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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1914

Page

3

New Telescope Mounts for French Heavy Artillery

A new sighting arrangement named fucuramic telestops may appear on French heavy artillery. The telescope attaches to the gun and allows gunners to view the entire horizon.

Pimples Clear After Cuticura Treatment Read by Man

LeRoy O'Brien of Saginaw Michigan reports seed wart like pimples covering his face for nine months. He used Cuticura Soap and Ointment after reading an advertisement and says his skin cleared in ten days with no scar. Free samples advertised.

Genessee Ave Saginaw Mich LeRoy O’brien Postecard Cuticura Dept. L Boston

Man Poses As Rome Church Pillar for Political Candidacy

A man runs for office while presenting himself as a prominent church pillar in Rome. He adopts religious imagery to bolster his public persona and appeal to voters, drawing attention from local observers and critics.

Pillar of Rome

Kilkenny’s Irish Home-Going Tale of Early Struggles

Francis J. Kilkenny, a Chicago organizer of the Irish home-going movement, recalls his early American days as a green boy. He bought a lawn mower and canvassed for work, escaping a fierce dog and a fence spike encounter as a laughing homeowner asks when he got over, to which he replies he’s not over yet.

Francis J. Kilkenny America

Lloyd George Smiles in Commons as Ran Dies Motion Fails

The caustic tongue of David Lloyd George provoked a House of Commons clash over inflammatory remarks about individuals. Sir John Ran dies moved to condemn the chancellor’s alleged inaccuracies and unfounded attacks. Lloyd George delivered a famed reply, but the motion was not carried.

Lloyd-George David Lloyd. George John Randies House of Commons Liloyd-George T. P. O’connor

Man Demands Cards With Bold Secret Phrase

A young man with discolored optics asks a printer to strike off a few thousand cards. He powers the punchline by instructing to print None of your business in large type so he can show it to anyone who questions the cause of his black eye.

Upward Start After Changing from Coffee to Postum

A Tennessee woman reports relief from coffee related stomach and nerve issues after switching to Postum. She says nerves steadied, digestion improved, and she now prefers Postum over coffee. The ad details Regular and Instant Postum with price points and brewing notes.

Postum Co Battle Creek Mich

Sam Durkee's Girl by O Henry in Kingfisher

Sam Durkee pursues his fiancée Ella Baynes after learning she runs off with Ben Tatum. In Guthrie and Chandler, Sam skirts a unwritten feud code by shooting Tatum at a dining room table as disguise ends, restoring perceived justice.

Ben Davises Sam Ben Tatum Frank A. Munsey

Miners Call Off Copper Strike in Michigan Toward Settlement

Charles E. Hietela announced that the Western Federation of Miners district secretaries vote shows 1,012 favors returning to work after the July strike. At Ahmeek Calumet Hancock and South Range locals backed resumption. wages and eight hour day were among key demands granted. Meanwhile in Hancock, Charles H. Moyer and 37 WFM officers face trial on conspiracy charges related to the copper strike.

Hancock Mich Charles E. Hietela Western Federation of Minere Ahmeek Calumet South Range Western Federation of Miners Hietela National Guard Western Federation Houghton, Mich Charles H. Moyer O’brien Morday Federation Woodbridge N. Ferris Calumet, Mich Calumet & Hecla Denver Colo Fedration Soen Michigan

Steamer Kite and Crew of 70 Believed Lost in Blizzard

The Kite and her 70 crew are feared lost after a blizzard that destroyed the Neaw Newfoundland and Southern Cross. Captain Windeor of the Bloodhound, back from northern sealing, reports several Kite crew members found dead on an ice floe.

St. Johns N. F Kite Neawfoundland Southern Cross Windeor Bloodhound

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