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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1923
Page
4
The item lists ad rates and publication details for a Delton Illinois paper and reflects a string of satirical lines about public schools real estate tectonics parks and local life. It mentions a tunnel near Gary mills and shifts in voter perceptions about women voting.
A 90,000 strong boy march in New York for Boys Week signals potential for organized youth power. The piece contrasts past idle youths with today’s engaged boys, noting Boy Scouts and similar groups drive public welfare through constructive activities and patriotism.
An inquiring reporter asks five residents in Dolton Illinois about spending bonus money. Remarks include debt payment, a car choice, and a threat joke about the column’s writers. The piece recalls a 10 year old Pointer item about curfew violators and a sheriff enforcing the ordinance.
Thieves took a fifteen dollar motor meter and a ten dollar lap robe from Bill Verdunk's Ford truck with a return offer to reclaim the vehicle. Violet picking party in Waddell's woods yielded a four leaf clover and comments on luck. Notes mention divorce prospects in Russia and Chicago Industrial Club opposing a hundred million road bond proposal by Governor Small.
Delegates from twenty nine Cook county municipalities met in Chicago at the Sherman House to discuss obtaining water light and power from the sanitary district. County Commissioners Dudley D. Pierson and William Busse and Ross Hall attorney attended. A bill drafted by Hall would let the district annex willing municipalities and was introduced in the legislature yesterday.
The piece urges placing energy into practical effort rather than grand speech. It argues that facing odds hinges on right principles and courage. Neighbors are told to focus on completing tasks and staying with them to shift outcomes.
The American Legion Paul Gall Post No 303 will hold Poppy Days on May 29 and 30 to honor fallen service members. Charles W. Schick, commander of the Illinois Department, urges wearing the poppy symbolizing those who died in France as communities raise funds for Legion service work. Various groups including Modern Woodmen of America and the Salvation Army pledge cooperation of poppy sales in Illinois.
Seven girls will be invested as tenderfoot scouts next Monday evening May 14 1928 at Riverdale village hall. Doors open at 8 00 p m with 7 30 p m arrival requested. Miss Jackson leads the ceremony and uniforms are encouraged for wearers. Our banco party was a success with thanks to donors.
The Ford Motor Company assets as of February 28, 1923 total 530,351,939 with cash on hand at 159,605,687. The Boston filing with the Massachusetts commissioner of corporations reveals the firm’s profitability and ownership by Henry Ford and his son Edsel, noting 6,000,000 cars built since organization and substantial equity value on 172,465 shares.
The article notes a large yearly consumption of tin, totaling about five thousand tons for tin foil used in chocolate wrappers cigarettes and other goods. An additional thousand tons go into collapsible toothpaste tubes and related colors and finishes.
Brass foundries were operated in Korea at the beginning of the Christians.
The source emphasizes farming as a business and science blending practical tilling with research. It highlights the farmer as the key to future success, stressing innovation, efficiency, and knowledge-driven growth in agriculture.
The Spanish government once banned platinum exports from South America and ordered shipments discarded at sea to prevent the metal from aiding gold adulteration. This action aimed to curb value manipulation and protect precious metals markets.
Oil fly pest devastates wards in southeastern Italy causing cumulative damage of 35 million dollars over the last twelve years. The report notes persistent infestation impacting agriculture and livelihoods with widespread economic impact.
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