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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1934
Page
4
A collection of aphoristic quips on New Year resolutions, politics, education, and social norms. It critiques conscientious objectors, child education toys, gas versus home fires, Santa letters, and a humorous tale of a Negro woman facing a party affiliation question during registration.
In the rush of New Year greetings and holiday packages, mail arrives with poorly written or incomplete addresses. The public burden on postal workers grows as they decipher illegible handwriting and missing details, risking more dead letters and wasted effort.
Thousands of college students at home during holidays have their parents assess the education they receive. The campus and world shape values beyond classroom lessons, smoothing rough edges and imparting polish, but the wider world also probes what lies beneath that shine.
Army and navy officers tell a congressional committee that Communist workers try to spread dissatisfaction by visiting ships and distributing propaganda, even using children. They note soldiers show no signs of being influenced and remark some would remodel the country after Russia yet avoid visiting that nation.
The note recounts personal details such as Washington born on a Friday and dying at week’s end, Adams and Jefferson dying July 1, 1826, Van Buren born a British subject, Taylor never voting before presidency, John Adams living past 90, Tyler linked to Confederate Congress, Lincoln first to wear a beard, Grant first with a moustache and beard, Buchanan never married, Cleveland a bachelor then married, Harrison oldest to take office at 68, Roosevelt youngest at 42.
A collection of light jokes and quips on marriage courtship and family life. The items feature a mix of gags about grooms poverty dogs dogs and boys and the foibles of relationships with punchy one liners and social quips.
The article recalls the first powered flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk North Carolina. It attributes success to the brothers patient persistence and refusal to quit despite ridicule and failure, noting their triumph on the sands where man finally rose with the wings of a bird.
Students lament the excess of beautiful teachers while praising charm and brains. The piece notes the impact of attractive female teachers on students and the allure of marrying quickly, with age bringing power over pupils and a lasting influence on learning attitudes.
The article notes Japan's apparent termination of a naval limitation treaty, arguing it harms U S Japan relations though both nations should avoid quarrels. It mentions the vast Pacific barrier of mules of blue water and a Hollywood dispute among Indian actors over a bridge hand in a western movie.
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