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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1928

Page

4

Clean Streams for Health and Happiness

Kinney Hood Printing Co publishers announce a campaign motto Clean Streams for Health and Happiness. Advertisements note editors and Chicago representative A M Levy with Dolton Illinois post office listing.

Kinney-Hood Printing CO. Publishers Thomas F. Kinney J. W. Hood Edward C. Kinney Adv Mer A. M. Levy Chicago North Michigan Ave Tower Edg

Confused social musings on youth politics and traffic

A reflective column notes students’ energy saved for later life events like marriage, questions ride giving due to crime risks, and laments political turnout and tax worries. It critiques election holidays, chauffeured voting, and the impact of roads on polls plus financial anxieties among indebted citizens.

Radio Broadcasting and the New Campaign Era

An analysis notes that radio may dominate modern campaigning as old style marches fade. Radio audiences hear speeches without visible crowds and educators claim mass psychology shapes vote shares. The piece emphasizes disciplined, well prepared orations to overcome the lack of crowd applause.

Quiet Home Address May Move More Voters Than Rallies

A concise 15 or 30 minute address to millions at home is argued to be more effective than rally speeches. The speaker risks wandering off topic amid crowd enthusiasm, while a calm home message could sway a vast number of votes.

The Future Armistice Day Observance Plan

President Coolidge accepted an invitation to address Armistice day in Washington and outline future observance plans. The piece urges a nationwide, worthy observance that honors 1918 heroism and public service while looking forward to better citizenship beyond mere celebration.

Coolidge Washington Dalton Riverdale

Enthusiasm That Drives Voter Registration This Fall

The piece argues that winning political support comes from steady enthusiasm that mobilizes voters to register and turnout. It notes rallies persuade briefly, but persistent organizing across both sides will yield a large turnout in Tinois and beyond.

Tinois

The Mature Young People

Social and personal changes push youth toward earlier maturity. A educator notes high school graduates now rival college juniors in knowledge and experience. The rapid advancement brings responsibility and risk, requiring earlier guidance to shape character and avoid lasting mistakes.

Origin of Nickname Nickname Likely From Ekename

The article traces the origin of the nickname term to the obsolete word ekename, noting earliest writers used ekename in the Courteesth verturs and, from 130 to the present, the form nickname has been used. It highlights linguistic shift and spelling variation over time.

Nichmime Ekename Oan

Breaks Even It’s All the Same to the Merchant

A Los Angeles Times item notes a pricing plan where the poor man pays a small monthly sum for six months, while the rich can settle in the same period. The piece contrasts debt obligations and suggests social inequity in purchasing terms.

Los Angeles ‘Times

Mysterious Pot Mixed Theft and Murder Clues Emerge

A cryptic note hints at stolen items and others joining a pot of unknown contents. Police investigate a possible murder connection as items blur origin lines and raise questions about motive and distribution.

A Feller Out Fishin Poem Reflects Simple Virtues

A compact verse extols a fisherman as a kind, generous man who avoids malice. It champions camaraderie across social divides, a humble creed of doing his best, and finds a man at his best when out fishin with friends from all walks.

Shortest Way to Chi cago Heights Dilemma

An old man in a smock claims no route is shorter to Chicago Heights after a motorist asks for directions. Abe Martin notes children today learn little from their mothers, implying uncertain paths and wisdom.

Chicago Heights

Quip about skirts and optimists versus pessimists

A playful verse contrasts fashion and weather with a mother and daughter’s hemlines, then pivots to a joke about an optimist hopping out of bed and a pessimist hopping back in. It frames daily life with light humor and a cheeky take on attitude.

Nevada

Riverdale gro cery clerks taste test powder prank

A man hands a clerk a paper with white powder and asks for a verdict. The clerk smells and tastes it and claims it is baking powder, while the man insists his wife says it is rat poison. The gag highlights a chiding exchange with regional wit and a moral quip about honesty.

Riverdale

Postal zones defined by half degree squares for parcel rates

United States postal regulations divide the country into area units of half degree squares forming eight zones. The first seven zones have radii from 50 to 1800 miles, with the eighth zone covering territory beyond the 1800 mile limit. Parcel post rates follow these zones.

United States

Civic Crown Honor In Roman Valor And Duty

A civic crown was a wreath of oak leaves with pendant acorns and one of Rome’s highest honors. It was awarded for saving a citizen in battle while defeating the foe and holding the ground. The recipient earned the right to wear the crown for life.

Farmers Profit by Change in Holland

Pierre Van Paassen describes Holland’s parcel reallocation called Ruilverkaveling where land is reorganized to reduce fragmentation. An Ameland example shows 840 acres formerly split into 4,800 lots across 466 owners now consolidated into fewer parcels, enabling single ownership and easier cultivation.

Holland Isle of Ameland Groningen Pierre van Paassen Atlanta Constitution

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Dolton Illinois Congress Ulinois Office of Brotherhood of Rod and Line Abe Martin HE Was Twin City Sales Nokos Kelvinator Henry J. Mohr Lincoln Ave Dolton, Ill Conrad Kern Indiana Ave Twin City Teries H. W. Monk J. L. Locher
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