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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
2
A jumble of quips and remarks blends jokes about taxes, education, matters of work and wages, and social mores. The piece cites a Riverdale teacher, a barber, a boss, and a Galumet City girl, portraying everyday humor and sly social commentary.
A voice asks for flesh colored stockings over the phone and a weary saleslady replies with a quip about colors. The exchange underscores a secretary’s hard day as she jokes about surviving the gallery and the boss's salary.
A witty dialogue contrasts a marriage proposal with a skeptical reply about taste. A hardware dealer jokes about vacation time and salary raises, noting he plans two weeks of vacation and two weeks of employee time off. The sketch pokes fun at manners and domestic skills with light social commentary.
A London critic defends popular taste against demands for art over entertainment. He argues readers favor action and clear plots over introspective stories, citing The Three Musketeers and David Copperfield as examples of enduring appeal. He questions whether popular taste is inherently bad.
The famed tenor Joseph Maas and his friend Boucicault were captured by Indians while buffalo hunting. Maas sang for their captors, who ordered more songs until they fell asleep. Maas freed Boucicault, and both escaped without harm.
Owen owed Rogers twenty dollars and avoids contact until a forced encounter. After a brief chat the debtor begs to leave as Rogers checks his watch and insists the money should be paid. The exchange ends with Owen excusing himself and departing.
The district plans a large building program including a vocational building a field house and swimming pool plus a new heating plant all to be funded by a 340000 bond. Bids will be open to the public with architects Chatten and Hammond. Approval promises expanded facilities and future auditorium and gym as enrollment grows.
A writer in John O London’s Weekly notes Mendelssohn’s extraordinary musical memory he rarely used a score and reportedly recalled Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony from memory shortly before his death. Another anecdote recalls him directing Bach’s Matthew Passion from memory and correcting sopranos on the twenty third bar noting C instead of C sharp.
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