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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
4
The text lists regular meeting nights for the village boards of Dolton and Riverdale, and numerous fraternal and religious groups. It includes dates, times, and venues such as Village Halls and A. O. U. W. Hall, with officers named for each organization.
Riverdale Improvement Association meets on the second Monday each month at the Village Hall at 8 o clock. Highlawn Hose Co No 1 meets the first Wednesday monthly at the Hose House. Women’s Relief Corps W Spencer Corps No 279 meets the first Thursday at 2 pm and the third Thursday at 1 pm at the Village Hall. Officers listed include T. E. Kinney President and Mrs Emma Kelly President.
In Hurops painters dust artworks using air syringes as a novel method. Boy Scouts Junior Division meet Fridays at Park Avenue School Building Dolton. Rev. W. E. Oisana serves as Scoutmaster.
The ordinance lists corporate appropriations for the Village of Riverdale for the fiscal year May 1, 1912 to April 30, 1913. It designates tax levy amounts and confirms balance funding from surplus and non taxation sources, detailing salaries, police, street, water works, bond interest, and miscellaneous expenses plus a 2 percent deficit provision.
A. J. Pearce D D S says he will close the Riverdale branch due to expanding practice in Roseland. Patients from Riverdale and nearby areas should contact him at 131 BE. 111th Street Roseland Telephone West Pullman 3382.
Notice states Dolton Illinois will hold a special election July 30 1912 to issue General Corporate Bonds of $15 000 to fund street and avenue improvements. Polls open 7 a m to 5 p m at the Village Hall. Ordinance authorizing bond issuance to be printed on ballots. Date July 5 1912.
Fragmentary municipal notice dated 28th day of Sutie 1912 shows F C Bergold village clerk and F W Schmidt president with approval stamp dated June 25. The wording is partially illegible but indicates official approval and a seal.
The poem urges avoiding fault finding and loud criticism. It counsels kindness and support over pounding others and spreading grumbling. Promote positive deeds, back fellow workers, and brighten life by uplifting the men against the game rather than harping on flaws.
Dressmaker Mrs. J. H. Wiegand announces a summer term for her dressmaking school with a 50 percent price cut. Fees drop from 20 to 10 dollars for eight weeks, with an option of 3.50 per week. Students must bring their own material. Further details to follow.
A reader offers about 40 car loads of rich dirt washed from beets at a site called fantasy were cee ewes and invites growers or others to claim it free by calling.
A dense list of rental ads and small sales items across Riverdale, Dalton, Harvey, and nearby communities. Multiple houses, flats, and a store building available for rent or sale, plus farm land, buggy, stove, and Ford vehicle listings, with contact names and addresses such as The Pointer office, F A Reich, George Heimsoth, and John Kickert.
Multiple real estate notices advertise farms and town lots for sale across Dolton Riverdale Harvey Harvey area. Listings include 85 by 125 foot corner lots on 114th Street and Yale Avenue priced at 375, 43 by 150 on Lincoln Avenue, a 9 acre farm near the Calumet River, a 7 room house with 735 by 125 foot lot near I C depot, and 14 Leonard subdivision lots in Dolton for 1000 cash. Also promoted are Fairbanks Morse windmill towers and riverfront lands in Indiana and Michigan. Contact W Rosenstein Homewood IL F Reich Riverdale IL Peter Gouwens South Holland and A Reich Riverdale IL.
A witty quip notes a husband on a diet at home who helps himself to all foods at a public banquet provoking his wife’s fury. The remark highlights domestic tension and social dining norms.
George Washington Lodge No. 189 holds a picnic at Riverdale Park on Sunday August 18 1912. Brickmakers Local No. 5 of Dolton hosts a Riverdale Park picnic on Sunday July 28 1912. Dolton Volunteer Fire Dept plans a Moonlight Picnic at Diller's Grove on July 27 1912.
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