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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1924

Page

5

Market Day Vendors Fined at Blue Island Market

Outdoor merchants at the Blue Island market were arrested by Chief George J. Fiedler for peddling without a license. Judge Frank Synakiewicz imposed fines of 10 dollars and costs. Defendants included Abe Cohen, Peter and Thomas Kligslermar, and Mrs Celie Black with listed addresses.

Blue Island George J. Fiedler Sta Tion Frank Synakiewicz Abe Cohen Ashland Avenue Peter and Thomas Kligslermar Maxwell Street Celie Black West Roosevelt Road

Counterfeit Ring Indicted in Blue Island and Chicago Heights

Federal grand jury indicts Nicholas Gloriana and Frank Roberto, once partners in the Burr Oak, for plotting counterfeit money. Blue Island police seizes the master copper plate used to print $20 notes as seven suspects are rounded up. Roberto jailed in Chicago Heights after arrest at Crystal Palace. Gloriana to be located.

Nicholas Gloriana Western Avenue Blue Island Frank Roberto Chicago Heights Old Washington Hotel Burr Oak George J. Fiedler Roberto Crystal Palace Chicago Glorianna Blue Island Sun

Give Children Short Names From Scribner Context

The passage argues parents should give children short, simple names to ease writing and communication. It criticizes long names like Epaphroditus Bartholomew, suggests daughters keep one name and adopt a family surname after marriage, and notes the burden of pronouncing and spelling lengthy names while highlighting a name as a person’s primary label and safeguard against oblivion.

Epaphroditus Bartholomew Combe Simith, Jr Garl May Day Scribner’s Magazine

Sea-Hares and their ancient toxic uses

Sea-hares, small sluglike mollusks, were notorious among the ancients for their supposed venomous properties and were often used as ingredients of poisonous potions.

The Juggler on the Veranda

A guest notices Hoffy teaching the ladies to swim and juggling with two girls afloat. The scene evokes a bustling, witty image as he spins plates and thrashes through the lake with comic urgency.

Hoffy

Cat Rescued After Ladder Lift by Fire Department

Thursday morning the city ladder truck went to State and York to rescue a cat that had sheltered in a high tree for two days. Fireman Design and Engineer Hammond extended a long ladder and brought the cat safely to the ground, unharmed though frightened.

Fire Department State York Street Hammond Blue Island Sun

Sumac Tanning Uses Light Colored Leathers

American sumac, a shrub growing on uncultivated eastern and midwestern land, is used in tanning to produce light colored and special leathers. The plant provides tannins aiding leather processing.

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