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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1910

Page

4

Local Lodges and Societies Meet in Dalton Hall

Listings show A O U W Hall hosts weekly meetings for the Ancient Order United Workmen and Bricklayers Local No 6. Other groups include the Women’s Catholic Foresters, Knights of the Modern Maccabees, NATJ workers branch, and the Business Men’s Association with officials named for each group.

Ancient Order United Workmen A. O. U. W. Hall Dalton Richard Hoppe Chas, CG. Schnoor John F. Boettger Henry W. Schnoor

Riverdale Improvement Association Monthly Meetings

Riverdale Improvement Association holds its monthly meeting on the second Monday at 8 oclock in the Village Hall Riverdale with T F Kinney as president and John E Shafer as secretary J A Reich as treasurer Riverdale Hose Company No 1 meets the first Wednesday each month at the Hose House Highlawn led by President Fred Ludwig with Geo L Koehler as secretary and Herman Dreesen as treasurer.

Catholic Order Foresters Riverdale Conrad Kern John E. Kinney Albert Schumann Peter Kipley T. F. Kinney John E. Shafer J. A. Relch Riverdale Hose Company No. 1 Locse House Highlawn Fred Ludwig Geo. L. Koehler Herman Dreesen

Women's Relief Corps meets in Riverdale village hall

The G W Spencer Corps No 279 meets Fridays at 2 P M and the fourth Friday at 8 P M in Riverdale Village Hall. Officers listed are Mrs Eamily Claussen president and Mrs Dorothy qiemeyer secretary. Dolton School Board meets first Tuesday of each month at 7 30 P M at Park Avenue School Riverdale Board Directors meet Saturday each month at 7 30 P M at Bowen School.

Women’s Catholic Order Foresters Riverdale Ira Magdalen Kipley Einma Kelly Katharine Kurz Women’s Relief Corps Doltion School Vark Avenue Riverdale Board Bowen School

High speed trains showcase French rail lead in summer schedules

American visitors note France maintains top rail speeds with new schedules. Northern Railway’s Berlin to Paris express covers 964 miles to St Quentin in 93 minutes and 533 miles to the Belgian frontier in 51 minutes. Eastern Railway’s Varis to Bale leg runs 104.37 miles in 107 minutes.

France Northern Railway Berlin Paris St. Quentin Idastern Railway Company Varis Bale Scientific American

Exile Poem Pleads for Return to the West

The speaker longs to go West again to find belonging, camaraderie, and open spaces. He recalls rugged mountains, corduroys, stetson, and old friends, expressing a deep ache for familiar ground and the freedom of the western lands.

Man and mother complete 6312 mile Atlantic Great Lakes voyage

Ralph M. Pearson and his mother finished a home built thirty five foot motor boat voyage from Chicago to Florida and back. They began May 3 1909 and navigated via Illinois and Michigan Canal Illinois and Mississippi rivers reaching New Orleans June 4 and docking in Chicago July 8.

Chicago Ralph M. Pearson Catherine M Florida Atlantic Ocean Great Lakes Mr. Pearson New Orleans Ilinois and Michigan Illinois Mississippi

Steel Passenger Cars Demonstrated by Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad showcases steel passenger car advantages with nearly 2,000 cars in service or on order. Steel sleeping and parlor cars are being delivered at 50 to 60 per month and are designed to resist collisions via a massive central box girder spanning the coach length.

Pennsylvania Railroad Scientific American

Morgan Sold School Building in Pullman

J Pierpont Morgan and Fran cis Tracey Morgan of New York City sold the former public school building at Cottage Grove avenue and One Hundred and Thirteenth Street, Pullman, to Harry Lee Wild for $15000. The buyer plans a $20000 remodeling for manufacturing use. The Pullman company sold its holdings last year following a Supreme Court ruling restricting real estate, with Morgan as a major stockholder.

J. Pierpont Morgan Francis Tracey Morgan New York City Harry Lee Wild Pullman Cottage Grove Avenue One Hundred and Thirteenth Street Pullman Company Supreme Court Mt. Moregan Proorty

Coal Bid Notice for Pocahontas and Anthracite Deliveries

The Board of Education Dist No 148 invites bids by July 19 1910 for 100 tons Pocahontas Simi Smokeless coal and 12 tons Small Egg Anthracite to be delivered by August 20 1910. Bids may be rejected. F W Robison secretary Dolton Illinois confirms.

Board of Education, Dist Park Ave Dalton Pocahontas Simi Chicago St Highlawn Board of Education F. W. Robison Sec’v. Dolton Ill

Breathing Exercises from a Doctor's Guidance

A physician outlines five exercises to improve breathing and lung function. Exercises include arm raises from the sides and front, toe raises, and a back-lying stretch with deep breathing. The note adds that ample lung capacity helps resist poor air, and cites that corset wearers may faint in stuffy rooms, per the Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia

Starve Your Temper Do Not Feed Anger

A moral exhortation on mastering anger urges starving the temper. It warns that yielding leads to sorrow and damaged relationships, while self restraint shows true heroism loved by God. The piece likens temper outbursts to bursting steam and advises persistent self control.

True Loveliness Lies Beyond Dress and Face

The article asserts that a girl's beauty is not in her smile, tint, or dress but in deportment, chaste conversation, purity of thought, affability, sympathy for those in adversity, and genuine companionship guiding true loveliness. It emphasizes inner qualities over surface appearance.

Village warns water shutoff for unpaid sprinkling tax

Sprinkling notice warns water supply will be shut off without further notice for nonpayment of water tax. By order of the Village Board of Riverdale. Sprinkling hours are 6 to 8 PM. For sale Black Mohair Parlor Suit six pieces. 604 Lincoln Ave corner Irving.

Village Board of Riverdale Lincoln Ave Corner Irving

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Thos, F. Kinney Indiana Ave Riverdale, IN Dalton Station Office of Publication Indiana Avenue Village Boards Village Board Dolton Harper Henry Hahn Vilage Board Village Hall F. W. Schmidt Geo L. Koehler Calumet Camp Andrew Baumgartner O. Oberdobel Henry Mohrbanker Knights OF the Modern Maccabees A. O. U. W Hall John Harter Vandenberg Brickmakers William J. Albrecht Albert Kasten Andrew Messerschmidt George Washington Lodge 3. J. of N. A A. O.U. W. Hall John O’brien Geo. W. Luckenbill Secy and Treas Business Men’s Association A. O. U. W. Tall Henry J. Dillner Frank O. Bergold Obeldobel Riverdale Improvement Association Berton Braley Eas Morgan Grant Bros. General Machinists Phone 138Th St Ernest Hanschmann Evtimueies 137Th St Chicago Street West 137Th St J. C. Depot Illinoi GITY Randolph Street JTH Chi East Til Western Indiana R. R Dolton Wit New York St. Washington D.C Fordtran Bros Blue Island Chicago Heights Claude J. Dalenberg Unity Dearborn St Randolph William Minardow WM. C. Zesch Midway Leyden Avenue Chauncy Ave Grand Crossing Robert Hanschmann Carl Wolfe Dolton, Ill Edward F. Dillner Chicago St. Dolton, Ll Fred J. Ott Chicago St. Dolton, Ill Tuch Col 137Th Street Gentral the South Cairo Fulton Memphis Jackson, Miss Brookhaven Hammond, la Chicago St.Louis Omaha Sioux City Sioux Falls Minneapolis St. Louis Birmingham, Columbus Albany, Tifton, Waycross Jacksonville, Fla A. Hatch A.M. Har 5 G.P.A
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