This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
9
A roundup of events from multiple Illinois towns highlights community meetings, school updates, road projects, and local business openings. Officials report progress on infrastructure, cultural events attract residents, and neighborhood groups push for safer streets. Local leaders urge public involvement and attendance at upcoming hearings.
Warren Penwell of Penwell Coal received a mail threat to demolish his home unless $500 was hidden under a rock in Linwood cemetery. Jesse Waller of Pana is held for extortion, arrested at the cemetery and bound over to the grand jury on $1,000 surety after waiving preliminary hearing.
Rockford Ills Swedish Lutheran conference delegates gathered as officers were reelected: President Rev F A Linder Geneva Vice president Rev August Johnson Laporte Ind Secretary Rev Victor J Tengwald Chicago Treasurer Rev L G Abrahamson Chicago Executive committee Rev Philip Thelander Batavia and C F Anderson Rochford President Linder praised new laws curbing liquor traffic and speaker Rev Anders Andre of Chicago addressed the assembly.
Instructions on starch thinning and ironing muslin for best finish. Keep muslin wet while ironing to avoid roughness. iron on the right side for gloss. handle large pieces covered. dampen evenly if dry. iron embroidered and spotted cloth on the wrong side. color fabrics require gentler heat. lace trims ironed first. rewash and reironing if stiff. air thoroughly to prevent limp garments.
Instructions describe washing sweaters and related woolen items in a cheesecloth bag. Use soft water and soap, avoid wringing, dry flat away from direct sun, with ammonia to soften. Then a recipe for Floating Island with whipped egg whites, hot milk, yolk mix, flavoring, and chilling.
The text argues Peruna is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy, insisting a true catarrh cure must also bolster general vitality. It cites HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS with CUBEBS COPAIBA and tonics like COLLIN BONIA CANADENSIS CORYDALIS FORMOSA and CEDRON SEED as forming an ideal treatment, backed by testimonials and practical experience. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus Ohio.
East Alton and Wood River towns flooded after a four foot rise in four hours. Tracks on major lines were overflowed and traffic suspended. Two large factories shut down and five miles by one wide area inundated. Many families evacuated homes amid rising waters and electrical damage noted.
Acting under state law the Medora public schools board will immediately equip the two story brick school building with fire escapes and a fire alarm system The building has a single exit via a wide stairway The board will require weekly fire drills for all students.
The First Baptist church of Medora has extended a call to Rev. O. E. Carmean of Rockbridge to become its pastor. He currently serves as pastor of the First Baptist church at Rockbridge.
A historical recipe describes making Concord Cream Peppermints in a chafing dish. It instructs combining two cups sugar with a half cup water and a pinch of cream of tartar, dissolving, boiling eight minutes, then adding eight drops peppermint essence and shaping on waxed paper.
A recipe describes dicing round steak dusted with flour, browning with butter suet and onion, simmering in water for two hours, thickening with more flour, then baking under a rich biscuit crust centered with a cup to support the crust.
A recipe instructs to combine canned cherries or two quarts fresh cherries with juice and grated yellow peel of four oranges and four pounds sugar. Cook until thick and stir in half a pound English walnut meats just before removing from heat.
Sixty eight letters by Michelangelo to Giorgio Vasari were found in the archives of Count Rospioni Spineli. The discovery adds a significant archive item revealing correspondence between the artist and the biographer and documents their collaboration.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.