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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
5
Hit or Miss notes Deneen missed Richmond conference after preparing to address and buy rail tickets. Rogers endures a third set of teeth. Wilson resumes conference with Bryan. Cold storage ordinance passes council. Home Theatre collapse prompts no fatalities. Puzzle ponders heating Riverdale Pullman. Taft offers a warship to Wilson for Panama Canal. Tariff shifts noted from Agate to Zine. Mary Walker and Carry Catt are discussed in gender attire terms.
A dialogue between an auditor and Senator Sorghum reveals a misread entry in campaign expenses. The auditor questions raw material costs, while Sorghum explains a stenographer’s error and clarifies the intended phrase hurrah material.
A Baltimore American quotation contrasts Miss Oldgirl’s remark that serious work is interrupted by men banging around with Miss Pert’s reply praising her seriousness, highlighting social tone and witty exchange in a newspaper snippet.
A reader notes that modern civilization shifts the burden of breadwinning from muscle to nerves, reflecting concerns about work, stress, and the role of mental strain in daily labor. The remark appears as a commentary in the era’s press.
An advertisement offers a choice of 50 by 185 foot or 40 by 170 foot lots in Dalton near the western Indiana railroad depot. Terms include $10 down and $10 monthly payments with financing to help build a custom home. Contact Wm Maurer at 211 E 138th Street by telephone 493.
Cinders available for sidewalks and other uses are offered by Pope Beet Sugar Works. Contact the ember wagon or carloads unloading point for loading. Handy loading location provided by the supplier.
The President and Board of Trustees of Riverdale Village invite sealed bids by 8 p.m. Saturday December 21 for the material and construction of a 10 inch vitrified tile pipe sewer on School Street from 138th to 139th in Cook County Illinois. Plans and specs are on file in the clerk's office. F. C. Bergold.
Washington DC December 16. Per capita sugar consumption in the United States this year reaches about eighty seven pounds. Total sugar use exceeds eight billion pounds, with consumer cost near four hundred million dollars. Beet sugar production rises to 1.4 billion pounds, up from 1.1 billion in 1910.
The C E I introduces a new train named "Manufacturers Special" operating Sundays starting December 8. The route runs from Polk Street Station to Crete and back with a 2 15 P M Chicago departure reaching Dolton at 2 57 P M. Dolton stop added northbound around 5 30 P M. local patrons urge restoration of the stop.
The Housincer family thanks neighbors relatives and friends for sympathy kindness and floral offerings after the death of their beloved son and brother. Mr. and Mrs. A Housincer and family.
The Hull family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy during the sickness and death of their wife and mother. F. E. Hull and Family. Laxacold a laxative tablet treatment for coughs colds grippe headache and neuralgia at all druggists 25c.
The poem celebrates Christmas bells as carriers of joyful tidings and foretellers of weddings and dinners. It contrasts maidens and their fashions with bells that chime prophetic messages for each, from Maud to Bianca, Ange line to Ah Lung, ending with a universal Christmas joy as bells ring out across north, south, east, and west. Etelka Fashion Album.
A poetic Christmas notice notes the Christ Child's love and grace in the hearts of readers. It mentions Rachael Barton Butler in New York and cites a Chicago Record-Herald remark about New York banks and restaurants being open all night and churches closing early.
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