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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1926
Page
4
A fragment from a Dalton era column riffs on homes, autos, pomologists, rainmakers, and political heat. It jokes about motorists, fashion, courting, laws, and cabinet cornerstones, ending with farmers safe outdoors wearing chain armor during hunting season.
The piece notes that in the past decade the share of workers with an eight hour day rose from ten to sixty percent. It argues leisure time can be used for pleasure or profit and stresses self improvement. It cites ambitious people and successful individuals who used leisure to advance their positions.
More than 100 editors and publishers left New York for the Geneva World Press Congress in Switzerland. The piece notes American newspapers' prosperity and influence, suggesting journalists could steer international peace if they unite.
The article notes average annual attendance at American theatres reaches 90 million with a typical attendee going about weekly once excluding the very young and elderly. It argues cinema offers affordable entertainment and music, boosts cheer, and ultimately shapes ideas and conduct through portrayals of right and wrong acts.
Blue Island police announce road closures for females under eighteen after 10 30 p m to curb alleged delinquency. Officers report detaining girls found on streets, requiring parental consent, with possible prosecution of parents for contributing to delinquency. Cases include Rose M Smith and Marie Smith records.
A playful Tit-Bits line places a forger and his son at the mint where the father quips that their main competitor is the mint itself. The anecdote blends humor with a nod to counterfeiting lore.
A collage of jokes and brief quips from a late 19th to early 20th century humor feature. Topics range from church gags and a penny collection to a policeman's quip and a missing flask incident. The tone mimics a local paper’s lighthearted column.
Jade the name applied to compact minerals in the pyroxene and amphibole groups. Primitive man used jade for utensils and ornaments. Jade artifacts have been found among lake dweller relics in Switzerland France Mexico Greece Egypt and Asia Minor.
Americans have spent over 400 million dollars on bananas in the last four decades and now consume about 4 million bananas annually, reflecting a growing popularity of the tropical fruit.
Postmaster General Newhall announced the Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles air mail service would begin September 16. Armored trucks guard treasury routes carrying about 1 000 dollars daily. Tax receipts for July totaled 104 369 095, down 21 497 594 from July 1925. The July price index shows farm prices at a two year low with grains fruits vegetables and cotton among declines while dairy rose slightly.
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a pact to keep an engagement secret. Margot suspects Freddy is mad, Lily vows to wear a ring, while Erica remains skeptical about the arrangement.
The article lists prime hedge plants including privet locust osage orange buckthorn cockspur thorn rose of Sharon and Japanese barberry as deciduous options, and juniper box hemlock and spruce as satisfactory evergreen choices for hedges.
A Washington Test quip laments the difficulty of loving others when drivers honk to pass and then slow down, capturing a streetwise sentiment about impatience and civility.
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