Women’s Relief Corps Meeting Schedule at Riverdale
G W Spencer Post 279 holds meetings Fridays at 2 pm and 8 pm on the fourth Friday at the Village Hall Riverdale. Bertha Sprick serves as president and Cora Jenness as secretary. Riverdale Board Directors meet monthly Saturdays at 7 30 pm at 3d Bowen School.
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Village Board
Riverdale
P. m. Village Hall
August C. Reicu
Jacor A
Woman's Catholic Order Foresters
Village Hall
Magdalen Ripsey
Emma Kelly
Catharine Kurz
Riverdale Improvement Association
T. F. Sweat
John E. Schafer
A. ©. Reich
F. A. Reich
Women’s Relief Corps
G. W. Spencer
Bertha Sprick
Cora Jenness
Riverdale Board
Bowen School
Cohan and Norris Minstrels Enter Second Week at Big Chica go
The Cohan and Norris Minstrels begin the second week at the Big Chica go Auditorium. George Evans star attraction repeats vaudeville success fueling laughter. Julian Eltinge earns praise for feminine parts and Salome dances. Eddie Leonard charms with Big Brown Boo Love Eyes. George Thatcher showcases pioneering minstrelsy wit. Popular Klaw and Erlanger pricing remains in effect.
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Cohan
Norris
Chicago Auditorian Theatre
George ‘‘Ioney Boy’ Evans
Julian Eltinge
Eddie Leonard
Boo
George Thatcher
Klaw
Erlanger
Hopeless Case Ten Gods Wont Help a Man
A terse proverb notes that even ten deities cannot aid a man who sews up opportunity, reflecting a view on effort and self-reliance in the face of fate.
Millions of Free Acres Reported in Public Lands Summary
The General Land Office released its annual statement showing a remaining area of 1,486,545 acres of surveyed and unsurveyed public lands in public land states and Alaska as of July 2, 1900s. The land is distributed among several regions.
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Public Land States
Alaska
General Land Office
Farmers invited to visit State Experiment Field near Momence
On Thursday morning September 17 from dawn to 11 o'clock landowners and others interested in permanent agriculture are invited to visit the State Experiment Field of the C. C. Porter farm three miles south of Momence. Members of the State Committee and Superintendent J. E. Radhimer and University of Illinois staff will explain ongoing experiments and report results to date. The aim is to discuss cropping methods for profitable farming so land grows better and more productive and can be improved and maintained long term.
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C. C. Porter
Momence
J. E. Radhimer
University of Illinois
Momence Progress
Pullman Shops Fall Outlook Nearing Estimates
Inquiries for estimates at the Pullman shops bode well for fall business though no new orders have been received since the last report. Freight work is slack while passenger outlook remains favorable. The employer roster is about the same at roughly 60 percent of normal. Since the last publication ten new sleepers and twenty repaired sleepers have been shipped.
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Pullman
Calumet Record
Secret of Our Success and Risk Taking
A Pall Mall Gazette quote contrasts American enterprise with English banking habits. It asserts Americans prosper due to willingness to take risks and shoulder responsibility, noting banks aid failing merchants while in England bankruptcy carries stigma.
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Europe
England
Pall Mall Gazette
New York Artist Quizzed by Cynic Janitor
A young New York artist, sharing terms with his studio janitor, doubts whether the man is a cynic or an art critic or both. During studio repairs the janitor, Mike, studies a self portrait with grave gravity and then remarks the paint is cracked, spoiling the likeness. He adds with Buddha like calm that it is not at all true.
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New York
Mike
Harper's Weekly
Twelve Greatest Inventions in Paris Public Vote
A Paris newspaper invited readers to name the twelve greatest inventions. More than 400,000 coupons were returned and the vote ranked the locomotive and potato first, followed by vaccine, rabies cure, sugar, electric telegraph, matches, steam engine boiler, telephone, petrol, sewing machines, and soap.
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Paris
Hunting and Fishing Licenses Available by Call
Riverdale residents may obtain hunting or fishing licenses by calling Clerk Jacon 4. Decklar at the village office or residence. The notice requests applicants to contact the clerk for license issuance.
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Jacon
Decklar
Riverdale
20 Acres For Sale In Desenpooen NLW Area
A notice offers 20 acres of land for sale at a low price in Desenpooen NLW. The listing provides an owner contact as Wm. Bachmann of Dalton Illinois. Also advertised are dressmaking services on Lincoln avenue Dolton with shirts waists skirts and tailored suits.
