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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1929
Page
4
A collection of pithy lines reflects public concerns from streams of health to church attendance and Hoover era attitudes. It muses on local towns, roughing it, driving safety, education, and civic voice with a mix of humorous and cautionary observations.
A statistician estimates Americans lose at least two billion dollars yearly to fraudulent investment schemes. The piece urges investors to rely on responsible bankers and established brokers, warning that many fall prey to high pressure salesmen and questionable stocks.
The Graf Zeppelin's around the world flight sparks talk of regular global trips during vacations. If schedules begin soon, airship journeys could cut travel times to remote regions, speeding civilization and opening resources for world use.
Harvard University will host the first school of public planning with Rockefeller Foundation support to train professional city planners. The piece argues smaller towns cannot hire planners yet risk disorderly growth and unattractive development, urging aspiring municipal leaders to study city planning.
The article argues for switching to smaller currency and urges fast retirement of old bills. It notes public inconvenience from two sizes, predicts future appreciation of smaller notes, and calls for governments to set an example by cutting waste and saving money.
Illinois ships over 300 car loads or ten trains of watermelons yearly while Chicago faces a smoke nuisance cost of at least 43.5 million dollars annually. The Illinois State Fair drew nearly 60,000 attendees in Springfield on August 18. Illinois land is among the most level states, surpassed only by Louisiana and Delaware, and the home electrification rate exceeds the national average by about one third.
Danie Bush resigns as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates after three NL seasons in the money division. Jewel Inns, veteran coach and former infielder, is named acting manager and takes charge immediately.
Dialogue heavy clipping shows a chaotic kitchen table scene with a mysterious murder insinuation and a married couple. A wife complains about modesty while the husband reveals a horse named Dorothy won yesterday and then phones to brag. The piece ends with a twist of a talking horse funding a confession through a phone call.
A brief sentence notes a resident drank water and returned to bed after bathing. No further identifying details are provided.
A clergyman approaching a bus asked if drunkards were allowed aboard. The driver replied that they aren’t usually admitted but can “slip in quietly,” noting discretion rather than policy.
A traffic officer confronts a driver who claims they missed the red light because of the officer. The motorist insists the fault was not theirs, prompting a humorous exchange.
A terse backstage conversation shows She arguing for fairness and warmth as He-y questions the treatment, highlighting friction over emotional support and perceived fairness.
A humorous collage opens with a family banter including Abie and Papa about nose picking and independence. Intermixed are small notices: FOR RENT at 68 East 137th Street Riverdale and FOR SALE at 144th Street White City Dalton, plus a bank loan quip and a caution about a scarred man. A riddle reverse spelling ee pooh W and a quip about twins and triplets strung with a Dalton boy sentence about horse sense.
A reader correction seeks proper wording of a quote about the United States Senate, challenging the phrase The United States Senate is the most august deliberative body in the world.
Pathfinder Magazine notes that Dr Jdoward McClena hin, secretary of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, said ice cream soda was invented by members of the institute for use at the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
The discussion notes that slogv can function as both an adjective and an adverb and that the expression go slow is correct. It also acknowledges that go slowly is used in practice and may appear as a variant.
Old farmer Gooberpea tries to teach his son Bozo that wood chopping equals golf exercise. The son insists the walk between strokes adds value. The farmer then plants wood pieces around the field and tells his son to go play the full course.
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