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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1926
Page
10
The Lansing post office will stay open until 7 p m and on Friday and Saturday nights until 8 p m through Christmas to ease mail rush. Local notes list births, visits, and community events including school entertainment and church activities across Lansing and nearby towns.
Pat tells Mike with pride he was born in Dublin. Mike replies he was born within two miles of Dublin and could have been born in the heart of the city if he had chosen to be.
The South Holland post office closes at 10:40 a m on Christmas and New Year’s Day and reports no rural delivery. A moving accident injures John Scheffers when a truck jerks, causing a fall with a phonograph. he is unconscious for hours under a doctor’s care. John VanZanten suffers foot injuries from a hayfork incident.
An advertisement urges readers to visit Bardwick Auto Sales for the Karas five tube radio receiver praised for power and sound. It notes home built models, service offerings, and tube testing, with contact by Jeff and location at 162 West 158th Street or Bardwick Auto Sales in South Holland. Also listed are rental housing at 167th Street and historic notes on Levey’s Theater Royal in Sydney from 1888 with background on early performances and robberies.
A vacuum tube and high speed camera are used by US Bureau of Standards experts to measure muzzle vibrations during discharge. Early results show a light coating in the barrel makes guns shoot high and vibrations rise as powder charge decreases. Researchers aim to develop a formula for bullets and barrels to minimize inaccuracy.
Theaters present Richard Talmadge in The Merry Cavalier on Saturday and Delores Costello in The Little Irish Girl Sunday Matinee at 2.30. Wednesday and Thursday December 22 and 23 feature Meet the Prince with Joseph Schildkraut Marguerite DeLaMotte Vera Stedman and Julia Faye. Society and nobility in romance and comedy. When you meet the prince you will be charmed.
Saturday shows Jack Hoxie in Looking For Trouble with Pathe Review. Sunday matinee at 2.30 features Ken Maynard and his horse Tarzan in The Unknown Cavalier. December 21 and 22 Tuesday and Wednesday present Antonia Moreno and Pauline Starke in Elinor Glyn's Love's Blind ness.
Matinee Sunday features Milton Sills in Paradise plus five vaudeville acts. Dec 20 22 Aura LaPlante stars in Her Big Night with Christmas Eve in Toyland staged by Grace Jurd. Dec 24 29 cent Norma Shearer in Upstage with holiday vaudeville acts and Santa Claus in Toyland at The Peoples Store decorated venue.
The original Salem deed, disputed during English rule, is sealed in a protective vault with a photographic copy on display. The 1686 document, valued by modern standards at about 100 million dollars, survived the 1914 fire as Mayor Burley rushed to safeguard the relic.
The article lists the sun distances for eight planets. Mercury 86,000,000 miles Venus 67,270 miles Earth 98,000,000 Mars 141,700,090 Jupiter 483,855,000 Saturn 887,093,000 Uranus 1,784,732,000 Neptune 2,798,528,04.
Indiana Harbor Belt separation plea heard with village attorney and engineer appointed to represent. Bids for cleaning fifty catch basins opened. George Wells awarded the contract as lowest bidder. The fire engine house area is ready for occupancy by the water superintendent to ensure 24 seven coverage.
Mythic gold mine said to lie in Brazil’s interior, first spoken of in 1685 and since lost. Dozens of expeditions over centuries have tried to rediscover the fabled treasure but none succeeded.
The Dalton Postoffice will stay open until 7 00 p m each night to serve patrons during the Christmas rush Mail your parcels and greeting cards at your local postoffice This office will accommodate all who wish to be served Mail is given the same care as in larger offices Prompt and courteous service for all patrons.
In loving memory of our dear father Jasper Trump who passed away December 13 1924 two years have passed since that sad day Sweet thoughts of you drive away our tears God only knows the loss we felt Peaceful be thy rest loving children note 82-1p
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