Elections of Riverdale lodge groups named officers
The Pointer records December officer elections for several Riverdale groups. Business Men’s Association selects J. C. Brookfelt as President and other officers including Frank Bergold as Rec. Secretary and Oswald Oberdobel as Treasurer. Improvement and Hose companies appoint presidents secretaries treasurers and leaders with committees to review improvements and equipment.
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Business Men’s Association
J. C. Brookfelt
Henry J. Dillner
Frank Bergold
Fin
Henry Hahn
Oswald Oberdobel
Wm. F. Propper
Andrew Baumgartner
Wm. Dillner
T. F. Kinney
Jacob Lau
Improvement Association
Thirty-third Ward
Riverdale Improvement Association
Richard Hess
John Ludwig
F. W. Wichmann
Riverdale Vol. Fire Co
Riverdale Volunteer Fire Company
Herman Horn
Hess
Captain Reich
North Side
Henry Schmidt
Nicholas Simon
L. E. Reich
John DeVries
Henry Koencke
Ott Lentz
Richard Reich
Theodore Bourke
John Gertzen
Peter Pauls
Peter Kurz
Jos. Morris
Louis E. Reich
Calumet Hose Company
Riverdale
Peter Ripley
G. A. Sprick
Christ Dickelman
Edward Ripley
Fred L. Logan
Local Holiday Dances Announced by Area Groups
The Wisconsin Lime and Cement Co Best Boys plan a dance at Lunds Hall on Saturday night December 12. Modern Woodmen of Calumet Carp 5142 host a Masquerade Ball at Riverdale Park on New Years Eve December 31 1908. John P Altgeld Lodge 621 will host a first Ball at Lunds Hall Dolton on Saturday December 19 1908. Boston Pleasure Club hosts a Masquerade Ball at Riverdale Park on Saturday January 9 1909.
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Wisconsin Lime & Cement Co
Lund’s Hall
Woodmen
Calumet Carp
Riverdale Park
John P. Altgeld
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Dolton
Boston Pleasure Club
Old Gobbler’s Fan Up Color Stuns Tom
After watching a turkey gobbler for several minutes, Tommy says the bird’s fan has been up for half an hour and its face remains vividly red. The remark captures a curious farmer’s boy describing the bird’s persistent display.
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Tommy
Needed Addition
A light note appears in the Detroit Free Press quoting a quip about relish for mirth. The line suggests playful commentary on social banter and humor amid daily news discourse.
Tramps Found In Coal Barn After Night Of Cold
Albert Krueger of Krueger Bros Coal Dealers Dalton reports four horses exposed to cold in a barn. Two tramps were found asleep under hay. Bert’s right hand was injured in the incident. Dr Thomsen treated two knuckles fractured or strained. The doctor estimated the force needed to cause the injury and predicted Bert’s hand will ache for weeks.
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Albert Krueger
Krueger Bros
Dalton
Morpheus
Casey
Bert
Thomsen
Molasses Tank Accident at Beet Sugar Works
John Patrouch a coal passer at Beet Sugar Works fell into a three and a half foot molasses tank after a boiler room smoke and steam blowout. He surfaced briefly, tried to gulp the molasses and cried for help as co workers fled. A physician arrived and he refused sugar coated pills until the sugar was scraped off.
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John Patrouch
John
New Confectionery Opens in Riverdale at Leyden Ave
A new confectionery and candy store has opened at 13739 Leyden Ave Riverdale in the Dutt Building offering homemade bakery goods and plain sewing services to customers in the area.
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Leyden Ave
Riverdale
Dutt
Friends and Enemies Quote Paraphrase
A compact reflection notes that true allies come from those who show kindness and even harm, while enemies arise from those who commit wrongs against you and those you helped may become foes due to past actions. The aphorism frames reciprocal behavior as the heart of friendship and enmity.
Sublimity of the Lord's Prayer and Napoleon
A brief fragment discusses the sublimity of the Lord's Prayer and poses a question about finding the ultimate truth by repeating the Lord's Prayer, mentioning Napoleon in a philosophical context.
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Napoleon
The Magic Button in Future Offices
The article predicts office automation will expand greatly in ten years with machines handling tasks. It envisions an up-to-date office where a single master operates an array of devices controlled by button presses, changing how work is done.
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Paris
Sacred Health Spot: A Plain-Spoken Guest Rule
A plain spoken woman warned guests that the conversation must stay on wholesome topics. She declared, with earnest seriousness, this spot is sacred to health and we speak only of whatsoever things are lovely and of good report.
Perspective Is Needed in Studying Humanity
Quote from Gilbert K Chesterton on how present details overwhelm memory and how scrutiny changes with time. It contrasts studying humanity now as a mountain with a magnifying glass to studying it in the past as through a telescope.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Mercury Admixed Solder Promises Low Temp Union
A historical note claims that adding three drops of mercury per ounce of common solder creates a solder that fuses at a lower temperature, enabling the joining of soft metals. The claim presents a method to improve soldering efficiency, describing mercury as an alloying addition.
Staying in nights aids rheumatism say Nashville American
The Nashville American notes that although nights spent indoors may grate on mood, they are beneficial for rheumatic symptoms, implying a physical relief from staying indoors during cold periods.
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Nashville
Scales of Great Delicacy Weigh Soul of a Fly
A California jeweler has crafted scales so delicate they claim to measure a flys soul. The device reportedly weighs the living fly versus the dead fly showing a detectable weight difference.
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California
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Tiffany
Jewel Elgin
Waltham
Alban P. Reich, Jeweler
Lincoln Ave
Kern & Kipley
137Th St
Chicago St
Wellbach
O. Obeldobel
Illinois Central Depot
Business Men's Association
Charley Schnell
Baraboo
Wis
Pointer
Dillner’s
Penfield’s
Berndt & Kaiser’s
Lona
Fred Strauss
138Th Street
St Lukes Hospital
Dr. Noble
Harvey
Detroit Free Press
Alice V. Holmes
Park Ave
Dolton, Ill
Lavater
Santa Claus
S. W. Schwab
Tel
W. L. Douglas Shoes
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