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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
4
A weekly Dalton item jokes about luck, early rising, eye tests for youths, holiday spirit, dancing, gift exchanges, and the modern man’s baseball focus. It notes steam whistles for punctuality and penmanship concerns, ending with a quip about Americans owning 1.864 billion in gold and silver yet missing 17 dollars.
It was a shocking revelation to Americans that they would bear the burden of proposed wage increases. Citizens had trusted that their wealthy benefactor would cover the costs, leaving many stunned by the potential financial impact.
A married woman describes ongoing debt that strains her small family, with about 50 dollars owed and sickness costs, loss of work, and social pressure driving the burden. The piece urges self denial and saving a small reserve to ease future hardship.
The Southern Pacific installs four mirrors at a crossing near San Francisco to show approaching trains around a blind curve. Drivers face a big safety problem at crossings as unseen trains may approach, prompting calls for more safeguards beyond cautious driving.
Dr. Charles H. Rosenstiel to lead Carroll County tuberculosis campaign as county veterinarian. Oldest southern Illinois resident Mrs. Fairline Ripley recalls 1857 Illinois Central train. Explosion at Urbana injures Dr. J M Bradley and student Corbin. Corbin loses smell. Quincy considers bus lines and track removal to avoid pavement costs. Mrs Rose Warnock seeks divorce after husband’s affair. Frank Montgomery sues Harry Lovejoy over dismissed case. Mooseheart records no deaths since Jan 22, 1922 among 1,224 residents served. Illinois health reports diphtheria near record lows but urges immunization. Open rabbit season rumor denied. game officials confirm season set by legislature. northern zone closes Jan 31 and central/southern Jan 1.
Judge J C Kern declares Elsie Sweetin equally guilty with pastor Lawrence M Hight in the murder of Wilford Sweetin. Hight gets life imprisonment. Sweetin 35 years. Hight sent to Menard prison and Sweetin to Stateville. Parole recommendations to authorities from judge and prosecutor.
Richard Salter aged eighty and Jennie Robbins aged fifty eight of Monmouth wed. Salter’s first wife died seven months ago making him the oldest groom in Warren county history.
Citizens of Marion will vote on January 1 to approve fire department equipment totaling 50 000. Voters will also serve as clerks and judges without pay.
City Attorney Lidda l of Rockford warns dances lead to license revocations for drunken schoolgirls and petting parties. In Taylorville, two Oscar Webers from Pana township received the same jury summons and used a coin flip to decide who serves.
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