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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1923
Page
4
Advertisement policy states all ads must include cash to ensure publication with a minimum charge of 80c. Published weekly at the corner of Lincoln Ave and 138th Streets, Dalton, Tinois.
A collection of wry observations on politics labor and society. The pieces mock the press prospects blue Monday costs and civic plans. Noting studies from Germany to agriculture the snippets hint at economic strain and public attitudes with a sharp humorous edge.
A 55 year old expresses desire to buy and drive a car but doubts his ability. The piece argues that middle age habits can fixed and that age alone does not prevent driving or learning new methods. Caution can aid safe driving and many elderly are adopting new skills today.
Thomas Edison argued that moving pictures surpass lectures in shaping young minds. He predicted that by 20 years children would learn from films rather than books. Clever school films could tenfold the impact on honesty and anti cheating behavior.
A cryptic note hints at stolen and local items blended for a common pot. Police say detectives are tracing sources and motives behind the mixed haul.
Poem expresses that the departed is not dead but away, wandering toward an unknown end. The speaker imagines the loved one returning in memory, contrasting brave warrior strength with gentle daily joys and reverent tenderness.
Springfield clipping reports that Edward Dillner failed to obtain legislative approval for Hausman's Annual Bicycle Derby in his hometown Dalton. Prizes from local merchants will be returned next week. A list of entrants who lose their ten cent entry fee is noted, while a quip about two locals driving to Hammond for weekly massages concludes the item.
A 50 year old Chicago Tribune poem recounts a unsolicited kiss and inner conflict. The speaker questions morality and male desire while lamenting personal judgment and ongoing questioning of when the man will return. The piece uses a confessional tone to explore guilt and temptation.
A nostalgic note on how many places bear the devil’s name in geography. It cites Captain Amundsen’s expeditions adding Devil's Glacier and Devil's Dancing Room to the growing list of toponymic devils.
Reggie asks Peggie to marry soon after a hard hit incident. She replies the engagement should wait a few days because Tam married recently. Reggie insists he loves her and wants to marry now.
The 1923 ordinance appoints Charlies Unruh Edward Ripley William Wunsch William Ludwig August Bonse and John Zornow to the Village of Riverdale Board of Local Improvement for the current fiscal year. It also designates a clerk with 120 dollars annual pay and sets board member compensation at 100 dollars and the president at 150 dollars. An 870 dollar appropriation funds these payments.
A brief from Arizona notes the Scorpion, lobster like in appearance yet a spider, is widespread in the state and uses a tail sting to wound. It adds that among spiders the black widow, about half an inch long, causes many wounds, per Professor Vorhies of the University of Arizona.
A historical column laments declining courtesy in elevators and trolley cars and other public spaces, noting moments when polite behavior seems to fail and society’s manners appear to be in a comatose state.
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