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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
4
The notice lists address, editorial staff, and contact phones for Tuas F Kinney’s weekly Riverdale newspaper. It details classified ad rates per line, display rates on request, and payment terms for want ads and notices.
Sheridan Road opens through Wilmette to Kenilworth with concrete pavement completed between the north village limits of Wilmette and Kenilworth south village limits. The project is a cooperative effort of New Trier township Sheridan Road Improvement Association and abutting property owners linking Chicago and Milwaukee.
The article analyzes egg prices and causes, citing a January government report. It notes cold weather limits production and cold storage depletion, with warmer weather expected to boost laying. predicts an egg famine in coming weeks and urges public action to mitigate shortages.
The report notes sensational chatter about egg trusts and egg corners cooperating for a few weeks to ease shortages. It mentions that good weather in the south could speed up shipments of fresh eggs, with the timing depending on the sun and warmth.
Bat Nelson sells a 45 acre farm between 136th and 138th streets along Avenue O to a steel car concern. The buyer’s name is withheld. rumor links Haskell Barker Co of Michigan City. Deal not closed. plant may employ 2000 workers with spring construction.
The Department of the Interior opens about 4000 acres in the Belle Fourche valley South Dakota on February 8 under homestead and reclamation laws. This fifth unit offers nearby land, three year residence, and irrigation water at cost with 20 year deferred payments. Officials expect many settlers amid rising values from $25 to $75 125 per acre since 1912. For details contact The Settlement Agent US Reclamation Service Chicago til.
A reflective essay argues being broke is a mindset not a wallet. It cites Joseph Pulitzer’s high salary as proof that talent and effort unlock wealth. A Missouri woman builds a major telephone company from a village switchboard, and a Cincinnati woman grows from small drugstore to a multi‑store wholesale business. The moral: anyone. who works hard and stays earnest can rise above poverty through honest labor.
Used cars of makes including Studebaker Buick Rambler Peerless Stoddard Dayton offered for immediate delivery. All in good mechanical condition with guarantee and service. Prices range from 170 to 750 dollars. See them at 1148 S Michigan Ave Roseland.
Village of Riverdale in Cook County Illinois enacts rules to trim street trees so their highest point does not exceed 25 feet above street grade. Residents requesting permits pay trimming costs and must have supervision by the streets and alleys committee or an appointed inspector. Trees ruined or killed during trimming must be replaced at the requester’s expense. In force from January 23 1917. President Charles Niemeyer signed. Village Clerk F Obergold authenticated.
The Farmer's Institute gathers at Lincoln Avenue School Dalton on Saturday January 27 with a program at 2 30 Household Science led by Grace M Smith and Soils and Soil Fertility by Elmer T Ebersol. August Geneke leads discussions on Vegetable Growing Onion soil Pickles Sugar Beets. Evening program at 8 00 features A Fertile Soil Means a Prosperous People presented by Chas W Farr. Orville Bright Jr Country Life Director conducts school songs and exercises. This is the first institute in Dalton and local committee expects a top event.
St Luke's Court C O I announces a grand dance at Riverside Inn Riverdale on Saturday evening February 3 1917. Proceeds support court activities and community programs. Tickets available at the inn and church office.
Six acre farm near Thornton Illinois three blocks from streetcar line features an 18 by 24 foot house about one acre timber and a fine chicken operation. Includes drilled well. Price 2600 dollars with 600 dollars down balance to be arranged. William Maurer Riverdale Illinois.
91 acre tiled farm with good soil and buildings half a mile west of Dyer Indiana on the Lincoln Highway. Send responses to Box 10 Thornton Illinois for rent details.
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