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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
2
Hannes Kolehmann known as the flying Finn wins the Antwerp marathon in 2 hours 32 minutes 35 seconds. F IX Foss of Chicago A A wins the Olympic pole vault with 18 feet 5% inches as Americans tally 43 track and field points.
Governor Cox of Ohio announces a Western campaign swing starting September 2 with stops in states west of the Mississippi. The announcement came from national headquarters in New York. The Socialist party of the United States issued an endorsement of the third international with reservations at Pittsburgh.
London reports Britain is prepared to recognize Eept independence after talks involving Viscount Milner and an Egyptian delegation led by Said Zazloul Pasha. Meanwhile in Europe and the Middle East, Bolshevik and Polish clashes near Warsaw yield thousands of prisoners. French forces reach Tarsus in Asia Minor. a Slovakial unrest and multiple emigration and trade developments are noted.
An explosion at the Brunswick-Balke-Collender plant in Muskegon Michigan killed one man and seriously injured eight others. The blast blew out one side of the building and caused extensive damage. Raymond T. Baker, director of the United States Mint, released figures showing Philadelphia minted 501,000,000 coins in the last fiscal year after an inspection.
Washington reports the United States has ratified the constitutional amendment granting women suffrage, with Washington and Delaware ratifying in special sessions. The piece recounts leaders Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul and notes the move to form the League of Women Voters led by Carrie Chapman Catt and Maud Wood Park as of 1919 1920 milestones and state ratifications involving Ohio Tennessee and others.
Ruth enjoyed thick apple butter on bread. On a country visit she asked if apples fed cows this year, puzzling the farmer’s wife who finally learned she did not get any apple butter.
An advertisement claims Eatonic eases indigestion and heartburn after meals. A Sweetwater Texas user says his daughter suffered severe misery but felt relief after one box, prompting a request for four more. The copy promotes rapid relief and inexpensive pricing and urges readers to try Eatonic.
A humorous vignette in rural speech where Old Farmer Hayes greets James Calkins and jokes that the college graduate’s ears flap louder than a spoken hello. Calkins denies speaking, while Hayes maintains the quip.
Inquiries show motion pictures of domestic interest are most popular with western thrillers and comedies tied for second place.
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