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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
2
A collage of short quips and gags featuring wordplay about love, fashion, crime, education, and social norms. Includes lines about lipstick, birds, landlords, smoking, weddings, and a playful look at aging and employment with dated humor tones.
The First National Bank at the corner of Vermont street and Western avenue in Blue Island became a reality Wednesday of this week. On July 1 the Commercial Bank ceased to be a State bank and began operations under a National Charter from the U S Treasury Department with no change in policy, officers, directors, or location. Federal Reserve backing and federal bank examiners will safeguard depositors as the Commercial Bank’s soundness was praised by examiners.
A quotation by Otto Kahn emphasizes that life remains incomplete without a response to beauty and art, asserting their essential role alongside worth, usefulness, and success in human experience.
Ledger style public notice details the June 30 1925 financials for South Holland Trust and Savings Bank Riverdale First Trust and Savings Bank with assets loans real estate collateral and bonds plus liabilities capital stock and deposits. Notaries attest to accuracy and officials cited include M H Waterman Abbie Anker and John Harms Jr with custody of records in Cook County Illinois.
The piece discusses the proverb Amiss is as good as amile debated as possibly arising from Amis and Amile, famed soldiers of Charlemagne, who were close friends and likenesses, celebrated in song and later tied to church traditions.
The Rothamsted station in Harpenden England is the oldest agricultural experiment station in an English speaking country. Some tests there have continued since the mid nineteenth century.
Rudolph Miller of Hammond Joseph Cordun 21 of 978 Wallace Road Calumet City Marvin C Letty 18 of 115 West State Street Hammond were killed when their Ford sedan collided with a Grand Trunk locomotive at Thornton Junction. Cordun and Letty died instantly. Miller was badly hurt and later died. The auto speed and turning to avoid the train caused the crash. The locomotive was knocked out of service and the wrecked car hauled away. funerals were held for Cordun and Letty with services at St Victor's and St Joseph's cemetery interment.
Regional shoe pitchers will compete in annual contests at Memorial Park Calumet City. Junior boys start July 11 at 1 PM, intermediate July 14 and 18 at 7 PM, men July 16 and 17 at 7 PM, with finals July 18 at 3 and 6 PM. Open to all who enter on site.
The article cites Wature Magazine stating the wood duck travels about ninety feet per second, slightly more than a mile per minute, highlighting remarkable avian speed.
A Brooklyn Eagle note states every suburban lot owner will move to the city for solitude as the next generation seeks quiet living. The remark underscores a trend of urban migration for quieter environs.
A report notes a child weighing 100 pounds carries three and one third pounds of lime with about 99 percent located in bones and teeth.
A compact reflection on how pivotal ideas shape actions and define eras. The quote emphasizes that enduring events begin as powerful thoughts guiding human deeds and progress.
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