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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1910

Page

4

Business Men's Association Meets First Wednesday

The Business Men's Association holds meetings on the first Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the U. U. W Hall, Dolton. President Henry J. Diliner leads, with Frank Bergold as recording secretary and Henry Liahn as financial secretary, QO Obeldobel as treasurer.

Ancient Order United Workmen A. O A. W. Hall Dalton Richard Hoppe Chas. C. Schnoor John F. Boettger Henry W. Schnoor Brigemakers A. O. U. W. Hall Dolton Wiliam J Albrecht Albert Kasten Andrew Messerschmidt Business Men’s Association U. W Hall Henry J. Diliner Frank ©. Bergold Henry Liahn Obeldobel

Riverdale Civic Groups Meet With Regular Sessions

Riverdale Improvement Association holds monthly meetings on the second Monday at 8 p.m. at the Village Hall. Riverdale Hose Company No 1 meets the first Wednesday at the Hose House Highlawn with officers listed. Women’s Relief Corps G W Spencer Corps No 279 meets on the 24 Friday at 2 p.m. and the fourth Friday at 8 p.m. at the Village Hall. Dolton School Board convenes on the first Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Mat Park Avenue School. Riverdale Board Directors meets the third Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Bowen School.

Dolton Dalton Harper Geo. H. Michaefer Calumet Camp Village Hall Riverdale Andrew Baumgartner O. Oberdobel Henry Mohrbanker Women's Catholic Order Foresters Magdalen Kipley Emma Kelly Catharine Kurz Riverdale Improvement Association T. F. Kinney John E. Schafer Screlary A. Reich Riverdale Hose Company No. 1 Hose House Highlawn Fred Ludwig Geo. L. Koehler Herman Dreesen Women's Relief Corps G. W. Spencer Corps Emily Claussen Dorothy Niemeyer Dolton School Board Mat Park Avenue School Riverdale Board Bowen School

Dog Tax Due in Dalton Village

All dog owners in the Village of Dalton are notified that the license for their dogs is due and payable at the village clerk's office on May 1, 1910. Thomas Slarper President.

Dalton Thomas Slarper

Inclined handwriting favored in health study raise for schools

A French commission reports the inclined style of handwriting is simpler and less fatiguing than the vertical method and less likely to cause spinal curvature among school children. The Pointer subscription urged.

Home Sweet Home Verse Recalled in Poetic Shimmer

A nostalgic excerpt echoes the classic song Home Sweet Home with lines about exile versus home life. The speaker longs for a thatched cottage, the birds, a father's smile, a mother's soothing care, and the peace found only at home.

Governor Deneen Proclaims Mother's Day on May 8

Illinois Governor Deneen issues a proclamation calling for May 8 as Mother's Day to honor maternal influence. The message urges public recognition and suggests sermons and speeches in churches and public meeting places.

Illinois CyHas & Deneen

Turner Hall plans unveiled for Roseland site in Chicago

The Turners of Roseland buy an 86 foot frontage on Michigan Avenue near 113th Place from Hermann’s Bakery to Thomson’s millinery. Sketches for a two story building include gymnasium with modern apparatus and shower baths, dance hall, dining room, rest rooms, and lodge hall. Bonds at 20 cents each offered at 5 percent interest to fund construction, inviting Roseland residents to invest.

Turners of Roseland Michigan Avenue 113Th Place Herman’s Bakery Thomson’s Chicago Turners Calumet Record

Egg inspection leads to a wishbone inquiry

In a humorous exchange, Mrs. Skimper questions Mr. Fourper about the egg, asking if anything is wrong as he examines it. Mr. Fourper responds that nothing is wrong, only searching for the wishbone.

Multiple Dolton Real Estate and Local Trade Ads

A crowded classified page lists for sale house and lot on Lincoln avenue Dolton particulars at Alban Reich's Jewelry store. rental unit 634 Irving avenue Dolton. Dolton newspaper route for sale. real estate listings by A S Diekman and L F Ripley. many Dolton and Riverdale addresses. items include motorcycles parlor furniture wagons harness seeds and second hand bicycles. a pocketbook lost in Riverdale. a bort of horses and dairy yard note found. The Pointer office handles inquiries and advertising for buyers and sellers.

Lincoln Avenue Dolton Alban Reich Irving Avenue Pointer Ripley O. F Reich Indiana Av Riverdale Washington Street Main Street A. S. Diekman Hahn’s Chicago Street Main Grant Streets Grant Street Dalton 136Th Place Anna Koenig 137Th Street Reliable Seed Co W .W Barnard & Co Fred Pohlers Chicago St.Dolton 147Th Street H. Horton 146Th Street O. K. Cook Wisconsin Lime & Cement Co

Funeral Car Service by Calumet & South Chicago Rail Way

Calumet and South Chicago Railway launches funeral car service on surface lines. Two cars in service with casket compartments and pallbearer space, seating for thirty four, routes to Oakwood Mt Greenwood Mt Olivet and Mt Tope cemeteries and nearby burial grounds. Cars chartered to church or residence with charges from $30 to $40.

Chicago Suburban Electric Railways Calumet & South Chicago Railway Company Oakwood Mt. Greenwood Mt Olivet Mt. Tope Hammond South Side Traction Companies Calumet

Water Power Potential in New York Interior Streams

The state water supply commission estimates at least 1.5 million horsepower can be developed from New York interior streams. This stored energy equals about a third of all water power now used in the United States and signals major future industrial growth for the state.

State Water Supply Commission New York United States

Cleaning Handbags by Sandpaper Restoration Method

A handbag cleaning tip suggests rubbing a very fine grade sandpaper over the surface to restore leather items like suede undressed and ooze calfskin without professional cleaning. The method is described as magical when used with care and should not injure the material.

Granite shipped to Europe for monuments from South Carolina

About 320 tons of blue granite from South Carolina were sent to Aberdeen Scotland for monument manufacture. Officers arranged transport from the quarries to Charleston for shipment to Europe.

Europe South Carolina Aberdeen Scotland Charleston

Road Building Tactics Keep Corniche Roads in Prime Repair

In France the Corniche road remains perfectly maintained by a road gang always on patrol. A green van travels with a steam roller that doubles as traction engine. Crushed stone sits ready to be spread and rolled by heavy machinery, ensuring low repair costs.

France Corniche

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