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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
5
A shy speaker at a city event forgets his prepared remarks and plans to read from a manuscript. An emergency call reveals the courier delivering the speech was struck by a car, and the manuscript is reportedly lost. The audience responds with sympathy for the driver.
The emphatic woman declares opposition to social distinctions. Mrs Crosslets argues that a line must be drawn and warns a good cook would not be kept if she met friends.
In a terse exchange the speaker, a land agent, dismisses efforts to purchase a desert lot for a communal benefit. He argues alcohol restrictions render the investment useless for aiding the men, signaling a dispute over land use in a dry region.
A 27 to 28 acre dockage land tract along the Calumet river north of One Hundred and Tenth was sold at a partition sale in Chicago to attorney Walden Tobey for 238188. The sale, in the Charles D Boyles versus Charles Dickinson case, was by Master in Chancery Roswell B Mason and subject to a $50 incumbrance. Tobey hinted at possible industrial use by a syndicate with no final decision yet.
A. Schmidt announces arrangements with Kennington Bakery to supply cakes. The Pointer column invites readers to advertise property for sale in Dalton or Riverdale and to state buying needs to save money. Subscribe for THE POINTER.
G A R members wives and Ladies Auxiliary of the 2nd Congressional Camp Fire Association plan a semi annual reunion at Valentines Grove on 103rd near Prospect Avenue on August 20. Major Conley of Springfield will attend along with seven G A R Posts from Cook County south of 63rd Street. The gathering will feature Great Carnes and a ladies quartet. Attendees will recall Bull Run and Shiloh experiences. Free admission. bring a basket. commissary will supply coffee.
A telephone mix up leads to an awkward misdial as a broker calls a wrong number. The caller hears a woman say her husband would object to meeting, revealing a humorous miscommunication and mistaken identity.
Listen to your own voice and hear how it sounds. Say a few words and listen. If not pleased, try again. Adopt the most melodious voice you know and imitate its intonation. Intonation betrays cultivation. quality follows when the voice is supported by breath and not forced.
Deep breathing habits cure nervousness and boost health. Singers breathe from the waist to keep the chest high, shoulders broad, and immunity strong. Proper breathing stimulates the heart and circulation, supports posture, and promotes lasting well being.
A Wide World Magazine tale describes a yogi with a severely tangled hair questionably matted into long strands. A snake slides into the tangle overnight, leaving the yogi with a difficult morning as he works to remove the intruder.
The bride’s cake includes pieces from her parents siblings and grandparents cakes with tokens wrapped in paraffin. A gold ring signals the next bride while a thimble foresees spinsterhood a dime wealth and a raisin an engagement.
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