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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
2
The excerpt blends humor and social critique with quips on crime ethics work and politics. It cites jokes about safety first values, dating customs, prohibition, and a remark on Insull’s view of the Calumet steel region, placing the era’s economic and cultural tensions in one satirical collage.
Sir Ronald Ross, the British scientist, recently voiced an opinion that humanity’s life span could reach 156 years if a decisive war against germs were waged.
A young fox possessed by an English sportsman has grown unusually tame and now shares the same dish as the greyhound that caught it. The unlikely companionship highlights the fox’s gentleness after capture.
A resolution from the Association of County Superintendents of Highways meeting in Springfield on December 15 16 and 17 1925 urges counties to secure right of way to enable contracts for the 60 million bond system and remove obstacles delaying the 100 million bond plan. A copy is to be sent to state and county officials.
The Sanitary District of Chicago continues dredging the Calumet river from turning basin No 5 at the Ford plant toward the Sag Canal east of Blue Island. By January 1 the dredge will be south of the 134th street Bridge and the river front will offer deep water barge transportation to plants like Western Steel and Acme Steel with broader access to the Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico.
Illinois Brick shares rise in Chicago on forecast of continued prosperity for 1926 from Wm Schlake as president. The stock climbs from 28 to 11 this week, a $3 weekly gain, with old stock pegged at 166 high and par value adjustments after a 200,000 share new issue approved.
The article reflects on the idea of comfort amid fear of communism in the state journal. It discusses social tolerance, political anxiety, and the perceived dangers of radical ideology during the era.
The Byzantine Greeks used a legendary incendiary known as Greek fire. It was said to be made from asphalt saltpeter and sulphur and would burn on water as well as on land.
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