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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1923
Page
3
Women in New York areas report relief from headaches, backaches, and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs A D Earls claims after two bottles her health improved and she could work again. Mrs Herbert Kersey says she gained strength to do housework and outdoor tasks after following the regimen.
A short dialogue depicts a boy debating pronoun usage after falling through ice. The mother corrects him guiding proper phrasing while the boy and another child named Harry reflect on who fell first.
A brief Colbert style quip from the Coatesville Record mocks luxury travel by suggesting a Pullman experience at home using a closet shelf and a cinder in the eye as a satirical jab at excess.
In Joliet inmates complete gardening and canning tasks at the women's prison. A condemnation suit targets a farm tract near Oregon. Elgin forms a lodge project to build an $800000 Elks Home. Maj. George S Avery, Civil War veteran, dies at 86 in Galena. A fish car transports live fingerlings across the state with 20 tanks. John and Zion Baker file bankruptcy petitions. Golden rule traffic officers to patrol Kane County roads. Illinois promotes farming and state wards food via charitable institutions. Damages from a false arrest verdict are invalid. retrial ordered. Acquittals in Herrin massacre cases prompt a House inquiry. Illinois natural history survey records 125 bird species across 19,318 acres and 1,082 miles on foot.
Walter Myers describes how the American Legion in Yokohama and Tokyo invited a Japanese general to a post meeting easing fears of a U S foothold in Japan. The general spoke of mutual helpfulness and social purpose. An Imperial navy admiral later asked about organizing a similar Legion for Japan.
Marquis James author of A History of the American Legion is profiled for his long involvement since 1919. He held key roles with the Legion Weekly the American Legion News Service and the National Speakers Bureau and led probes into wartime profiteering that aided actions against contractors. He is an Oklahoma native and former infantry captain with nineteen months overseas.
In Springfield the House unanimously approved a 10.5 million dollar appropriation for the University of Illinois. The body also backed a reform bill to standardize no par value stock franchise fees, amid debate over the Dahlberg amendment and its impact on the corporation law.
The assistant government geologist for Freney Kimberley Oil reports a hopeful oil bore at Mount Wynne. Drilling reached 128 feet with broken strata and asphalt-filled beams between 109 and 121 feet, indicating oil-bearing beds below. The area is restricted within definite limits, aiding work and promising success soon.
Mrs A laments husbands as impossible while Mrs B counters that they are surprisingly possible, delivering a humorous banter about married life. The exchangePlayfully contrasts differing views on marriage in a brief dialogue.
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