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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
4
A 1929 Dolton Dolton Dolton weekly column laments defective headlights and outdated laws while reflecting on youth, schooling, and work. The piece jokes about graduates seeking jobs, behavior in schools, and neighborhoods lacking bird songs as automotive horns rise in daily life.
The public applauds Col. Lindbergh and his wife Mrs Lindbergh for a celebrated wedding marked by public interest and media bustle. They are hailed for courage generosity and admirable character and seen as an ideal couple whose future deeds are eagerly anticipated.
The post office department issues a new two cent stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the incandescent light’s production by Thomas A Edison. The release will remind many older people of the historic invention and its impact.
Citizens marvel at electric lamps as a tame domestic marvel, praising the inventor whose life’s work aims to bring science into daily life. The glowing filament and steady light symbolize a milestone in household progress and public admiration for technological progress.
An article notes punctured tires caused by tacks on roads and recalls an Oklahoma highway truck that collected 851 pounds of metal in 29 miles of dirt road. It urges drivers to avoid dropping objects on streets and to show mercy to neighbors by keeping highways safe.
Illinois reports account totals including insurance capital at 350 million dollars and a per capita tax of 30.02 dollars for the year ending June 30 1928. Downstate Illinois saw 99 new industries born and 68 moving into the region while Chicago hosts over one million electric meters. Rural free delivery covers 71736 miles. Five Leghorn pullets at Quincy set a pen record by laying an egg daily for 25 days.
The original canal linking St Marys falls and rapids was built by trappers and traders in 1797 98 to connect with the North West country for fur transport against the Trudson s Bay company It was nearly destroyed by United States troops in 1814 during the war with Great Britain Michigan began a canal system in 1853 to connect Lakes Superior and Michigan costing about 1 000 000 with two locks It was enlarged in 1870 and in 1982 Michigan relinquished control to the federal government.
A garbled OCR fragment presents mixed jokes and lines about a murder, a railroad mishap, a sugar order, religious debates in heaven, a Bolshevik execution, and a quip about production. The text features Ole Olson testimony and assorted punchlines with no clear local event.
A campus gathering yields quips about marriage and archaeology. A guest teases a professor about clam digging versus farming while a waiter recalls charging a guest in room 20. The departing guest whistles as the manager closes the tab.
A father tells his son he spends too much on whiskey and women and must cut one. The son asks which to drop, and the father replies he can drink all the whiskey he wants when he is old, implying timing and priorities.
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