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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1934
Page
4
A series of aphorisms note quirks of progress and social change. Leadership, consumer habits, property, finance, and marriage are playfully critiqued as public life shifts toward convenience and spectacle, with humor about government, farming, and daily routines.
Unseasonably warm winter slows sales of winter goods while cold February weather delays business recovery across the country. Deep snows restrain farm and road construction and hold back spring purchases, but these weather setbacks are temporary as spring projects and material buying rise with warmer days ahead.
The piece argues Russia and Japan risk war over Manchuko in Asia and condemns US involvement. It notes the world’s recent suffering from conflict and urges policy restraint, warning against siding with either nation in such a fight.
President Roosevelt pushes for power to strike tariff arrangements with foreign countries to secure lower duties on American exports while granting favorable rates in return. The tariff question has long polarized Congress and local interests, with lawmakers often defending protectiveness for their regions. Critics warn concessions could anger states losing sales at home amid any negotiated foreign discounts.
A report notes about 85,000 United States teachers earning under 450 dollars annually. It argues meager wages force frugal living, rely on board and attire, and suggests redirecting funds from costly schoolhouses to reduce local debts and raise teacher pay.
A Cleveland session of the National Education Association committee urges schools to study social economic and civil issues and to familiarize students with government affairs. The report notes practical difficulty in teaching government without pushing political beliefs and stresses that graduates must distinguish real statesmen from grasping politicians to complete their education.
Illinois coal mines produced 4,105,872 tons in January, about 20 percent more than January 1938. Across 152 mines, 85,107 workers were employed with 16,085 in strip operations and the rest in shaft mines. Strip mines yielded AGLETSA tons, shaft mines 3,531,497.
A mosaic of lines and dialogues features aphorisms about virtue and vice, quips on politics and education, maid and mistress gags, marriage insight, plus a wandering Punch-like joke set. Notable bits include a convict’s political line and a case humor about buying a spectacle case.
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