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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1928
Page
6
A weekly Dolton Illinois publication notes remarks on famous paintings Congress bills and dancing trends. It quips about debtors, labor, women's fashion, and family life, presenting social satire on manners and moral topics of the era.
A conference of the child welfare committee of America in New York urged that the old fashioned home is the best place for children. Speakers lamented that marriage ties are no longer as sacred and binding and warned that personal desires often override parental responsibility.
The U S Public Health Service urges parents to consult the family doctor when deciding if children with contagious illness should stay home. Do not keep kids out for trifling reasons, but act promptly if a serious disease seems likely to spread in the neighborhood.
The United States Supreme Court sustains Kentucky co operative marketing associations, a ruling seen as backing a system used by 42 states to help farmers. The decision allows limited discrimination to aid agriculture, urging scattered farmers to unite for market disposal of crops and stressing they pose little risk of oppressive trust.
A statement asserts that in 45 years New York farm land has increased output to meet rising demand. It argues that half the present cultivated land could feed the nation with strict scientific farming. It promotes technical education for farmers as essential as in engineering.
The column records a wedding at Bernice with Chas LaSalle marrying Lydia Peterson of Hammond and lists guests from Pullman Hammond Liberty and Bernice. It notes residents Mr. and Mrs La Salle planning a move, and other local social events including visits, anniversaries, and church services at First Reformed Church of Lansing with sermon topics and schedule.
A Grand Rapids student will preach at the Protestant Reformed Church Book Hall Oak Glen. Holland services at 4.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. Trinity Ladies Aid Oak Glen held a coffee party on March 1 with a Bunco. A nine‑woman club meets biweekly and met at Mrs. Emil Koehn’s Indiana avenue last Thursday. The Friendly Society met at Herman Volbrecht’s West Bernice home on Feb 25.
A report notes a mix of stolen and legitimate items seized in a case, with authorities describing how material from various origins entered the criminal operation. Investigators are tracing provenance while warning buyers to verify origins.
A mixed page of humor and anecdotes: domestic quarrels and forgiveness, poker bragging and wisecracks about husbands wives and neighbors, snippets about a preacher, a one eyed Pete hand, jugglers and trapeze widows, and pinochie at a Shell Gas station, all delivered in a breezy old newspaper voice.
An advertisement for a voice culture course by Professor Feuchtinger offers the course at $100, sold for $50, or exchange for small pigs or other trade. It invites responses to The Times Ad, Seattle Daily Times, address 3-49-86.
A domestic vignette shows little Anna pleading for patience as her mother scolds her for soiling her dress. She promises, You'll like me when we get better acquainted, hinting at hopeful rapport.
The comet of 1680 became the first to have its orbit computed using gravitation. Newton derived the equations and estimated a revolution period near 606 years. At perihelion it passed 14 000 miles from the sun’s corona and moved along the orbit with a rapid angular speed before changing direction as the comet’s path shifted.
A brief obituary note describes a visit to the deceased by close family in sorrow. The message mentions a cousin named Eimiiv who sent a letter expressing regret at not attending the funeral but hoping to visit eventually.
Local basketball notes Dolton A C tops Thornton Lights 82 to 21 at Lutheran school gym. Dolton dominates from start to finish with strong shooting and defense. Dolton A C to host Chicago Heights Aces March 4 at 2 p m at same venue. Aces boast 26 wins, two losses.
Sealed bids for water main construction on Michigan City Road and nearby streets in Dolton Cook County Illinois are due March 14 1928 at the village office. Bids must follow the Board of Local Improvements rules include 10 percent bid deposit and 25 bidding sheets fee. Bonds and vouchers will pay the winning contractor at 6 percent interest with a bond equal to one third of the bid.
A major watch maker advises warming a cold watch for at least 15 minutes before winding to avoid damaging the spring. Wind slowly with no jerks, count turns, and prefer morning winding. Keep the watch in a similar position at night to improve accuracy and durability.
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