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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
4
Fragments report meeting notices for Knights of the Modern Maccabees at Dolton and Brickmakers Local Union No. 8 in Lupton with named officers such as A Bauingariner and Jau tuicer. Additional notes reference George Washington Lodge and NA members with dates and secretaries, all indicating scheduled discussions and forthcoming sessions.
Ladies Auxiliary and Business Men's Association announce weekly and monthly gatherings in Delton. Officers include J. G. Brookfelt president and Frank O. Bergola recording secretary with Henry Dawn as secretary and O. Obeldobel as treasurer. Programs feature insurance topics and community business news.
Riverdale Improvement Association meets the second Monday at Village Link with officers Deam president Schuler treasurer Livich. Riverdale Hose Company No 1 convenes first Wednesday at Howe House Highawn under Lud wig president Keller secretary Dreesen treasurer. Post 279 holds the second Friday at Village hall Liverdale with Spraick president and Jenness secretary. Dolson School Guard meets first Tuesday at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board Directors meet Saturdays at Bowen School.
A teenage offender before Judge Applegate was discharged after a four month term for a minor offense. He improvised a spark generator using a brick, a metal button on twine, and a rag to ignite tobacco, impressing the court with his skilled demonstration.
Mrs. Caroline Massey 76 of Blue Island died August 1 in Albany during a visit to her son Frederick Massey. Her family settled in Blue Island in 1835 and her father ran a tavern in the early days, making the family known to longtime residents.
Classified chatty ad lists an extra large Wilton rug with six burners and two ovens for sale and a tandem bicycle at Dolton Bakery. Also seeks return of a gold mounted fountain pen engraved O. J. Swanson with a reward of one dollar offered by The Pointer office.
Prof. William J. Anderson at Yale directs heart action experiments on athletes with over 600 tests to identify sports most harmful to the heart and oxygen effects during exertion. Pompeii yields a grand villa with frescoes and rich furnishings, coffers of gold and silver, amphorae, and banquet-ready triclinium. Montgomery Alabama workers raise a 75 by 85 foot electric sign on a factory roof declaring Montgomery Your Opportunity. Pennsylvania Railroad expands block signaling with new signal schools for apprentices and three year training.
The Midway Clipper editor lambasts a knocker as a moss backed, selfish, near sighted misanthrope unable to tolerate public improvement. He portrays a creature whose hatred of schools roads and civic works parodies social decay, calling him a cancerous growth on society.
A New York Times anecdote describes a six month old sleeping schedule where the baby stays awake late, takes a bath at midnight, and goes out in a go cart. The mother defends a late bedtime as a regular night hawk system that suits her family, while a visitor calls it a New York style invention.
A three line notice from The Pointer claims to reach nearly 1,000 homes and help find a buyer or the right person. It urges readers to try the service for selling property.
Pantandle P C C and St L report Riverdale local service with northbound and return times. Morning and afternoon runs include 7.00 a m 7 58 a m and 4th p m 14 p i. Dalton service mirrors with 9 23 a m and 7 05 p m departures and a two minute difference in trips.
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