Local Union and Lodge Meeting Notices
Brickmakers Local Union No. 6 meets at A. O. U. W. Hall Dolton on the second and last Thursday evenings. William J. Albrecht is president with Henry Hilgendorf as recording secretary and Andrew Messerschmidt as financial secretary. George Washington Lodge 189 U N A meets first and third Sundays at Lund's Hall Dalton at 8 p m John O'Brien pres Geo W Luckenbill sec treas. Business Men's Association meets first Wednesday at A. O. U. W. Hall Dalton p m J C Brookfelt president Frank O Bergold recording secretary Henry Hahn financial secretary Or Obeldobel treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Order Foresters
Riverdale
John H. Metevia
John E. Kinney
Nicholas Simon
Peter Ripley
Brickmakers
A. O. U. W. Hall
Dolton
William J. Albrecht
Henry Hilgendorf
Andrew Messerschmidt
George Washington Lodge
U. of N. A
Lund's Hall
Lincoln
Chicago Aves
Dalton
Ill
John O'Brien
Geo. W. Luckenbill
Secy and
Treas
Business Men’s Association
P.m. J
Women’s Relief Corps and Riverdale Board Directors Meet Times
The Women’s Relief Corps G W Spencer Post 279 meets the 2d Friday at 2 p.m and the 4th Friday at 8 p.m at the Village Stall Riverdale with Bertha Spuck as president and Oswald Obeldobet as secretary. Riverdale Board Directors meet on the 3d Saturday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Bowen School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Spencer
Riverdale
Bertha Spuck
Oswald Obeldobet
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen
Vollies of 1908 at Auditorium Chicago End Run
The Vollies of 1908 continue at the Auditorium Theatre Chicago with the Society Prize Fight as the peak laugh feature. Star performers include Bickel, Watson, Norworth, Deagon, Bayes, Whitford, Leigh and Dazie with popular ticket prices and midweek matinees on Wednesday Saturday and Sunday. Subscribe for The Pointer at $1.00 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditorium Theatre
Chicago
Bickel and Watson
Jack Norworth
Arthur Deagon
Nora Bayes
Annabelle Whitford
Grace Leigh
Dazie
Switchmen's Dance at Schwab's Fall Credit to Geo Washington Lodge
Last Saturday evening the Switchmen's Dance at Schwab's Fall, organized by Geo. Washington Lodge 8 A of N A, drew many downtown switchmen by special train from 33rd street to Dalton. The event ran late with guests dancing calmly until morning. Eddie Wirtz recited verses about city meat inspector James McCarthy who spoke at the ball and sang, delivering playful lines about unions and women's rights in a lively, humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwab
Geo. Washington Lodge 8. A
N. A
33Rd Street
Dalton
Pointer
Eddie Wirtz
James McCarthy
Womanly Logic in a Picture Dealers Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a seller and a woman arguing over unpaid bills for two months old pictures. The dealer asserts the order existed and delivery occurred, while the woman denies ordering, receiving, or paying, highlighting stubborn logic and miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasp
How to Survive a Snowbound Scenario in the Woods
Outing Magazine advises a careful, calm approach for a lost traveler. Move slowly at about two miles per hour to avoid exhaustion and overheating, study tracks to deduce direction, and aim for shelter along the likely path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outing Magazine
Marriage Endurance Versus Celibacy
A Book fellow argues celibacy costs more than marriage and that a good marriage is supreme happiness so even a bad marriage is better than no marriage at all. The quote underscores societal value placed on matrimony.
A Reversal The Chinese reverse everything
A wry quotation contrasts Chinese and Western customs on courtship and marriage, noting a man in China never sees his wife before marriage while in some Western societies he seldom sees her afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Times
Prince of Conde and the Gift of Friendship
A Bosset quotation praises the Prince of Conde for valuing friendship above all. It notes how favors from him render him obliged and joyful, delighting in bringing pleasure to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Conde
Jacques Benigne Bossuet
Bellows Use Traced to Fifteenth Century BC
Ancient carvings unearthed in Egypt prove bellows were used to force fires in the fifteenth century B C. This finding links early metalworking and heating practices to a long critique of craft origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Illinois Day Promises to Spark Alaska Yukon Exposition
Alaska-Yukon-Expo in Seattle opens June 1 with Illinois Day on June 3, featuring a huge concessions parade and Pay Streak amusements. Illinois and Michigan societies vie for largest state representation, while government buildings rise and the aquarium nears completion. The fair is reported ninety percent done with rapid progress on Hawaiian Philippine Alaska and Fisheries pavilions.
