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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1934
Page
6
The writer jokes about fall learning, slang, droughts, and world events. They poke fun at college habits late bedtimes and early mornings, hint at reform difficulties, and mock political stances on Central America and oil.
The International Mark Twain Society based in Webster Groves Missouri sponsors a nationwide celebration marking the 100th Anniversary of Mark Twain's birth on November 30 1985. Teachers and children nationwide are urged to prepare special programs and local groups should start early planning for the event.
About one million pairs of wooden shoes are made and worn annually in the United States. Ten factories across eight states produce a range of footwear from sandals to heavy work shoes with wooden soles. Prices span from $1 to $8, with high boots at about $6, serving workers in damp fields and factory settings, plus use in film and stage. Factories operate in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
Nebraska and Florida suppliers keep stock on hand for immediate delivery, similar to leather goods makers, while stage footwear is typically custom ordered.
The text argues for mediation and arbitration to resolve labor disputes. It compares unresolved quarrels to two fighters ignoring compromises, noting that fair arbitrators who show sympathy to both sides tend to be more persuasive. It suggests concessions at the outset could prevent costly, bitter labor wars.
Two contestants, Clista Millispaugh of Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania and Shirley Drew of Fayette Missouri, tied for healthiest young woman at a national livestock exposition in Chicago. At the Century of Progress contest weeks earlier Millispaugh won first place with Drew second. Millispaugh described farm life habits and activities including milking cows, haying, riding, and sports.
The United States coast guard and patrol forces along the borders launch a broad crackdown on rum smugglers. They scan every secret landing place and cross every back road, while government funds run short and the public is urged to helping Uncle Samuel by providing information.
A column notes women worldwide spend on cosmetics and beauty aids while urging balance between appearance and intellect. It argues brains plus beauty attract and that lasting appeal requires inner judgment and usefulness beyond looks.
A tangled clubroom style dialogue parades a chorus of social vices and blunt class banter. Characters including Dolton Wife-Bob, Old Gentleman, Tramp, Riverdale residents, a restaurant crew and a debt collector spar over money, marriage misgivings, gambling, and pretended virtue. The piece mocks pretensions and foibles through rapid one liners and repartee.
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