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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
4
A postal notice records Dolton Illinois as the receiving office and Riverdale as the sending area with classification under the act of Congress March 3 1879. The entry marks second class matter status at the Dolton Illinois post office.
The text urges rural interests to finance farming locally to reduce reliance on speculative markets. It calls for new marketing systems, broader farm credit under the Farm Loan Act, and keeping capital in country towns to stabilize prices and profits for farmers.
A rural writer argues music draws youths to cities. After city shows they glimpse glamour, then face boarding house hardships. He urges farms to provide pianos or phonographs to retain young people, presenting it as a good investment for farmers and local business leaders.
The Interstate Commerce Commission grants a continuance delaying Chicago area rail rate increases to mid February. Hearings resume January 13 in Washington with filings extended to February 3, as state and railroad attorneys seek cost analysis and the railroads defend pricing and subsidies.
The piece notes white and blue as favored colors among men. White represents purity and stainlessness, echoed by biblical, poetic, and literary traditions. Blue stands for gentleness, truth, and steadfastness in contrast to white.
A year after warnings against extravagance and sloth, the public kept buying luxury items such as $350 fur coats and $12 silk shirts, funded by instalments, while industry lacked capital and faced high interest rates. The result is a general economic slowdown, likened to a man waking with a headache after holiday excess.
The piece claims the federal government has made little progress in pursuing 500000 men accused of violating the selective service act. It argues delaying action harms future wartime readiness and public trust, urging firmer, quicker prosecutions to uphold justice and deter future draft evasion.
The piece argues the farmer receives less than 80 percent of food prices paid by consumers due to a skewed distribution system. It notes decades of research and investment in scientific farming have boosted output, but much of the gain is eroded by inefficient marketing. It calls for new marketing systems to increase overall benefit.
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