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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1931
Page
4
A column from Dalton Illinois comments on family roles and social aims. It criticizes motorized speed and high costs of work and housing, notes politicians chasing bandwagons, urges better support for youth, and jokes about martial and marital words while calling for wiser parenting and schooling efforts.
The piece warns households to secure Halloween defenses like chairs screens and ash barrels but notes many forget to unplug electric doorbells. It explains doorbells become a vulnerability during Halloween and jokes that celebration may hasten Thanksgiving.
In Iowa farmers oppose state enforcement of the cattle inoculation law. About 500 march on New London jail and free a detained man amid 1700 National Guard mobilized to enforce the order. The piece argues for public health protection and fair treatment of farmers facing low food prices.
Freight loads for the week ending October 3 reached the year's high, with increases in all commodities. Observers have long suspected a ground swell of higher business, and the latest data show a real gain. The trend suggests improved demand and broader economic recovery ahead.
Gov Longe and Lieut Gov Cyr in Louisiana contend they are the lawful governor as the governor becomes a U S senator. The issue will be resolved by state law, not by force, illustrating the American rule that legal right, not brute power, decides office.
H. G. Wells visiting America outlines world reform through experts and scientific policy. He urges gradual change, more science and expert service, and curb on political rhetoric and armament to avoid risky leaps and preserve progress.
The piece cites Thoreau on wealth, arguing money beyond basic needs breeds costly habits and dependency. It notes the paradox that more income often increases potential liabilities while independence wanes, describing a race where others try to outpace each dollar.
The article explains how astronomers measure light using units like the candle. It notes the sperm candle rate of 120 grains per hour and daylight as 10 candle per square yard. It discusses how light intensity is quantified by comparing reflections on surfaces at fixed distances.
A humorous collection of quips and exchanges from a small town, featuring a university Bible class reading, a pompous postmaster, a Mussolini reference, the irritation of daylight saving time, and chatter about cotton blossoms and a cow’s stomach collar button.
A collection of humorous quips about recognition friendship and work ethics. The speaker jokes about beards umbrellas newspaper ventures and the make up of committees while noting prudence in expenses and the road to success is paved with stumbling blocks.
William Schoenlank of New York entered a photo of his pet bird taking a drink. The image won third prize and $100 in the United States animal pictures competition of the Kodak international contest. The six photographs compete in November in Geneva for a share of $100 000 in prizes.
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