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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
4
The piece mocks public attitudes toward habit, manners, and risk. It notes many insured after fires, shelling out for parties, and pupils sleeping through exams while teachers worry. It comments on pistol use, speculative schemes, and future consumer frenzies.
The Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing goes to Kingsbury of the New York Times for The House of a Hundred Sorrows, praising aid for the 100 neediest cases. The award highlights compassion over finance or politics in journalism.
The Simplified Spelling board of Columbia University’s Men's Faculty club urges newspapers to cut space by adopting board spellings. About 600 American papers already accept some spellings and advocate 30 000 words become simpler. The reform faces resistance as readers cling to traditional spellings, though gradual adoption is likely.
The United States treasury estimates the national debt reduction for the year ending June 30 will be about 750 million to 800 million dollars. This implies more than 30 million dollars less in interest charges next year on war debt. The United States is much better.
The text argues that paying off a sizable debt now prevents greater future burden. It says debt slows individuals, limits progress, and similarly hampers a nation's march toward public welfare. The comparison highlights the heavy, constraining effect of debt on economic advancement.
Ford Motor Co by products division reports last year shows total business over 11 million dollars with more than 4 million earned from converting waste into valuable products. The statement highlights Ford as a major manufacturer and mentions substantial by product earnings.
A collage of quips and observations shares snippets of humor and aphorisms. The collection touches on manners, work, love, fashion, and personal conduct with names like Walter May and Charles Landberg cited in passing.
Riverdale traveled to Blue Island and routed the home team 30 to 0 as Slewfoot Jordan led the attack with 4 hits in 6 at bats including a double a triple and a home run that was ruled out after protest. The Supers next face Wentworth Arrows at Hamilton Park on Sunday May 16 at 2 30 p m.
The deal for the property on the south side of 154th Street from Park Avenue to Park Court was closed. Anthony Dones of Chicago now owns the Harvey Sugar Bowl rooms and the Stobbs cigar store corner room, with a reported sale price over $70,000.
The Gorgas Memorial Institute will open an anti mosquito campaign in the Chicago metropolitan area. A trench will run along Salt Creek to the Des Plaines river funded by a $10,000 Sanitary District appropriation plus additional municipal contributions to eliminate breeding pools.
Gorgas Institute experts predict higher mosquito numbers unless drastic measures curb them. Consoer Older and Quinlan, engineers for Westchester, have written to the LaGrange board seeking information on proposed trenching of Salt Creek.
The War Department assigns 145000 to Local Ports including Calumet river and harbor alotted 90000 to Indiana Harbor 20000 in the 50000000 Army supply bill at Washington D C The Chicago river is listed for 35000 and other harbors in the Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds are detailed.
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