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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
7
A roundup of events across Illinois towns highlights council meetings municipal projects and community activities. Officials report progress on infrastructure energy programs and local initiatives while residents share concerns and upcoming schedules.
The Peoria school board has authorized attorney H. C Fuller to sue for damages related to the library safe burglary. The scrip used as evidence of former Superintendent Dougherty’s defalcations was stolen. Possible defendants include N C Dougherty Ralph Dougherty Horace Dougherty Denver Mrs N C Dougherty and Mabel Dougherty.
Louis Randi and his wife were jailed on murder charges in the death of Mrs Ganneretti Gen nette. Police found Mrs Randi with her hands loosely tied, a broken window screen, and a disturbed trunk in the shared house, as investigations continued.
The body of Mrs. Pet Magill was exhumed and organs removed by Drs Adolph Gehrman and J A Wessner of Columbus laboratory. Undertaker G L Oakman led the disinterment to avoid crowds. Police guarded the cemetery as doctors planned tests to detect strychnine, with possible arsenic in embalming fluid. Results expected in ten days to two weeks.
Justice Rudolph ruled in Gentry Bros versus the City of Lincoln that $40 of a $50 license fee paid for a month time to exhibit a circus and menagerie should be refunded. The city had claimed the right to charge ten dollars for a pony show as the basis for the fee.
The body of MHett man Dorries of Breese was recovered from the Mississippi River near East St. Louis. A prominent young Republican who ran for sheriff last November, his death is listed as accidental or unknown.
The attorney overseeing the case consulted with Chicago medical examiners to perform the autopsy, aiming for expert opinion and thorough analysis. This move signals a formal step to obtain specialized conclusions on the deceased.
An officer election filled vacancies in the Second Kinois infantry staff. June Bauder, head of police, was elected major of the Third Battalion to succeed Maj John J Garrity who moves to brigadier general, replacing Colas E Stuart. Major MecConologue reelected major of the Second Battalion for a five year term.
Fairfield reports triplets of nearly equal weight totaling about 20 pounds were born to Mrs Curtis Davis. She and the babies are healthy. Mr Davis is 23, slender at 120 pounds and five feet tall. The couple have two older children ages two and four and have been married five years.
A guide to courteous hosting urges keeping guest rooms uncluttered to ensure comfort. It recommends avoiding crowded closets and overfilled drawers, providing space for guests to unpack, and when needed, moving out residents should remove essential personal items to prevent intrusion.
The Home Doctor prescribes salt in water for heartburn relief and suggests drinking hot water in large amounts for indigestion headaches neuralgia and cold hands and feet. Steam inhalation is recommended for sore throats and potato water washing or bathing for wart removal.
Sour milk can make cottage cheese and many baked goods including soft cakes corn bread and biscuits. It brightens laundry, removes fruit stains, freshens salt meat and fish, and is believed by some doctors to aid digestion kidney and liver troubles though it is also said to cure ivy poisoning.
Practical guidance on making tinware rust proof by heating and rubbing, using borax to revive stained or discolored utensils, and a home bath recipe with gelatin carbonate soda and potassium sulfate. Includes odd advice about nails and skin care.
Fashion notes describe sheer muslins with kilted ribbons as Paris summer staples and Panama Voices favoring airy gowns. Features include cross-barred muslin over organdy with pale blue satin bows, sunflowers outlined in ribbon, and floral appliques. Panamas show sheer texture with braids, soutache, moire revers, and decorative stitching on jackets and skirts.
Paris dressmakers showcase heavy tailor trims on white frocks and linen appliques with lace medallions. Lightweight options use liberty satin folds and single top-attached flounces to add lightness while color embroideries enhance the summer display.
A vintage home remedy instructs mixing yolks and whites of six eggs with the juice of half a lemon. Massage into the scalp for ten minutes then wash with hot water for two to three minutes. Rinse with several hot waters and claim it makes a girl prettier.
A new bedroom piece, a chest of shirtwaist boxes, offers practical appeal with sanitas coverings in dainty colors and designs. The set, including glove and handkerchief boxes, shines in the rose pattern while remaining easy to clean and maintain.
A statesman observer remarks that cutting candles on a birthday cake does not prove a girl is economical, highlighting a thoughtful critique of frugality versus symbolism.
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