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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
4
Business Men's Association meets Wednesday at U. U. W. Hall, Dalton. Dillner presides, Beigulu recording secretary, Stalin financial secretary, Ubeldube tiedsuleL.
Riverdale Improvement Association meets on the second Monday monthly at Village Hall Riverdale 80 Clock p m JT. F Kinney president Johnny Schafer secretary and Aldeich treasurer Riverdale Hose Company No 1 meets on the first Wednesday monthly at the Hose House Highlawn Fred Lauwig president Geo L Ivehler secretary Herman Disesen treasurer
The Emily Claussen presides over Women’s Relief Corps No. 279 meeting at 2 p m on the second day of the month and the fourth Wednesday with president Emily Claussen and secretary Dorothy Niemeyer.
An essay argues that school management rests on kindness from teachers who must earn students’ trust. Love and personal attention foster willing cooperation, while authority remains essential for discipline when the student’s welfare requires it.
Poem excerpts praise memory and growth as the sea and shell themes recur. The piece compares famous statues including Memnon, Borromes, Arminius, and Rhodes to Bartholdi’s Liberty with exact dimensions and weights for the statue, pedestal, and internal structures.
The article recounts the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor, a gift from France to the United States commemorating liberty and independence. It notes Auguste Bartholdi the sculptor and the 1886 inauguration, and describes a Paris meeting in 1865 that sparked the project as a “sermon in stone or metal” to enlighten the world.
Tax notices state 1909 taxes are due with collection at multiple locations and dates across towns including Thornton, Lansing, Oakglen, West Hammond, Sobieski, Kamradt's Hall, Schrumville, Bernice, South Holland, Nomewood, Burnham, Berger's Corner, Riverdale, South Harvey, Blue Island Corner, and John Shilling as collector.
Edison reflects on the 1889 invention of the moving picture machine and its vast growth. He praises its educational and entertainment value, the global reach of films, and the impact of theaters built for projection, envisioning broad cultural and intellectual benefits for the American public.
A brief note from The Kinetogram discusses how a portion of education and culture among citizens will be shaped by a specific source of arousal. The passage emphasizes the role of media and public discourse in forming civic engagement and shared cultural understanding.
Neighbor and friends offered support during the death and burial of my husband and father. Gratitude also extended for the kindness from the M. W. A. Society. Mrs. Jaeschuke and family.
Timetable snippet shows South from Riverdale with multiple times listed across the day. The notes reference a Business Men's Special train service connecting Frisco, Chicago, and East Illinois.
Eastbound Panhandle trains run at 7.00 am 7.58 am and 4.15 pm 5.14 pm with a parallel Dalton service. Two fence each way noted.
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