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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1925
Page
4
A collage of humorous observations on current events and society. Comments touch on women and millinery jobs, government spending on repairs, dinner table weight, stock market lambs, security concerns in Calumet City, birds signaling with cheep, baseball season excitement, busy Congress, and a nonchalant president at inauguration.
The piece reflects on how presidents treat oath taking with seriousness or neglect. It cites Coolidge kissing a Bible on taking office and contrasts with Jeffersons pledge in the Declaration of Independence. It argues revered founders set high standards for truthful commitments.
Civic groups nationwide join Batter Homes Week from May 10 to 17 to promote attractive economical housing and the remodeling of older homes. The article urges local citizens to begin construction of modern homes and warns against sending money abroad without proper investigation, which could lead to losses.
Residents discussed using available funds to build homes in their area. They emphasized secure financing and the pride that home development would bring to the community and its future.
The piece discusses radio enlarging audiences for presidential addresses and public speeches. It notes newspapers print addresses but radio allows millions to listen, potentially uniting people around good ideas while cautioning that unfit leaders can also spread ideas through the medium.
The article argues success comes from studying the human mind and popular thought. It cites Dr. Abraham Myerson teaching that genuine interest in others signals intelligence and helps leaders win friends, gain public trust, and deliver satisfying service with a magnetic approach.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad celebrates 98 years since its 1827 Maryland charter on February 28. The article notes the first true railroad for general passenger and freight transport, its expansion to the Ohio River and beyond, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton's involvement in laying the first stone on July 4, 1828.
Cheyenne Wy government opens suit to reclaim Mammoth Oil lease granted by Albert Fall. Atlee Pomerene leads for the government detailing dealings of Harry Sinclair Edwin Denby and others. Federal case targets legality of the 1921 presidential order and alleges fraud in the lease. Depositions of missing witnesses hinder case as Osler, Blackine, ONeil, Stewart are unavailable.
In London court Mrs Dorothy Muriel Dennistoun admits only two men of interest in her past and rejects claims of an affair driven divorce. She recounts trips to Majorca with Major Woevodski and social invitations from Canero in Spain while denying a fashionable Paris lifestyle with Lieutenant Colonel Dennistoun.
Marcus Aurelius notes that true delight lies in observing virtue among those who live beside us. He emphasizes moral examples shown promptly and abundantly in daily life.
The British ship Challenger became the first steamship to cross the Antarctic circle in 1874. Earlier voyages had already reached the circle, with Captain Cook penetrating it as early as 1772.
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