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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
5
The article explains blister beetles of the Cantharides group are processed from collection in Europe, killed in vinegar, dried and ground, then distilled to yield cantharidin. This compound allegedly stimulates hair growth by forming tiny skin blisters with serum, described as a tonic, while the beetles use the juice for defense.
Deacon Gildrow says a man can safely marry if he loves a woman enough to write a check for her new suit even at the cost of his old overcoat. Mrs Gildrow agrees loving a man enough to tolerate his old shoes in the closet makes marriage safe.
The sestertius, meaning half third, valued at 2% asses with silver coinage in 268 B C. It lost weight from the as and ceased minting after the Second Punic War in 241 B C. Under Augustus a copper sestertius of 4 asses was minted, worth about 4 cents in US money.
Mary explains she did little at Sunday school, then recounts being taken to the basement where her pennies were removed. In another note, Africans utilizing coconuts along the Orange River extract milk by heating husks over ashes, enriching flavor and quantity.
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