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Riverdale Pointer in Riverdale, Illinois

10 Jun 1927

Page 6

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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1927

Page

6

Ledgered Disbursements and Water System Charges Record

Public funds disbursement listing dates May through Aug 1926 includes numerous Water Service charges, Vehicle Tax, Special Assessments and Interest, Hall rents, building permits, police fees, street lights, and numerous trustee and clerks salaries attributed to Riverdale area departments and linked private firms. Records show payments to Acme Pet Co Arcady Co Hales & Hunter Co First Trust & Savings Bank Riverdale etc. Total entries span numerous lines with many named entities and large sums.

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Water Service Penn. R. R. Co Acme Pet. Co Arcady Co Hales & Hunter Co Muthill Bidg. Mat. Co Belt R. R. Co Water Service Au S. Cc. R. RR. Co First Trust & Savings Bank of Riverdale R. R. Co Peter A. Anker Col Thornton Ancor Scenebeceunys Niemeyer Federal Ice Co Acme Steel Co Fred Schafer Fimes P. Flick Legal H. Dreesen Hall Edw A. Ripley Chas. H. Unruh Public Service Co Kinney-Hood Priv. Co City of John C. Zornow Hl. Bell Tel. Co Peter Ripley Co Carl Krause Polico Eee Eesereeeeessactteesenteen Ant First Tr W. Bonse Theo. H. Reich Police Geo. L. Koehler Chas. Unruh, Jr Geo. Wells H. Baumgartner Wm. Lotz A. C. Reich Chas. Niemeyer G. Landberg T. H. Reich H. Unruh C. H. Hanson Putnam Wm. C. Zesch K. S. Putnam City of Chicago Ben Wells H. Wilkens City of Harvey Kinney-Hood Printing Co Austin Western Pd Pitttburgh Meter Co A. Strosinski First Tr. & Sav. Bk. of Riv Ant. War C. A. Gruhlke Boyens Wm. C. Boyens Frank Stieman Chas Sala Martin Wilkens P. P. Flick Geo, L. Koehler J. A. Kollar D. C. Bachmann Mueller Co Bell. Tel. Co Watex Kinney-Hood Prig. Co A. G. Meier & Co Man Auy Occ Eee Unruh, Jr Scholl W. C. Zesch Saran Tr. & Sav. Bank Riv E. Bigger Lee Eee Frank Sticliann Poe Elle Eee Austin Western Rd. Making Co Man, I Fall Ecsee Oeco C. H. Hanson & Co Kinney-Hood Prtg. Co Kinney-Hood Prty. Co Kinney-Hood Prip. Co Cook Co Harvey Econo Malloy Coal Co Obeldobel Cece Lake Michigan Sanitary Compress General Double D. Coal Co J. C. Detloff Jennings Sweitzer Robt Chas. G. Landberg Frank Stiemann Legal Advisor Pub. Co W. Borise Ray Bishop Clayton Mortimer Geo. Tuch C. Westerhoff Hanchmann Ist Trust & Law Bank Pittsburgh Meter Co H. J. Barron KH. Johnson C. J. Westerhoff E. Johnson G. Schenck Chas, Unruh, Jr W. H. Ortel Paul Jones 1St Trust & Savings Bk Merchants Trust Bk Bond and Int Bd. Lel Geo L. Koehler Theo H. Reich Cee Cccees Eees E, Johnson Wm, C. Zesch Dalton Riv. Motor Co Kay Kile
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Charlemagne Builds a Frankish Empire in Early Middle Ages

Great ruler and fighter Charlemagne gathered fragments of the western Roman empire and formed a new regime dominating western Europe. He led the Franks of France and Italy and controlled large parts of Spain and Germany from 742 to 814. His successors could not sustain his government.

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Charlemagne Charles the Great Western Europe France Italy Spain Germany
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New Rabbit Hunting Method Draws Notice

A Franklin New Hampshire man uses red pepper on rocks outside rabbit holes. Rabbits sniff the pepper and sneeze, striking their heads on rocks and dying. Reported by the Boston Globe.

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Franklin N. H Boston Globe
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Purely American Bird

The humming bird is native to the American continent from Labrador to Patagonia. It is closely allied to the swift and uses rapid wing beats to hover and dart, appearing to fly backward while remaining stationary.

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Labrador Patagonia
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Newgate Prison History and Replacement by Central Criminal Court

Newgate, once London’s chief prison near Holborn viaduct, dates to 1218. It withstood the 1666 fire and the 1780 Gordon Riot, was demolished in 1902, and the Central Criminal Court was built on its site.

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London Newgate Holborn Viaduct Newgate Prison Central Criminal Court
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Ways of Women Reader Quips on Marriage Risks

A Detroit News reader quote from a small boy satirically suggests marriage is risky for men. The lines claim wives may marry for money, pursue alimony, and outlive husbands to claim life insurance, reflecting humorous social commentary.

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Detroit News
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Egyptians Avoid Wheat In Diet For Religious Reasons

An authority states ancient Egyptians did not use wheat in food due to religious prohibitions. They reportedly knew of the grain but used maize instead, kneading it with their feet into a bread called 3pelt, leaving no wheat traces in mummies.

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Wildlife behavior toward snakes in Britain and beyond

The text notes that dangerous snakes in Great Britain inspire no fear in cattle, while foreign deer panic at a snake nearby. Elephants ignore large snakes due to thick hide armor, whereas big predators like lions and tigers flee from snakes.

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Great Britain
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Heater lamps fade from production for radiant bathroom heaters

The Bureau of Standards notes large carbon filament lamps remain in small runs for heating. These so called cozy glow or radiant glow bathroom heaters use heater lamps. Wire resistance units now commonly replace lamps.

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Bureau of Standards
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Maie Hatches Egg and Cassowary Egg Facts

A Nature Magazine note explains cassowaries lay six to eight large light green eggs incubated by the male. Each egg runs about six inches long and is hard to boil due to its bulk, but makes an excellent omelet or scramble. One egg can feed several people.

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Nature Magazine
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Ruler of the Winds Aeolus and the Aeolian Islets

Aeolus, ancient ruler of the Aeolian isles off Greece, held dominion over the winds. He either confined them in a cave or released them to do his bidding. The Aeolian harp derives its name from him, as winds sing across its strings.

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Aeolus Aeolian Isles Greece
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Calories and Calorie in Dietetics

A calory is the heat needed to raise one gram of water by one degree. In dietetics a calory indicates the energy value of food.

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