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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
4
The Pointer condemns bloody fights at dances and urges strict policing. It warns against whisky fueled brawls and demands uniformed officers or firings to preserve decency. local villages rely on peace officers to prevent clashes in crowded halls.
The Hall Committee from about fifteen local organizations will meet Thursday evening January 2 at 8 p m in Village Hall Riverdale to discuss plans for erecting a Fraternity Hall midway between Dalton and Riverdale. Members appointed from the various bodies are urged to attend and present views to ensure a practical plan.
A tale by EB F Benson notes how a patient slept after a doctor stopped morphia when only a water injection was given, showing imagination's power. The Dalton schools plan one week and Riverdale schools two weeks of holiday in the near term.
Berger School held their exercises Tuesday afternoon with an elaborate program. The house was crowded and Miss Van Zanuten received praise for the teachers. Col. Propper objected to the missing American flag and Fred Waterman gave a short speech.
The Pope Beet Sugar Works finished its 1907 fall and winter campaign from Oct 6 to Dec 18. It processed 290,086 tons of beets producing 4,500,000 pounds of sugar with most pulp dried and shipped east. About 200 men were employed throughout the campaign, with key staff retained for next year. Richard Schoon of Munster Indiana visited town recently and looked well.
A southern bachelor hires a Black servant to clean and tend his lamp but asserts ownership over all belongings. The servant replies that the blacking and possessions belong to him. Later the man encounters the servant with a chocolate companion and baby, and the servant insists the child is the master's, not his.
Louis Wesse and wife of Riverdale spent Christmas day with relatives at Lansing Alabama. The exchange over being square or round highlights the quirks of English.
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