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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
8
Private Trader Keeps Loyal Customers With Personal Attention
A London grocer's assistant argues the private trader remains vital by knowing each customer. He stresses courteous, attentive service to both poor and rich, and says the trader should not be condemned while he can attract and retain clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Grocer
Faults and Saints Reflections on Human Fallibility
A translated remark notes that living among flawed people provides useful constraints and lessons, contrasting faulted humanity with the ideal of sainthood and praising practical virtue found in everyday imperfection.
The Overfed Husband in Vienna Speech
Prof. Carb von Noorden told a Vienna audience of scientists that many men gain weight after marriage because wives serve their favorite dishes on every occasion. He argued that marital meals drive rapid fattening among husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Carb von Noorden
Vienna
Watchmakers Oil From Porpoise Jaw Cone
A note states watchmakers oil is sourced from the jaw cone of a porpoise. The claim ties a specialized lubricant to a marine mammal part, suggesting traditional craft uses and material origins.
Truant Officer Appointed Under School Attendance Law
Dalton Board of Education appoints Harry M. Packard as Truant Officer to enforce the July 1, 1907 School Attendance Law. Ages 14 to 16 must be in school or work. those under 14 must attend school. Packard to work with Juvenile Court to curb idleness and related evils and urge truancy reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Board of Education
Harry M. Packard
Packard
Tuthill
Elevator Fire Destroys Hammond Grain Elevator
A spectacular blaze destroyed the Tri-State Grain elevator in Hammond Indiana on Wednesday night. About 250000 bushels of corn and property valued at 200000 burned. The fire started from a hot box on a grain belt hoisting grain into the elevator. Telegraph lines and freight cars were also damaged. The elevator was owned by Richard Fitegerald, president of the Chicago Junction railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State Grain Company
Hammond
Ind
Chicago Junction
Richard Fitegerald
Chicago Junction Railway
The Wicked Goat
A playful verse by Ep. Wirtz Jr about a mischievous goat named Ted. The poem recounts the animal's cheeky acts toward family members and a recurring laugh about a chew blame game when tobacco runs out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Ile
Ep. Wirtz, Jr
American religious revivals shaping national life
The piece reflects on how emotionalism and religious revivals have driven American life. It notes that each generation experiences a strong emotional current and predicts future historians will find the century’s revival movements a central, unexaggerated part of the national story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Loyalty and Friendship Do Not Speak Against Friends
The passage urges loyalty as the life breath of real friendship and advises handling complaints in person. It contrasts loyalty with the harm of broken friendships and stresses constructive conduct among peers. Water’s destructive power is noted, likening it to dynamite in certain conditions and claiming it moves more earth than explosives in a year.
King Philip War Club Relic in North Warren Owner
The war club or tomahawk of King Philip decorated with black and white beads, said to mark the number of his victims, is a valuable relic owned by Mrs. William Fuller of North Warren, Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Philip’s War Club
William Fuller
North Warren
Paganini's Defiant Rise from One-String Violin
In Italy during the revolution, Paganini was seized as a suspect and imprisoned for years. Confined with a violin having one string, he trained until his skill surpassed others, remarkable for playing more brilliantly on a single string than many on four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paganini
Italy
New York American
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D. van Wyngarden
Undertaker
Frank Lund
Dolton, Ill
F. A. Reich & Son
Riverdale
Allfred Peats
C. Vandenberg
le Figaro
the Wicked Goat
Ted
Frank
Brother Ed
Oxford
M.rudloff
Chicago Street
Ee “Teitgen Bros
W.E. Teitgen, Dd.s
Chicago Heights
Illinois Street
Leyden Ave
Dolton Restaurant
August Dieck
Lincoln Avenue
Eithis
Patteruma
FA. Hueber
Michigan Ave
Eland
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