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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1924
Page
2
Fragmentary lines mix crime vibe with jokes and a jail echo. A cafe remark and a drill sergeant reference mingle with a cryptic pot of goods and a crying call for help. Modern Girl phones home at 3 am.
A collage of quips, puns, and social jests features quick lines about literary pretension, a San Francisco instrument, boycotts of Esquimo pies, a bill to pay, a baby girl, a stingy Ohio man, and jokes on traffic, work, and radio. The tone echoes a late era humor column.
A reader asks if the editor believes in dreams and is answered with a wry jug full. Another asks why a returning voice is called an echo and is explained by the myth of Echo the nymph who loved Narcissus and pined away leaving only her voice.
In a front page opinion, the Wisconsin State Journal urges men to seize opportunities rather than cling to missed chances. The piece frames bachelorhood as a consequence of not acting on chances, stressing proactive life choices.
Bowen School notes recount final soccer practice results for 1925 team with 0 to 1 losses and 3 to 0 wins, Shinny games, a rapid fire fire drill in 55 seconds, and a Christmas cantata. It praises Dr Griggs Education talk, announces a Santa Borrows Trouble cantata on Dec 23, and notes cooking and sewing club activities, Boy Scouts reorganization, shuffleboard events, visitor list, term exams, and school district reassignments under county supervision.
The article states there are no definite records proving Stratford on Avon as William Shakespeare's birthplace, noting uncertainty about his birth origin and the lack of archival proof.
The Department of Commerce approves a people’s plumbing code aimed at safeguarding public health. It addresses insanitary plumbing, use of defective or cheap materials, and improper installation. The code was prepared by a committee appointed by Secretary Hoover and led by William C. Groeniger of Cleveland.
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