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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
7
Three men were killed and 75 miners believed dead after a Monday explosion at the Primera coal mine near Primero, Colorado. Colorado Fuel and Iron Company refused to release details citing down lines, while a relief train with doctors and nurses was dispatched to the camp.
As the Seine recedes Paris faces corrupt conditions with looters shot by soldiers and Apache gangs pursued by boats. Officials warn against reoccupying flood damaged rooms until disinfection and cleaning, while mud from waters is removed and quicklime applied to walls and floors.
Progress in the National Packing Company probe, tied to Armour and Swift interests, suggests indictments may come soon. District Attorney Sims would not confirm specifics but indicated confidence that the grand jury could act within about two weeks based on documentary evidence.
In Omaha during February reports claim L. T. Cooper’s New Discovery removes tape worms from patients after raw meat exposure. Father John Baptist Arnols recounts a sixty foot worm leaving his system and Cooper claims vast citywide sales nearing one hundred thousand bottles.
A Cleveland Leader Sunday Magazine anecdote recalls a Baltimore primary class scene as a teacher enforces discipline at the start of the school year. A pupil explains he was thinking, and the teacher warns against laughter in class.
E A Guillemin arrived in Canada in 1891 with barely more than two dollars. He built a vast homestead near Forget Saskatchewan, now owning about fifty quarter sections totaling 8,000 acres. His farming expanded from grain to threshing wheat, oats, barley, and flax, with a threshing machine costing 2,100 dollars yielding about 3,000 dollars this fall. The operation spanned six strong cropping periods with two poor years, while modern farm buildings have been upgraded at a cost near 10,000 dollars.
In a column style excerpt the text presents a brusque remark about criticism and luck linked to a moon reference. It also promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine with a World over usage claim and a short motivational line about learning to work cheerfully in life.
A compact newspaper blurb promotes Pettit's Eye Salve at 25 cents from Howard Bros Buffalo NY. It also touts Perry Davies Painkiller as a safer cold remedy and praises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething gums and wind colic. The ad ends with a patriotic line about loving country.
The advertisement touts a refreshing Fig Syrup with Senna as a healthful laxative. It claims simple wholesome ingredients, gentle cleansing, and no objections, urging purchase from reputable druggists at fifty cents a bottle. The California Fig Syrup Co. name appears on every package.
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