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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1921
Page
4
A Riverdale column jokes about shoes high heels and dancing partners while debating social trends. It notes No Accident Week, an Aero Congress in Omaha, deer and bandit hunting, trousers for girls, unemployment, strikes, wall flowers, tramp issues, spinning tops, and regrets over German marks.
Washington has instructed the U S Veterans Bureau for Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin that the 67th Congress fixed a time limit for accepting vocational training under Public Act No 18. The act provides appropriations to cover deficiencies for the fiscal year ending June 30 1921 and prior years.
The district office urges ex service men to apply for vocational training under the Rehabilitation Act. Applications must be filed by December 15 1922 to be considered. those already approved but not yet accepting should respond. Local offices at 14 HE Congress St Chicago and district office on Congress St. are emphasized.
Postoffice officials urge the public to mail letters and packages earlier in the day to smooth operations and ensure faster delivery. They warn that piling mail until night creates evening backlogs, necessitating extra staff or causing delays, so people should mail as soon as ready.
Quote from Tom Hay on the role of careful driving and strict law enforcement in preventing accidents. He notes Chicago’s busy loop and the impact of disciplined motorists in maintaining safety for the many law abiding drivers amid a few reckless ones.
In a study of Pacific linguistic play, researchers trace South Sea jargon and coastal speech blends. The piece notes vocal rhythms, borrowed terms, and musical intonation shaping a living pidgin voice across islands and communities.
A terse note discusses orthography and a passage about Trish desirving a scrap and tint. It argues the three cannot be removed from behind with a sine tire removing a portion of its elan. Boston Prousecript.
Public Health nurse programs in Cook County designate October 24 to 29 as Tooth Week in rural schools with essays on dental care and brushing drills. The following November week emphasizes eye health and dental tests. Nurses delivered twelve public talks in rural schools reaching hundreds, and Frances Brown becomes Harvey’s new school nurse.
A London contest found Bulwer Lytton’s What Will He Do With It has a one word chapter Denoument Poodle. An English critic argues Sterne’s Winstram Shandy contains two chapters 17 and 19 with only dashes, claiming the shortest chapters.
The article notes that about one third of all coal mined in the United States is necessary to keep the nation’s 65,000 locomotives running.
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