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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1931
Page
3
A column lampoons tax policy and political stances by highlighting contradictions. It notes Americans favor new taxes as long as they avoid paying them, laments campaigns funds, and mocks slogans about shorter workdays versus longer hours.
The states Minnesota North and South Dakota and Montana reduce wheat acreage and boost dairy and poultry to survive a low farm mood. Researchers say adapting production to market needs prevents losses from overproduction and mirrors how all businesses must evolve with the times.
The piece argues that peaceful resistance like boycotts can curb aggressive powers. It cites Chinese and Indian examples where refusing to buy domestic goods pressured governments to yield. It suggests nonmilitary pressure may humble overbearing nations lacking negotiation options.
The article argues that while governments declare embargoes, ordinary people can act by choosing not to purchase goods from wartime nations. This personal boycott is described as a powerful, autonomous weapon equal to any military armament.
Secretary Hyde says America’s population will stop growing in 1960 and remain stationary thereafter due to lower birth rates and immigration limits. He warns against pursuing endless growth and urges focus on quality of population and production to prevent crowded cities and social ills.
The National Association of Life Underwriters' general counsel cites lack of foresight as a key reason for slow business. He urges workers to save in good times and notes individuals should hold safe investments to avoid dependence on corporations or government units during downturns.
The University of Illinois medical science journal reports a comprehensive hair growth study led by Dr. B. N. Bengston of Maywood Illinois. At Chicago’s Research and Educational Hospital an experimental class will inoculate fifty of one hundred applicants with pituitary extract, citing prior patient hair improvement and ethical scientific methods with first publication in JAMA.
Mrs. Donald MacRae of Council Bluffs Iowa former national president of the American Legion Auxiliary announces her plan to seek the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate in 1932. The seat is held by Senator Smith W Brookhart. Her husband served as a World War I major.
A fragmented humorous column mixes street talk and quirky vignettes. It references stolen items, a lawyer, hair pins for a pipe, flappers, a local grouch who avoids coffee, and a Soothman who shot his wife. A drunk man staggers along the curb calling a long stairway.
A brief, playful vignette portrays courtesy as a universal, unpaid aid that opens doors and softens hearts. A dentist- patient exchange humorously riffs on payment timing, ending with a cash-counting moment.
A man driving through Minnesota stops at a farm asking for a monkey wrench. The Swedish farmer replies he has other ranches nearby and jokes about gender and whiskers as a humorous aside.
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