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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1907
Page
5
A quatrain filled verse imagines a perfect world if hatred turned to love and sorrow to joy. It envisions smoother relations, shared burden, and universal benevolence with neighbors speaking kindly and swords kept sheathed. The piece presents a hopeful, idealistic tone.
Last Sunday afternoon Captain Frank Simnick and Pilot Joe Stramborski of the Wau Bon attempted a record trip up the Calumet river. A towe rope mishap around the propeller broke a pin and disabled the racer. The Delaware rescued the crew and passengers returning them to Riverdale.
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Garry of South Holland hosted a Sunday evening birthday gathering for their son Andrew and engineer John Edwards of the C. and E. I. R. R. Music by Mary and Elsie Barrwolff of Chicago accompanied singing and dancing. Attendees included Joseph Beil and daughter Madeline, B. Karcher family, Henry Eckstein and family, West and Miss West, Henry Scott and Miss Pleiss, Ethel Fesler, Charringtons, Chas. Daly family, Louis Young family, Schontz, Harper and Louis Treftz, Blocker and family, Verhoven siblings, and James McGilvey.
Coming dances set for October 19 at Village Hall Riverdale hosted by Royal Neighbors. Railway Clerks Local 95 perform at Dillner's Pavilion Dalton October 26. Running Team event at Dillner's Pavilion November 9. Women’s Relief Corps meets at Village Hall Riverdale November 16. Riverdale Hose Co No 1 hosts Thanksgiving evening event at Schwab's Hall November 27 07.
A Riverdale grocer announces rumors that his bakery business is closed are unfounded. He confirms active operations in Riverdale and surrounding towns Dalton Thornton and Homewood and urges customers to seek Dur s BREAD from grocers.
Demand for home telephones soars as factories run overtime to fill orders. A few instruments are on hand and can be installed immediately for customers who want service before snow arrives. Chicago Telephone Company.
A batch of sale notices lists several properties in Riverdale and Dalton. Items include a 6 room cottage with barn at 2584 196th street and a 7 room story and a half at 2684 136th Place, plus multiple Lincoln avenue Chicago street lots and a Lansing Illinois farm. Also offered are eight riverdale lots with house and barn on School street, an enamel bed, and employment openings for sewing and power machine work at Harvey Pants Mfg Co.
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