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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
4
A Dalton Illinois publication notes 92 new congress members and jokes about government workers, taxes, and modern verse. It laments stock market volatility and jokes about local girls, auto rides, burglars, and smokers as it muses on public life and safety along a high bank road.
An op ed praising the Christmas gift custom for spreading happiness and charity. It laments local stinginess in Dalton and Riverdale, noting the season’s generosity, and suggests the spirit should be broadened beyond seasonal limits and spread to the less fortunate.
Observers argue the Christmas gift exchange is burdensome and perfunctory. Women often finish fatigued and many give beyond means to match others. Children receive too much and expect a glut of gifts, while later years may bring more discrimination toward meaningful presents.
The passage urges teaching children to be joyous in giving rather than expecting much, finding happiness in what they contribute as well as what they receive. It emphasizes modest expectations and the value of generosity over material rewards.
The article urges young men to persist after early years of work, noting slow progress to self support and family plans. It stresses reducing education debt, cutting high board costs away from home, and using spare time to gain occupation knowledge to become valuable to employers.
A London Spectator editor notes the country’s greatness lies in energy and enterprise. The piece argues that real success comes from liking one’s job and throwing full effort into tasks, while those who fail often lack this drive and spirit.
Washington reports a year by year drop in war pensioners from 525,539 to 512,537 and total pension outlays of 217,150,612 versus 229,994,777. The Civil War accounts for most payments with Spain war funds minor in comparison. The rolls include 244,657 soldiers and 260,382 widows among 2,821 minor children and other dependents. It notes 17 Mexican War soldiers and 21 War of 1812 widows remain on the rolls.
L E Brookfelt P M announces postage changes to 15c on all foreign letters effective December 1 1926 and urges early mailing of Christmas cards. A schedule details parcel mailing dates by region and notes rates for greeting cards mailed openly sealed in envelopes and sealed envelopes. Addressees must pay postage due before delivery.
A government publication on Massachusetts place names notes the meaning ranges from “at or near green hills” to “the blue hills” and references the hill forms such as arrowhead and great hill mouth as possible origins. The article highlights varied interpretations of the Indigenous term.
A critique notes that lack of standardization and simplification drives up costs in the shoe industry. The piece argues how scattered practices create widespread waste across sectors, estimating 100 million dollars in annual losses. It cites Good Hardware as describing the broader tragedy of waste.
Springfield reports half of Illinois automobile owners want four figure or smaller license numbers for 1926. Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson receives a flood of requests, with many seeking number 1 or any one figure, but law rules grant priority to applicants who apply before December 1. He notes there are far more requests than available numbers under 10,000, and past holders with deaths or moves often trigger replacement requests.
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