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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1930
Page
4
An unsigned editorial laments traffic and crime costs while imagining future street airparks. It critiques opportunism and misperceptions about unemployment and the dollar's purchasing power. The piece questions voter turnout and tariff myths, urging practical sense in policy and leadership.
Editorial argues majorities of Who's Who members are college graduates and trained, asserting education drives success. It suggests non-graduates can achieve similar discipline at home or through self study, but warns many students squander benefits by prioritizing athletics and pleasures over serious work.
J. L. Mencken, famed for his criticism and bachelor stance, has married, a move that will shake single men and raise concern among lifelong independents. The piece notes many men reach middle age unmarried and some endure romantic disappointment.
The text reflects on individuals preferring independence but later desiring domestic company. It notes many yield to companionship before old age, suggesting they deserve praise for recognizing that living alone is not ideal and showing sympathy for those who wake to this view later.
The selection of Enter Prize to defend the America's Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock pits British and American sailing prowess against each other. Americans favor home trophies but admire Lipton's persistence. The piece notes sailing is a great game requiring quick thinking, risk, and skill to win against adverse conditions.
Bloomfield Nebraska tests cash only commerce where credit is limited to auto purchases. Proponents argue debtless trading reduces bad debts and frees capital, lowering costs and facilitating trade though not suitable for all goods.
The text notes the Art Institute School of Chicago as the nation’s largest art school with many leading artists trained there. It cites the Bank of Illinois at Shawneetown as a historically trusted bank at statehood, Illinois’ high rate of life insurance claim payments, and 1929 estates payments totaling 188.5 million dollars. It also mentions rising central station electric service to farms, an Illinois farm land value about 2.5 times national average, and 85 domestic electric meters per 100 homes.
A collection of quips and cartoons from Riverdale featuring jokes about fashion, dining, public decorum, family life, and church humor. Highlights include contrasts in women's fashion, a kitchen kitchen gaffe, and playful exchanges about hats, meals, and social norms.
Montreal athlete Jackie Philips captured both empire championship events at the British Empire games, winning the high tower and springboard diving titles, a unique double for the meet.
A playful verse repeats a mother and child dialogue about permission to swim. The child asks to go out and hang clothes on a limb to encourage others to see, using informal dialect and rhyme.
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