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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
2
A roundup notes Taft signing the Panama canal bill and proposing a resolution to avoid treaty violations. It cites a bid to thwart Ben Johnson’s DC legislation, Rockefeller ties to 1904 campaigns, and a Senate probe into Roosevelt campaigns. Also covered are census militia figures, a German bounty fight on split peas, an impending commerce court vote, and a fatal car train crash near Detroit.
Domestic John C Heimberger and John Farley, playmates of four year old Joseph Timmerman, released on $3000 bonds after juvenile court arraignment. Samuel W Wood, who shot James Thompson and injured a girl’s father and brother during a kidnapping attempt in Belle Plaine, Kan, intends to plead guilty to manslaughter and seek mercy. The Japanese building at the Panama Pacific Exposition will cost $1,000,000 and occupy four acres as a permanent gift to the United States. Ten persons seriously injured and many others bruised when Missouri Pacific train No 3 derailed near Ottawa, Kan. Denver aviator George Thompson killed when his plane crashed at Lamar, Colo. Mrs Florence Bernstein charged with shooting her husband in Chicago last May. A jury found War not guilty after a 24 hour deliberation.
Disorder erupts as Gen Chang Kuetl's troops clash with authorities after a new edict cuts queues. Tungchow near Pekla suffers looting and extensive fire damage amid the unrest.
Personal Rock Island Illinois chosen as the 1918 convention city by German editors representing Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Illinois and Missouri. Mr and Mrs James Otto of Manlius Indiana celebrate their sixty eighth wedding anniversary with 102 descendants attending. Mrs Robert Goelet ships to Yavre France on the Nahma after suffering cancer. The Sons of Veterans meet in St Louis and the American Veterans of Foreign Service in Philadelphia. Charles M Schwab loses 2000 wallet on trip to Loretta Pennsylvania. Walter A Leonard appointed US consul at Stavanger Norway by Taft.
Washington reports the second session of the Sixty-second Congress ended at 4:30 PM. The Senate and House reconciled on the general deficiency bill lifting state claims by Oregon Texas Virginia and Maryland. Charges of bribery involving Senators Chilton and Watson of West Virginia were referred to privileges and elections. President Taft prepared to depart for Beverly Massachusetts for vacation.
William Loeb Jr , collector of the port of New York by Taft, defends Col Roose velt amid claims over 1904 contributions from Standard Oil and E. H. Harriman. He says Cortelyou assured him the Standard Oil company made no contribution and that Harriman urged Roosevelt to aid the New York state committee.
Juarez Aug 28 General Rabago's federal column defeated Orozco's rebels at Ascension, with seventy six rebels killed and prisoners taken. Federal losses were about a dozen killed and thirty wounded. Ascension lies sixty miles southwest of Juarez, near the Palomas ranch where Gen Salazar joined Orozco. Rabago halted pursuit after the rebel retreat.
Los Angeles August 28 Clarence S Darrow faces trial after Judge Willis denies the motion to dismiss the indictment charging him with bribery of Robert Bain. The ruling keeps the case on the calendar for trial.
The article describes curtain fabrics for summer rooms including Japanese crinkler crepe in many shades, arts and crafts striped cotton, 48 inch linen crash, imported marquisettes, white piques with colored borders, silk and cotton foulards, and hand woven chiffons. It highlights Swiss muslin with embroidery as a charming option.
The article weighs kitchen floor options from cork and linoleum to unfinished hard maple or birch. It notes brick tiles are durable yet costly, cement floors are affordable with rugs, and a cement dado plus a sanitary drain enables daily hosing for easy cleaning.
One half peck peaches two pounds brown sugar one pint vinegar one stick cinnamon. Boil sugar vinegar and cinnamon twenty minutes. Dip peaches in hot water rub off fur. Stick each peach with four cloves. Put into syrup cook until soft use half peaches at a time. Same recipe works for sweet pickled pears with peeling and halved fruit.
Ruth uses cold mashed potatoes from yesterday with warm bitter and milk, adds egg, heats until smooth, cools, then forms balls. Roll in flour and bake on a greased pan until browned, served hot.
Household guidance discusses towels with colored borders, soap rub, warm and cold rinses, quick washing, no soaking or boiling, and making two lists for washerwoman and self. It建议 salt sprinkles on carpets with turpentine spirit, milk dip for fine fabrics, and avoiding wringers for table linens.
Stains on bone and ivory knife handles may be cleaned by rubbing with a paste of whiting and lemon juice. Apply well, rinse in warm water, and dry carefully.
A brief cake recipe lists ingredients: one cup sugar, one cup milk, a half cup butter, two and a half cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, and a rounded teacup of raisins currants or nuts.
An advertisement extols Colea Carboli salve as a curing remedy for catarah and promotes Paxtine Antiseptic for mouth care. It urges druggists to stock 25 cent and 50 cent versions and notes the Paxton Toilet Co. of Boston sells by mail.
A quip about young lawyers suggests they often have brief careers when their cases run short, reflecting a witty view of early legal practice.
An advertisement urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the genuine product and notes it has been used safely for over thirty years. It claims Castoria relieves and comforts young infants and children and mentions that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A benevolent hunter helps a tram waiting gentleman who admits losing a five-pound note. The finder pockets the money and jokes about being the 131st man to lose such a note in London, noting the city’s large amount of lost cash.
Dialogue notes a playful exchange about a wife bobbing up and down outside. Jim jokes the behavior is typical, quipping that his wife always appears when not desired.
Ambitious girl with nervous hysteria found health through Grape-Nuts. After failing at school, she improved, resumed studies, and later taught for ten months. Four years later she runs a happy home with no recurrence of weakness. The Postum Co. endorses the product with testimonials.
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