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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
6
A call to women and girls to submit four line rhymes using only words from the Dr Price can label or insert slip. Top prizes total 525 with $100 for first, $75/$50/$25 for next, plus 55x $5. entry deadline May 1, 1922. Mail to Price Baking Powder Factory Chicago.
At an Omaha banquet Bert Acosta, famed air champion, quips that describing high altitude weather would make a liar. He recalls a farmer’s tale about Vermont mountings and an overhyped pot of boiling water freezing instantly in cold weather.
A clerk spoiled a big order by closing a letter with the line Hoping for your immediate execu tion. The supervisor said the clerk was too business like and was fired after this incident reported in the American Legion Weekly.
Boston Transcript ad notes new neighbors wear rich clothes while flowers lack scent. Claims Cole's Carbolt salve heals burns and cuts quickly without scars. Priced 30 cents or 60 cents. available at druggists or send 30 cents to The J W Cole Co Rockford Illinois.
A quotation about disobedience and secrecy cites a Nashville Tennessean note claiming the best way to avoid a discovery is to reveal truth. The Allegheny River is described as navigable for 150 miles above Pittsburgh.
Washington dispatch reports Britain defending US rights in the Rhone dispute while Parliament debates the elastic tariff under a broad reform. The Fordney bill is rewritten by the Senate Finance Committee. Officials warn of rising violence in Vera Cruz Jalisco and Nayarit as bond duplication probes begin behind closed doors. Coal production hits a record low during a nationwide strike with bituminous output around 3.5 million tons and anthracite idle.
A bystander named Harry Crowe, a lawyer, was killed by a pistol shot during a clash between patrolmen and five men alleged to have stolen a tire in New York. The incident follows a string of labor and crime reports across the nation including strikes and police actions.
A compiled report notes Foreign M Jeannes, called Edith Cavel’s betrayer, executed in Mons by Belgian order. British troops assume guard duties at Dublin Castle under RIC authority. Bolshevik Menshevik tensions escalate in Batum and Constantinople amid martial law. Obregon moves to seize rebel assets in Mexico City. A general strike erupts in Portugal over 120 arrests. Lloyd George attacks Bolsheviks at Genoa while US-Europe economic ties loom. A severe April blizzard deposits snow in southern Alberta. In Tabasco, rebel forces led by Gen. Carlos Green suffer losses after a three hour battle at El Paraíso. Stockholm parliament backs a referendum on prohibition. Catania bank heist nets 9 million lire. Armed Irish women rise in Donegal fighting. A Dvina flood near Dvingk claims 200 lives.
The Board of Estimate of New York authorized the Police Commissioner to appoint 1,192 additional patrolmen to curb banditry in the city.
Personal Henry Watterson former editor of the Louisville Courier Journal left an estate of 228 500 mostly in government securities according to his will probated in county court at Louisville Ky. Everett J Murphy longtime warden at Joliet Illinois penitentiary died at his home there. Augustus S Worthington prominent retired attorney died suddenly at the Grievy Chase club in Washington after a round of golf. Brig Gen John Milton Thompson retired dead at Oakland California age 79. Martin Carey vice president of Standard Oil died in St Augustine Florida after a third stroke. Gen Eugene Von Falkenhayn German World War veteran died in Potsdam per London advices.
Sporting George Cook the Australian champion was disqualified in the sixth round of the fight in London against Joe Beckett for the heavyweight championship of the British Empire.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments and urges readers to request a sample bottle by mail. It asserts testimonials from customers and recommends purchase in drug stores with prices shown. The ad invites sending ten cents by parcel post to Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
A man with a small job and his fiancée discuss a cautious plan to marry without debt. He promises to pay cash, but she quickly asks whose cash will fund their future, revealing unease about their finances. The exchange centers on trust and potential hidden debts.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for infant skin care with hot baths using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment for itching skin, and periodic use of Cuticura Talcum powder, claiming the trio is indispensable.
North-Mrs. Jones notes likeness to her husband causing a debate on compliments. West rues self image and questions whether flattery is preferable to silence.
Two women debate a reporter's gaze with Kitty accusing a man nearby of staring at her nose as Kat speculates he may be a reporter and notes reporters are expected to notice what appears.
The example notes that when a razor loses its temper the user tends to follow suit showing how a malfunctioning tool can reflect on behavior.
A quip from the New York Sun questions a husband’s authority after his wife leaves barber instructions on how his hair should be cut. The playful line contrasts domestic dynamics with social expectations.
The passage notes a belief that distance improves apples and contrasts it with a smoker’s idea of comfort as a room filled with ash trays. It presents two quirky preferences to illustrate biased or fanciful thinking without reporting a specific event or person.
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