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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
8
The Ladies Aid hosts an oyster supper at Village Hall on December 15 at 4 pm. Town gatherings include a Schafakopf party, a Christmas party, and notes on town improvements. Local leaders and new officers are listed, with updates on property, stock show visits, and a smoker after a village board meeting.
A maxim on wealth contrasts riches with freedom from need. It argues that real power lies in the ability to endure deprivation rather than accumulate abundance. The quote emphasizes independence and self mastery over material plenty.
The state has a population of 250000 with about three fourths American born. Indians total around 25000, led by 15000 Navajos. Leading cities include Phoenix Tucson Prescott Jerome Nogales Yuma Globe Flagstaff Tombstone Solomonsville Kingman Holbrook St Johns and Florence.
Business notices list a dressmaker relocation in Riverdale and services from Moline Plow Co. John Kickert offers repairs and Studebaker wagons. Lost rings and necklaces reported with rewards. Help wanted for housework and rental notice for a 6 room cottage in Dolton. Several sales of onion boxes and a fresh Mileb cow also noted.
Paul Corbet Covelesky a well known Blue Island athlete died at St Francia hospital on Wednesday afternoon November 30 after a three week illness of typhoid pneumonia. He was 24, born in Blue Island and for years a leading player in the old Blue Island baseball team. He was also active in bowling and other sports. His death is deeply felt by friends and associates.
A Californian inventor unveils a new lead pencil sharpener inspired by scissors. One lever holds the pencil in a tube while the other lever features a knife blade that cuts the wood to sharpen the point.
A Cossack girl named Kudasheff begins a solo horseback journey from Harbin to St Petersburg covering about 5420 miles. She rides a light gray Mongolian pony astride an ordinary Cossack saddle with a hunting knife and revolver. Her companion is a purebred St Bernard. Former railway employee, she earned a gold medal for zeal during the Russo Japanese War.
The board of estimate approves 2200 dollars for preparatory work to add farming to public school curriculum next term. Funds will buy farming implements seed and supplies for spring crops. East side and congested city pupils will learn to identify rutabaga flax beans in the pod.
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