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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
1
Gertrude Mims and others attended a Peotone convention for the Young People’s Society. The Good Roads rally at Funk’s hall raised over 1,000 with Idle Wild Club and Woodmen support. local officials, residents, and Harvey delegates pushed road improvements and charity pledges while a family mourning and a new marriage were noted.
Senator Soreham paraphrases a saying about laws and outcomes. The gist is that enacting legislation is easy but its real effect only becomes clear once the Supreme Court rules on it.
The Ladies Aid of Our Saviour's Lath Church invites villagers to a box social at the village hall in Riverdale. Buy a sock box and fill with pennies or cents equal to twice your shoe size, with extra charges for larger or smaller feet. Bring friends to share in the event and enjoy a welcoming reception.
Family notices between births marriages and deaths fill a page item. Jacob Veld builds a barn addition. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs J Bottema. Della Walvoord and Peter Paarlberg Sr visit. DeYoung leaves for Mississippi. Road crews near Grant Park. Gonswensa returns from study. Brown injured at a surprise party. DeBoer barn fire caused by careless matches. Taphan heads to Fox Lake to aid his father. Harry Bardwick dies at 30 after accident on Grand Trunk Railway Tracks. Funeral held May 24 with interment at Thornton Cemetery. Bardwick family and friends express sympathy. Young People Society elects officers for next season.続きを
Death visited the home of Mrs. Johanna Wichmann on May 25 claiming Emma Louise born Riverdale July 21, 1872. After a year of ill health a funeral was held Tuesday with services at the house and at St. Paul's church conducted by Rev. H Wind. Survived by mother three brothers and three sisters.
The piece discusses heredity and nobility with Pope’s line about ancient blood reappearing in scoundrels. It shifts to a rental notice for three rooms on Lipoola Avenue offering electric light and fuel allowance.
The piece recalls Elizabethan banquets where guests carried their own spoons. It critiques modern college hazing, noting the practice is not on any footing while fellows are made to stand on their heads.
A brief note from the Atchison Globe extols detective stories over romance or presidential essays, framing them as superior reading. It emphasizes preference for mystery narratives as engaging and uplifting.
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