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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1931
Page
4
A string of aphorisms comments on publicity, money lending, family needs, gender roles, winter, traffic dangers, advertising, politics, smoking, automobiles, and children. The piece blends humorous observations about society with cautionary notes on daily behavior and public life.
The greatest industry in the country is motor vehicle manufacturing. It produces about 3.717 billion dollars in vehicles each year, not counting motorcycles. Including auto bodies and parts would push the total beyond 35 billion. The rise in eighty years from primitive beginnings to a leading national business signals rapid American development and faith in the future.
The article notes forgers remain active and skilled in mimicking signatures, challenging banks. It argues many can imitate handwriting well, suggesting only lengthy prison terms deter such criminals and urging vigilance by banks amid widespread fraud risks.
The article warns that failing to stay to the right when view is obstructed causes many accidents. It describes drivers who overtake slow vehicles on curves, risking head‑on collisions and hospital visits, urging patience and self control to prevent tragedies.
A collage of wry jokes and snippets on culture language and manners. Humorous lines touch on spelling reform, myths, gossip, manners, weddings, and a Chicago hardware dealer’s trip to an asylum in a light social note.
The article notes that fire losses rose sharply in 1950 and are predicted to climb further in 1981 if trends persist. It cites the National Board of Fire Underwriters reporting January losses at 811 million dollars, up 1.746 million from the prior year, and argues that fires worsen unemployment and hinder progress, urging stronger prevention measures.
Chicago area hosts 1,280 places of worship while theatres total 317 including 30 legitimate venues and 287 movie houses. Denominational breakdown lists Methodists 210 Baptists 106 Lutherans 133 Presbyterians 120 Roman Catholics 255 Evangelicals 59 Swedish Mission Covenant Evangelical 25 Disciples of Christ 21 Christian Science 19 and others. Additional venues include six concert halls three lecture halls and 257 neighborhood halls with capacities from 150 to 6000.
The Smithsonian Institution will loan a brass cannon from 1812 and related relics to reproduce old Fort Dearborn. The Chicago Association of Commerce announces the loan for the Century of Progress exposition as part of the 1938 World’s Fair.
The article notes Illinois wires distribute electricity across the state, with wind farms spanning over 250 000 acres of alfalfa. It recalls the first Ferris wheel at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and ranks Illinois second in population served by power lines.
The Atlanta Constitution and Huey P. Long clash over whether cornpone should be dunked or crumbled in potlikker. Roosevelt James Hamilton Lewis join the dispute while Governor elect Russell says he crumbles his cornpone, but approves either method.
The report states that over 15 million roses are grown and sold in Illinois during winter, while Illinois wheat fields yield more than 10 million bushels of grain annually.
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