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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1921
Page
2
An advertisement warns to look for the Bayer name on genuine Aspirin tablets and packaging for safe use across colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism toothache and more with Bayer noted as the trademark. The page also includes a brief humorous joke about a lawyer described as amiable yet cross examiner in court.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with instructions for dyeing wool, silk, cotton, linen, or blends while warning of poor results from streaks or fades. It also carries a grim line about a hairdresser ending his days and promotes Cuticura Soap for shaving and skin care.
The text notes Garfield Tea as a natural laxative promising better health and relief from constipation. It contrasts self made fortunes with the idea of a “bine print” guiding success, hinting at advice or satire on personal agency and wellness.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrhal deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Claims local applications fail and the medicine works through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore hearing. Circulars free. sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A brief exchange notes a lecture that lingered briefly, with wine accompanying the talk. The remark suggests the event lasted under forty minutes, emphasizing the swift conclusion and informal mood.
President Wilson vetoed the congressional plan to cap the army at 150000 though authorized strength stands around 80000. Within six hours the House passed the measure 271 to 14 over the executive protest. Other items include railroad dispute in Chicago, government seizure of whisky and autos, and a hospital aid bill proceeding in Washington.
Sporting Judge Landis names Leslie M O Connor a Chicago attorney as his baseball secretary to help oversee national organized baseball operations.
Reports from Valparaiso to Cherbourg note battleships departing head to Panama after port visits. German U boats receive bids, Jerusalem or Paris rumor notes. Irish leader Charles Stewart Parnell’s widow dies in London at 76. Moorish forces clash with Spanish troops in Morocco. Montreal police hunt for a young woman’s killer. UK debt talks moved to Sir Austen Geddes in Washington. Chile reports 23 deaths in a nitrate plant clash. assassinations follow. Bolsheviks alleged to destroy Bokhara shrines and execute leaders. Cork street ambush injures officers. Belfast dispatch reports a captain wounded and wife killed.
A gusty La France smoking room scene recounts a Cunarder voyage memory of a boy praying for safe home and a matron, with reflections on vanity and eccentric behavior. W L George critiqued modern science and marriage motives, mocking the idea of being loved for looks or wealth and lampooning blue laws.
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