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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1914
Page
8
A humorous dialogue fragments include a tango class rule: no pupils under forty three or 180 pounds. Other snippets joke about constipation remedies, cash payments for favors, and poet-husband anecdotes.
Reports from Bloomington show William Robertson killed at Lingis Central in Minonk. In Carlyle Charles Wilton's murder case pleads self defense. Edwardsville weighs cotton stockings to aid southern cotton and lower living costs. Danville mourns Edwilda Evans exiled to Lincoln connections. Springfield cites Illinois State Fair attendance down by 18,000. Joliet notes Father Peter aids inmate Christmas fund. Chicago woman suffrage victory stands as court denies rehearing. Springfield announces 50 Chicago-area bar passers, including several women.
The article argues six months of conflict have limited impact on Germany's wealth and population. It cites Germany's wealth at 60.5 billion dollars and a yearly death rate around 1.2 million, claiming a war's daily wastes are under 2,000,000 dollars and that recovery from losses would be rapid once the conflict ends.
The article lists per thousand literacy gaps in Germany 3 Austria 429 Belgium 248 France 161 Great Britain 10 Russia 725 Servia 637, noting Germany and Russia as the extremes.
A humorous dialogue features an old alderman and a grouch debating affection and gifts. A motherly remark pivots on intelligence and gender expectations, highlighting a satirical clash in their banter.
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