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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1921

Page

2

Riverdale Passes Retail Beverage Dealer Licensing Ordinance

The village of Riverdale Illinois enacts a licensing system for retail beverage dealers with Class A and Class B fees set at 125 dollars and 20 dollars respectively. A maximum annual fee of 300 dollars applies, with higher seats increasing charges. consolidations with ice cream parlors may require a single license. Licensees face suspensions and possible revocation for violations, and fines range from 25 to 200 dollars per offense. The ordinance becomes effective upon publication after passage July 12, 1921.

Riverdale Cook County Illinois

Village Officials Publish Legal Notice in Riverdale

Village of Riverdale announces a public legal notice dated July 15, 1921, published in accordance with law. Village Clerk confirms the action.

Riverdale George L. Koehler

Riverdale Board of Local Improvements Apportions Officers

Riverdale Village in Cook County Illinois adopts an ordinance appointing six members Charles Sellin William Lotz Charles Unruh Leonard Diehl Henry Brandt and Alvin Wilkens to the Board of Local Improvements for the current fiscal year. A clerk is to be chosen with compensation 240 dollars annually while board members receive 100 dollars and the president 150 dollars. An appropriation of 1090 dollars funds compensation. prior ordinances in conflict are repealed. ordinance takes effect after passage publication.

Riverdale Committee On Police George L. Koehler Charles Niemeyer Board OF Local Improvements Cook County Illinois Village of Charles Sellin William Lotz Charles Unruh Leonard Diehl Henry Brandt Alvin Wilkens Board of Local Improvement A. D

Colors Save the Eggs Protective coloration in birds

The American Forestry Magazine explains how egg colors evolve for camouflage. White eggs appear in hole nesters like owls and woodpeckers, while bright greenish blue eggs favor hiding in dense vegetation. Ground nesting sparrows rely on speckled patterns to blend with grass nests.

American Forestry Magazine

Student's Bookcase Construction from Old Manual

An inexpensive student bookcase is built from four boards 20 inches long and 10 inches wide with two end slats and additional slats placed 1.5 inches apart to form seven inch gaps in the middle of each shelf. A long screw from a discarded piano stool is attached to the underside of the lowest shelf and the case is fastened to the stool, finished to match student furniture.

Gambetta Portrayed by Daudet as Boisterous Statesman

The piece recalls Daudet’s caricature of Gambetta as a dramatic, boisterous figure who bursts into a dining room, stirs the table with laughter, and dominates conversation, ending without substantial words. It notes the exaggeration in the anecdote.

Daudet Gambetta

Oldest Confection in the World

The article notes licorice is mostly consumed from Spain where juice is mixed with starch to prevent melting in heat. The licorice plant grows wild near water and along the Euphrates and Tigris. As one of the oldest confections, its taste likely delighted children 3,000 years ago as it does today.

Spain Vigris Euphrates Valley of the

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