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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
5
A humorous column catalogs social and political snippets from 1932 era life. It jokes about birthrates, intellectuals, candidates, age old fables, soda fountains, bathing habits, and feminism, with light commentary on Coolidge and girls seeking cars.
Chicago newspapers unite to wage a war on gangsters after the shooting of Jake Lingle. The press offers rewards totaling 55 000 dollars to aid capture of the slayer, arguing money can force information from informants and help protect reporters.
The article contrasts teens relying on cars for events with their athletic prowess on tracks and fields. It argues parents overprotect and youths lose walking ability, noting old-fashioned independence and the physical impact of reliance on automobile transport.
The piece notes a swing from optimism to pessimism in the stock market since last September. It argues investors overestimated prosperity and that a shift to despondency followed. Meanwhile experts warn the US consumer gap widens as production lags, predicting a swift revival once inventories tighten.
Jane Addams stated immigration policy is intolerant during a Boston social work conference. The article notes strong opposition to admitting more aliens, while acknowledging many immigrants strive to adapt, often facing language barriers and misunderstandings.
President Smith of the National Council of Shipbuilders argues the nation must sell more goods abroad or factories will idle. He notes raw materials now dominate exports at 86 percent and praises American autos for quality and price as foreign demand grows.
Capt Paul F Yount of Alliance Ohio led the West Point graduating class of 1930 as cadet captain and ranked first among 241. He also served as managing editor of the school newspaper The Pointer.
A chatty miscellany blends vacation contrasts with neighborhood intrigue. The piece humorously links travel discomforts, a stranger at a Dalton door seeking a forgotten woman, and light social jests about wealth, gifts, and small town anecdotes.
A Birmingham story mixes a summer note with humor as a tailor, ruined by a daughter’s partnership, laments losing business. The tale highlights heat, ice costs, and a failed family venture ending with the pun Ye Olde Clothes Shoppe.
A South Shore woman sent a worried telegram to five friends asking if her husband Jack stayed with them. The husband arrived and explained the delay as a joke when five replies claimed Jack was staying with someone else. A baby carriage mishap amused bystanders as a dealer sign remained on the carriage. Other quips questioned horse riding and marriage longevity before Edison.
A Manchester Guardian columnist mocks doctors with phrases attributed to Disraeli and cites his seventy three year old quip Gull is all froth and words. The piece notes Sir William Jenner’s Bournemouth trip and Gull’s Ems plans, and mentions Joseph Chamberlain’s view on bedtime as exercise.
The Illinois Health Messenger reports that T. J. Duffield links respiratory illnesses to precipitation rather than temperature. He notes absenteeism in urban and rural schools and suggests pupils catch colds from chilling during wet periods as heat evaporates from shoes and clothing. The illness peaks lag two days urban and a week rural, indicating a complex cause and effect.
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