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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
5
W J Burns, famed captor of the Mc Namara brothers, shared a dinner tale in New York. A Pacific liner nears the equator and a passenger asks if the line is visible. The captain uses a hair and binoculars to reveal a reddish line. A camel is said to cross it, eliciting astonishment.
Col Bill Sterett, longtime Washington correspondent turned Texas game warden, outlined a labor saving worm gathering method in Dallas on April 27. He described driving a broom handle into worm beds, leaving an end sticking up, then rubbing a board atop to vibrate the soil and force worms to the surface for easy collection. He suggested enlisting a laborer to rub the board.
The speaker recalls a childhood memory of a stubborn stovepipe that would not connect. The failed attempts to fit the large and small ends worsen the father’s temper, ending with a kicked-out dented pipe and lingering frustration.
The Rosebud Pleasure Club of Dolton holds a May Party at Dillners Pavilion on May 4. Dolton Volunteer Fire Department hosts a May Party on May 18 at Dillners Pavilion Oak Glen Camp Modern Woodmen stage a May Party at Vocates Hall Oak Glen May 4. Calumet Camp No 5142 Woodmen sponsors a Card Party at Village Hall Riverdale on a Saturday in May. Also a Southwest climate ad from Pecos Valley New Mexico invites inquiry. Peter Gouwens of South Holland, Illinois offers personal investigations for buyers.
May 1 at Maiden Rock Wisconsin Miss Sarah Dowling of Plum City reports owning a hen that laid the largest egg on record in the state. The egg shows a longitudinal circumference of seven inches a small circumference of six and a half inches and a weight of four ounces.
Sealed bids will be received for remodeling the frame school building in District No. 157 near Globe Station Thornton Township. Bids due May 11, 1912 at 8:00 P. Plans and specifications available at Clerk Fred C residence. The board may reject any or all bids.
By order of the Board of Directors of School District No 157 Cook County the document lists officers CHAS KRAATZ President FRED C. DRAKE Clerk and WM H DALMAN. The text reads as a formal directive from the board and names Drake or any member of the Board.
Buckwheat honey offered at 1.60 dollars per gallon with a special 60 pound can or more price of 10 cents per pound. Orders sent to Henry Ramshorst, bee keeper, Lansing, IL.
Starting Monday May 7th the stores will close every evening at 6 30 except Saturday. Peter Kipley
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