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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1930
Page
4
A fragment listing key newspaper staff and office address including editor Homas F Kinney manager J W Hood and Chicago representative A M Levy at 6 North Michigan Avenue Tower Building.
A satirical chronicle mocks youth lawlessness and poor schooling, contrasting rising jails with education costs. It jokes about dogs planting bones, college boys knowing routes to girls schools, and regulators forgetting rules. It quips parents should visit schools to learn what they miss.
The passage extols the World Series as a pinnacle of sport praising the capacity limits of ball parks the travel distances for fans and the spirit of millions following by radio It lauds players as masters of sport genius in ball tossing and self mastery and celebrates spectators witnessing athletic giants contending for mastery in a thrilling spectacle
A Hoover organized committee of 33 aims to promote home building and ownership nationwide. It argues improved homes boost self respect and social standing, urging business leaders to fund ample comfortable housing, owners to upgrade properties, and renters to maintain dwellings for owner interest.
An essay argues that fire prevention would improve if citizens grasped the real dangers and consequences. It emphasizes vivid, concrete images to provoke stricter safety measures and personal vigilance.
The piece condemns careless habits that cause fires and urges awareness during Fire Prevention Week from October 5 to 11. It warns that fires kill about 10,000 people nationwide yearly and compares fire danger to floods and tornadoes, stressing the need for safe behavior to protect homes and livelihoods in Illinois.
The article stresses that success depends on foreseeing shifts in public behavior including dress, home life, amusements, and transportation. It notes rapid changes and advises reading newspapers, studying advertising, and talking with others to anticipate trends and avoid being left behind.
Illinois hosts the Merchandise Mart heating system with 250000 feet of pipe. Joliet and Marquette were first white visitors in 1673. In 1929 power plants could lift a 160 pound man to the sun distance 98000000 miles over 240 trips. The state has 17 TB sanitariums with 2000 beds and a 3.5 million dollar budget. Illinois dairymen form half of 19485 Pure Milk members. Metropolitan Chicago draws over two million vacationists yearly. Illinois uses 12 percent of manufactured gas while making 6 percent of nation output.
A column by Gladys Gerloff presents a list of Jeffersonian maxims including do today what you can, self reliance, and prudent spending. It pairs timeless sayings with cautions about pride, appetite, and temper, urging control and thoughtful action in daily conduct.
Capt. Mestres of Princeton and Capt. Ricardo A. Mestres of New York, captain and guard of the Princeton varsity eleven, head a nucleus of fifty-five players invited to return for early-season practice, with fifteen veterans among them.
A collage of quips and wry observations spans jokes about pins and men, family banter, a measles remark, a Scotland card movement, and light ad parody. The snippets evoke a period voice with contrarian one liners and social quick hits.
A collage of light jokes and odd exchanges spans a humorous 19th or early 20th century tone. Jokes on death, work hours, a soldier’s unknown mother, driving class, a phone mishap, and a biscuits from the mouthpiece gag mingle with a dated industrial boast about Jonas Clybourn who founded Chicago’s meat packing industry in 1824 and now leads the world in output.
In 1905 Daniel Carter Beard formed The Sons of Daniel Boone and in 1910 merged with Woodcraft Indians to create the Boy Scouts of America. By 1930, global membership reached about two million with the scout pledge to do my duty to God and country and help others.
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