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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1926
Page
4
A mosaic of light anecdotes and social notes. Citizens push community energy through playgrounds, schooling, and local reform, while reference to President Coolidge and local concerns hints at civic mood and everyday life in the town. The piece blends humor with observations on family life and work.
Weather experts at a Babson Park business conference in Wellesley Mass discuss how bad weather depresses crops and harms general business. They note illness and school closures from storms disrupt industry and education, and politicians offer no concrete plan to counter Old Man Weather. The piece suggests focusing on business to stay ahead this year.
A public speaker warns that wealth does not come from idle landholding but from providing a valued service. The world resists paying without receiving value and foresight helps, yet many misread demand. Prosperity comes to those who observe needs and work to meet them.
Captain MacMillan, famed Arctic explorer, pays tribute to the immense benefits gained by radio penetration in remote northern regions. He notes how dependable communication aids exploration, search, and rescue missions, improving safety and coordination.
The piece notes that long distance radio linked Arctic explorers with home and argues radio similarly benefits elderly and disabled people shut away from activity. It claims radio grants them participation in world events and a sense of belonging, improving life for many inform folks.
Warden Zimmer to President Cermak details 105041 medical attention applications in 1925, daily average 1764, and per capita expense down to 2.99. Nationality table lists Americans, Austrians, Belgians, Canadians, Chinese, Cubans, Greeks, Japanese, Mexicans, Russians, Swedes, Syrians, Turks, and others. He notes new buildings will ease crowding at the hospital.
Andrea Dortn known as the Liberator of Genoa, renowned Italian admiral. He freed Genoa from French control in 1528 and later led forces against the Turks, capturing Tunis in 1535.
The article notes that the dumdum bullet named after the Dumdum arsenal near Calcutta India is a soft nosed expanding weapon and its use was prohibited in warfare by The Sagne conference.
A proverb notes that human curiosity wanes for familiar sights but proclaims that unfamiliar events are often called prodigies, reflecting on perception and understanding.
A whimsical racing tale centers on Mabel and her hound Banner View at Homewood where five thousand watch as Banner captures the fake rabbit. Mabel pockets sixty six for two after the race ends. Also mentions Doc Leason and a quip about the best man not always at the wedding and Stella’s social question about noisy gatherings.
A collage of titles and quips from cultural pieces and humorous anecdotes. References to contemporary counts, poets, and entertainers frame lingering social wit about marriage money and fashion, with playful mockery of modern dating and gender norms.
A bon mot about Dauber riffs on being behind in his tent leading to an unexpected wedding to his landlady. The quip reflects period humor with a punchline on improvised domestic alliance.
A collection of short, humorous lines about resilience, optimism, measurement gags, and social observations. Includes wordplay on success, curiosity about body measurements, a jab at misers, and a remark on countering bad checks.
Illinois and Peoria Methodist women prepare for the General Executive Committee session of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in Peoria at First Methodist Church October 15 to 31. The society represents 600000 US members. 2300000 was spent abroad in 1925. World conditions will be discussed by four bishops and Dr John R Mott. About 3000 women are expected at public meetings. candidates will be examined and appointed for foreign service.
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