This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1923
Page
4
A collection of satirical observations on labor shortages politics public safety manners and common sense. The writer comments on harvest help motorists firecrackers city life playgrounds patriotism bigotry and civic responsibility with pointed humor and social critique.
The article recalls childhood memories of swarming houseflies and explains flies as disease carriers. It urges households to fight them by screening windows and doors, covering garbage, and using fly traps, noting farms with animals are common fly breeders.
A plain lesson shows in tax figures as Americans paying taxes on income over 100000 drop from 38600 to 2300 in one year. Governments push tax free securities inviting large earners to dodge taxes by exchanging money for these securities. The piece argues this fuels tax avoidance and burdens other taxpayers.
The village of Dolton adopts Section 36 of Chapter 32 prohibiting loud noise on public streets to advertise or attract customers. Permissible instrument operation is limited to set hours. violations carry a fine of 5 to 100 dollars. Effective upon passage and publication July 1923.
The piece urges caution around swimming warning that many experienced swimmers lose their lives each year. It cautions readers to know their limits in water and avoid taking risks like beating a train or going out beyond their depth to prevent fatal accidents.
Ordinance by President and Board of Trustees of Dalton Illinois to appropriate funds for corporate needs for May 1 1923 through April 30 1924. It lists total amounts per object with portions to be funded from the current tax levy while any balance will come from surplus or other non tax revenues.
Albert Thompson son of W B Thompson of Hazard wed Miss Edna Sackett in Champaign Sunday evening. They sailed from New York to Europe for a summer tour and he will teach at the University of North Carolina next year.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.