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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1919
Page
4
The notice directs readers to route all correspondence to the Office of Publication. It outlines the contact pathway for submissions and inquiries and emphasizes official channels for communication.
The piece argues that many buyers overlook prices, enabling price hikes. It cites households with luxury goods despite modest means and notes some prosper while others overspend. It warns lavish buying raises living costs and shifts production toward costly goods over essentials.
A chamber of commerce meeting suggests improvements such as tree planting along roads, a national arboretum memorial to war heroes, renovation of shabby buildings with property owners, cleansing streams of sewage, more parks, a community center, and widespread local campaigns. The piece notes many cities pursue similar plans and critiques idle loafing as a factor in high living costs.
The piece ribaldly comments on thrift week and rising prices while lampooning labor, strikes, and social groups. It notes teachers’ pay debates, government employee exits, and public hunger for soda and ice cream as small comforts amid economic strain.
In a storm disrupted gathering at the parsonage, fourteen Dalton youths organized a Young Peoples Bible Class led by Mrs. Albritton. Officers were elected: President Frank Fadke Vice President Dorothy Malloy Secretary Lilian Smith Treasurer Vernon Day. The group plans meetings the first Monday night in January 1920 and adopted a motto.
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