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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1923
Page
9
Illinois briefings note Tree Lovers association at Aurora adopting Plan to Plant Another Tree as its slogan. The Aurora office reports 1922 income tax receipts of 428 840.05, up 877 criro. Various items cover education, judiciary, Legion, and local curiosities.
A historical guide explains sugar beet suitability in Minnesota, soil and climate requirements, best soil types, irrigation needs, and careful field practices. It covers soil preparation, fall plowing, seed bed quality, row spacing, thinning, hoeing, cultivation, and storage handling from harvest to delivery to sugar mills.
Farmers confront large waste problems blocked by fences and a serious weed issue described as among the most pressing on the farm.
Readers from Corona New York and Mahoningtown Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing female health issues and avoiding surgery. Letters claim improved strength weight and school performance, urging others to use the product.
Old newspaper ad snippets promote Plymouth Rock Gelatine with a four pint yield and a recipe book inside each box. Also pitched are Cuticura Talcum and Soap Ointment as trusted toilet requisites. Twain quote appears followed by Cole's Carboni salve promotion for Burns and cuts with price details.
Indianapolis stenographer Betty keeps track of admirers by photographing old beaus and labeling the image with the man’s name. She recalls meeting one today after two years and plans to recognize him by his photo tomorrow, noting his face to avoid mix ups. She admits forgetting his name previously.
A brief note stating that Margaret Marguerite and Marjorie are variants sharing a meaning linked to pearl, tracing their Greek roots and common origin.
A foreign mother in Indianapolis seeks help from a teacher after a note says her son Stevie weighed 41 pounds instead of a 43 pound norm. She wonders how to gain the two pounds to be a “good American citizen” and plans to ask the teacher where to get them.
Modern Athens refers to Boston Massachusetts famed for its high intellectual character. The city is noted for its numerous literary scientific and educational institutions and publications.
A hushed health column extols Grape-Nuts as a natural vitamin source from wheat with added phosphorus iron and bran for digestion. It claims modern refined foods lack these elements and touts easy digestion, nourishment, and energy. The ad promotes Grape-Nuts as economical body building food from Postum Cereal Co Battle Creek Michigan.
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