This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1930
Page
3
A collage of satirical observations on finance, politics, education, and culture. The piece laments lost money to stock markets and green goods scams, notes taxpayer resistance to modern improvements, mocks language and poetry codes, and quips about autos and civic duty. It blends witty riffs with social commentary, reflecting a newspaper column voice.
The piece argues that America remains attractive to newcomers with a high intake of immigrants. It cites census figures of one entrant every ninety minutes versus one leaving every five minutes, noting many enter illegally and suggesting immigration limits would raise the flow. It closes with praise for being born or naturalized Americans.
Gifts to philanthropy in 1929 rose to 2.45 billion dollars, 120 million more than 1928, per the John Price Jones Corporation. The sum equals about two and a half percent of U S income, prompting calls to give five percent to charitable causes for training, education, and health.
The lower house voted unanimously to add fifty million dollars to federal highway aid. If enacted, the increase aims to ease rural dissatisfaction with road funding and improve infrastructure nationwide.
The speaker argues that rural prosperity hinges on improving farm roads. An annual $50 million appropriation would expand good road coverage and spur state road spending, eventually ensuring every rural neighborhood has a road to a convenient market center.
Secretary of State Stimson urged admitting newspaper men to the London naval limitation conference sessions and his view was accepted. He argues that public discussion is essential as rulers no longer issue decrees with little public scrutiny. The piece notes the press demand for openness amid energetic journalism and controversial secrecy.
The women’s division of the Republican national committee will urge local groups to serve tea at political events to spark social life and enthusiasm. Politicians across parties may notice, as tea and wafers could boost candidate appeal and even rival statistics with simple social acts.
A. P. Moore of Pennsylvania is named minister to Poland and E. E. Brodle of Oregon named minister to Finland. The president has added two other newspaper men to diplomatic posts. Diplomacy can be learned and practiced like journalism, and a good newspaper man can earn trust across oceans through friendliness and sincerity.
The Chicago Motor Club reports that traffic fatalities among Chicago children have dropped by 51 percent over the past five years. Automobiles are in use on 85 percent of all Illinois farms, reflecting widespread motor vehicle presence.
The wedding of Princess Ileana daughter of Queen Marie to Count Alexander Hochberg has been set for April 27 in Bucharest Romania. Hochberg is the second son of the prince of Vales and is twenty five years old. Rumors of an engagement to Princess Ileana have circulated for several months.
A collage of humorous aphorisms and quips on love work luck and daily life. The bits feature conversations about marriage smoking manners and social advice with playful misdirections and overlapping jokes. Several lines hint at relationships and societal norms in a lighthearted tone.
A quirky assortment of ad hoc lines and scenes from a small town: a chorus girl evading gossip after eloping with a rich broker, a bank clerk assisting her with a charge account, a joke about car repair shops lacking steering wheels, a laundry sign seeking workers and a child’s joke about washing eagles, and a father questioning his daughter while she deflects with light humor.
A string of quips and odd incidents includes a joke about triplets prompting a promotion to head of production and a dressed officer moving to domestic relations. Another correspondent’s sleep whistling yields a bizarre scene with six dogs in bed. A river tugs anecdote ends with a playful exchange about a daughter between Bill and his mate.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.