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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1928
Page
3
In 1882 John Bright used the term Grand Old Man in Northampton England. American Republicans adopted the phrase calling themselves the Grand Old Party in headlines, with Phil at once becoming the newspaper slogan and shortened to GQP.
The oak serves as a timeless emblem of sturdiness and virtue, valued from ancient records to modern times for its utility and beauty. Its widespread associations and enduring appeal mark it as the monarch of forests in culture and daily life.
The American Hebrew lists 27 Jewish officers who served with American forces. It names Col David So Pranks as aide de camp to George Washington and Cal Solomon Bush among other prominent figures. It notes the Jewish population in the new United States was barely 3000 at that time.
Across the Old World scattered oaks stand as relics of ancient ceremonies and rights to land. These century old trees mark disputed grounds and legendary events that shaped early land ownership.
The piece argues success arises from a gradual process, not a single day. It credits steady focus on the task at hand as the path to achievement, emphasizing perseverance and continuous effort as key factors.
Atchison Globe notes a philosophical line declaring mountains and cities share sameness once seen, reflecting a column’s opinion on familiarity and perception.
Riverdale Illinois announces public setting for bids to construct sewer pipe house connections on 188th Street and other village streets. Bids due by September 5 1928 with ten installments, six percent interest, bonds paid from installments, and a required ten percent cash or certified check. The Village reserves right to reject any or all bids.
In Cook County Illinois the Village of Riverdale board of local improvements has filed a certificate detailing the sewer project cost and interest reserve. A hearing to verify the certificate will be held in the County Court on September 10, 1928 at 10 AM. Interested parties may file objections and appear to defend.
A concise judgment from the Ohio State Journal suggests that genuine success rests on deliberate effort, not luck, countering a common belief that fortune favors the fortunate. The quote frames resilience and planning as the key to achievement in a sober, no-nonsense tone.
In Paris, fifteen nations joined to outlaw war as a national policy, marking a landmark moment in world peace. Delegations from Germany, the United States, Belgium, France, Great Britain, India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Irish Free State, and others signed in the Clock Room at the French Foreign Office, with Briand and Kellogg among the key signatories and 46 more nations invited to follow.
Elizabeth Siebold, 19, of Rockaway New York died at Bellevue Hospital, raising the death toll to 17 from the Times Square subway crash when a crowded southbound Interborough Rapid Transit express derailed at a switch while leaving the station. Of 98 injured, more than a score remain hospitalized and 14 are reported in serious condition.
The United Mine Workers and Southwestern Coal Operators Association renew the $5 a day wage scale of 1917 in a new contract covering 8,000 to 70,000 miners across Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and adjacent areas. Effective September 1, the agreement runs to March 31, 1935.
German price controls shifted as an energy dispute between Communist Prussians and American British and German petroleum firms ended a cut to 16 cents per gallon and raised the price to 32 cents.
Illinois will host eight regional farming conferences in October under the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois. The events aim to map a statewide program to modernize agriculture, with farmers and teachers invited to participate.
Br L Jordan notes that farm land values, after 1920 to 1927 decline and urban shift, began a gradual rise in 1927. Experts predict several years of steady gains. Illinois State Fair hosts 262 farm boys across 80 counties in a military styled farm boys school with state officials as instructors. Bids for about 175 miles of highways plus bridges and grading to be opened Aug 29 include resurfacing 3250 miles of Route 2 south of Vandalia and projects in Hancock and Ogle counties.
The sheep exhibit drew over eight hundred entries from forty exhibitors across eight states. J. G. S. Hubbard & Son of Monroe Oregon shipped the greatest distance with 60 head, followed by Charles Brothers of Willow Takes South Dakota with 50 head.
The Springfield Racing Pigeon club staged daily flights before the grandstand with about seventeen members in the Springfield pigeon fanciers group. Recent flights drew seven birds producing excellent records. last year the birds were released from the attraction platform and guided by experience, this year moved to the race track center while racing pigeons and other poultry were displayed in the fair’s poultry department.
The sixty sixth anniversary event will be September 22 at the state arsenal under the Springfield NAACP. Principal speakers include Pearl R. Perdeau of St. Louis and Oscar DePriest of Chicago. Lincoln issued the proclamation on September 22 1862 with its effect starting January 1 1863.
Certificates on file show Democratic and Republican conventions to nominate a Supreme Court justice to fill Floyd E Thompson’s vacancy. Republicans meet at Macomb September 8 and Democrats at Gurney September 11. Alfred Babb, Republican, twelfth district, first to file an independent petition for legislature after a primary defeat. petition approved by certification commission.
Thirty three Boy Scouts from Illinois towns staged a model camp called Eagle Scout village at the Illinois state fair. Each day at the fair they demonstrated wall-scaling first aid signaling camp cooking and other scout features under leaders guidance with sessions in the morning and afternoon. Another move by John B Vergus and attorneys to seek senatorial reapportionment in Illinois is expected in Chicago soon. A circuit court petition to restrain the Illinois Commerce Commission from issuing orders will be filed alleging illegal legislative confirmation of commissioners. If filed it will be the third such reapportionment suit in recent weeks with two already on file in the state Supreme Court to be argued in October per Ray Lane Fergus attorney.
Chief electrical engineer B Rus sell Hawkins notes the fair grounds use about 1,100,000 watts per hour, enough to power a Decatur-sized city. A central fountain glows with orange and green lights, while red orange and green lights line the promenade to the grandstand creating a fairyland display. Power comes from the Springfield municipal plant.
William Marlowe Sr former custodian of the Supreme Court building, age 92, dies at his Springfield home after 47 years of state service. Born October 11, 71885 in Salt IMM Buckingham, he came to this country in 1862 and to Springfield in 1868, recalling the London fair of 1551 at Crystal Palace.
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