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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1931
Page
4
A satirical look at 1930s America notes the reluctance to claim the presidency in 1932 and jokes about housing, driving to school, overbearing go-getters, Gandhi fashion, and shifting time by car engine revolutions. It contrasts U S auto dominance with accident rates and mocks bread lines versus snack lines for children.
Mellie Dunham a famed old time fiddler has died in Maine. The article extols his humor and musical skill noting how his playing helped people endure war, crop failures, and economic hardship by lifting spirits and getting feet tapping, ending with memories of the fiddle’s tune.
Calvin Coolidge expresses through a Saturday Evening Post piece that he desires no further presidential term. He argues most men seek the office for immortality but the weight of 120,000,000 people deters a third term. He favors the quiet life at home over public glare in 1982 context.
A man released from an Illinois prison after 23 years of confinement for a murder he did not commit. He was jailed for killing a young man 23 years earlier, a crime for which he was wrongly accused.
The article laments faulty justice as a man exonerated after 23 years in prison, freed by a deathbed confession from another man. It notes the state owes a debt for the years unjustly endured and emphasizes the harm caused by misleading lies and unscrupulous influence on verdicts.
The French premier and foreign minister returned from a visit to Berlin noting results but lamenting the half century gap in high level talks. The piece urges frequent exchanges between France and Germany, comparing neighborly relations to regular fence-line conversations about mutual interests and chickens.
A collage of jokes and brief anecdotes appears, including a tongue in cheek murder line, a German girl and a Scandinavian suitor by mail, a telegram word play, a farmer and a pessimist horse doctor, a spanking nursery joke, a self made man anecdote, and a peace promoting pun.
Immigration into the United States has nearly halted with only 48 000 legal immigrants in the past fiscal year, 105 000 below the cap. Stricter enforcement kept many out while former welcomes faded as criminals and agitators entered. The piece argues Americans have enough workers and calls for restricting further immigration.
The Missouri district result leaves the House evenly split with 214 Republicans and 214 Democrats. The piece argues parties should drop maneuvering and focus on delivering what the people want before the next presidential election.
The American Bankers Magazine argues that bankers should be listed in local papers to show their business presence. It urges small space mentions, noting a town’s vitality relies on active, liberal advertising and that denying self-promotion harms both the individual and the community.
A playful dialogue between Mrs PF and her niece compares men to molds, with a comic line about some being moldier than others. The verse contrasts dawn meadow-lark song, dusk stars, and a household phone ringing as soon as the narrator prepares for daily routines.
A Missouri editor from the Lansing Journal skewers national product reliance by listing daily items sourced from many states. He contrasts ubiquitous goods from Connecticut to Louisiana with a Missouri hound at home, satirizing regional dependence and local economy.
Robert M. Zimmerman, noted for exploring sea bottoms worldwide, will lecture at Lincoln Avenue School auditorium Dalton October 21 at 1 30 p m and at Highlawn School Riverdale at 3 00 p m Admission children 10c Adults 50c
United States Army flight surgeon Col II M Hathaway says speed alone does not harm the human body. He cautions that danger arises from sudden stopping, starting, or rapid changes of direction, regardless of wind or other factors.
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