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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1922
Page
4
Form of memorial notice listing grateful thoughts and farewells. Acknowledges support from family friends and neighbors and notes appreciation for care shown during illness and after passing. Includes dates and names as readable in the notice text.
A satirical piece notes rising hot air and cold feet in the country as mixers thrive without drinking. It warns taxes may rise and threaten people, while women chase movie-star looks and business acumen remains underdeveloped. It cites sea voyages with rough seas and cites 15,000 auto deaths last year with speeders hoping to deter pedestrians. It also jokes about replacing the Assistant Postmaster General with Will Hay, whose name provokes unpleasantries.
At a large city public meeting a piano player’s hat and overcoat were left on the piano while a hint was made to move them to an ante room. The speaker cited 23 overcoats stolen recently from a YMCA building, warning that personal belongings are unsafe in public places. Attendants are capable, but thieves can work anywhere. The piece reflects concern over rising crime in big cities.
The passage notes a shift in glass making from manual gas blowers to automated machines using compressed air. It highlights how the blower’s role diminishes as technology increases, especially in producing fine glass articles in the ginga plant.
A feature by John Raymond presents eight sketches illustrating how future progress hinges on chemical laboratories. Notable scientists outline key breakthroughs expected from lab research and practical applications in science and industry.
The article cites Thomas Whleian and Edwin E. Slosson as foreseeing chemistry’s central role in future civilization. It envisions synthetic foods and war materials from coal tar, fears weapons from gases and condensed agents, and warns that peaceful factories could become national defense arsenals.
The district around New York City reports fire losses in 1921 about twice those of two years earlier. Underwriters seek a $100,000 fund to track arsonists. Officials warn that arson, driven by price declines, endangers life and threatens honest property holders, calling for strict legal punishment.
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