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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
4
Farm workers head to the city seeking higher wages while landlords profit from mounts. Clean Up Day spurs dumping rubbish along major roads. Campers stock spring beds and stoves as they rough it in the countryside. Summer girls learn tanning at home rather than at the beach.
Plans drawn for a 22 story, 260 foot hotel topping 416 foot tower at Stony Island and the Midway. A $10 million project aims to be the world’s largest hotel, across from the Plaisance, near Mandel trust property. Construction could begin soon, with details to follow. The piece notes height law changes and south shore plans aiding the push.
Multiple bank reports from Illinois dated May 1920 list resources liabilities and deposits for West Hammond Trust and Savings Bank Lansing State Bank First Trust and Savings Bank and related entities. Notaries certify accuracy with cashier and directors signatures.
Village collector Anton Strolinski sets water tax collection at the Riverdale village hall with hours from 7:00 to 10:00 p m on May 8 10 17 and 20. The notice mentions Uncle Reub as a fashion trend leader in Paria with bushy eyebrows reported.
Sealed bids will be received by the Village of Colten for breaking up and removing a strip of concrete pavement 16 feet wide and 4 to 6 inches thick on Lincoln avenue from 138th street to Chicago street and on Chicago street from Lincoln avenue to 148th street. Haul distance not exceeding a quarter mile. Bids due by 8:00 p.m. Monday May 17, 1920. Board may reject all bids. WM. G. Dolton, Village Clerk.
A concise note traces the custom of handshaking back to the era of Henry the Second, noting its long historical roots as a symbol of friendship and greeting.
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