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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
5
Mrs Hetty Cheen once claimed she would lend nothing on the Van derbilt jewels and now lives in a $19-a-month four room flat on a mean street under an assumed name. Neighbors say she is unfriendly and keeps to herself while her daughter visits daily to buy minimal food. Mrs Green works at a New York bank three days a week.
A series of floral matinees will debut at the Garick Theatre on Wednesday afternoon March 18. The first matinee, a violet event, will give a bouquet of violets to each woman attending The Witching Hour. The management ordered 500 bunches of flowers and decor will match the violet theme. Subsequent Wednesdays will feature different flowers with matching color schemes and carnations planned for a pink and white decor.
A struggling young painter Francois accepts a 1000 francs commission from an elderly spinster. He endures a week of study and torment while confronting the torture of painting the woman’s face, amid a tale of hunger and talent.
A German farmer clashes with bank policy saying he wants cash rather than checks leading to an extended explanation by the bank president and a humorous line about milk tickets. Another past-hackman anecdote recalls a longtime hackman in Hempstead Island who, while dozing at a depot, is asked about odd scenes from his fifty years on the move and replies, I just hacked.
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