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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1932
Page
3
Parrot Mistress Clara Hosts Birthday Day Parade
The Passing Show notes a whimsical birthday event with Pat the Parrot Mistress Clara guiding a playful scene. Goldfish, ants eggs referenced in a surreal, festive display inviting cheerful reactions.
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Pat
Clara
The Cost of Car Accidents Cited by Firemans Indemnity
Vice president B G Wills estimates annual automobile losses reach about 2.0 billion dollars due to ignorance carelessness and incompetence. He warns that deaths and injuries total tens of thousands annually and urges motorists to accept responsibility to cut the toll.
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B. G. Wills
Firemans Indemnity Company
New York Man Regains Pep After Iron Tonic
C Williams of 145th Street New York was rundown with no pep. Vinci iron tonic restored his strength and vigor, making a new man of him at Dolton Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interesting Developments in Electric Refrigeration Displays
A run through current shows highlights advances in electric refrigeration. Shoppers can compare models on display revealing new features conveniences and economies added over the last year.
Hardware and shop listings span multiple Illinois towns
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous local businesses across Homewood, Riverdale, Dolton, Harvey, and surrounding towns. Names include hardware stores, radios and appliances, furniture shops, coal and ice yards, and electrical suppliers alongside brands like Frigidaire Norge Kelvinator and General Electric. The passage reads like a business directory or advertisement collage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alder UU
E. L. Sausaman - Timmons Furniture Company
Homewood Coal, Ice and Material Company
Homewood Hardware Co
Johnson Electric Co
Schultz Radio Sales and Service
Orland Electric Shop Public Service Company of
Northern
Illinois
Twenty Years Ago in Riverdale Socials and Travels
Mrs William Maurer returned home after a two week visit with relatives in Detroit Michigan. Attorney William Claassen went to Billings Montana to represent Hibbard Spencer Bartlett Co. Mrs M H Kelly is seriously ill with pneumonia. Mr and Mrs A Meyer celebrated their china wedding anniversary. Wilmer Bowse and Herman Baumgartner returned from a six week trip through the northwest and southwest. Coroner Peter M Hoffman and County Commissioners visited Riverdale. Mrs Theodore Hedtke enjoyed a birthday surprise hosted by friends with Riverdale band music. Leroy Holmes and Anne DeRidder spent the weekend at Ottawa NL with Mr Holmes' parents. George Lichtemeyer and Viola of Blue Island visited Riverdale friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Maurer
Riverdale
Detroit
Mich
Wm. Claassen
Billings
Montana
Hibbard
Spencer Bartlett Co
Chicago
M. H. Kelly
A. Meyer
China
Wilmer Bowse
Herman Baumgartner
Northwest
Minnesota
St. Touts
Memphis
Cairo
Peter M. Hoffman
van Steenberg, Hartray and
Carolan
Theodore Hedtke
Leroy Holmes
Anne DeRidder
Ottawa
Holmes
Starved Rock
George Lichtemeyer
Viola
Blue Island
Homewood seeks more street lights and sewer access
At the regular village board meeting B F Dressler urged additional tungsten street lights as at Matteson and Trustee Harwood supported. A permit request by George Wolf for sewer pipe in an open ditch was discussed and the board will reconvene next Monday. The light committee was tasked with exploring bill payment options with the gas and Public Service Companies as Homewood grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Dressler
Matteson
H. B. Harwood
George Wolf
Gas Company
Public Service Company
Light
Homewood
Belwood
Ill
John
South Holland Social Roundup Notables and Travels
Mrs. Putnam and daughters Irene and Edna of Whiting Ind visited R A Gouwens and family Sunday. Mabel Koopman stayed with J Welds. Miss Cornelia Downs of Tolland Mich vacationed with Nicholas Blink. Carrie VanErden leaves for Beecher Ill to teach. Anthony Walvoord visits Dr Walvoord then heads to Chicago for college. Stork special brought twins to W Swets and a boy to W Wognum and P Smits. Mrs Wm Gouwens visits Three Oaks Mich. Adriana DeYoung and P DeYoung of Roseland visited Judge DeYoung.
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Putnam
Irene
Edna
Whiting
Ind
R. A. Gouwens
Mabel Koopman
J. Weld
Cornelia Downs
Tolland
Mich
Nicholas Blink
Carrie VanErden
Beecher
Ill
Anthony Walvoord
Walvoord
Chicago
Stork
South Holland
W. Swets
W. Wognum
P. Smits
Wm. Gouwens
Three Oaks
Adriana DeYoung
P. DeYoung
Roseland
Judge DeYoung
Ontology Defined as Science of Being and Reality
The article explains ontology as the science of being or reality, exploring the nature and essential properties of existence and the relations that bind beings. It presents ontology as a branch of knowledge focusing on what it means for something to be.
King Badger’s Quest for a Second Queen
In a 1932 Western Newspaper Union syndicated piece the King Badger longs for a new wife to shop for luxuries with. He sends Aethelwold on the quest, ceding power while admitting his loneliness and taste for bright silks, East gems, and gifts to be worn and enjoyed. The narrator notes his own similar joy in buying and the lure of Regent Street and Tiberty’s in London.
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Badger
Ile
Aethelwold
England
London
Regent Street
Tiberty’s
Edinburgh
King Badger
Western Newspaper Union
Legal Lottery Says I Do Not Up To Odds
London Sporting and Dramatic News quotes a quip on legitimate lotteries contrasting with marriage vows. The piece pivots on the notion that the only legal lottery is to marry, framing the joke as a light legalistic take on courtship and consent.
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London Sporting and Dramatic News
Evolutionary Link Traced From Sea Cucumber Hint
A Cuttish evolutionist traces human ancestry to the sea cucumber. The idea arises from a noted ongoing human state of being in a pickle.
Health Theory Says Grumbling Cures No One
A British scientist claims that stopping grumbles signals poor health rather than good. He argues that health improves when Englishmen seek medical advice, suggesting weakness in constant complaint from Americans.
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Ameren
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Iowa
Griswold
Public Service
Illinois Street
Chicago Heights
The
Southern
Cook County Electric Refrigeration Bureau
Cook County Electric Refrigertion Bureau
Entertainment and Cooking School
Cook County
Electri
William May
Twin City
Bettenhausen
E. B. Bronson & Co
Garrett Electric Shop
Pranger Auto Sales
R. V. Carrier & Co
Eilts Refrigeration Co
Harry Friendland Furniture Store
Sailo’ 'S Sporting Goods
Awanda Tin
Dalton
Harvey Harvey Harvey
Lansing
Orland Park
Igeration Bureau
Frigidaire Kelvinator
Frigidaire
Kelvinator
General Electric
Norge
Majestic
Bohn
Homewood News
Louis
South Holland News
First Trust and Savings
Bank OF Riverdale
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