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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1924
Page
3
A meditation on how language and outward show betray true intellect and virtue. Words, gestures, and association expose the real person more than clothes or promises, as sincerity or hypocrisy show in actions and choices over time.
May Have Zoo Leo Bowczkowski shows off chipmunks and unknown animals captured in Wisconsin. The boys plan to present the creatures to the Park, then display them at a bazaar charging five cents a person, aiming to start a local zoo for children to view.
Railroads are buying heavier than before for track fastenings and expect Western carriers to join the rail market. Orders include immediate shipment of portions as stocks run low. Illinois Steel booked 9 500 kegs of spikes for Louisville Nashville and Inland Steel will supply 1 650 pairs of angle bars. A 23 a ton reduction in fastenings may urge other carriers to enter the market.
Mrs Clyde Kemp of Lincoln Avenue hosted a Saturday evening birthday gathering for friends. Twelve guests played bunco at three tables with Mrs E Ritcharsom and Mrs A Specker as ladies high scorers and Mr A Larson and Mr A Specker as men high scorers.
SiFo Products Co owners announce sale of the Hammond plant at 150th and Pine to National Live Stock Remedy Co of Chicago. The firm will warehouse a full line with Great Lakes Warehouse Corp at State Line and Plummer in Calumet City. George W. DeHaven of LiFe Co secures office space in Room 7 Parthenon Building to greet new friends. Shingle business remains strong after a notably large year for the SiFo Squad.
The Christian Advocate lists interesting names found in various reports. It includes Dorothy Toadvine Dusky Whitehead Orange Lemon Ara Hinton Etta Blizzard A June Day Charming Amos Olive Green S O Long Sam Hill Fern Cauliflower Holly Day I B Lucky June Berry Ione Coke Etta Chew Gent Breaks Virginia Riehl Iva Holiday Matthew Dorreill Lotta Weed Iva Husband Mrs Savacoal Scyele Scott John Sidebottom.
The era's booming novel craze drew alarm from intellectuals and inspired a farce titled Polly Honeycomb, attributed to Garrick, mocking the reading fad.
Three followers arrested at Aldershot on drunkenness charges were remanded on £1 bail each. One man produced a wallet with three £1 notes as security. They failed to appear on remand, bail estreated, and next day the judge revealed the wallet as his property, explaining it had been stolen at the race meeting.
The village of Riverdale Illinois passes an ordinance vacating part of Center Avenue in Cook County to remove it from public use. It requires Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad payment of 690 dollars within 60 days and recording of the ordinance within 60 days of passage. The measure was approved July 31 1924 and published August 8 1924.
Public notice: bids will be received and opened August 28, 1924, for Lots 18 and 19 of Freitag's Subdivision SE 1/4 NW fractional quarter Section 8 in Cook County, excepting specified parts, with ingress easement. Property to be sold for cash per ordinance adopted July 10, 1924. notice published 30 days in The Pointer. City Clerk and Mayor execute. 1924. 10-6.
Quotation reflection on flatterers and danger of sycophants argues harsh fate for those who flatter the powerful and betray trust, warning that flatterers are consumed like carrion by those they praise.
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