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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1915
Page
8
South Holland residents report illness and recovery including Gerrit Bardwick and John VanDer Vliet. Miss Tracy Haven passes through en route to Three Oaks Michigan as church entertainments and funerals mark holiday events. Community updates cover new homes, visits, school programs, a first automobile funeral, and local business activity in Buda Harvey.
Henry Huise and John Struss traveled to Effingham County to visit relatives. The P O S of A lodge reports 42 members and plans to install new officers on the second Tuesday in January 1916. Mrs Linsey Briggs and Josphine Briggs with Dr J B Wharton left for Baltimore for radium treatments. Joe Feanstra is busy painting signs for the Egyptian Trail and hopes to find meat pots, continuing town activity.
The text traces how philosophers since Plato studied perfumes and their meanings. It notes ancient Orient women practicing perfume tricks long before Plato, suggesting effects beyond early psychology.
A health note suggests using rhythmic repetition and deliberate breathing to fall asleep. It mentions left-side sleeping and brief reading as an example, while noting reading in bed is unhygienic and proposing alternative habits for better sleep.
Auction style notice offers sale or lease of 20 acres of farm land by Riverdale with complete farming outfit. Inquiries directed to Emil Heimsoth at 12 Ash Place Riverdale.
The Cook County Press Club held its first community banquet at the Hayes Hotel in Chicago with public, business, and political figures attending. Toasts by F H Burke highlighted aims to fuse civic spirit and closer ties among press, councilmen, and local businessmen. Speakers included State Senator John A Swanson and State Rep A C G Young among others. A subsequent meeting is planned in another city area next month.
The Riverdale theater presents The Commuted Sentence a two reel Thanhouser drama with Ethyln Cook Lessons in Love a three reel comedy with Hal Forde and Goring Ciss Father and Son a three act Francelia Billington drama Man to Man a Creel Mustang drama with Anna Little and Spring Onions a comedy Exploits of Elaine No 5 and 6 a comedy with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm admission five or ten cents Conrad Kern proprietor wishing a happy New Year and thanking patrons for the past year
Friday shows include Out of The Big Snows and She Son. Saturday offers A Queen For an Hour plus The Law at Silver Camp. Sunday features A Sultana of the Desert and Fits and Chills. Doors open 7 p m and Sunday matinee 3 15. Admission adults 10 cents children 5 cents.
Miss Yelderwasit of Momence spent last week in Globe with friends and likes her new home. The Liberty social Club celebrated Caroline's 16th birthday at Hewis' with a jolly meeting. Fred Dahlman and Claus Schrum hunted rabbits at Grant Park but results are unclear. Wilbert Carr reported on the sick list. MacCarley injured hand with blood poisoning. John Jonkman out with grippe. Jacoba VanDerWey visited Meyer home. Andy McKee woes with facial boils delay factory rounds. Mrs D Rickert spent the holiday with Hewis family.
A humorous remark by Uncle Eben contrasts science with simple newspaper reading. He dismisses microscopes and telescopes, claiming he can gain all needed surprises by wearing spectacles and reading the news.
A noted quote describes stagnation as the first sign of business decay, highlighting the warning that results achieved without ongoing growth indicate trouble ahead. The remark underscores the need for continual progress to sustain success.
Cartridge wads made from granulated cork in France are claimed to reduce gun recoil while preserving efficiency in firearms using them.
The high school tuition law faces a Supreme Court decision on its constitutionality. In DuPage Circuit Court at Wheaton Judge Mazzi ni Slusser overruled a demurrer in a Lombard school board suit, sending the matter to the state high court. The act lets any eighth grade graduate attend county high schools at state expense, set tuition by the county superintendent, and use the state distributable fund. The law, effective July, aims to provide high school training for students in districts lacking schools and unable to pay local tuition.
Oakglen Kennis offers 30 acre farm with new buildings 134 miles southwest of Oakglen at 200 per acre. A 40 acre tiled farm 24 miles south of Lansing with rich soil at 160 per acre. Options include 20 acres or whole. Also a residence on State Street West Hammond offered by J. C. Von Oakglen Illinois. Phone Lansing 56 J.
The quickest and best way to freshen salted fish is by soaking it in sour milk to restore moisture and flavor.
The article notes China's grand canal extending roughly 2,190 miles, celebrated as the world’s longest man made waterway. It emphasizes historical significance and ongoing influence in transport and trade across regions.
An electrical smoke abatement device uses current through fine wires in a stack to charge soot particles so they unite and fall into a receptacle. This method aims to reduce smoke nuisance by collecting emissions before they escape the chimney.
Detroit Free Press quotes a conversation about an heir chosen by a wealthy uncle. The speaker notes that someone with multiple potential heirs would not be selected, implying motives and tensions around inheritance and family dynamics.
The study by Charles B. Davenport finds that in about two thirds of violent temper cases the trait is clearly inherited. The excerpt includes Emerson urging workers to forge a place in the world through steady, rugged effort.
The remark notes a woman who marries to reform a man faces heavy effort as evangelists emerge and mobilize large groups, drawing hundreds to the road. It highlights social reform currents and the lure of revivalist campaigns during the period.
A reflective line urges belief in spoken words and steady effort. It emphasizes accountability and consistency over time, framing personal integrity as sufficient for success without later scrutiny.
Advertising note lists a sale item described as oxidized gas bone at a bargain price. It specifies the seller 8S W Schwab located at 72 East 187th Street in San Francisco.
Grant P. Smith recalls a misadventure when his wife toppled from a stepladder while hanging a Goethe portrait. The fall injured her back and also harmed the cat, highlighting a humorous risk of overzealous decorating.
The Galveston News notes a preacher thrives in a new community by calling men brother even when he forgets their names, illustrating a quick social bond and adaptable diplomacy.
Ridge residents share holiday visits with family and friends from Champaign and Dalton. Local leaders and educators from Elgin visit area families during Christmas. Birthday celebrations, expressions of gratitude, and well wishes for the new year appear alongside illness updates and school memories from Lincoln Avenue School.
The Dolton program lists Friday February 11 with Prof Glenn Starck a celebrated baritone and dramatist and Master Henry Fluegge a top boy pianist. Friday March 10 features the Imperial Male Quartette. Season tickets run adults one dollar and children fifty cents.
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