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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1929
Page
4
Satirical weekly notice from Dalton Illinois lampoons modern vices with jokes on sun exposure moonshine ice cream and women drivers. It critiques politics and consumerism while urging freedom of expression and caution over unwanted sales and lawn damage by President Hoover era law enforcement ideas.
The piece argues that excess capital previously slowed rates, speculation pushed rates up, and there is no legal curb on speculation. It urges greater personal saving and bank investments to provide capital for business in a growing country.
A music department chair at a General Federation of Women’s Clubs convention warns that musicians face hardship with about 200 New York City musicians in bread lines. She fears mechanical music risks discouraging study, yet she praises school bands orchestras and choruses for training students and creating future work for skilled instructors.
R. H. Ashton of the American Railway Association calls the United States the most careless nation. He cites industrial losses from errors caused by distracted workers and misprepared materials, urging focus to reduce rework and costly mistakes.
Virginia Hogan of Omaha Nebraska, an 18 year old girl, is crowned national spelling champion after beating 21 regional contestants in Washington. The piece notes her beauty is secondary to her hard work and disciplined study habits in mastering difficult words.
The article argues publicity surrounding Col. Lindbergh and his fiancée is excessive during their engagement and upcoming honeymoon, suggesting they deserve more privacy to preserve the charm of this private period.
The piece notes a growing pattern of threatening letters sent to prominent or wealthy individuals demanding large sums. It warns of widespread anxiety, suggests offenders may be of loose mentality, and urges anyone with information to help detect and stop such actions.
Illinois reports 2 578 rural free delivery routes, Fulton county mare foals twin colts this spring one mule and one horse. The state has 85 mens work clothing manufacturers and 31000 electric cap lamps used by miners. Overnight lodging at Chicago City Hotel in 1836 cost 1 24% cents.
The piece blends a quip about murder and stolen goods with satirical lines on Mexico's presidents term limits. It includes a joke about attachments for cars and a sheriff serving paper, then a public wedding wish where Mr Scotland plans a yard ceremony so chickens can pick up the rice.
A light June poem frames seasons and youth then a vacationist encounters a crowded resturant with a screened window debate. Children humorously assign animals to family members as the scene shifts to a moral about gratitude and debt.
A town stranger asks for a nearby drug store and a prescription, and a resident offers to guide him. A light quip about improvement follows in a local anecdote. An editor notes the constant upturn of new faces in town.
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