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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
8
South Holland notes show Peter DeYoung plans a three week stay in Alberta Ontario. The town reports busy farming days with scarce news and upcoming road oil shortages may affect summer supplies.
On Thursday evening May 24 Rev W Elger of Elgin will give a chalk talk at Ridge M E church. He will lecture and draw a diagram of his text, with a silver collection. Messages from boys on the coast praise Uncle Sam for good treatment and drills. Ed Petak and Herman Faden report strong spirits and rest. Engle travels to Green City and Quincy LL to visit relatives and daughter Mrs Chas Ray at Chareton Town.
Bids are invited for 150 or more 12 inch sewer sections to be removed and relaid on Ilalsted Street south of the river and on the west side. Bids due Tuesday May 22 at 8:00 p m to the clerk. For information call Henry Brandt drainage committee chairman Riverdale 859.
Community updates note the S. C. railroad west side depot grounds and clubhouse nearing completion while Homewood aims to become a local showplace. St Pauls Church celebrated Mothers Day with flowers for mothers, and residents debate real estate activity and new builds along Maple and Morris streets.
With the Churches announces Sunday School at 9 00 am and Morning Service at 10 00 am led by Rev H Wind pastor at the corner of 138th Street and Lincoln Avenue.
The notice lists service times at St Marys Catholic Church with low mass at 6:00 am and a second low mass at 10:00 am followed by a high mass at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm. Rev W H Derraer is the pastor.
Sunday School starts at 9 46 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Evening service is at 7 39 Rev Allison A McCracken serves as pastor The notice lists weekly worship times and the church leader.
English preaching on the first Sunday each month at 10 80. German preaching on all other Sundays at 10 30. English evening services on the second and fourth Sundays at 7 30. Rev Joan Dorsann, Pastor.
A collection of aphorisms extols health as civic duty. It stresses disease as a foe to progress and says an outdoor walk benefits health more than indoor activity. Personal hygiene is framed as essential to community health and warns small mosquitoes can cause big harm.
Friday shows feature five year old actress Marie Osborne in Shadows and Sunshine and a Mr. Jack Trifles comedy. Saturday brings Chas Chaplin Work and Vivian Martin Over-Night with Pearl of the Army final chapter and Lilian Walker five part The Green Stockings. Wednesday presents Edith Storey Antonio Moreno Price for Folly Blue Ribbon feature with Big V comedy. Coming soon 29 000 Leagues Under the Sea 10 reels. Matinee Sunday at 2 o clock Evening at 7 o clock Admission 5 and 10 cents.
Riverdale Theater presents Saturday two part Liberty serial The Flag of Truce with Douglas Gerrard Ruth Clifford in The Bubble of Love a two reel drama Also a comedy. Sunday features Mae Allison Harold Lockwood Metro wonderplay The River of Romance in five parts plus L ko comedy and Married in Haste three act sketch Arthur Roovey Stock Co Evening 10c 1c matinee 5c 10c Wednesday third episode The Voice on the Wire Ben Wilson Vera Gerber with another drama in two parts and a comedy Good pictures and music.
A reader asks for copies of the paper containing his aunt’s obituary and to publish a clipped marriage notice of his niece in Lebanon. He also offers two bull calves for sale and asks to stop his subscription due to hard times.
A short excerpt from Osteopathic Magazine extols laughter as a healthful force. It argues laughter displaces gloom, renews perspective, and improves bodily and mental function, urging genuine hearty laughter over mere giggles or sarcasm.
Pasture land to be sold by stock from May 1 to Nov 1, 1917 with prices for cattle and costs. Inquiries to Harry Zeilenga located one mile south east of Thornton on Jaegersen farm Lansing N Route 1. Also furniture for sale, house for rent, and clothing ad for raincoats and suits by A I Luebker and A Claris.
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