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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1924
Page
7
The Court of Love was a late medieval gathering of noble ladies who judged etiquette and courtly manners during troubadour gatherings. Some authorities say these courts were regular Twelfth century institutions with a 31 article code guiding decisions on romantic conduct.
Ford Motor Company releases an official statement detailing a $150,000,000 expansion plan for 1924. New and enlarged facilities include Highland Park, Hegewisch, New Orleans, Atlanta, Kansas City, Memphis, Iron Mountain, Philadelphia, Green Island, and St. Paul. Two Great Lakes ore ships will enter service.
The United States railroad labor board ruled that back pay totaling millions of dollars will be reimbursed to railroad station employees freight handlers clerks and maintenance workers. Carriers must cover wages lost when workers were subcontracted at lower rates, a practice the board called evasion of the transportation act. The Lehigh Valley Railroad case brought by the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Express and Station Employees prompted the decision.
A Brisbane Mail joke has a taxi driver scolding an old man with a wheelbarrow who won’t move. The man retorts that the driver should be wheeling a pram, and the driver answers the man should be in it.
The text notes Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching by the pastor at 10 30 with the sermon titled The Sins of Saturday Night. A Luther League gathering follows at 7 then a sermon at 8 on Despise Not the Day of Small Things. First Sunday in February urged for public worship.
The Dolton M. E. Church invites families to Sunday school at 9.45 a.m. with free religious instruction. Morning sermon at 11 a.m. on Gods Call to the Church. Evening service at 7.30 p.m. with the topic Who Will Go. Junior League and Epworth League meet in the afternoon and evening, led by Pastor Wm. Reace, urging community church involvement.
In sad loving memory of our beloved son and brother Leonard L. Evers who passed away one year ago today January 30 1923 A shadow rests upon our home We miss his smiling face wherever we look we see his vacant place His memory will be ever dear To those he left behind God loved him too and thought it best To take him to his home of rest From His Loving Parents Sisters and Brothers.
A regional poem from St Paul Crescent argues for traditional values over change. It contrasts practical needs like jobs, high fuel efficiency, and farming with criticisms of excess liberty and cultural trends. The item also notes satirical quips by Tom Marshall and August Schulmeister about 5c cigars and beer.
The Detroit News notes two kinds of rose marmalade, Damascus white rose favored by Turks and large red rose by Orientals, preserved in virgin honey or palm date infusions. Fragrance shifts after aging, and marmalade is sold in five pound containers that are not full to allow heat expansion after steam sterilization.
The piece recalls Judge EB A Parry a lawyer poet and raconteur. A tale features Lord Mansfield ignoring religious holidays and suggesting a court session on Good Friday prompting a witty response from Serjeant Davies. The joke ends with the court adjourning until Saturday as a quip about the trial. The commentary also touches on a senior partner railing about surplus excelsior and a junior partner plotting to offload him.
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