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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
4
A humorous sketch notes couples cooking skills and garden urges, critiques bathers fashion, laments modern bells and ads, and contrasts Bolivian bark shirts with stock market risks. It observes social awkwardness, pocketed hands, calls for woodland refuges, wildlife crossings, and college Latin translation woes.
Report from the National Conference on Social Work notes that many girls desire to be boys due to perceived favoring of boys in the home and community. The text suggests social behavior and charm as ways to attract attention, with reflections on gender norms.
One fourth of farmers in the dust bowl have left their homes seeking better chances elsewhere. Some might have stayed to endure the wind and drought, but moving can create new hardships. The nation faces the need to reclaim dust swept plains to avoid vast desertification and prevent heavy losses.
The regret over Miss Jean Harlow's death shows how film stars captivate the public. The piece considers why a few stars radiate warmth and vitality, while many aspiring actresses fail to emulate them without losing their original simplicity.
A collage of playful exchanges and quips on marriage money fashion and work. The pieces mix jokes about murder theft alienation women editors and divorce with a reflective line on striving for greatness. The tone resembles a comic page vignette from a midcentury newspaper.
Connecticut state college co eds were asked what traits they value in husbands with intelligence valued over money, loyalty and sincerity high. Many note wealth or a flashy car can sway some, but warn that good manners do not guarantee a good marriage. Older advice highlights readiness to work and provide for family as essential.
A humorist notes a drunk man telling a woman she is homely and she retorts he is the drunkest he has seen. He asserts he will be okay tomorrow, yet his verbal misstep costs him social standing and potential help from the woman for job prospects or friends. The piece warns liquor erodes manners and social norms.
A review notes Jerome Weidemann’s city slickers depicting a clever grifter type who preys on others with smooth talk and shady schemes. The piece cautions readers to vet strangers’ financial histories and past employers before entering money transactions or business ventures.
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