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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
2
A column of jests and verses features edgy one liners and pun filled quips about crime money folklore and social mores. It cheekily contrasts slang doublings with put downs and ends with a morbid gag about a man choking on a life saver.
A humorous verse about Ritter shedding quitting habits and becoming a go-getter. A quip links bum checks to deserved sting. A sly line notes a married man’s last word may shape future ear fare.
Raymond Wesse reports the Black Hawk Pioneer Club installing officers for the year led by Chief Ranger Henry Franke and Deputy Ranger John Gruzdis. The group thanks Dalton and Riverdale supporters for a recent benefit show and notes thirteen boys signed for Camp Hastings with a Lake Hastings splash.
A breezy customer asks for fresh eggs and a new grocer defends freshness as essential. The exchange ends with the woman leaving to shop elsewhere, highlighting brisk daily trades and customer wit in a Boston store.
Bowen School notes list details for the District 133 picnic at Lincoln Park on Thursday June 11 with a 9 am outbound streetcar from 138th street and Leyden avenue and 7 pm return from Lincoln Park. The chartered car is for Bowen pupils and their parents only.
Cloth made from wild mulberry bark is beaten by wooden mallets and dyed with vegetable colors. A Wanigella widow uses tapa canopy to crawl to her husband’s grave and remains unseen by villagers beneath the cover.
The passage reflects on graduation mottoes printed in programs and questions how faithfully graduates live by those ideals. It contrasts lofty sentiments with later actions and notes some never strive for higher standards. It suggests a future moment of reflection may lead a graduate to renew commitment to those original purposes.
The article lists roses violets jonquils narcissi jasmine almond blossoms cassia heliotrope and geraniums as main perfumery flowers. It notes individual scents persist yet many bouquets like Oriental and French blends are created by combining blooms.
The Methodist bishops urge members to forego luxurious personal expenditure. The piece predicts wide approval among the public and notes the ease of reducing spending for the wealthy. It argues money saved could fund kindness and beneficence, creating lasting gratitude and friendships.
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