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Seattle
Washington
Illinois
Illinois Association of Seattle
Michigan
Exposition Directorate
Phillippine
Alaska
Fisheries
Alaskan
British Columbian
Oregon
Chicago
Midway
The Thundering Legion and the Thunderstorm Miracle
A Roman legion around AD 174, partly Christian, fought Marcomanni under Marcus Antonius. Trapped by thirst, a severe thunderstorm and heavy rain relieved them and frightened the enemy, yielding a great victory. Christians saw divine deliverance and named the force the Thundering Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Antonius
New York American
Mo rocco Adages Highlight Shared Wit In Figaro Note
A Figaro writer notes Moroccan sayings that resemble French ones and lists several proverbs. The quotations include camel imagery and cautions about reliance on others, smart foes, stealthy dangers, and distrust of luck women and horses. The piece frames these as cultural parallels and observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Figaro
Rule to Follow in Public Life Echoed in Editorial
An editorial voices a blunt maxim that advertising resonates with growth while restraint leads to isolation. It asserts the U S should not pay a cent to the Great Unknown and frames a stance on national economic and political confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. A
For Rent and For Sale Notices from Dolton Area
Multiple classified items list two flats for rent on Fredericka Street near Dolton Junction and an 8 room house for sale with modern improvements. Also offered are a fresh milk cow with hay, a base burner stove, an 8 room cottage for rent on 634 Irvin Avenue, and a lost beagle hound with a reward for return at 403 Par Avenue. Contact details include E Rolert, Al Simnick, Garret Walstra, and The Pointer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericka Street
Dolton Junction
E. Rolert
Exedensha
Dolton
Garret Walstra
Chicago Terminal Railroad
Michigan Central Bridge
Pointer
Irvin Avenue
Dolton Rail Schedule Listings Clear Eastbound and Northbound Times
Eastbound times show 7.00 a m 7.58 a m 4.15 p m 5.14 p m with half hour differences noted for service to Dolton. Northbound runs at 9.23 a m and 7.05 p m, with minutes differences described in the timetable fragment.
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Kinney Brothers
Indiana Ave
Dalton Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Village Boards
Delton
Thos. Harper
Geo. H. Schaefer
Village Board
August C. Reich
Jacob A. Decklar
Ancient Order United Workmen
A. O. A. W. Hall
Richard Hoppe
Herman Kalas
John F. Boetteger
Calumet Camp
Women’s Catholic Order Foresters
Magdalen Ripley
Emma Kelly
Catharine Kurz
Knights OF the Modern Magccabees
A. O. U. W Hall
Baumgartner
A. O
W. Hall
W. West
Thos. Karper
H. Fuller
Riverdale Improvement Association
M. J. M. Deam
John H. Schafer
F. A. Reich
Riverdale Hose Company
Flose House
Highlawn
Fred Ludwig
Geo. L. Shoehler
Herman Dreesen
Women’s Relief Corps
McCarthy
Switchmen’s Union
Shure
Edward Wirtz, JR
Alaska-Yukon-Exposition
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Termis
Prosewins
New York
St. Washington
al. Simnick
Par Avenue
Henry Reroenancke
MASON
Leyden Ave
III
George C. Hartung
Mer
Michigan Avenue
Randolph Street
Busine
Uth
Randolph
South
North
Chi
East, NL
North Bound
Uc Ac
Western
Indiana
R. R
Ae “A
A. J. Parker, M.D
D.D.S
Leyden Avenue
Dutt
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
E. Fordtran
Andrew Baumgartner
Justice Or the Peace Notary Public
Tel
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago St. Dolton, N
R. Pilz Shoemaker
Lincoln Avenue
Ernst Hanschmann
137Th Street
Richard Buschking
Expressing
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
Dolton, Ill
WM. C. Zesch
Riv
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Grant Bros
Fred J. Ott
Chicago St. Dolton,ill
37Th St
K. C. Depot
Geo. Tuch
H. R. Penfield
West
138Th St. Highlawn
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