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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
9
Mrs. Theall Bessey of Lowell Massachusetts describes years of pain and fatigue eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the tonic with restoring energy and urges others to use it and seek confidential advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
The fragment mentions Cuticura Soap in 25e Ointment 25 and 50 Tale 25e and references electricity in future warfare. It cites a French inventor claiming high explosives are near developed, poisonous gases unchanged, and predicts electrical developments in future conflicts. A closing reflection questions social visibility.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as safe non alcoholic remedies for women through life stages from puberty to motherhood. It cites testimonials from Mrs Anna Littleton and Mrs Pearl Gale praising renewed health and strength after use.
Annie-The-Sea-Gull, famed Sitka belle, rejects Sum Dum Thomas after a lavish wedding and three day potlatch. The pair drifted to a remote beach where supplies failed and the tide turned, prompting Annie to command him to work on a raft. She then returns to Sitka with the vow to go home to her mother.
A weary Indianapolis man receives a telegram from a Southern city with the cryptic message Isle of View. He and a new acquaintance debate its meaning until a stranger deciphers the initials as the girl's names, bringing sudden understanding and a smile.
The article notes Sir Thomas Frazer the Scottish physician who recently died, earned fame for studying poisons like strophanthus and physostigmine. Strophanthus, once an arrow poison in native use, is now used as a benevolent agent in heart conditions. Physostigmine from the Calabar bean aided eye treatment.
In Edinburgh a chimney sweep named Jamie Gregory claims an LL D honorary degree after a quip with an American professor. The attorney jokes about funding the degree and ending the matter, as recounted by the Bow tion Transcript.
London Answers notes monks first made pancakes on Shrove Tuesday using flour milk eggs fat and lard to use up foods prohibited on Ash Wednesday. It recalls monks sharing leftovers with hungry poor at monastery gates and explains the shrive days meaning confession before Lent.
Reports from druggists show a widely used remedy Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root helps kidney issues. A Life Insurance physician notes many application rejections stem from unknown kidney trouble. Sample bottle available by mailing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. for trials.
A quip suggests the author with the biggest vocabulary is the dictionary writer. A remark warns against judging an argument by its sound. A child’s liberty dream is to eat the cake and seek permission afterward.
A collage of snippets from the Boston Transcript covers global population notes noting China and India as half the world, a Benaras pilgrimage figure, a dubious endorsement line, and humorous dialogue about spouses. The tone shifts from commentary to dialect dialogue and cultural quips, ending with domestic humor about loaf sugar.
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