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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1910
Page
7
Scottish humor recounts the Stonehaven railway porter Andra who meets a Salvation Army captain aboard a London train halted near Stonehaven. The officer says he will drive the devil out of Aberdeen, and Andra retorts to send him further north, a dry, droll exchange reflecting regional wit.
Mr Tellitt Wright Just then a squall rose and our boat sail tore to ribbons Miss Kidder Ah I see a remnant sail The fragmentary dialogue presents a seafaring mishap with a torn sail and a partial salvage remark.
A widow from Los Angeles seeking a long-lost schoolmate after 45 years followed a spirit’s guidance to Brooklyn. There she found him on the street and promptly married him, describing Los Angeles as a place of climate, excitement, and unusual happenings.
A Winds woman credits Postum with restoring kidney function and nerve steadiness after twenty years of coffee. She reports improved heart action, reduced despondency, and ability to perform hard mental work with less fatigue. She urges reading The Road to Wellville and notes genuine personal improvement.
Republican candidates for statewide offices prevail with wide margins while Democrats gain seats in the legislature. Treasurer Edward E. Mitchell leads Republicans, Superintendent Francis G. Blair tops the race, and party splits predict a potential Democratic speaker as Republicans hold a plurality in the Senate and Democrats gain in the House.
The Associated Charities at Springfield elected A. D. Mackle as president and Mrs. J. W. Patton as vice president, replacing Edgar S. Scott and H. M. Merriam. Other officers named were P. E. Hatch secretary, Joseph F. Bunn treasurer, and Mrs. H. A. McKeene superintendent. Directors added include A. L. Bowen Lewis H. Miner Thomas Reeves and others. The annual report showed 2 387 total cases with 128 refusals and 705 individuals of diverse nationalities assisted. outlines included 356 new and 349 recurrent applications.
Charles P. Summers of Springfield, major of the Fifth Infantry, disciplined 19 members of Company B, Fifth Infantry, of Taylorville, for sending a round robin petition to Wood of Quincy requesting the removal of Captain W. R. Dexheimer and for threatening subordination if denied.
Six candidates from Springfield passed the November registered pharmacist and assistant pharmacist exam held in Springfield by the Illinois state board of pharmacy. The list includes Walter A. Fish Justus T. Millen Edgar F. Riffey Raymond E. Roberts William Schelbe and Orville C. Smith. A second list names J Elmer Atkins John W Finley Walter T Gerding Jacob Kohn John Larsen Ralph S Nichols John Regus Jr and Samuel Adler Grover Carter Samuel J Denton Albert Gerding Louis Gorham Isadore Kitowski C Robinson Frank Steimle and Clarence A Withey. The board will meet in Chicago December 6 for registered pharmacist exams at 87 Lake Street and December 8 for assistant pharmacist exams at the same location. Apprenticeship exams statewide are set for December 2.
Secretary J C Mason reports no complaints as 2500 state civil service workers in charitable institutions adhere to law and civil service rules forbidding political activities and campaign contributions.
The annual convention of the horticultural Society of Central Illinois will be held in Decatur this month. Lectures on landscape gardening and outdoor improvement by prominent gardeners fruit growers and teachers of horticulture. A feature lecture illustrated by stereopticon by R B Watrous of Washington DC secretary of the American Clivyle association.
In Harper's Weekly a buyer complains the bathing suit fades, while the master retorts that removing the stripes will be harder. The exchange reveals a sharp wit and casual humor in a seaside scene.
Little Bob frets that his sister Adelaide and baby brother will have birthdays before his. He asks his mother to move his birthday forward. Adelaide asserts that birthdays cannot be changed by anyone, not even mother.
Indignant caller complains the paper labels a man charged with entering his house as the alleged diamond thief. Editor replies that the caller had no alleged diamonds on the premises, only genuine items, in a Fortunate is the man who wants only what he can get.
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