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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
4
A reflective piece on spring birdsong lifting spirits and restoring hope. It ponders the mystery of a bird’s migration and return to familiar trees, noting the wonder of their navigation and the cheer they bring. The tone is lyrical and contemplative about nature.
The piece reflects on the popularity of keeping a garden, noting it as nearly universal in the past and less common now due to backaches and dislike of perspiring. It asks readers if they will plant tulips marigolds and other blooms this summer and praises gardeners for enriching neighborhoods with color and neighborly affection.
Psychologists and teachers pose the question of how to be adjusted to the world. Being adjusted means earning job requirements, performing well, and making concessions in society so others like your presence. If you meet these standards you fit the world and it takes care of you.
The piece notes city adults dislike dirt farming but boys embrace dirt play. It compares boys to Indians by nature, valuing activity and competition. Mothers lament the dirty, combed look after play, yet boys stay drawn to soil and roughhousing.
A pinochle night between Lowvale and Clan Harvey on the Calumet crossing ends with Lowvale 46950 to Harvey 4850. McRaush played with Harvey. Bruce Dick and partner lead the top score at 5660 while Vandenberg and Kasten had 5600. George Aitken suffers a fall but recovers to serve coffee and pie as the crowd roars.
The wart regular mastine of Paul Gall Unit No. 3038 will be held Wednesday March 22 at 8 PM in the Legion room due to the district meeting the next day. Serving committee members are Mrs Edith Rudolph Mrs Margaret Sagneri Mrs Rose Salerno and Mrs Louise Schafer. The juniors will hold a banco party Saturday March 25 at 2 PM. No meeting that day due to the bunco. Members wishing to contribute prizes are asked to do so. Mrs Schlieman Mrs Hazel Deich en and Mrs Baumgartner have been ill but are improving.
The Coldale lodge holds a regular meeting on Friday March 17 1939 at Unity hall. District meeting at Harvey was well attended and a Grand Lodge gathering is set for Wednesday March 29 at Cook County Temple Yale Ave. The third degree will be shown by a special degree staff and transportation plans will be discussed. The text also includes a warlike clan cheer about Harvey and Lowvale with names such as Fritz Ehlert William Claussen Rich Hess Geo Tuch William Rose and Hes Smith among others, referencing a raid and resolve to support their team.
A poetic tribute in which a little chair is described as a wondrous throne for a small king. Finely carved and gem decked, it features golden curls as a crown while the narrator, Anna Englehardt, positions herself as a loyal subject awaiting service to the majesty.
Ole Rastus laments hard work and poverty while Mrs Toonie insists the cure lies in effort. He muses on symptoms calling them measles or pendysites as he struggles to explain why work never ends. Mrs Toonie can figure things out though. Calla Laaly sings as he works.
The quote portrays a stubborn voter who resists confinement and challenges any barrier as he seeks freedom. It frames civic participation as a force that even a high barrier cannot deter, underscoring a resilient sense of individual agency.
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