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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1928
Page
2
The German language service is set for Sunday October 7 at 1 pm with a preparatory 9 30 am service and a sermon on Job 31 5 6. An English graded Sunday school meets at 9 80. A voters meeting follows October 8 at 7 45 pm to discuss church campaign for Jesus Christ. W J Kemnitz, Pastor.
Our Saviours Church of Rivera riverdale announces Rally Day with new classes at 9 30 a m. and a 10 30 a m morning service. Next Sunday marks the 17th anniversary and home coming with an anniversary dinner after services. Inner Mission Field day and Reformation Day events are planned with Life Service pledges by youth. A fellowship evening on Oct 24 features The Veteran of the Grass film. Edw A Voorhees, pastor.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m on Missionary Day. Mrs Scott P Hauser of Chile will speak. Morning worship at 11 with Rev A A Myers farewell sermon. Epworth League Mass meeting at 6 at Morgan Park church presenting Elizabeth Betty Robinson to attendees.
California hobbyist forms pictures by arranging natural colored sands inside bottles. Using special tools, he packs and seals the bottles to preserve the pattern. He works with fifty six shades, sourced from around the world, to craft intricate designs.
The text argues that better conduct is humanity’s top ideal, promoted by nature, not religion. It asserts improved behavior in feeding, social relations, business, and family life brings rewards, calling this universal maxim the highest virtue.
The article notes seven Canadian hardwoods with yellow birch Betula ti tea and paper birch Betulyatha or paprifera as the best known. Yellow birch is used for leaving furniture cabinet work and vehicle stock while the resinous bark of paper birch has long provided aboriginal peoples with birch bark canoes and coverings.
Florence Wilkens notes three meetings this term with Captain Miss Hedtke guiding a lively group. They work on a flower and leaf book pressing leaves and flowers. A prize awaits the best book while all girls aim for green uniforms replacing khaki.
In Friday night play at St Pauls church hall the Riverdale Boosters and the Dolton Boosters each swept three straight wins against the St Paul Boosters. The Dolton Boosters also split a two and one tie with the American Legion Auxiliary. Tonight October 5 the matchups pit Riverdale against Dalton and St Paul against Legion Auxiliary.
A writer on women from the Women’s Home Com calls vanity and personal ends the root of quarrels among women. The piece argues such conflicts hinder happiness and success and urges restraint and unity.
A fragmented piece warns against reckless shortcuts that promise easy living. It urges careful choices to avoid harm, emphasizing vigilance and prudent realignment of priorities to protect life and well being.
Olympic champion Betty Robinson wowed a Thornton Township crowd in a 100 yard exhibition at a football game between Thornton and Morgan Park High Schools. Officials credited a time of 11.2 seconds despite a slow start and a muddy track. Frederick Easten of Dalton starred for Thornton in a 14 to 6 win, scoring a touchdown and key plays as new grandstands funded by the Athletic Association rise.
Inspectors report record hunter participation and booming waterfowl numbers across Illinois from the Illinois River valley to Beardstown. They credit strict regulations and favorable feeding grounds with an abundant teal mallard and other migratory birds, plus a closed season on woodcocks to boost future populations.
A fragment described as the oldest Hurepeg relic in the United States is identified as a breach block from a cannon remnant aboard one of De Soto’s ships. The artifact’s origins connect to early 16th century exploration and the Carlos De Soto expedition.
The phrase Comes From the Gaelic Brogues explains that brogues were once heavy, rough shoes and that the term derives from the Gaelic word brog meaning a shoe.
A woman seeking a cook answered an Irish ad after weeks of searching. The proposed interview leads to a comical exchange about cooking foreign dishes, with the cook listing French beans, German sausages, Brussels sprouts, Jerusalem artichokes, Spanish onions, and Dutch cheese.
The quote argues that categories of cowards fearless and courageous are not fixed and that a cowardly person in a corner may become brave while a courageous man can be a coward at heart. It notes fear and alcohol can alter behavior, with a personal claim of being a physical coward who fights bravely under intoxication.
A pastoral piece describes beauty as inexpensive in a countryside setting where trees shrubs and towers rise in a misty rain soaked scene near a barn and fireside, hinting at nature's cost and comfort.
A fragment quotes Frank A. Martin stating travel recreates the body and enlarges the mind while resting the mind. The line suggests travel as a mental refreshment and physical renewal.
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