factors.
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