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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
8
South Holland village board held a special meeting to push the electric light project. Two contracts were discussed with one unresolved. A hired inspector cited defects such as a second hand transformer and light ground wires while the contractor claimed the line was complete.
Captain Peter Pryor of Baltimore claimed to have met Captain Smith of the Titanic in Baltimore last Friday. The White Star Line manager denies any such meeting and says the tale is likely a delusion or mistaken identity, noting no evidence Smith survived the disaster.
In memory of our dear husband and father who died one year ago today July 25 1912. Mrs CHRISTIAN MEISTER and Children.
Mount Vernon, N Y July 20 The prize Plymouth Rock hen owned by W F Batman has produced an egg ten inches in circumference and weighing 54 ounces. The hen is a steady layer and all her eggs are over size, most of them double yolked.
A Carplake dispatch reports light snow last night twenty eight miles northeast of Petoskey Michigan. The cold snap damaged crops in the area.
Help wanted in Woodlawn for general house work at 6529 Minnerv a avenue 2nd flat. Mrs J E Paine seeks a reliable girl for daily chores and light duties in a private home.
An article promotes a summer excursion by trolley from Chicago to Starved Rock via the Chicago, Joliet, and Ottawa lines, highlighting historic Illinois Trail landmarks, scenic canyons, and the Rock as a state park. Round trip tickets are $1.75, with further details through the Joliet terminal and the two railway companies.
Miss Vera Geedtner and Miss Anna Kilmer mark eighteenth birthdays with tea and parties in Homewood and nearby communities. The German church Ladies Aid hosts an Ice Cream Social on the church lawn. Local residents share visits, travels, and workplace notes, with a mix of social happenings and small-town gossip reflective of the era.
Dalton residents are notified that the dog tax must be paid and any dogs allowed to roam streets must be muzzled by order of the Village Board. ASMUS CLAUSSEN, President.
Notice of available soil from beet washing. about 40 car loads free to beet growers or any interested party. Call at the factory to claim.
Real estate and personal ads list two acres for rent near Dotton with small house and barn. An oil route is for sale by Harry Shilling in Holland. A buggy type automobile is for sale by John Ravesfoot Jr at 1673a Chicago Street Holland. Lost glasses in a case between lgdth Street and Lund's drug store with reward. Gold bond f. of l. in Dolton. owner to claim at The Pointer office. For rent a six room house at Washington Street and Park Avenue Dolton. inquire F C Propper. For rent a 10 room house on 144th Street and Park Avenue. inquire Harvey Zimmer. For rent a five room flat. inquire Mrs H Werner.
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