Riverbase Hose Company and Women’s Relief Corps Schedules
Riverbase Hose Company No 1 meets first Wednesday monthly at the Hose House Highlawn Henry Goos president Geo L Exeohler Secretary Herman Dreesen treasurer Women s Relief Corps G W Spencer Post 279 meets the 2d Friday 2 pm 4th Friday 8 pm at the Village Hall Riverdale Mrs Bertha Sprick president Mrs Cora Jenness secretary Marriage of Widows in India notes rising widow marriages across India Calcutta and other regions viewed as social progress urging reform while noting critics lack widowed daughters to judge conditions.
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Riverbase Hose Company No. 1
Hose House
Highlawn
Henry Goos
Geo. L. Exoehler
Herman Dreesen
Women’s Relief Corps
G. W. Spencer
Riverdale
Bertha Sprick
Cora Jenness
India
Calcutta
Coal Cheapest a la Carte in English Town
An English coal vender prides himself on French phrases. When a woman asked prices he said if you take it a la carte it is 20 shillings per ton, but if you take it cul-de-sac there is an extra shilling for the bags.
Nobody But Father Poem Reflects Hidden Family Struggles
Poem portrays a father bearing unseen financial burden to keep home life intact. Recurrent refrain Nobody emphasizes the family's dependence on the father while a mother and children remain secondary in the verse. The piece highlights hardship, sacrifice, and quiet endurance within domestic life.
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Father
First Aid to the Injured pamphlet promotes life preservation
Coroner Peter Hoffman with Drs Moyer Hunter Reinhardt and Lewke releases a life saving booklet tied to the 1907 annual report. It covers drowning rescue steps fire first aid frost bite and animal bites with specific methods and cautions for lay responders.
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Peter M. Hoffman
Harold N. Moyer
Warren H. Hunter
H. D. W. Reinhardt
O. W. Lewke
Dangerous medical advice fragments and birthday notice
The fragmentary text lists home remedies for wounds including snake bites gunshot injuries and lacerations with cautions to apply bandages wash wounds and keep patients recumbent. It closes with a note on poisons and antidotes and a birthday gathering for Harry Zirzow with several named attendees.
High School Notes and Talks Highlight Student Health
High School notes report Mr Shassberger traveled to Michigan after his father’s sudden death. Classes were canceled Friday through Tuesday. Gerrit Reitveld recovers from a severe pleuropneumonia. Dr Morgan warned pupils on tobacco dangers, urging those not yet addicted to avoid it. Juniors plan a hay rack party for Friday and the season's first football game hosts Englewood High and T T H S 1.
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Shassberger
Michigan
Gerrit Reitveld
Morgan
Englewood High School
Boat Race Ends With Dispute Over Winners
Six contestants competed last Sunday as time deductions sparked contention over official ratings. The Pointer cannot yet determine settlement, and a rerun appears likely.
Hunting and Fishing Licenses Available from Village Clerk
Anyone desiring a hunting or fishing license can obtain the license by calling at the office or residence of Jacon A. Decklar Clerk Village of Riverdale.
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Jacon A. Decklar
Riverdale
20 Acres For Sale Near N W Section 18 36
20 acres of land for sale described as west of north west corner of section 18 and 36 with 15. Address owner William Bachmann Dolton Illinois. Low price advertised.
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E. Woof
N. W
N.W
Wm. Bachmann, Dolton
A Matter of Taste
A doctor condemns buttermilk as an elixir overhyped for health. Early consumption is urged though many find its taste metallic and unpleasant like tin.
City Listings and Times From Riverdale District
Frequency and times from Riverdale area show morning and evening slots with numbers and codes. The fragment references Sqr, IT Business Men's Special, and various times around 10am to 9pm.
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S .Uth
Riverdale
Star
IT Business Men’s
Various Classifieds For Sale And Lost At The Pointer
Multiple notices list sale items including a fine oil stove coat $25 and a fine imported Prim Zither with details at The Pointer office. A black cat advertised as a lucky rat catcher offered cheap. Lost policemans star No 8 on Labor Day athletic grounds and a black leather handbag with $20 found on Lincoln avenue. Reward offered at Pointer office. Also listings for stove purchase rent and a Victor phonograph direct from factory with easy payments.
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Pointer
Policemans
Labor Day
Dolton
Victor Phonograph
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Undignified Literary Meeting Incident Tells of Barbecued Mutton
The Billville Banner laments a disordered literary meeting after the president was struck on the head by a leg of barbecued mutton. The Atlanta Constitution notes the scarcity of barbecue meat and calls the scene undignified.
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Billville
Atlanta Constitution
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Kinney Brothers
Indiana Ave
Ill
Dalton Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Village Boards
Village Board
Thos. Harper
Geo. H. Schaefer
August C. Reich
Jacob A. Deckiar
Ancient Order United Workmen
A. O. A. W. Hall
Richard Hoppe
Herman Kalas
John FF. Boetteger
Calumet Camp No
F. Kinney
O, Obeldobel
L. F. Kipley
Catholic Order Foresters
Conrad Kern
John E. Kinney
Nicholas Simon
Peter Kipley
Wowen
Magdalen Ripley
Ma Kelly
Katharine Kurz
Knights OF the Modern Maccabees
A. O. U. W Hall
R. Schaefer
John Harter
C. Vandenberg
Chas, Dickelman
Henry Hilgendorf
Andrew Messerschimidt
George Washington Lodge
N. A
Lund’s Hall
Lincoln
Chicago Aves
P. m
J. E. White
C. K. Culler
Ladies Auxiliary
A. O. U. W. Hall
Cc. A. Dally
H. Fuller
Thos
Harper
W. West
Business Men’s Association
Riverdale Improvement Association
B. T. &. Sweat
John E. ‘Schafer
A. C. Reich
F. A. Reich
Dolton School Board
Park Avenue
Riverdale Board
Bowen
Hoffman
Keokuk St
Harry Zirzow
Mary Batek
Antonette Batek
Louis Juillard
Charles Linston
Washington Heights
Mary Mikes
Harvey
Olga
Eraima Effenberger
Dolton, Ill
Hunting and Fishing License
Randolph Street
Il An
Ly. Randolph St
South Riverdale
North
Chicago S
Dalton North Bound
Western
Indiana
R. R
Chicago
A.m
Panhandle
P.C.C
St.l
Simon P Schoon
134Th Street
WM. C. Zesch
Riv
Midway
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
United States
Thornton & Hill
North Yarmouth
Mass
Lefaucheux
A. J. Parker, M.D
D.D.S
Leyden Avenue
Dutt
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
Andrew Baumgartner
Justice Or the Peace Notary Public
Hal Riverdale
Tel
Edward F. Dillner
Summer Garden
Chicago St. Dolton, IH
Ernst Hanschmann
137Th Street
Richard Buschking
Expressing
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
Chas. Vandenberg
Oak St
Tradesee Council
Shigagsg
Calumet
Thornton
Grant Bros
Fred J. Ott
Chicago St
West 137Th St
Geo. Tuch
H. R. Penfield
West
138Th St. Highlawa
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