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Desenpooen
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NLW
NLWL
Wm. Bachmann
Dalton. J
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Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
111
Bartsche
Fredericka
Chicago Streets
Dalton
Wim
Propper
Schwab's Hall to Rent for Entertainments and Balls
Notice announces Schwab's Hall in Riverdale Illinois available for rent by societies clubs and lodges for entertainment events and parties for further particulars contact Ss W Schwab at the Riverdale address.
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Ss. W. Schwab
Riverdale, Ill
Old Man Sorrow Over Sing Sing Home
A sobbing man mourns the sale and demolition of his home at Sing Sing Jail after 25 years there. A passerby offers two dollars, only a small aid, as the old man explains his sheltering prison life and uncertain fate.
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Sing-Sing
Harper's Weekly
Pupil Names Grate Painter
A classroom tale about memory and art entries shows a pupil answering a painter question by saying his father, who crafts graters and ironwork, is the great artist his absent classmate missed. The master’s surprise and the pupils’ laughter highlight a humorous lesson on names and fame.
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Michael Angelo
Raphael
Salvator Rosa
Jimmie
Baseball Roles and Violent Play Described by H. Togo
A humorous Atlantic note by H. Togo outlines a street theater style baseball scene with a Pitch throwing a hard imripe ball, a Stop protecting with pillows, a Striker blocking with a club, and an Emperor shouting as the ball strikes. The account ends with an accidental deathly shot and a garbled chorus of commentary.
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Hlon
H. Togo
Atlantic
Auroral Sparks Disrupt Telegraph From Chicago South
The aurora borealis is caused by electrical activity and its appearance often accompanies telegraph interference as far south as Chicago, disrupting communications.
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Chicago
Not Worth Repeating Hobo Tale Sparks Disbelief
A street scene features a hobo and a polite bystander exchanging boasts and rebuttals as the man recalls a prior tale. The exchange centers on credibility and memory, with sharp wit highlighting the tension between past stories and present claims.
Riverdale timetable fragment notes and times
Readable bits show a business section labeled Business Men's Special with scattered times and identifiers. The text lists origins Riverdale and sequences like 444 and 4 383 Pm, but lacks clear events, names, or outcomes.
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Riverdale
Lee
Frisco Chi and East Al Leave Chicago Segment
Frisco Chicago and East Alabama depart Chicago with schedule notes showing times in the morning and afternoon. Details include Doltan reference, rates per mill, and daily execution times.
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Chicago
Doltan
Wanted to buy a cook stove or range in good condition
Classified notices list sales and rentals including a cook stove wanted at The Pointer office a small gasoline launch for cash and several rental ads for rooms houses and store spaces in Riverdale plus sale notices for lots in Dalton and a Victor phonograph direct from factory with East payments and cheap bicycles and randoms in first class condition with prices from five to fifteen dollars inquiries directed to local agents and addresses.
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Pointer
Vor
Victor Phonograph
East Payments
Inquire
Henry Hahn
Chicago
Dalton
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O. Obelidobel
L. F. Kipley
Catholic Order Foresters
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Conrad Kern
John &. Kinney
Nicholas Simon
Peter Kipley
Knights OF the Modern Maccabees
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FR. Schaefer
John Hurter
C. Vandenberg
A. O. U. W. Hall
Chas. Dickelman
Henry Hilgendorf
Andrew Messerschmadt
George Washington Lodge
N. A
Lund’s Hall
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Chicago Aves
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C. H. Dally
H. Fuller
Thos. Harper
Mus
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Business Men’s Association
John Behrens
Frank O. Bergold
L. F. Wipley
Rimerdale Hose Company No. 1
Hose House
Enghlawn
Henry Goos
Geo. L. Koehler
Herman Dreesen
Dolton School Board
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Pullman Shops
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Randolph Street
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Leyden Avenue
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Fordtran Bros
Ofen
Blue Island
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Justice OF the Ferce Notary Public
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134Th Street
C. LH. Rippe
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Riverdale Park
WM. C. Zesch
Riv
Midway
Malan
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Chas. Vandenberg
Oak St
Ernst Hanschmann
137Th Street
Richard Buschking
Henry W. Schnoor
Robert Hanschmann
Paltan
Dovton, Ill
Park Ave
Beach Stock Farm
Abel Hausinger
Morses
Halsted Street
Homewood
Funiont Council
Chigago
Union
Calumet
Thornton Townships
Grant Bros
Indiana Ave
Carl Wulff
Fred J. Ott
Chicago St. Dolton Ili
K. C
Geo. Tuch
H.R. Penfield
St. Highlawn
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