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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1915
Page
7
A meditation on how small differences determine outcomes in life. The author notes inches govern judgment, work, health, law, art, deportment, and grief, arguing progress and failure hinge on minute adjustments. The piece warns against overstepping boundaries and champions meticulous attention to every detail.
A fragment of the first bomb that fell on English soil in the European war is offered for sale to the highest bidder. Proceeds go to the Times fund for the sick and wounded, with the donor providing authentic possession history to the buyer.
The Trinity Church in New York, the world’s wealthiest parish, voted a substantial donation to the St Pauls Cathedral preservation fund. Its income, reportedly about 2.5 million dollars annually from land gifts and growth of the city, funds clergy, choirs, Trinity hospital and cemetery, poorer parishes, and charitable offices. The vestry recently subscribed to Bowchurch organ repairs in London and received a Roman tile and Norman crypt stone in return.
A compact aphorism attributes civilization’s cultivation to wise, genial talk. Emerson’s line emphasizes conversation as the best flower of society and culture.
A native writer describes front line British Indian troops savoring ghee areca nut betel and Indian tobacco. Ghee, clarified butter from buffalo milk, is seen as ripe and nearly rancid by Europeans. The piece also notes areca nut chewing with betel leaf and lime. A separate anecdote shows a shopkeeper turning away a buyer over horseradish.
A former steel worker laments that worry cannot prevent the dangers in a crowded city where half a million people share limited space. He notes signs fail and the unexpected occurs, yet insists worry has no place on a battlefield or in urban labor.
A woman with severe heart trouble credits quitting coffee and using Postum for her recovery. She describes weakness, nervous prostration, and rapid weight gain after stopping coffee, then notes relief from headaches and heart spells. The testimonial cites Doctor approval, a return to vitality, and brand messaging from Postum Company.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify and Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal the scalp. It urges daily use and offers free samples by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY in Boston, noting availability everywhere.
A young man asserts that many highly intellectual people smoke cigarettes. Miss Cayenne counters that only those known for intellect should risk looking foolish, sparking a brief, sharp dialogue on vanity and judgment.
Over 100000 packages of Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder are used by German and Allied troops at the front. It rests the feet relieves corns bunions and swollen aching feet and makes walking easy. Sold everywhere for 2c. Try it today.
An ad copy urges try Marine Hye Remedy for red weak watery eyes and granulated lids. It claims no smarting and offers a magazine poem contest note and a book of the haymail free from Marine Hye Remedy Co Chicago. An eccentric woman is defined as preferring comfort to style.
A fragmentary dialogue mentions a train with a trunk filled with gun cotton and a plan for a joke on baggage smashers, reflecting a tense wartime era humor tone with reference to dangerous cargo and absurd prank.
Citizens are advised to examine every Castoria bottle for the Pew signature and note its long use for over thirty years. The notice emphasizes Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children and urges parents to ensure authenticity.
An exchange reveals a character described as a romantic soul who even quotes Keats to a box of talcum powder. The scene hints at quirky humor and a playful tone.
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