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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
6
Mothers face the awkward age dressing challenge for girls aged six to sixteen. Avoid harsh plaids and stripes for the stout or thin, favor soft mixtures and single-tone grounds. The suggested wardrobe features simple Swisses, batistes, lawn, and dimity fabrics with light trimming, and a surplice jumper shown in natural-toned pongee.
Fashion notes describe ostrich plumes stiffened with fine silk wire for upright heights, new four or five layer chiffon or mousseline trims in soft tones, and a velvet or silk ribbon cravation to hold plumes erect. Also noted is a Willow Green Suzanne hat with high crown and beadwork. A tip advises using a hand mirror to study side and back hair arrangements.
A historical clipping describes a two piece white cardboard heart marker for pages, to be inserted like a letter clip with a floral design or monogram, plus a homemade shoe polish recipe using ivory black treacle sulfuric acid olive oil or white wine vinegar and water.
A roundup of activity in Illinois communities notes civic events, local meetings, school updates, and public works in multiple cities and towns. Residents report new programs, budget items, and community initiatives affecting daily life.
Lorenzo D Kneeland a former senior partner of Kneeland Clement Curtis and a member of the Chicago board of trade and stock exchange shot himself in the head at his home causing instant death. He had retired two years earlier and had recently applied for more life insurance which was refused. A second item reports Lewis D Barth Wayne County Anti Saloon League chairman suing for 10000 damages after an election eve assault at Millshoals as saloons were voted out by 88 majority.
Chicago political notes report on municipal court matters involving Judge N H Himes and former state official John F Devine with unspecified actions and implications for local governance.
Illinois reports show about thirteen hundred saloons abolished by local option ballots. Returns from scattered districts reach the capitol as anti saloon leaders note growing momentum. The league plans expanded efforts next year to reduce remaining thirst parlors.
In Kan kakee John Warren a coal miner from Owensboro Kentucky searched for a kettle of gold worth five thousand dollars his comrades planned to rob him of. He was badly injured in a railroad accident days later and taken to Kentucky before he could uncover the treasure. Little boy shoots sister then sets bed afire in Hanover six year old Earl Reimer fatally wounds three year old Lillie. The girl dies. Delegates to the Republican national convention are elected from the eighth district with Edward Smejkai and Leland Berz as alternates. Peoria delegates Walter Horton Robert Clarke with alternates Hammond Jones. Cannon endorsed for president. Democratic county central committee names delegates to the state convention and endorses William Jennings Bryan Arvan and Roger Sullivan.
The article notes a rush of Americans seeking Canadian homesteads, citing 60 000 moving north each year and 160 acres free government land. It highlights climates, crops, markets, land prices, easy terms, social conditions, and quotes a Calgary resident praising liberty, schools, and farming prospects in Manitoba and Alberta frontier towns.
An Irish seaman on board the Pathfinder is tasked to haul a long towline over the taffrail. After 40 to 50 fathoms, he grumbles at the size and strain and predicts the task will outlast a week for five men. He then cries that someone may have cut the other end.
A short dialogue shows Mrs Torkins chiding Claire for overly favoring certain horses. Claire defends her watching, while Mrs Torkins calls out Claire's habit of liking favorites before races and then backing them after.
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