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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1928
Page
4
The December 14 1928 issue notes Illinois church membership at 3 357 954 up from 2 522 373 a decade earlier and reports over 50 000 farms or 22 ½ percent use outside mechanical equipment for elevating corn and grain. Chicago's population growth in seven years exceeds all but four U S cities.
A column ponders contrasts between risky stock bets and caution on gambling, urges civic duty at public figures like Congress and Hoover, and notes seasonal rituals from gifts to dinners. It comments on children’s toys, music, and the idea that gifts do not spur labor in the garden.
The piece notes growing interest in revising the calendar to a 13 month, 28 day year with an extra day. It cites a congressional introduction of a plan for an international conference to discuss the change and suggests business support could make the shift feasible. Over time, people may adapt and no longer recall the former system.
Opinions differ on calling Congress in extra session after Hoover victory. Some say sessions hinder business and agitate without results while urgent issues like farm relief and tariff demand attention. A peculiar situation arises where sessions aimed at welfare may harm welfare.
A scrambled dialogue hints at a theft of items with some authentic origin. Characters discuss origins and a proposed odd prize, a safety razor, amid a dimly comic scene. The shop girl asks about accessory colors while a distracted young man flounders over a bracelet and fabric choices.
An Easten visitor asks about liquor supply but a native hints at local knowledge. A town hall fire exposes a water cutoff, teaching that understanding supply in a frontier place can be murky and indirect.
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