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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
4
A collection of satirical remarks touches on President Harding and presidential inaugurations, undernourished schoolchildren, price acts and trusts, fashion critiques, farmers and weathered machinery, baseball season, tax relief for congressmen, stock scams, and music in schools. The tone critiques current politics and social issues with humor.
Scientific authorities note fears of rapid fuel oil depletion. A London Sphere writer argues fuel oil is in its infancy and could replace coal, with supplies from shale coal and other sources. He predicts alcohol from vegetables, synthetic fuels, and coal distillation even at remote sites, easing shortages and strikes.
A quotation stresses dependability as a key asset for career success. It asserts that being reliable makes an employee nearly indispensable, ensures promotion, and minimizes risk of being let go. The author notes employers will favor steady workers for greater responsibilities.
James returns home from school elated after missing one word to complete a perfect 100 percent spelling score. He tells his mother about his near perfection and pride in his effort.
The item notes a major update to the Illinois Central suburban and Elgin Joliet and Eastern time cards with new suburban stops listed. It also recounts John Carnahan, a telegrapher and newspaper correspondent at Bismarck, who worked 40 hours to relay the Custer massacre story from the Dakota frontier.
A witty note from the Boston Transcript mocks a Gotham poet who claimed no rhyme for lobsters. The verse hints at the pleasures of eating green corn on the cob, contrasting clever wordplay with culinary delight.
The first Congress in Federal Hall New York 1788 89 issued bonds 80 million dollars to cover continental and colonial debts. Orders to buy and sell bonds moved to New York where merchants and attorneys first handled the trades, marking the rise of early American brokers.
An admirer notes Hazlitt spoke 80 ordinary words in talk while the writer of "People Talk" expected essays from him. The remark suggests Hazlitt treated conversation as off duty only when he was not drafting thoughts.
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