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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1925
Page
2
A fragmented humor and multimedia collage blends quips about crime, fate, and daily life with mock movie blurbs and cartoons. Snippets depict a world weariness, jokes at barber chairs, and spoof titles like The Great Pickle Robbery and The Naked Eye.
The New York Stock Exchange ended with prices wrecked and record volumes shattered. Auto stocks drove the slide as prices fell from Monday, Dow Jones averages showing a 5.88 point drop in 20 representative industrials to 151.60.
Albert J. Earling once led the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad from 1898 to 1912 and died at his daughter’s Milwaukee home after a lingering illness. He began as a telegraph operator in Water Town in 1866, rising through railroading ranks. Born January 19, 1848 in Richfield, Wis.
Kalamazoo Michigan report says William Stevens sixteen Harold Garrett seventeen Della Miller fourteen and Louise Wagner fourteen died when their closed car was hit broadside by a Michigan Central train at Douglas Avenue. The auto rode 200 feet up an embankment twenty feet high before catching fire and burning Miss Miller’s body before firefighters could free survivors.
Governor Pinchot sends letters to W. W. Inglis and John L. Lewis asking for talks to discuss the coal strike. He hopes to meet Lewis in Philadelphia and Inglis in Harrisburg to discuss settlement efforts.
Brigadier L. C Andrews, assistant secretary of the treasury, warned Sunday that the federal government will deny prohibition agents who kill citizens the right to trial in federal courts. Washington coverage notes this stance amid Prohibition enforcement debates.
Patrick J. Ryan former Youngstown police chief and prominent bridge contractor died of heart disease in New York at age 76. His career spanned public service and major infrastructure projects nationwide.
The Department of Agriculture estimates the national corn yield at 3.013 billion bushels, the fifth year above 3 billion. It exceeds October by 95.09 million, last year by 576 million, and the five year average by 78 million. Iowa leads with 477 million bushels, up 172 million from last year and 45 million above average.
The note argues that despite claims nothing is wasted, about nine months of effort spent on literary work remains unaccounted for and unrecognized, suggesting a hidden loss of productivity.
A reader note explains that rubbing silver with paper ash burned to white ash and then polishing with a cloth will yield a good shine. This simple household technique relies on ash's mild abrasive and chemical properties to clean tarnish.
The Caldwell farm, a mile north of the city on Chicago road, sold for 167000 to an undisclosed syndicate. Flossmoor realtor A. W. Tatge handled the deal, linking to recent big land transactions in the boom district. The property had long been prized as the outskirts gem and change followed the Illinois Central boom.
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