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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
4
An editorial denounces Reds as aliens who seek to overturn the U S government. It argues they should be sent back to Russia, condemns bombings and mob incitement, and defends deportation as a corrective measure. The piece mocks anarchists, criticizes price increases, and predicts price drops by June 11.
The text mocks political pretense as candidates must prove themselves by garden labor. It notes a child’s questions to his dad hinting at census work. It satirizes thrift week with fur coats and a limo to deposit five dollars, and lauds the Soviet Ark as a famed menagerie.
A teacher tests pupils by asking for a sentence with the word seld om. Johnnie, thinking hard, proudly replies with a joke about his father’s five horses and yesterday’s rarity, drawing smiles from the class.
The passage urges serenity and happiness across ages, urging philosophical acceptance of disappointment and kindness. It emphasizes being gentle generous and forgiving with a resolve that a future better than youth awaits us.
Franklin argues that idle living taxes people more than government levies. He compares sloth to rust, noting that wasted time and unproductive amusements drain resources faster than labor wears. The piece echoes Poor Richard’s maxim that the key of usefulness stays bright with effort.
The excerpt presents conversation as a grave matter capable of weakening a person more than fasting. It warns that talking long hours drains nervous strength and compares talk to a draining medical procedure, urging readers to value restraint and attention to mental energy.
A traveler and friends camp near a station to pick blueberries. Wet feet lead to a campfire mishap as shoes and socks placed on a log near the fire burn while the author sleeps. The next day the narrator returns home barefoot on the train to the amusement of passengers.
The speaker recalls nature as a constant companion on the heath and moor where every bee flower and pebble yields a hidden tale. He never feels alone for nature offers a living book surpassing most writings, bar one enduring volume.
The West Point course focuses on mathematics and professional training. Principal subjects include mathematics English French drawing surveying civil and military engineering artillery and ordnance war science chemistry mineralogy geology electricity history law Spanish and naval or military topics.
Ognesf kept goldfish for three years in absolute darkness providing ample space and food. The experiment resulted in total blindness with rods and cones in the retina disappearing, as reported by the New York Herald.
Numerous items for sale rent and loan opportunities in Roseland and nearby towns. Listings include modern six room bungalow Palmer Park two eight room residences first mortgage loans secured by lots and properties with agents J M Gibbons & Bro Charles Brandt and Charles Strandt plus items like Oak wood and hogs for killing. Also Bard property and Lombardy poplars shade trees for sale.
Several notices seek workers in the Chicago area. A bright girl for general office work at Chicago Steel Car Co in Harvey or Pullman. comptometer operator and two young women for payroll work at a large manufacturer. laborers for inside steady work at Rolfe Iron Co at 136th and ICRR. and a woman to do washing for a private family with contact via Dolton 8 or The Pointer office.
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