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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1929
Page
4
A weekly column from Dolton Illinois offers humorous quips on daily life. Topics include flat earth views by Wilbur Glenn Voliva, price memories of calico, envy driven dislike, live towns, honeymoon laughter, marriage size jokes, willpower to gossip, and witty takes on language and returning home from vacation. The tone mirrors a small town humor page with local references and light social commentary.
Roger W Babson conducted five newspaper ads and a half hour radio broadcast on the Columbia circuit. The ads produced 4000 inquiries and two orders while the radio broadcast yielded 16 inquiries and two orders, with radio replies costing 1666 per inquiry and ads 75 cents.
Police statistics indicate that 90 percent of cars stolen in 1928 were recovered, but many thefts involved vehicles with unlocked doors. The notice urges motorists visiting unfamiliar areas to secure doors when parking and to stay vigilant to deter theft.
The piece notes that many cars on city streets sit unlocked and are easy targets for thieves. It explains how a thief will move on if a door is locked, while an unlocked car is quickly stolen, often before owners can react. It warns locking takes seconds and saves money and trouble if the car is recovered after a theft or joyride.
The author warns road contractors and suppliers against overpricing and political manipulation of gas taxes. motorists support fair levies for road upkeep but will backlash if taxes rise repeatedly. A caution to legislators and industry to avoid harming the road funding system and public trust.
A Riverdale motorist says daytime carelessness and improper headlights cause many accidents. He urges regular headlight focus and adjustment every few months and cautions against dimming when others approach, noting one blown bulb is dangerous and costly to replace.
Illinois yielded 2660000 bushels of peaches in 1929, the largest on record, up from 1638000 bushels in 1928. The report notes transport, tennis, auto registration, and insurance figures across the state, highlighting Illinois industry and infrastructure.
The history notes that Gail Borden first produced sweetened condensed milk at Walcottville Con in 1816, a factory that failed and was later reestablished at Wassale NY. It also records that unsweetened evaporated milk was first made commercially in 1860 and that in 1885 the Helvetia Milk Condensing Company operated in Highland TL.
A compact collection of jokes and witticisms ranging from pickpocket mishaps in a subway to romantic quips and family foibles. The panel features a chorus of characters including a judge, prosecutor, a photograper, a butcher and various townsfolk delivering one liner exchanges. The tone mirrors a late era humor page with quick topical gags.
The proverb warns that the man who tries to kill two birds with one stone wastes many stones. The saying serves as a critique of overreaching plans that backfire and waste resources.
Domestic arrowroot has been obtained from the zamia or wild sago grown in Florida, highlighting the state’s production of this root.
A Kansas City Star quip noting a devoted husband who recalls his wife’s birthday and wedding anniversary, and even the day her day fever begins, illustrating a humorous take on memory and devotion.
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