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Riverdale Pointer in Riverdale, Illinois

21 Jul 1916

Page 5

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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1916

Page

5

Members wives sweethearts and guests on Cook County Press Club trip

Carl P. Morgan reports the Cook County Press Club accompanied by 67 guests including members and ladies on a July weekend road trip from Chicago to Rochelle Oregon Rockford Elgin and Chicago again. Delegations from several cities entertained them with bands, dinners, and tours. Col Frank Lowden’s estate hosted a grand stop and a diamond ring praised chairman Frank Furstenheim for leading a record trip.

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Cook County Press Club Chamber of Commerce Chicago Telephone Company Washington Franklin Rochelle Nile Tom Kinney Europe Collier ‘Inn Oregon Artists Colony Lorado Taft Ralph Clarkson Dr. Hickman Black Hawk Margaret Fuller Castle Rock Col Frank O. Lowden Lowden Lden Cal Rockford Illinois Rock River Elgin State Hospital Calvin W. Brown Elgin Daily News Elgin Industrial Club H. J. Gahagan Elgin State Hospital Chicago Kings Restaurant Press Club Frank Furstenheim Furstenheim Gus. Martin The North-West News Thomas F. Kinney Carl P. Morgan A. M. Lambert L. A. Aggerbéck
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Illinois Guardsmen Rated High in Efficiency and Armory Upgrades

A wartime Illinois National Guard report credits strong efficiency to state funding for armories and training. Illinois has spent nearly 4 million dollars since 1918 on the military department with new armories under construction and extensive marksmanship programs.

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Washington Illinois Forty Eighth General Assembly Forty-ninth General Assembly Military and Naval Department Adjutant General’s Office Camp Lincoln Arsenal Memorial Hall Ohio River National Guard and Naval Reserve National Guard Shawneetown Cairo Mound City Meredosia Salem Benton Johnson City Murphysboro Illinois Guard Chicago Camp Logan Springfeld Rife Serehon Plaza
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Why We Stand On One Leg

Naturalists note humans are not perfectly upright yet and resemble primates in posture. The author cites fatigue and muscular balance, showing soldiers and people often lean on one leg to rest, indicating the upright position is difficult to maintain.

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Garrick Beats Gainsborough with Clever Portrait Wager

An admirer claims Gainsborough never misses a likeness. Garrick sits for a portrait and, after four sessions, the artist concedes defeat saying the actor can ape thousands but cannot have his own face. Garrick leaves to announce the win.

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Gainsborough David Garrick Bibliothek der Unterhaltung Und Des Wissens Garrick
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Rock River Valley By Carl P. Morgan Marc Aurelius Pullman Trust & Savings Bank Col. Aurelius Aurelius Staats Louis Quitman Strand Hotel Chick” Liepold Berg John Bakkers Col. Lowden Lowden’s Frank Furstenhheim First Cavalry Ottawa Galesburg Kewanee Quincy Woodstock Aurora Third Infantry Kankakee Sixth Infantry Monmouth Peoria
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