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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
2
A compendium of diverse international and domestic items notes the death of Chicago editor Bert T Taylor, travelers aboard the Olympia including John W. Davis and Vincent Astor, and President Harding's stance on Ireland and boundary rulings. It covers Prohibition shifts, cabinet moves, labor trends, rail and industry updates, criminal cases, and notable deaths.
Reports state a peace treaty was signed in Riga by representatives of Russia Ukraine and Poland after months of talks. Other items note a deadly munitions depot explosion near Erfurt injuring many, a failed assassination attempt in Oviedo, and Japan’s firm stance on Yap.
Arrangements for the twenty fifth annual D A R state conference in Jacksonville March 22 to 24 honor the Gov Joseph Duncan homestead purchase. Cook County funds for a major highway program and contracts for additional miles. Illinois leads in university enrollment with 5598 students, many from Chicago. Milk plants discard skim milk while feeding fattening hogs. Helen Wilson died after a shooting by a rejected suitor in Rockford. Arthur Bausche r died later. Seventh oil well near Columbia Waterloo, potential 175 200 barrels daily. Blackburn College meal cost 38 cents with work requirement. Dixon state colony set to expand. Dunning to close. Beout Beulah Holstein three state milk records. Charles Baker will estate to Illinois Humane Society after heirs. Illinois coal losses exceed 100 million tons. Rockford Rod and Reef club to seize rough fish from Rock River. Aurora to vote on daylight saving April 19.
Lord Kitchener dismisses denominational chaplains as a minor factor in combat then yields to Lloyd George and jokes about spelling Presbyterian. Also notes a cycle of work animals moving from Pennsylvania and the East to the Central West and back, highlighting profits and losses across producers dealers and users.
The Portland Maine probate filing includes a provision from Abba Goold Woolson, lecturer and educator, creating a fund for sick and disabled cats. The will specifies caring for coon kittens, including hair combing, reflecting the testator’s concern for cats and education.
A farmer meets a shabby man who questions a carcass on the road and hints at a motorcar passing by. The exchange implies a mistaken claim about theft or misidentification of livestock versus vehicle.
A reflective proverb questions whether wealth and humility can coexist. The saying contrasts poverty with pride and wealth with arrogance, suggesting genuine virtue resists status.
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