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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1924
Page
9
Indianapolis mothers describe nervous run down condition improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letter from Mrs Anna Surry claims relief from nervousness lower pains and back pain and endorses publication. Sold by druggists everywhere.
An old advertisement touts Brandreth Pills as the best remedy for constipation. The copy claims the pills cleanse the system purify the blood and keep you well, reflecting period medical advertising.
A boss reprimands an employee for an untidy appearance and unshaved face. The bill clerk confesses, saying he is raising a beard. The boss clarifies facial hair must be addressed off duty but not during office hours.
The notice claims a full pint bottle of Allenrhu can conquer rheumatism and offers a money back guarantee if it does not stop pain and swelling. James N. Allen, inventor, states he will not take money unless success is shown and directs mail orders through Buck & Rayner Drug Store in Chicago Illinois.
The Supreme Court upheld Missouri and 18 states in allowing states to prohibit national banks from opening branches. Justice Sutherland delivered the majority ruling while Justices Taft Van Deventer and Butler dissented. The decision says federal statutes govern creation and scope of national banks but do not conflict with state prohibitions.
In Shanktown Pennsylvania the Barnes Tucker company Lancashire mine blast trapped about forty miners. Rescue crews found the pit filled with black damp gas and rising water. The fanhouse was wrecked and air was cut off as rescuers struggled to reach the entombed workers amid rock falls.
Boston, Mass. Miss Margaret Harding, 23, daughter of William P. G. Harding, former governor and director of the Federal Reserve, shot herself after lung hemorrhages from the pace of her social life. The death came to light after her funeral as her father disclosed the events leading to the tragedy.
A two family house at Cumberland Hill Manville Pawtucket Rhode Island was wrecked by an explosion. Fifteen bodies were found in the ruins and authorities believe many victims were suffocated before the blast intensified by dynamite stored in the cellar.
Washington report notes a heated debate as Democrats assail the Republican oil lease scandal. The House adopts a resolution to appropriate $100000 for the use of special counsel appointed by President Coolidge for a potential investigation and prosecutions.
A humorous exchange about keeping husbands home in the evenings ends with light banter on gifts such as a motorcar. The advertisement notes that a refined woman’s distinction comes from perfume and promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Talcum for clear healthy skin.
Dinah decides to go to a dentist but wriggles and screams as the tooth is touched. The dentist proclaims he is painless, while Dinah asserts she is not.
Ad copy for Cole’s Carbolsaive promising quick burn and cut pain relief and scarless healing. Available in 30c and 6c at druggists or from J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois.
A historical tree in Ceylon traces its origin to 245 B C, planted as a cutting from the Bodhi tree where Gautama meditated. It has been cared for with pil lars supporting branches and terrace earth to renew roots, while watered and tended continuously. Advertisement claims Allcock's Plaster as a fast and safe remedy for local aches.
A dialogue excerpts a wary claim about motorcycles. Mr Chuggins labels them extremely dangerous and jokes they are tools road cops use to trap riders. The lines suggest a satirical take on motorcycle risk and law enforcement.
An old advertisement notes Cascarets priced at 10 cents a box to cure biliousness constipation and sick headache. The ad appears in a drug store section while a rival newspaper quotes a social remark about a woman named Betty overspending on silk stockings.
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