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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1914
Page
5
The Village of Riverdale invites bids for cleaning about 30 catch basins. Bids must be submitted to Village Clerk F. O. Bergold by 8:00 p m on Tuesday November 10.
Modern hotel with steam heat four seven? Actually twenty two bed rooms two dining rooms lunch room and wash room offered for rent. Located at Henry Gottschalk Homewood Illinois telephone Homewood 23J.
The Panhandle PCC and St. Louis X run Saturday with a 2.20 fare to Oakdale only. Riverdale at 134th Street follows the same timetable, differing by one minute in each direction.
A Propper's Corner notice rebukes rumors about local youths involved in Halloween mischief such as throwing eggs at passing autos. It describes a cowardly egg as one that hits and runs, condemns the behavior, and notes a football game at the Corner next Sunday afternoon.
Riverdale bowling squad led by Arthur Stern Joe Kummerer Wm Fleischhauer Henry Zimmerman L and Joe Ortenau will defend the Riverdale title this year. They open November 6 at 6459 Rhodes Avenue Chicago against Javate City's team. Read want ads on page 5 for more.
Obituaries for Mrs. L Stuckenschmidt born 1841 in Hanover died Oct 28 in Chicago after a long illness. Funeral at St Pauls Church with interment at Oaklawn. Father Christopher Hassberg died Oct 29 near Homewood. services at Cooper's Grove Church. Louis Hassberg attends funeral. moving pictures business praised. Mothers Club dinner at Funks Hall a success. election turnout low for women. New corporation store rising on Main near Ashland. Henry Meier died in Chicago after goiter operation. funeral at Woodman Hall. For sale acres and Duroc Jersey pigs advertised with contact details.
The 1914 15 Dalton lecture course at Lincoln avenue school auditorium presents Roy L Smith cartoonist and impersonator on Nov 12 Dr Charles Bayard Mitchell The Original Idiot on Dec 4 Garret Glee Club with 17 trained male voices on Jan 15 1915 William E Owen Opera Merchants of Venice on Feb 5 1915 Chicago Male Quartette leads Mar 5 Dalton Choral Society presents an operetta on Mar 26 1915
John Witvoet offers to board and care for a number of horses at Hoxie Farm in Thornton Illinois. Good pasture and barn available. Telephone Thornton 268 M.
The Ridge Ladies Home Circle hosted a Halloween party at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyler’s home with games prizes won by Mrs. John Engel and William Vandenberg, plus booby prizes to Herman Faden Sr. Miss Anna Faden marked her 14th birthday with games and a feast. Obituaries note the death of Mrs. O G Shafer in Frankfort, typhoid related, and Deborah Elnora Meyers born 1880 died 1914 in Dolton then Frankfort, with family details and funeral notices.
A promotional contest asks readers to solve a mystery for a chance at a $10,000 prize. Hints and steps guide participants through puzzles, with organizers noting terms, deadlines, and eligibility.
Three lions escaped a cinematograph rehearsal in Lurin Germany and killed and devoured a mule harnessed to a cart. Two lions were captured while the third fled into the countryside.
The column notes Robins will spend his last years west and Uncle Joe’s cannon returns to Congress. It cites no death of W J Bryan by press time and suggests the Bull Moose might have allied with the GOP before election. It speculates on Theodore Roosevelt, Turkey in the war, and potential German or Allied victory near Thanksgiving.
The DeKalb Chronicle urges farmers to organize fire fighting brigades and establish a central motor driven pumping and chemical engine to protect farms. It proposes a 200 gallon chemical truck located at a township center to quickly suppress fires.
A collector of trifles claims Thackeray holds a rare distinction as nearly the only man of genius with yellow hair.
A Denver Times quip observes the difficulty of securing a cup of coffee at the table, framing a light domestic humor note about everyday coffee rituals.
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