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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1923
Page
3
A humorous summary notes 1923 habits and 1924 forecasts. It jokes about wire pulling versus weed pulling, women’s hair, New Year resolutions, census gains in Sunday schools, skepticism toward stock sales, and Leap year quirks. It forecasts a banner business year amid political deadlock and social shifts.
A Philadelphia school building chief engineer marked 80 years of service and noted today’s girls have more life. He links the change to social shifts sending girls into the world to work, enabling independent initiative and new avenues for achievement despite concerns about propriety.
President Coolidge accepts honorary president role for the Boys and Girls Farm Clubs and urges membership to grow. The piece notes past isolation of farm youth and the shift toward organized activity and involvement beyond the home.
About 700 009 youths join a conscious movement aimed at better agricultural production and home usefulness. The clubs empower young people to use their powers and initiative, often persuading elders that modern plans pay off.
The Chicago Post Office will not deliver after 12 o'clock Christmas Day per an order by John H. Bartlett. If not finished by noon, undelivered mail is held until the next day. Out of town mail should be mailed by December 17 and local mail by December 20 to ensure Christmas delivery.
The White Brothers Motor Company local agents for Lincoln Ford and Fordson have bought lots north of the post office and prepared plans for a 75 by 172 foot modern sales room and service station. Construction starts Monday with rapid completion and the paper commends their Ford agency success since moving to Harvey.
In a discussion about daylight saving, it asks why a telephone operator cannot tell time. It argues it would be unfair to impose risk of arguments on the operator who handles time inquiries during changing schedules.
The note argues that bad habits endure because they feel natural while good habits require effort and notification. It suggests that awareness and deliberate practice are needed to override instinctive tendencies and form healthier routines.
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