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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
2
A string of quips and wry observations covers love work and life from dating advice to stage life. Lines joke about education marriage buyouts and social mores while poking fun at manners and human foibles with punch lines about sailors cooks farmers and lovers.
Three elders in a Glassen kirk debate a minister's preaching. The senior lauds hearing three sermons from one text, another recalls six from the shortest text, and a third notes twenty years of sermons from no clear text.
Edmond Ilesyle, born 1672 in Singland, was a London writer on games and card play. He toured with lessons on whist, issued a rules book and became a byword for following the recognized rules in games. Ilesyle died in Tendon in 1769, with his name linked to fair play in cards.
A long list of names appears, including Henry A Sevenhouse Lillian R Sherman Minnie Shilling Dena Smith Edward A Smith Carl Adolph Spieth Jr Robert B Stobbs Gerrit Swart Dorothea Helen Thiel Ruth Ellen Trussell Paul Van Bodegraven Nelson Theo Vanderaa John Wm Van Vorst Elizabeth T Wogenthaler Myron R Waddell Francis S Waterman Fred Oliver Waterman Helen E Waterman Marie Dorothea Weis Karl Henry Wernicke Edwin Weseloh Blaine Wickline Viola Wilhoit F Darrel Wilson George John Wilson Tunis Wagnum Virginia Jean Wooten Harry S York Walter J Zacharek Anthony Zelazny Herbert F Zornow.
The American Red Cross reminds disabled ex-service men eligible for Vocational Training under the United States Veterans Bureau to commence training on or before June 30 or forfeit rights. Original applications must have been filed prior to June 1923.
A traveler notes that Arabian dancing girls are trained from infancy by mothers or family influence, with no formal schools. They perform with faces uncovered, wearing heavy voluminous skirts and simple adornments, and possess a striking charm beyond mere beauty.
The bureau of mines estimates lifting costs can account for 20 to 90 percent of petroleum production expenses. Costs range from under three cents per barrel at high-flowing wells to $3 per barrel at larger daily outputs, and over $1,000 per well at large Oklahoma Texas Arkansas and California wells to under $10 at sparse New York and Pennsylvania wells producing less than a quarter of a barrel daily.
Calumet City council passes an ordinance requiring steam railroads crossing 159th 154th Sibley State and Wentworth to install gates and employ a flagman or danger signals within thirty days of passage. Violations carry fines from 25 to 100 dollars per offense and daily defaults become new offenses. The city will bear no cost for gates lights or protection. The ordinance takes effect after publication.
The City Council of Calumet City on June 11 1925 passed actions and filed in the city office on June 19 1925. City Clerk Joseph E Okraj witnessed the proceedings while Mayor John W Jaranowski attested.
Mike Garblonski confessed after police questioning to stealing a bicycle from 154th place and Freeland avenue. He sold the parts for four dollars. A reporting lad who saw the parts on another bicycle led to Garblonski, with buyers Pete Yarski John Bunchicks and Edward Kolberg providing where the parts came from.
Stanley Poniski, 57, of 406 156th Street, Calumet City, tried to take his life Sunday afternoon by slashing his throat at home. He was hospitalized at St. Margaret's in precarious condition but is judged likely to recover. The motive remains unknown.
A Nature Magazine description notes the Secretary bird is a large African bird of prey whose main habit is hunting snakes and similar animals. Its crest long feathers resemble a quill pen behind the ear, inspiring its fanciful name.
Finger prints offer strong identification but are not deemed absolute and require twelve matching features to confirm a match. Additional clues include bite marks, footprints, shoe marks, fabric residues, and dust or varnish traces that tie a suspect to a crime scene.
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