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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
11
General Pershing urges full support for the third Liberty loan highlighting national unity and manhood. Reported war data include 150 American warships with 35,000 personnel, raids repulsed near Toul, sunk Atlantic Sun details, Meuse heights occupation, and Russian ships requisitioned. Also notes casualty list suspension and praise for American air service by the British.
Senator Lodge calls for death sentences for spies as debate on the antisedition bill unfolds in the senate. Senator Borah brands Victor Berger a traitor amid Wisconsin campaign rhetoric. President Wilson signs the third Liberty loan bill with bonds due September 15 1928 and interest from May 9. The four week campaign runs April 6 to May 4 with banks given five days to tabulate subscriptions. Congress approves two more secretaries of war Edward R Stettinius and Frederick Keppel. Penalties for destroying war material set at thirty years and ten thousand dollars fine. Paris disavows Czernin on peace talks as Clemenceau confirms denial. Anti Jewish riots hit Turkestan with 300 killed in Kokand and property destroyed. Kiev sees rising anti Semitic agitation. An American on the Stevens railway commission is reported wounded in Harbin street fighting.
The war department weekly review credits French and British resolve with disrupting German plans in Picardy. It notes General Foch guiding an efficient Allied effort while French artillery slows repeated German assaults. Japanese naval forces land at Vladivostok to protect lives after a Japanese officer is attacked by Russians.
Personal Mrs. Hobart Chatfield-Taylor, Chicago society leader, dies in Santa Barbara hospital after appendicitis and gall stones. President Wilson pledges full U S strength against autocracy in a Baltimore address. Public baking rules limit bread and quick bread portions after April 14. A train auto crash near Fort Wayne, Indiana leaves six dead and four seriously injured with gold scattered along the tracks. The Gresham Memorial home cornerstone laid in Kivansville Indiana. Chicago student aviator John J. Mitchell Jr. injured in Key West accident that killed Thomas W. Eaton of Wilmington Delaware. Six mob leaders in Collinsville, Illinois, charged as warrants issued for eight others.
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as daily relief for backache. It claims the Dutch product offers permanent freedom from wrenching pain, notes a 16 percent gold content, and urges buyers to look for the Gold Medal name and seals.
In a terse exchange the speaker rejects the idea of mortal fear and insists the subject merely resides in the suburbs, underscoring a shift from existential dread to ordinary locality. The dialogue pivots on misperceived environment and personal safety perceptions.
An advertisement promotes Green's August Flower as a laxative and digestive aid. It claims to treat disordered stomachs and inactive liver causing headaches constipation sour stomach indigestion and gas driven heart palpitations. It asserts digestion regulation and bile stimulation and notes sale in civilized countries with a call to try it.
A light exchange shows a simple, humorous method. The speaker jokes that soft soap easily softened the situation with the grouch, implying a playful approach rather than confrontation. No real conflict or action described beyond a metaphor for ease.
A customer letter extols Peterson's Ointment for a running sore healed in three weeks and claims rapid relief for eczema, old sores, and piles. The ad praises the product's healing power, notes pimples disappear in a week, and lists a 30 cent box price while touting the seller's long experience.
A heated exchange unfolds as one party hurls charges back at an insulter, with sharp retorts and demands to eat words. The clash centers on public statements and personal affronts, highlighting tension between the involved individuals.
Directory-style ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as beneficial for liver bowels and stomach. It suggests one pellet as laxative and three as cathartic, emphasizing simple dosing in a concise product pitch.
A terse exchange notes life on the front lines as not sustained in the trenches. The dialogue hints at broader life beyond battlefield conditions.
A Kansas City Journal item notes a politician avoiding comment on personal wealth while admitting campaign spending reduced finances. It also features a satirical line about a family skeleton being showcased to prove patriotism, framed by war era humor.
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