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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
4
Publication notes for Dolton office list rates for reading classifieds ten cents per line first insertion five cents for later insertions with a 30 cent minimum. Notices on first page fifteen cents per line cash required. Display ads priced at 30 cents per column inch. special positions 40 to 50 cents. Church notices free. entertainment ads ten cents per line. card of thanks memorials and resolutions ten cents per line.
A collage of quips on school reviews fashion politics and manners notes. It observes students distractions politicians strikes and declining home ownership while joking about dancing costumes and gas saving ideas. The tone mimics a light editorial roundup with satirical insights.
The passage notes mountaineering as a relatively new pursuit, highlighting the lift of reaching a mountain summit after arduous climbing. It cites Mont Blanc at 15 781 feet as first ascended in 1786 and remarks on contemporary horror at the attempt as described in Youths Companion.
The article notes a nationwide campaign by hay fever sufferers seeking relief as medical science explores cures via inoculation. It cites pollen as the primary irritant and reports mixed results from serum treatments while urging patients to pursue professional care and future advances.
Inspectors for the Pennsylvania Railroad completed a study of driver behavior at selected crossings across five states, recording 831 cases of gross negligence. Observations include failing to look for trains, ignoring stop signals, driving under rising gates, racing to beat trains, and stalling on tracks. The effort, run with the American Railway Association, aims to cut fatalities as campaigns run June 1 to September 30.
A new four year journalism curriculum will be offered by the University of Illinois starting this year. The program was unveiled in a booklet titled Training for Journalism, released today.
Dickens recounts his train ride to New Haven and his Yale visit where Harvard students longed for his lectures while Yale undergraduates chanted and serenaded him from dorm windows. He notes two serenades in Hartford and New Haven with praise for the singers.
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