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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1934
Page
6
The piece presents a series of aphorisms promoting hard work, loyalty, and self-improvement while criticizing complacency and mediocrity. It contrasts old virtues with modern government and suggests leaders need relentless effort and long hours to rise and stay in power.
The indignant generation, though young in part, harbors anger at leaders proved false or incompetent. It criticizes hollow philosophies and profiteering bankers, noting economists who alarm wage earners with empty platitudes and politicians who used cheap soapbox rhetoric.
A public call condemns demagogic words and venal officials. The indignant generation demands active, courageous leadership and a reconstruction of life where work, comfort, and happiness are attainable, even as it dispels cherished illusions.
The federal justice department and police fight a nationwide chase of Bremer kidnapers who extorted 200000 for his son. Citizens are urged to reveal any knowledge as the nation awaits results and clings to detectives with bulldog tenacity.
A Riverdale teacher leads a history lesson sparking exchanges about George Washington and civic lore. The dialogue mixes satire and local color with characters from Riverdale including Dolton Man and Pulsating Youth, ending in everyday quips about alarms and farm talk.
The article praises George Washington for thorough work and fairness. It notes his early start as a public surveyor at sixteen and his insistence on understanding duties fully. It argues Washington’s fairness in cabinet choices bridged parties and urges today readers to emulate his spirit to reduce partisan bitterness.
A tall strap hanger helps a young lady who already has a strap. A man sits down to read after forty five and falls asleep before realizing. A wry note on work, tools, and manners closes the vignette with aphorisms about relationships and capability.
A congressional bill would repeal the tax on bank checks arguing it discourages deposits and drains bank reserves. Advocates say removing the tax would keep money in circulation for loans to legitimate business, reducing risks of hoarding.
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