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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1923
Page
4
A column riffs on April 1 pranks and spring chores noting how many see April Fools as common sense fun. It jokes about milliners and artificial flowers, cooking trends, bait selection, and households facing hiring limits while referencing Woodrow Wilson and spring rituals. It contrasts golf expenditures with garden tools and observes some men seek moral renewal at Easter.
A country town gains via a brass band as a community asset. Regular practice by musically inclined residents boosts town life, open air concerts attract visitors, and local business benefits. Subscriptions for music, uniforms, and modest rewards support musicians.
Public Health Division reports contagious disease forcing closure of schools in Oak Lawn and Glenview amid pneumonia cases after measles outbreaks. Officials blame adult indifference for delays in reporting and urge prompt care for first cases to avoid closures. The article notes Wasserman tuberculosis test offers early treatment potential.
The old Pennsylvania Railroad property along the south end of Dalton and east of Bachman’s woods toward Hammond remains fenced and taxed. Rumor of future use to move coal to South Chicago persists, while no action has occurred in years. A minister interrupts a hymn to urge more spirit in singing.
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls the Blinkie baseball team of Riverdale with players like Teddy Zoller Joe Kummerer Elly Berschinsky Leo Horn and Barney Jennings. It mentions a Palmer Park game against the Golden Eagles and humorous anecdotes about Toddy Zoller and Emil Rosenthal.
An essay on the purpose of schooling, arguing that schools exist because homes cannot provide full training. It discusses democracy on the playground, the role of teachers, and defines true education as training in living to achieve a happy, honest life beyond mere income. It hints at future discussion under The Community.
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