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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
4
Dalton Illinois publication runs weekly with office of publication details and a date stamp of Friday October 7 1927. The notice directs readers to address communications to the publication office and sets the weekly schedule.
A writer laments modern youth preferring leisure, noting they mirror their parents in vice and behavior. The commentary reflects on generational change and work ethic across communities.
Dancers are told under the 1927 dance rules that tackling rushing huddling kicking and strangle holds are illegal and will incur a 15 yard penalty. A social commentary laments heavy face paint versus house paint to improve cities and critiques readers and writers who argue the world is wrong.
On hunting trips, experts warn the real danger is an unloaded firearm. City sellers push costly gear, while the wary game fears the rusty gun carried by the rough looking countryman.
A cautious reflection on workers who endure the hunting season discipline. The piece notes perseverance under tough conditions and likens misperception to mistaking a man for a deer. It emphasizes grit and resolve among seasoned workers.
A collection of fragmented notes links frontier men to highway inspection duties to curb speeders while food shortages loom. Calves remain inside as hunting season ends and Bolton Riverdale children plead for supper. Tipping reformers face higher prices and double charges for services.
Police note criminals often take pride in their crimes after arrest, imagining hero status. The text argues they deserve ridicule as contemptible miscreants who steal from hard workers, with many serving long prison terms, while the public should see no cleverness in such actions.
A famous magazine publisher advocated easy reading to reach a broad audience. The piece notes many people struggle with reading and urges educators to emphasize reading instruction as the foundation of knowledge and intelligence.
The article argues some people struggle with complex texts and neglect reading, causing stagnation. It suggests schools focus on teaching reading comprehension and word definition, not just pronunciation, to help all students progress.
A 14 year old Providence pupil addressed Chicago safety delegates lamenting that modern streets lack safe play space. He recalls a 25 year span when streets served as natural playgrounds for baseball and football, noting autos transformed streets into danger zones and restricting youth play and development.
Illinois coal output since 1882 reached 1 985 594 766 tons. The state’s milk production per cow rose 216 pounds in 1926. Illinois held 1 522 959 telephones on Jan 1 1927 and had 1 534 077 families and 1 190 414 dwellings. Premiums and assessments paid to Illinois insurers topped 175 million in 1926. A Chicago candy factory consumes over 2 250 000 cubic feet of gas monthly using one fifth of US peanuts. Illinois has 30 731 947 acres of farmland valued at 4 199 459 312.
A cryptic note hints that stolen and legitimate items mix in a larger crime context. Authorities investigate the source and confirm whether the items are linked to a murder case, while the public awaits a clear statement.
A reader asks why gunfire echoes as they pass the Thornton stone quarry on Wednesday nights. The editor explains workers blasting stone can sound like shots, and suggests bringing local figures like Kleinz Hartford Hartman Bruin to deter trouble.
The writer argues the team that wins four games first in the World Series should take the pennant and urges friends to bet on that team. The remark reflects casual commentary rather than a formal prediction.
Murphy Alpert Earl Dumais and William Cooper attended the Dempsey Sharkey bout at the Dalton theatre with ringside seats purchased from a scalper for 30 cents. They found the fight entertaining though Earl, a lip reader, says the fighters’ English was terrible. They walked home tired but happy.
Riverdale Park official Less Brookfelt explains a quirky timing rule for games. He notes an hour can last 70 minutes when the Wallcons and Dodgers lead, and 50 minutes when visitors are behind, reflecting local humor about delays and pace.
A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul limited train carried a family of five in one upper bunk. The father agreed to the crowded arrangement despite warnings of limited space. The mother tucked the three children into bed as the family settled in. The note ends with the mother asking what they will do all day tomorrow.
Belhaim, famed navigator and cosmographer, died July 29 1506. A friend of Columbus, he built the Nuremberg globe in 1492, a remarkable model of the world preserved in Nuremberg.
Federal Judge Carpenter and Prohibition Director Yellowley issued temporary injunctions closing Joe's Place the Tangerine Curve Inn the Cool Edge Inn and the Green Mill Gardens in Thornton. The orders stay in effect until evidence on proprieties practices is heard and additional wet spots may follow.
The report states public school expenditures are the highest city expense in Illinois. It also notes Illinois has about 400 hospitals and sanitariums serving an average of 35,000 patients daily.
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