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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1927
Page
4
The piece notes residents complain about children in streets and seek better playgrounds, critiques jury duty participation, praises quiet nonstop dancers, laments crime and debt issues, questions women’s control over children, jokes about lawn mower damage, and contrasts formal social rules with neighbors freely speaking in Riv erdale and Dalton.
The London and North Western rail road announces that no sleeping car will carry the number 13. It will be designated as No 14 A, as superstition prompts passengers to avoid the number. The note cites fear of 13 among travelers and jokes about Friday the 13th and related omens.
A French plan offers 10,000 franc endowment at 21 to keep girls in rural homes. The piece argues city wages lure daughters away and suggests improving rural earning opportunities to preserve country life against urban appeal.
An experienced teacher attributes classroom strife to poverty at home, noting it makes it hard to engage and interest children. She argues that economic hardship affects attention, participation, and learning outcomes in early schooling.
The article notes teachers in Dalton and Riverdale help struggling children with clothing and meals. It emphasizes comfort affects happiness and learning, praising staff for offering encouragement to empower students to participate in school life.
The article argues schools are democratic in principle but bias persists among older students who look down on poorer peers. It urges parents to teach children to help the less fortunate with friendliness to support handicapped students and uphold school reputation.
Vice President Dawes Mayor Thompson and other notables will attend the Military Tournament at Soldier's Stadium Grant Park to promote Illinois National Guard and Citizen's Military Training Camps. The event features regular army and national guard demonstrations, tanks planes infantry and a Cha tneu-Thierry finale in fireworks. Tickets are on sale through local outlets and boxes are sold to society leaders including Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Col T A Siqueland commands the cavalry with Sixth Corps support and Ralph Van Vechten is treasurer.
Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings warns of a severe fever epidemic in Montreal with over 38000 cases reported since March and more than 3000 cases among travelers. Authorities suspect milk and water supplies as sources while political issues hinder control and prevention efforts nationwide.
A collage of quips and light humor pieces about freight terms jokes about Mr Coolidge a joking father and son exchange and a lawyer quip. The tone hints at a humorous domestic vignette page fragment with older style one liners and puns.
A Riverdale sheik laments his sheba will not let him hold his breath. A doctor asks whether to bring a brother or a sister, and the reply is a pony. The lines mix whimsy with a moral twist about luxury and necessity.
A collection of satirical one liners and quips from newspapers including jokes about marriage training flappers and witnesses. It features lines about social norms, humor on clothing, and a Scotsman who buys a score card with no scores recorded.
Lincoln’s old home at 8th and Jackson in Springfield will open to visitors on all holidays from 10 to 12 and 2 to 5 in the afternoon. Sundays 1 to 5 will be added to accommodate busier schedules for tourists and students. Custodians promise informative, welcoming tours at both Lincoln's Home and Tomb.
Nature Magazine notes cassowaries live in forests and are strictly diurnal. The largest bird in New Guinea grows nearly six feet tall when erect and, with powerful legs and sharp claws, backed by a pugnacious temper, can defend itself against most adversaries.
The Public Service Company of Northern Illinois releases a booklet titled Industries Thrive Where the Sum of All Costs is Lowest. It emphasizes ideal industrial qualifications for areas north south and west of Chicago and circulates through chambers of commerce. The development department reports many inquiries since distribution.
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