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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
4
A string of satirical observations critiques fashion stripes in restraint, tax fairness, farm relief, editors’ advice, and public speech. The piece mocks vanity and governance attitudes, claiming frivolity and impending calamities around 1929 in Dalton and Riverdale.
Ford argues in My Philosophy of Industry that home drudgery is a major problem and will be abolished. He foresees farming operated by large corporations or farmer groups, reducing toil. He notes old methods harmed housewives and farmers, and urges wider use of mechanical appliances to lessen labor.
A campaign appeals to provide every housewife, farmer, and worker relief so that after daily tasks they have time for personal, family, and community activities in their towns.
A national commission studies rising pay-roll robberies as bandits exploit weak safeguards. Employers debate paying by check to reduce cash handling but face the risk of cashing checks. Increased precautions and vigilance by money handlers are urged to deter assaults and thefts.
The article notes 3,000,000 miles of public roads with 630,000 improved surfaces and 500,000 earth roads drained and graded, leaving nearly 2,000,000 miles largely untouched. It stresses mud and ruts on back country roads, the $10,000,000,000 spent in a decade, and the need to allocate road funds to scientifically sound methods.
Treasury refunds $15 million in taxes and $11 million in interest to United States Steel Corp. for overpayments dating to 1917 1918. Interest accrues since 1918 claim filing. minutes from the House Appropriations Committee show this is part of a larger deficiency refund program with more payments expected this fiscal year.
Chicago leads the nation as the largest wholesale fur market with factory shipments and rail traffic. Illinois produced 259 200 000 bushels of oats the year’s biggest crop on record. The state’s cas storage capacity could meet one day of Chicago’s demand, enough to supply Albany Richmond or Memphis for a month. Friends discuss a new baby as a light domestic vignette.
A mosaic of snatches: a murder hint, a recent robbery acquittal, a bank heist motive, a waiters quip about steak, a gruff customer mockery, crisis psychology notes, line status jokes, Peggy Hopkins Joyce bridesmaids, a book running for office joke, a flapper’s end, and winter fashion for trees.
A Scottish man drops 32 bills, then others scramble to recover them and return the money. The incident unfolds as bystanders act to preserve the cash rather than claim it.
A witty quip contrasts wealth and heirship with a joke about heirs and the earth. Mr Meekly laments his marriage after a tall, dark man reference from an amateur palmist.
A collection of playful lines and quips on dance missteps work happiness and fashion. Notes on hair trends prayers and a misnamed Palm Beach visit mix with wry observations on work and daily life.
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