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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1919
Page
3
Home made tea for constipation touts Dr Carter’s K and B Tea as a vegetable remedy cheaper than liver and bowel tonics. Claims long use by thousands, with a bedtime cup restoring liver and bowels in days and occasional use afterward keeping one fit. Also says it prevents bilious attacks and is good for children. notes Ss C Wells & Co Le Roy NY. ends with a proverb about temper.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a safe overnight laxative to relieve fatigue from toxins and indigestion. It claims Cascarets rid the system with no griping and requires no effort, noting a box costs little and targets tiredness linked to lifestyle.
A Horton Kansas reader endorses Tunner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine after years of ineffective pills. He used three bottles during a Kansas trip and reports relief from constipation and stomach troubles. The ad claims Triner's products address headaches digestive woes and rheumatic pains with Liniment as a quick relief.
A proverb warns that a gossip is a person who thinks little and talks much. It counsels muzzling a girl who cannot sing if she will sing anyway, implying censorship of speech and talent.
Washington proposes nearly 5 billion dollars for peacetime government activities in 1920 21. The coal strike remains unsettled as Attorney General Palmer warns of no compromise and federal agents prepare to curb conspiracies while troops stand by.
Domestic Justice Farmer of the supreme court of Springfield Tl granted a writ releasing Charles Ti Mun on $15,000 bond until the state court decides whether to review the evidence in the wrecking case against the Ta Saile Street Trust and Savines bank of Chicago. Forty thousand packinghouse workers in Chicago and 80,000 in other cities were disappointed when federal judge Samuel Alsebuler granted only a 74 percent wage increase instead of the 20 to 50 percent they demanded. Wearing army uniforms with insignia of overseas divisions, volunteers to dig coal in strip pits in Pittsburg arrived there. Thirteen hundred soldiers and volunteer workers are present.
A Moscow dispatch reports Admiral Kolchak s forces retreating rapidly with no time to build defenses west of Ivkuixh. In Britain, the prince of Wales arrived at Portsmouth aboard the Renown after visits to Canada and the United States, departing July 9. A Scottish presbytery complains ministers are leaving to join police due to small stipends.
The Old State House in Boston, built in 1743, served as merchants exchange and governor's council chamber. It witnessed the Boston Massacre in 1776 and Washington’s 1789 procession, later sheltered William Lloyd Garrison in 1885. Restored in 1881, it now houses relics and paintings under the Bostonian Society.
Reports from European trade members indicate Hungary's nationalized pharmacies show deficits totaling 1,000,000 crowns and poor work quality compared with former methods. Officials and ex-owners criticize sloppy administration and indifferent service across the system.
An Exchange piece ruminates on guest etiquette and the emotional toll of visitors. It contrasts the quiet, complacent guest with the energetic visitor, noting how both can unsettle a host and even affect the home’s atmosphere after decades of hospitality.
A man speeding at 40 miles per hour defends his rush to reach the 5 15 train. The judge notes another train an hour later and asks what to do to pass the hour in town. The exchange reveals a humorous take on waiting and haste in court.
A brief murmur notes Maud Muller declines consolation to His Honor. The remark suggests the outcome will leave the judiciary undisturbed and unbossed.
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