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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1930

Page

3

Dolton publication office contact details listed

The notice lists editorial and management staff for the Dolton weekly publication. It names Thomas F. Kinney as editor J W Hood as manager Edward C. Kinney as advertising manager and A M Levy as Chicago representative with a Chicago address at 6 North Michigan Ave Tower Building. The address for communications is the Office of Publication in Dolton, Cook County Illinois.

Homas F. Kinney J. W. Hood Edward C. Kinney Adv Mgr A. M. Levy Chicago North Michigan Ave Tower Dolton Cook County Ilinois

Modern marriage and the goes of youth in 1930s lessons

The excerpt argues that modern marriage failures reflect modern people, not the institution. It notes youths staying out late, society pressuring individuals, and the need for personal effort to gain prosperity. It predicts new opportunities in 1930 with self-started endeavor and hints at stock market calm before broader changes.

Ambassador Edge Faces Language Gap in Diplomacy

Ambassadors and diplomats including Ambassador Edge to France are noted as having limited French skills. The piece argues that many U S diplomats lack foreign language ability, a handicap for business and political aims abroad, and that ambitious youths should study one or two world languages besides English.

Edge France

Scientist Claims Influenza Germ Isolated

Professor Falk of the University of Chicago says he has isolated the influenza germ and that a serum could cure the disease. He notes influenza is a long standing global scourge with historic epidemics and that a protective remedy would be a great boon to humanity.

Falk University of Chicago St. Peter Connelly

Kaiser’s Prewar Push on Serbia Spur War

Austrian documents show the former German Kaiser urged Austria to strike Serbia, driving alliance tensions and contributing to the outbreak of the World War. The records highlight his active involvement before the conflict began.

Serbia

World War Origins Debate Sparks Fresh Documents

The text argues that if the German Kaiser had deterred Austria from attacking Serbia, the first outbreak of a major war might have been prevented. It suggests leading powers bore equal blame but leans that Kaiser's influence could have stopped conflict, citing new documents.

Serbia

The Moderns and Modern Thought

The piece contrasts the label modern with true modernity. It argues that being modern involves awareness of science and politics, not only fashion or surface trends, and cautions against chasing every fleeting fact while valuing substantial ideas. It applies to all ages.

The Term of Life

The average person now lives 61 years versus 39 years in 1855, with infants’ survival a major factor. Advancing longevity rests on healthier adult habits including exercise fresh air sleep and nutrition, in addition to continuing infant mortality improvements.

Irving Fisher Yale University

Illinois Facts Chronicle 1930 Highlights

Illinois notes include McLean County Farm Bureau as the largest in the nation the Academy theatre in Chicago first with electric lights Lafayette visit funded at 6478 dollars the class lettered license plates planned for 1930 and 483 instructors across five normal schools More than 500000 attended the 1929 International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago.

McLean County Illinois Farm Bureau United States Academy Theatre Madison Halsted Streets Chicago State of Illinois General Lafayette

Youthful Sports Coat Adorned with Embroidered Flannel Lining

A youth sports coat features a flannel lining with bright hand embroidered figures and a frayed scarf trimming. The accompanying beige scarf and soleil hat complete the coordinated look.

Lapin Soleil

Mysterious Pot Mix Raises Theft and Murder Questions

Fragmentary notes describe a chaotic situation where items are mixed in a shared vessel. The text hints at tension between stolen and legitimate goods, with implied fatal consequences and a sense of urgency. Authorities and witnesses are referenced but details remain unclear.

Speak Easy and Winter Tales Echo From a Cold Street

Readable fragments describe a bar and speak easy in a church alley with a barn door, beers and schnaps shared before a man returns home. The text then shifts to quips about weather and humor, with short jokes about court silence and domestic moments, ending with a joke about a wolf and a silver fox around a wife’s neck.

Carl Munchaus Otto Carl Geklept Charlie Hell

Universal Air Line Sets Chicago to Cleveland Record

A trimotored Universal Air Line plane carried twelve passengers and two pilots from Chicago to Cleveland in 1 hour 37 minutes at an average 203 mph. Pilots Ray Fortner and Garnett Caldwell departed Chicago at 4 p.m. and landed at Cleveland at 5:37 p.m. marking the fastest flight between the two cities on a regular schedule. Read the Want Ads.

Chicago Cleveland Universal Air Line

Safety Valve on Future Population Diets

A Viennese physiologist predicts that in 800 years the Earth's population will starve unless 90 percent adhere to strict diets. He notes that such dieting would leave plenty for the remainder.

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