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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1917
Page
3
Elizabeth Farley faces pressure to pursue acting while her fiancé Earle Terry tries to shield her from trouble. She falls for Basil Winter, a charming actor with a secret wife and kids, then flees Fernleigh to escape his deception and returns home exhausted, seeking support from Earle.
Danville reports: coal trains to Chicago robbed en route, prompting calls for armed guards on all trains of the Chicago & East Winds railway. A suspect released after claiming coal aid to a sick woman reduced deliveries by 10 to 15 tons per trip.
Springfield resident Harry Saul aged 32 of Girard was killed when a home made air pressure pump improvised from an ice cream can exploded. The can lid blew off striking his jaw while a tube hit his neck severing his jugular vein.
An explosion at a blasting magazine near Shullsburg Wisconsin 15 miles from Galena rocked houses and shattered glass. About 1500 pounds of blasting material were stored in the magazine and police believe a short circuit in electric wires caused the blast.
A St. Louis construction firm, already winning the Rock Island arsenal enlargement contract for 18 government buildings, has been named lowest bidder for a new artillery storehouse. The award amounts to 40400 dollars.
Governor Frank O Lowden and Mrs Lowden invite state officials to a reception at the governor's mansion on the evening of January 31. Invitations have been sent for the event marking the first such gathering since taking office. Burn Church Mortgages Middletown The burning of the $5000 mortgage on the Middletown Methodist Episcopal church clears the last debt on church property here after ten years during which $28000 was paid for church buildings.
Springfield reports Governor Lowden marked his fifty sixth birthday with a full day of work in his office and a family dinner at the mansion. His office staff presented a large basket of roses. In Mason City promoters of the Better Way auto trail met to organize road marking from Peoria to St Louis with directors to be chosen from each town along the route.
Danville Illinois authorities announce free dental dispensaries to aid indigent residents. The program aims to provide care at no cost to those in hardship and mobilizes a fleet to deliver services.
Rockford public school pupils must provide all writing and drawing paper as the board of education appropriated no funds for such purposes.
In Freeport the Rev. Frederic D. Butler reports a theft at Grace Episcopal Church. A burglar entered the rectory during services and stole the reverend’s overcoat, money, and other valuables.
A day nursery for child care at ten cents per day will be run by the Catholic Woman's League on newly acquired property in Aurora. The facility offers supervision and care for children during the day as part of the league's community service.
Illinois faces a payroll due soon of 450000 with only 170800 in treasury. Treasurer Len Small notes 856000 of inheritance taxes and 350000 of last year’s taxes sit unremitted in Cook County funds. An emergency bill is drafted to allow action to seize state funds. investigation into county money is planned. Chicago welcomes the returning Seventh Illinois infantry with a parade and official receptions.
The Third Mi nos infantry and Second brigade headquarters will be among first units to leave the border for home under war department orders to muster out 25,000 National Guardsmen. They will entrain at Camp Wilson on Saturday and a rapid return is expected, with other units likely to follow.
Springfield printers organize the Illinois Typographical Union to promote a state lobby and anti injunction and state printing bills. G T P Lischer of Springfield and U O Maddux of Alton are named officers.
The Third Illinois Infantry departs San Antonio Texas heading for Fort Sheridan with band playing Nome Sweet Nome. This Guards unit was the first to be mustered out of federal service and the last of the Illinois militia on the border to respond to President Wilson.
Potatoes priced at 66 dollars a bushel appeared at Aurora. Dealers noted they were new, drawing interest more as exhibits than salable commodities.
Dixon district Methodist Episcopal camp meeting set for June 28 to July 8 with William J. Bryan likely to speak.
A blaze of unknown origin devastated the Gol den Grain Mailing plant on East St. Louis, causing a loss estimated at 00000 dollars. The fire department from Fast St. Louis responded but the plant was irreparably damaged.
An advertisement claims Danderine eliminates dandruff and hair loss within ten minutes of application. It asserts the scalp will stop itching and weeks of use will produce new hair growth, plus immediate improvements in hair appearance and texture. A 25 cent bottle is advertised as proof of the product’s promised results.
A brief dialogue hints at a steady craft. The old man replies that he has been making something again as he markets a new assignment, suggesting renewed work and purpose in his trade.
An Omaha Nebraska advertisement urges housewives to combat high living costs by replacing pricey meats with Skinner’s Macaroni and Spaghetti. It offers a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg. Co. to show a hundred ways to prepare the product.
In the Yonkers Statesman fragment a dialogue shows a boy asking why his schoolteacher is cross. The father explains she is not married, a point the boy repeats with curiosity about her tone and state. The brief item captures a domestic exchange with period voice.
Sore corns or calluses can be lifted with slight pressure after applying a few drops of freezone. A small bottle is inexpensive at drug stores and allegedly removes all corns or calluses without pain. The product dries on contact and won’t irritate surrounding skin. If stock is unavailable, ask the druggist to order it.
A couple admires an impressionist landscape she bought. He judges the artist likely suffered painter’s colic after careful study, sparking a quiet, humorous exchange about the painting and its creator.
A famous actress shares a cheap DIY formula to darken gray hair. The recipe mixes water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine, with full directions in each Barbo box. It promises gradual darkening without scalp staining or greasiness.
A dialogue on enforcement of prohibition contrasts pledges with laws. It notes that breaking a law may prove harder than breaking a pledge, implying skepticism about the pledge system and the practicalities of prohibition.
Advert shows a remedy for sickly children promising quick relief for delicate feverish and cross kids. Claims to cleanse the stomach act on the liver and help worms. Used by mothers for 30 years. Available from druggists 2 cents. Free sample offered by Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
Dialogue from Doston Transcript shows Edith noting a father's objection stems from not seeing anything valuable in Jack. The exchange dramatizes tension over approval and perception within a relationship.
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