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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
8
Dalton Illinois March 1 2009 notice from Kinney Bros publishers announces the Riverdales baseball club will begin the season on Penfield grounds at Highlawn around April 1. The team draws top amateur and semi pro players from Chicago and promises first class play this summer.
The village of Dalton opposes Chicago Telephone Company 10 cent rate aiming to retain 5 cent rate for Riverdale connections. A switchboard at Dolton could trigger tolls between Riverdale and Dolton, risking greater losses. The village and company rely on their franchise powers, and the outcome awaits further action.
The March issue proclaims Double Face Records by Victor and Columbia as the best yet from Talking Machines. Two records at low prices offer value, with 10 inch and 12 inch double-face discs priced around six to one dollar. H Hahn’s at 244 Lincoln Avenue, Dolton, Illinois invites customers to try the new line and trade in old scratches.
The speaker begins with a tale of a boy at home who never spoke brightly. He is interrupted by colleagues who need to leave for work. After a brief pause they stay, listening as he explains the boy cannot yet talk, and they respond with grateful silence.
A totally blind New York physician demonstrates medical excellence in his specialty by relying on acute hearing to assess lungs. His superior ear skills compensate for lack of sight, allowing him to diagnose conditions others might miss.
A typhoid fever patient, convalescent but unhappy, is visited by his doctor. The doctor asks about his condition with a cheer, while the patient and wife note his temperature remains a concern. The patient mutters a bitter quip about temperature.
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