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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1931
Page
4
Notice entry published at Dalton Illinois postoffice under second‑class matter March 8 1879. Campaign to promote clean streams highlights public health aims and civic pride for residents and visitors.
A reflective critique notes sunspots of behavior rather than science as crowds chase cars and entertainment, overlook parking, and fear risks. It ridicules misplaced marriage fears, Washington's birthday laziness, and idle factories, urging practical choices and mindful eats.
After World War I, a French symphonic orchestra played in Berlin signaling a thaw in cultural exchanges. The piece notes war bitterness that kept artists from crossing borders and calls for governments stifling such hostility to vanish like extinct monsters.
The article estimates Boston store returns at 20 million dollars with 5 million in direct and indirect costs for deliveries and refunds. If nationwide patterns hold, handling returns could cost retailers 250 to 500 million annually. It argues a generous return policy is sound business, but notes abuse by customers raises costs and public burden.
Silas H. Strawn, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, praises American enterprise and urges producers to cut costs and advertise to win price advantages. He notes big corporations control production and calls for finding ways to deliver goods cheaply to tempt consumers and revive markets.
The railroad companies and their employees are in negotiations over wage reductions. The public is urged to hear both sides impartially and seek industrial peace and revived business. The piece advocates fair profit distribution to raise workers’ share while capital providers deserve returns on their investment.
A Grand Rapids dispatch reports the furniture industry turning upward as manufacturers advertise freely and orders rise. Savings built during tough years prompt households to replace worn furniture with modern artistic pieces, suggesting brighter times ahead.
State agriculture chief Pierson reports year’s race track revenue at 558 122 60 the lowest since 1927. Illinois migratory fowl hunting extended by 15 days asked. Scarlet fever and whooping cough cause half the epidemic sickness. Legislature debates 92 tax bills targeting a 20 percent cut. Opposition grows to income and tobacco taxes.
A collection of light quips and jokes ranging from letters and family banter to college humor and social puns. Lines include a pay station peanuts gag, a wife letter question, a selfish son, a football quip, a best man joke, a gravitation pun, and other brief humorous definitions and exchanges.
The Illinois Central announces on The Louisiana passenger train from Chicago to New Orleans that meals start December 1. Luncheon at 1.00 saves against 1.80, dinner at 1.25 saves against 2.10. Extra portions provided at no cost. Meal tickets can be bought with rail tickets for the first time.
A compact list items Rubber Goods including opera glasses and telescopes. A quip defines a military strategy of keeping fire while out of ammo. A riddle says the biggest part of a fish is its tail. A vacuum phrase notes nothing shut up in a box. A zebra is a horse with stripes illustrating the letter Z. A line asserts stone walls fail to make a prison with abundant jake.
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