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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1922
Page
4
Skirt Shortages and Social Shifts Stir 1920s Debate
A column of opinion bits weighs cultural changes from fashion to politics in the 1920s. It mocks forecasts of skirt lengths, notes gas use rising, and flags tariffs on dress goods while jesting about public mood and leadership. The tone blends humor with social critique.
Song Heard a Mile
A brief note describes a nightingale’s song carrying a mile distant on a few clear nights, noting its audible reach and the charm of distant birdsong.
Illinois Leads World in Auto Ownership and Traffic Warning
Illinois may top 750000 registered automobiles this year. Secretary Emmerson notes one car per roughly ten people and compares state totals to Europe and other nations. He warns the traffic problem grows and calls for driver cooperation to cut accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis L. Emmerson
Illinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
California
Ilinois
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Canada
France
Germany
Monrovia
Emmerson
Stop signs mark all grade crossings under 1919 law
Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson notes that every dangerous grade crossing now has Stop signs or RR markers. Drivers must stop at Stop signs and slow to ten mph at other crossings. He argues arrests for violations would reduce grade crossing fatalities and protect motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis L. Emmerson
New Orleans of Long Ago and Odd Tidbits
Vivid reminiscence of New Orleans in a bygone era notes a Yale Review portrait of the city with its gay French speaking crowds, brick houses, iron balconies, markets, theaters, and nocturnal gaiety. The excerpt shifts to brief items on bird divorce notes, a Surrey women run farm, a writer’s word pursuit, and a Joseph Conrad quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Yale Review
Royal
Chartres
Saint Piere
Tor
Joseph Conrad
Mendelssohn Marches From Immortal Wedding Tune
The article hails Mendelssohn sonata like the wedding march from A Midsummer Night's Dream as among the most famous tunes in music. It notes the overture's youth born precocity at eighteen and the enduring classic status of the wedding march and the High Priests march from Athalie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn
London
Athalie
Headlight and tail light rules urged by safety council
The national safety council stresses two equal headlights and a red tail light at the left of the center to illuminate the number plate. Drivers should carry a spare headlight bulb and use an experienced mechanic for brake work when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Spot Lights Placement Guidance From Safety Council
The National Safety Council recommends mounting spot lights as high on the car as practicable so the beam center does not strike the highway more than fifty feet ahead unless swung thirty degrees. Spot light size should be amplified and rated at 21 candle power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Safety Council
Life as I See It. The man who darts ahead of an automobile
A quoted aphorism states that a man who darts ahead of a car should not marry a girl who darts back, implying caution in risky behavior and domestic matches.
A Remedy for Hives
A remedy for hives prescribes one tenth grain of enlomel twice daily. The text links hives to auto intoxicating body toxins and internal poisoning as the cause.
Patents Granted Highlight Waterbury's Rising Inventors
The first U.S. patent went to a Waterbury Connecticut miller's descendant and the second to a Waterbury resident. Currently residents of Waterbury hold about twice the number of patents expected from the city’s population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Waterbury
Conn
Mora Traffic Rate and Temptation Note
A brief transit report from the Boston Evening Transport notes traffic rate indicators and a short editorial bent on temptation and restraint. The piece blends civic data with a colloquial aside on daily routines and city travel.
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Boston
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