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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
4
Riverasis village board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p m in Village Hall Riverdale. Dr F W Schmidt serves as President and Alvin G Wilkins as Clerk.
Fraternal groups meet weekly or monthly at 8 p m or 2:30 p m across Dalton Riverdale. Listings include German Oak Lodge No 257 Modern Woodmen Calumet Camp No 6142 Catholic Foresters St Luke Court No 186 Women’s Catholic Order of Sisters George Washington Lodge 189 U of N A Modern Maccabees City Tent No 1150 Brickmakers Local Union No 5 with officers named for each organization.
Riverdale Improvement Association meets the second Monday of each month at 8 pm in the Village Hall Riverdale with officers Kinney president Baker vice president Schafer secretary Reich treasurer Highlawn Hose Co No 1 meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Hose House Highlawn officers Ladwig president Wilkin secretary Dreesen treasurer
The Women's Relief Corps 3 meets the 2nd Friday at 2 pm and 4th Friday at 8 pm in Riverdale Village Hall with Emily Claussen as president and Dorothy Niemeyer as secretary. Boy Scouts meet Fridays at Park Avenue School in Dolton with W E Cissna as scoutmaster for junior and Rev W FE Ciesna as scoutmaster for senior division. Edw Kinney serves as secretary and Robt Hanyy as treasurer.
Dolton School Board meets the first Tuesday each month at 7 30 P M at Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board of Directors meets the fourth Friday each month at 7 30 P M at Bowen School. Herman Faden is President Fred Stanley Secretary Donald Jenness Treasurer.
Obel’s shop advertises ice cream available through the winter season. The notice highlights treats offered, pricing not listed, and invites customers to visit the store for frozen desserts during cold months.
The document presents a balance sheet totaling 145 963 07 in assets and liabilities with 25 000 deposits and 80 134 98 savings. Lorenz F. Ripley signs as cashier and Andrew Baumgartner notarizes the statement on December 9 1911 in Hinds County Cook.
A massive 16 inch breech loading seacoast rifle for U.S. defenses, first completed for Panama Canal. 49 feet long, 60 inch breech diameter tapering to 28 inches, 130 ton weight, capable of firing a 2,400 pound projectile about 22 miles with 576 pounds of powder.
At a reception a woman mistook Lawyer Williams for his doctor brother. She asked whether it is better to lie on the right or left side. The lawyer replied that if one is on the right side it is often unnecessary to lie at all.
The article surveys diverse names for Good Friday across cultures. It notes Anglo-Saxon and Danish terms like Long Friday, French Holy Friday, German Stiller Freitag or Charfrestag, and Greek names such as The Day of the Cross. It highlights Latin variants The Day of the Lord's Passion and The Sixth Holy Day of the Pascha, concluding Good Friday is chiefly English.
Local notice announces that George H Sthaefer has installed a line of incandescent sampa and directs readers to his advertisement for details.
A compendium of items for sale and rental listings across Riverdale Dolton Dolton area including farms land houses cabins and commercial properties. Listings mention farms near Calumet river Oakglen Lans ing Delton and Eagle Lake with prices and contact points such as F A Reich J C Ton A Baumgartner and The Pointer office. Also offered are two Shetland ponies a gas store and assorted household items including clocks parlor suite and a work horse. rental notices advertise flats cottages and farm land availability with contact details.
Congressman Homer Bulb of Nevada famed for epigrams sparks laughter in Dingle House lobby. Senator Montgomery Twell quips about forecasting the weather, prompting Col. Anthony Batherswyck to recount the joke around Washington and ending with a nudge to read A. P. Reich’s jewelry ad on the inner page.
Spectators in Japan enjoy animal contests where a monkey tied to a goose’s leg battles the water fear and goose seeks safety while the monkey avoids diving. The monkey often forces the goose into the pond and sits astride like a rider until the crowd tires of the scene.
The remark contrasts merit and wealth in obtaining favorable outcomes. It argues that while courage may merit recognition, financial power often influences whether a request is granted. The line invites reflection on fairness and social advantage.
Daily service details show the South Holland line operating with a 6.06 departure and 6:45 arrival. No. 67 leaves 47th at 5.57 a.m. arriving South Holland at 6:45 a.m. Eastbound times include 7:00 and 7:59 a.m. plus 4:15 p.m. and 6:18 p.m. Dalton has the same schedule for each direction.
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