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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
4
A column humorously surveys era manners and habits from tail coats to speeches. It notes men pull coat tails when talking long, jokes about promises turning to pay, holiday homecomings, school strikes, cold weather work, Santa myths, banking fortunes, college grads and football, society gossip versus business news, and hat etiquette.
The article reports Curtis consenting to run again for vice presidency. Democrats expect safety in his reappointment while Republicans note their few post Civil War losses and aim not to lose the next election. It suggests the vice presidency is a major influential office with a roughly one in five chance of the holder becoming the world’s most powerful ruler.
A Boston harbor service remembered a fictional General D. Pression, allegedly pushed into the harbor by Mayor Curley. The crowd sang Happy Days Are Here Again as the obsequies concluded, urging people to stop hoarding money and spending to bury the depression.
The article argues luxury taxes are popular in theory to fill deficits but provoke organized opposition. It notes automakers would argue cars promote health, intelligence, ambition, and better living, while many other goods would face similar challenges, risking widespread protests.
Gandhi returns to India in sorrow yet resolve predicting harsher resistance to British rule. The London conference produces no clear plan, with extreme views diverging and efforts to find a middle path failing amid criticism of illiteracy and superstition in India and England's focus on profit.
Paris clairvoyant Mme Fraya foresees an end to the 1932 slump and a brighter year ahead for America and Wall Street though ironclad political stability remains in Europe. She predicts floods and sea catastrophes, no wars, and Alfonso's throne lost to retirement or death.
Lowell Bayles, a speed flyer, flew his monoplane from Chicago to Detroit in one hour five minutes aided by a strong tail wind. The 250 mile trip was made as he plans a bid for the land plane speed record. Miss Maud Tait also plans a speed trial and landed in Detroit shortly after Bayles.
A collage of light moral verses and social quips, from gifts and kindness to faith and courtship. The piece blends holiday reflections with humorous lines about marriage, church life, and public image.
A brief cartoon style dialogue shows a married couple joking about driving. The wife asks if the wife has learned to drive the car yet and the bumper responds that she has learned in an advisory capacity.
Two young women meet at a station and share a kiss as a man nearby protests women doing men's work, sparking a brief exchange about gender roles. Bradley questions the idea while the others react to the scene.
A mother asks about her daughter's suitor who has taken offense. The father reveals he has not spoken to him since mailing last month's electric light bill, implying a strained or silent relationship and unresolved tension between the families.
Willie asks if Edison made the first talking machine and his father replies that God made the first one but Edison made the first one that could be shut off.
A humorous snippet shows a speaker praising a carburetor timer and spark plug for fuel savings of 50, 30, and 20 percent, then notes the gas tank overflows after ten miles. The exchange highlights vintage automotive tinkering language and percentage bragging.
A light exchange reveals the boy’s humor when asked what his father said on seeing a broken pipe. The innocent replies that he would omit swear words, suggesting no remark was made.
A salesman confesses they have exhausted stock and must order more linoleum from the factory. The satisfied customer asks for a neater, smaller pattern, specifically a little square suitable for a bird cage.
A stenographer reports a peculiar exchange between a busy manager and a title girl, noting a flirtatious request over the phone. The manager declines and promises to retrieve the message later.
Ancient chronicles recount the battle of Chaten as the bloodiest ever. Atila the Thin faced Thoris mud, the Sothic prince, leading Visigoth and Roman forces. Estimates place the dead between 250 000 and POWAY men.
A fragmented report notes regional buyers and sellers forming markets as residents in break regions profit from unseen crops amid a rough trade. It mentions weed growers, wild flora collectors, and tree producers serving the crude drug trade.
South Park Glider club students held their first test flights Thanksgiving morning with instructor Barney Friedman at Lansing Ford Airport. Several successful flights occurred as students learned to control the glider after takeoff. A few parts were broken but replacements are expected, with more flights planned next Sunday and ongoing practice on Sundays and holidays. Bowne, the airport manager, oversees the setup.
A spectator described the event as real sport and expressed interest in trying it himself if the competition can be elevated high enough, signaling curiosity about the sport's demands and potential.
Ford Motor Company stalls new Detroit Rouge plant equipment including a 400 ton furnace hot metal mixers and a baling press to pan cake salvaged autos into compact crates. The improvements cost around 500000 and will boost scrap metal output and open hearth melting capacity by about 600 tons to a total of 2600 tons every 24 hours.
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