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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1920
Page
4
A satirical column notes cuddled concerns about coal strikes, prohibition, and rising costs. It jokes that miners face no current boost in support from strikers, comments on vocal aims of youth post prohibition, and mocks government spending as a public plum. It mentions baggage rates, idle workers guarding tools, and October weddings with broad weapon allowances except flame throwers and gas bombs.
Cites and factories start schools to teach English and American ideas to aliens. The presence of non English speaking men across rural districts hinders progress. Families employing aliens could help by teaching English. Some districts have enough aliens to warrant classes. Volunteer workers urged as patriotic duty.
Many readers fear a deep downturn from scarce labor, limited transport, and rising prices. Yet analysts warn the situation is not clear cut and urge caution in conclusions about a looming depression.
A Baltimore banking house report by 900 field agents notes strong confidence in ongoing business growth. It cautions that unfavorable factors appear any time, but stresses that the United States holds wonderful crops and unemployment remains well below average, supporting prosperity.
Secretary of State Emmerson forwards warrants to sheriffs to collect franchise taxes from defunct corporations by seizing personal property. Most active firms paid in July totaling 2,621,095.84 dollars, but about a thousand delinquent cases remain. Letters urge sheriffs to limit action to personal property, collect amounts, and remit statutory fees.
Dentists working in rural Minnesota report only about one half of 160 children have normal teeth. They observe widespread decay and poor dental care among youths, noting that strong bodies require teeth for chewing. Many country families skip dental visits due to inconvenience despite mobile and telephone accessibility.
A farmer with limited funds relies on old methods while his sons seek city jobs to escape hard farm work. City dwellers resist fall painting due to cool weather, yet may skip next summer for other reasons. The piece hints social butterflies should visit the countryside to engage in butter making.
A essay urges steady persistent effort in business noting the man who stays with a proposition year after year scores lasting success while the fluctuating investor rarely prospers.
The Gobi Highlands are described as the world’s highest cradle of humanity where early man first emerged as waters receded. The text links the plateau to Asia’s great rivers and notes Tibet and northern China plains with wild grain and animals tamed by humans, including oxen horses camels and more, sharing a silent history of untamed flora and fauna.
The article discusses the clover as a religious symbol from Druids to Christians, notes the four leaf clover as a rarity caused by heredity and nutrition, and explains its folk belief in luck. It then shifts to advice about task selection, urging focus on life work and gradual, cumulative effort to grow strengths.
A humorous quip notes Young Miss Flyaway lacks fitness in table setting as she places angel cake beside deviled ham, mixing refined and odd pairings in a light social moment.
An Exchange observation notes that family success requires mutual confidence and tolerance and warns against constant bickering as detrimental to growth.
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