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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1923
Page
2
The passage notes oil turmoil driving war fears and mocks income tax errors while insulating on exemptions. It mentions heavy rail traffic as Wandering Willies head north and jokes about air power, hot air, stock brokers taking liberty bonds, and boom times spent boorishly. It also observes dress decor vs New York skylines, auto buying, returning college students, and muddy town roads hampering trade.
An archbishop and several Catholic priests were executed after being found guilty of teaching religion to children under 18 under a Soviet ban. Prosecutor Krylenko called religious education a chain binding youth, while the defendants claimed no revolutionary aims and defended their actions as faithful to a long tradition.
A Riverdale laundryman who fell ill weeks ago visited Mr Mau’s hardware, gave a cigar box with nickels and coins totaling about $30 and asked to buy a coffin, saying he might die. The boss references a ball game and a mother-in-law’s funeral, implying a grim context around a murder rumor.
John Greick of the Ridge owns a new ex locator light automobile and visits Roseland with Clarence Dickelman. They recall Dal ton theatre blacksmith shop days and riverboat trips from Jackson Park to Riverdale Park. The column riffs on old Calumet river swims and a ground clothes mishap when a bridge turned for a boat.
An onlookers anecdote recalls a crowded street car journey with a skate carrying woman who declines a seat after a day of skating. The narrator notes humorous bits about editor and figures like Fatty Arbuckle and a non mudslinging election.
Local leaders in Roseland plan a major fundraiser at the K of P hall on April 27 to present an automobile to the champion of the 9th Ward. Freddy Worth’s Society Syncopaters provide music. Govier, nicknamed the Boy alderman, is praised for ward improvements and clean sports advocacy.
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