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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1922
Page
10
South Holland notices a charity and missionary talk by Miss Johanna Veens tra on Monday July 17 at 7 30 pm in Hetalds Food Tek AIG. It notes she is a known speaker and will describe experiences and needs abroad. The item also lists local travels and family news including DeYoungs on a Ford tour across the west and local real estate updates.
Miss Ametta Diekman and Miss Sivine Streeter from Charles City Iowa stopped on the Ridge for a few days while enroute east to visit relatives and friends.
A baby girl arrived at the home of Johan Reich. Mr and Mrs D Blankenstyn and Miss VerMuelHen returned from a visit to Holland Michigan. Mr and Mrs W Clapriedt are the happy parents of a boy. Lansing has a fire department squad made up of young men who volunteered. Mr Pfert, our post master was elected president. Mr and Mrs John Wiersma have a new arrival Tivsst Wiersma Jr. Mother and son are doing well. Miss Marthe Swart and Field House have gone to spend several days with relatives at DeMotte Indiana. Mr and Mrs W VanderWoude are proud parents of another child, making four boys in the family. The VanderWoude family is busy with farm work. Mrs Sarderlinden and children riding through Michigan are visiting their mother. An incomplete note mentions taxes and public matters with references to Munich Suplicis.
A garbled notice describes supposed refusals and betrayals among Koreans, mentioning retribution actions and disturbing practices involving coffins and nails. The text is fragmented with unclear names and events, lacking verifiable details.
The fragment quotes Uncle Eben praising friendship and memory, noting that true bonds depend on remembrance of favors and shared moments rather than forgetfulness. The tone reflects a rural proverb style about loyalty and reflection.
A Bowen School student praises the standards and amenities provided by the school board, including lighting, heating, libraries, and two pianos with venetrolas. The speaker then outlines wishes for a larger playground, gymnasium, athletic facilities, sewing and domestic rooms, rest room, first aid supplies, radio and moving picture equipment, and enhanced science and cooking resources.
In memory of Will A Cobb switchman who departed July 24 1998 marking a community remembrance. George Washington Lodge No 189 Dalton recalls past members and offers condolences to Cobb McCoy and sons Tyrus and Chearles in this sad bereavement.
Fragments describe rising shell piles and altered oyster activity along the shore. The text hints at environmental changes, with references to large heaps and imprecise measurements suggesting shifts in the seafood beds and local ecosystem.
A corrupted passage mentions Geld pieces and a milestone tied to a band named Hine. It references statistics, a test, and a goal to progress toward a distant target, with names and places obscured by garbled text.
Riverdale Theatre showcases Franklin Farnum in The Gold Grabbers on Saturday. Will Rogers stars in An Unwilling Hero on Sunday. Tom Flore is in Made in Heaven on Wednesday.
Friday features Bert Lytell in The Right That Failed and Douglass MacLean in Passing Thru. Sunday brings Thomas Meighan in The Easy Road amid a destabilizing setting. Wednesday offers Tom Moore in From the Ground Up and Griffiths Way Down East as a light season closer.
A fragmentary quotation discusses empathy and moral duty urging selflessness and consideration of others. The line underscores the idea that personal virtue grows from understanding the pains and pleasures of humanity.
A damaged English version reads a chaotic notice posted in every room of an Annekok hotel. The message asks guests to place a postcard in response when their lights fail and warns the company will send a weather postcard in return.
A brief colonial era note describes a tea drinking custom of a savage tribe in Central Asia. The text mentions boiling fences in soda and seasoning with putter and salt before consumption.
The quote argues that English should be seen as a living evolving language not a fixed artifact. It asserts language precedes grammar and vocabulary and warns against viewing grammar as more ancient than language. Parisi is cited as an example of linguistic ignorance when grammar or vocabulary are treated as controlling.
The article estimates total global horsepower from falling water at 486 million. Africa leads with 190 million, Asia 71 million, Europe 45 million, South America 54 million, and North America 662 million.
In a striking remark by a French aviator reaching 85 000 feet, the upper air appeared a rose hue to the observer. The claim highlights extraordinary visual effects at extreme altitude and prompts curiosity about high altitude atmosphere observations.
Want ads list three cottages in Riverdale offered by A C Reich at 18635 Indiana avenue Riverdale phone Riverdale 560. A 20 acre farm with seven hundred meter house and a large barn silo and small buildings in fine condition inquire Gerrit Benigenburg Lansing UI. Corner lot 138th street and Forrest avenue inquire 16 E 188th street 8-2p
A collection of small ads and notices listing items for sale including a washing machine at half price, a garage sale location in Dalton, a twenty acre standing crop hay, a 1918 Harley Davidson motorcycle in top condition for 125 dollars, onion crates, a brick garage for rent, room and board for two men, and a lost collie dog with a reward offered.
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