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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1923
Page
4
A column of satirical observations touches on urban planning with more playgrounds reducing hospital beds, jail builds deterring cemeteries, and quirks in language. It muses why women voice stronger opinions, notes scarce farm labor but abundant advice givers, and ends with praise for neat backyards in any season.
University of Arizona statistics show women under 25 outrank men of the same age in intelligence. Adult men gradually become superior. Women excel in schooling due to higher moral obligation, but many adult women read newspapers less regularly, risking awareness of daily news and world progress.
Rural sections once suffered poor roads but ten years of reform show clear improvement. City automobile owners now contribute to country road upgrades, funding a vast but gradual program. If any area sees worse conditions, it should act promptly to fix them.
The government warns that mail based stock frauds prey on hopeful savers and urges public education. It cautions that schemes promising large profits carry real risk and that small investors should consult bankers or trusted business advisors before risking savings.
The Dolton M. E. Church lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m for all ages, morning sermon at 11 a m on A National Thanksgiving, Junior League at 3 p m, Epworth League at 6 30 p m, long service and sermon at 7 30 p m on The Modern Church and its Service, and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 p m. Strangers and new people are invited to attend all services and social functions next Sunday.
A fragmented vintage column muses on enemies and the irony of aiding them by indulging old proverbs. The brief notes suggest readers reflect on how harboring foes may reward their power.
A giraffe spots a lion first and attempts to outrun the hunter. Cornered, the long-necked animal defends with a swift kick of its legs and a powerful bite of its hooves, turning the encounter into a tense confrontation.
A French scientist M. Otto has discovered that ozone can rapidly season all kinds of wood. He operates factories in Paris and Italy where timber is treated and ready for cabinetmakers in two weeks, as dry as if aged in air for years.
A man with a grouch or a jag may be troublesome, but when both traits appear together he becomes a real menace, a warning illustrated by behavior described in the notice.
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