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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
8
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup for sick children, claiming it relieves constipation without narcotics and starts liver and bowels, with a call to mothers to ask druggists for the genuine product and avoid counterfeits.
A proudly dressed London lady offers a half crown for a penny fare and jokes with a bus conductor. He replies affably that she will have twenty nine in a minute, turning a small exchange into a lighthearted anecdote.
A historical aspirin advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. It claims safety proven by millions and physician prescriptions for 23 years and warns that imitations may be dangerous.
A light Boston Transcript cartoon frames a wife and husband discussing winter travel. The doctor suggests either going south or spending money, with the wife noting the alternative is costly and the doctor finally adds to wear warmer clothes.
A harmless vegetable butter color called Dandelion has been sold by drug stores and general stores for 35 cents. The product has been widely used for fifty years.
Ned asks about a honeymoon and learns Flora eloped with Freds cousin just before their wedding. The scene hints at a pending postponement and a fractured engagement due to the elopement.
An advertisement touts Allcock's Plaster as a simple safe cure for local aches and pains caused by cold or over exertion, suggesting it as a trusted remedy featured in a simple home health ad.
Improved wheat growing techniques promoted by agricultural extension workers spread to more than 90 000 farms in 1922. Farmers treated seed wheat with smut prevention measures totaling about 1.25 million bushels. In other notes a mattress spread knit from yellow yarn with turquoise border used 4400 yards of yarn, attracting local display attention.
Law Was Obeyed. Just think, it was against the old blue laws to kiss one's wife on Sunday. That so What was the penalty Dunno No husband was ever brought up on the charge. Boston.
An antique advertisement urges taking Brandreth Pills at night to cleanse the system and purify the blood. A social quip follows about marriage and diamonds, noting women’s deft judgment of rings over men.
The piece notes the 1924-wide shift to the Gregorian calendar by Eastern Orthodox Christians and most of the world, except about eight million Uniates. It explains historical reforms from Julius Caesar to Pope Gregory XIII, and discusses potential calendar reforms including fixed Easter and a thirteen month year.
The biological survey notes that claims of a nine year rabbit scarcity are largely true as rabbits surge and die off in cycles. While not perfectly regular, outbreaks are tied to disease spreading among rabbits. Prize rings are deemed improper venues to force cash from others. A man with a grand reputation struggles to meet high expectations.
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