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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
4
Directory of Dolton Riverdale groups with meeting halls and officers. Knights of the Modern Maccabees, Brickmakers Local Union No. 6, Riverdale Improvement Association, Riverdale Hose Company No. 1, Women’s Relief Corps, Business Men’s Association, Dolton School Board, and Riverdale Board Directors list meeting times locations and key officers. The Houston Post comment appears as a quoted want ad line.
A compact reflection on artists and wealth noting their willingness to be spoiled by prosperity despite encounters with fame and monetary reward. It suggests a tension between artistry and material success in creative life.
Notice for Dolton village Sewer Assessment second installment due with interest on all unpaid assessments. Payable at the sewer collector office to March 10, 1911. Geo A Dolton, Collector.
A 21st century style roll of local notes records a rear end collision on Terminal Street near Calumet Park, births and marriages in Riverdale families, deaths including Henry Franke and Earl Holmes, property deals such as Edward Bachmann selling land to Indiana Harbor for 25000, and civic items like a new Dol ton fire truck order and the Grange line road bridge opening.
A quoted reflection on virtue and suffering by Bruyere contrasts heroism with hardship. A village hotel keeper offers a wry remark about keeping dogs, noting their regular meals even if they do not pay for board.
A Wyoming cowboy in Philadelphia visits Owen Wister and is allowed to inspect the author’s city outfit. While examining an opera hat it suddenly sprang open and the cowhand exclaims in admiration, calling it a self cocking hat. He remarks it beats hell.
Rebecca Wentzel age eighty two recalls attending 3,097 funerals since age nine, averaging about 42 per year. Her lifelong tally highlights enduring encounters with loss and community.
A thirsty thief robbed 45 cases of champagne, stealing the wagon and horses as well. He reportedly concealed the loot on his person and escaped through the subway using a rope made from his bed clothes.
A collection of maxims notes virtues in friendship and a tale of wealth. Punshion stresses self improvement before judging others. A rich man describes wealth by contrarian facing markets. The Sheng Hui Pao cites China Hong Kong exports of human hair to America valued at 2 228 925 dollars.
A note on using ivory knives advises dipping a spotted handle in water then powdered pumice with a chamois for a hard rub. The quotation from S Bernard Shaw appears alongside the tip, contrasting social etiquette with practical care.
Transit notice lists Saturday and Sunday service with daily runs excluding weekends. Route No. 67 departs 47th Street at 5 57 am arriving at South Holland at 6 45 am with daily service except Saturday and Sunday.
Timetable fragment lists multiple times and codes such as 7 38 a.m and 11.58 am with routes between Riverdale and Chicago. Entries show departures around morning to evening with daily except Sunday service. Passenger waits and fare codes appear as scattered figures.
Study notes that half of marriages occur even if the man could be sure no rival would win his wife. It argues motives beyond competition influence marriage choices.
An average of from 15 to 16 dollars per person per year is spent in the United States for electricity. A comic aside notes marriage failures and a stained silver remedy mentions using a cloth dipped in sulphuric acid, then soap and water and polishing.
In a humorous exchange a man contemplates buying a dining room rug for Christmas while joking he will gift his wife a shotgun. The gag appears amid a broader feature noting the growing number of unmarried women in the country.
A machine designed by a Chinese inventor makes straw braid twelve times faster than hand weaving. The claim highlights a notable efficiency breakthrough and notes the maker’s heritage.
The Obels lampoon notes a humorous proverb about self perception, stating no man feels heroic when faced with his own alarm clock, underscoring modesty in daily duties and domestic routines.
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