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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
4
A column mixes local notes and light humor about politics, rail crossings, education, and traffic. It references Thomas F. Kinney and J. W. Hood, remarks on the Democratic convention, President Coolidge, and cautions about speeding cars and early school start times.
A man worth over 50 million dollars died last year having paid no federal income taxes since 1916 by buying tax exempt state and city bonds yielding four percent. Had he paid taxes, he would have contributed over 850 thousand dollars to federal expenses, yet federal costs remained unchanged. The article questions who bore that 850 thousand and why Congress blocks eliminating future tax exempt bond issues.
A returning motor tourist praised a small town for daily street sweeping in its business center. He noted the absence of litter and waste, saying residents treat streets like a home. Dalton also keeps streets clean with constant effort and cost, showing payoff.
The June Century notes rapid radio growth with over 2.5 million sets sold in three years, 560 broadcasting stations in the U.S., and 16,000 amateur transmitters. Engineers report 8,000 manufacturers producing sets or parts, thirty magazines started, 260 books written, and about 20,000,000 listeners today.
In spring of 1924 the radio audience spent 175 million dollars last year and supported about 500000 jobs. There were twelve transoceanic stations linking Europe and Latin America and communicating with 2700 radio equipped ships.
A poem by Tom Moore is highlighted as worth passing along amid Democratic convention splits. The verses question是否 whether creeds should bind personal bonds and whether one should forsake friends for doctrinal uniformity, condemning laws that judge truth or love by rigid standards.
A brief verse notes Labor Saver One will skip lawn mowing if he waters under a hot sun. It warns the grass will scald and nothing will remain to mow.
Monster crabs span three to five feet across with a nineteen feet tip to tip record. Public financial statements show two Illinois banks First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale and South Holland Trust and Savings Bank sworn by their cashiers in July 1924, detailing assets and liabilities totals.
A statesman voices pride in his enduring record as voters repeatedly return him to office term after term. The remark underscores incumbent support and political continuity amid electoral cycles.
Miss Mabel Stark of Bridgeport Connecticut runs a unique enterprise breeding tiger cubs. She claims rare expertise and a notable position as possibly the only woman in the world to practice this trade.
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