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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1926
Page
5
A weary motorist asks for a quiet route to escape traffic. The oil station proprietor points him toward a fork to the left, saying he has been sending all who ask there today. The note is attributed to American Legion Weekly.
A concise reflection by Henry Ward Beecher defines selfishness as a detestable vice that no one forgives in others and none are without themselves. The aphorism emphasizes universal human flaw and moral judgment.
A Sidney widow who recently married a man she met after he snatched her purse on a tram and was arrested by police has sparked surprise with their romance and marriage. The pair reportedly became acquainted during the initial incident and forged a path to marriage through law and motive.
Two Florida bankers skip work for a holiday fishing outing. A crowd of children disrupts their calm and one banker orders them away. The other reveals fear of a rat on the bank as the real reason for concern. Stamp out tuberculosis with Christmas seals.
Mrs Rosette Freytag daughter of Philip Kreckel and Johanna nee Schuster was born July 31 1845 at Westerburg Germany. She married Rev Wm H Freytag in 1878 and died November 8 after care by her children. She leaves four children thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held at Immanuel Church Dalton and graveside at St Johns cemetery Mokena.
Granada Ballroom in Hammond offers a free turkey drawing next Wednesday and Thursday November 24 and 25 with admission tickets. One thousand pounds of turkey will be distributed as turkey prices hover around 45 to 48 cents a pound. Hogan Hancok's Society Clowns provide music and entertainment for two dance nights. Inland Steel Girls Club of Indiana Harbor plans a public dance on November 29 at the Granada.
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