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Riverdale Pointer in Riverdale, Illinois

18 Feb 1921

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Riverdale Pointer

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Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1921

Page

3

The Real George Washington Revealed By John Dickinson Sherman

A portrait arguing Washington was a red blooded, humane, and worldly figure. The piece contrasts mythic sainthood with the real man, noting his humor, decisiveness, finances, letters, love affairs, and Mount Vernon conduct, painting him as a highly capable, surprisingly human leader.

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John Dickinson Sherman Eorge Washington Senate League of Nations Astory George Washington Forthmith Tobias Lear Iton Mount Vernon New Hampshire Garrard Ron General Washington Charles Lee Monmouth Lee Georges Sheridan Winchhester George Virginia Richmond Benjamin Harrison Pennsylvania Theodore Roosevelt John Fort Cumberland Braddock Mark Twain Thomas Jefferson Washington Thomas Jefferson Martha Washington Custis Williamsburg Mary Cary Mary Phillipse Fairfax County Robin William Fauntleroy Frederick Betsy John D. Rockefeller John D Michel America
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Illinois News Nuggets Chronicles Crop Fears and Local Scandals

Reports note Joseph C. Mason resigning as administrative auditor to enter general insurance in Chicago with James A. Short. In St Clair county farmers fear grasshoppers amid mild winter. winter wheat holds steady, clover expands. A Red Cross nurse faces access refusals, police power sought. Plane crash near La Crosse adds to JLG disasters, with Caroll Rowe and Hill perishing. Safe at Springfield shows burglar success. Harvey tests track speeds against a steam roller. Prosecution threats target Lester Martin, wolves menace Whiteside and McLean counties, Kane County roads contracts set at 23003080. Moris votes against a commission government.

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Joseph C. Mason Small St. Claw County St Chur St Clair County Fessenden Red Cross Board of Health Chicago-Minneapolis la Crosse Wis United States Air Service W L. Caroll Minneapolis Arthur Rowe Chicago Robert B Hill Havana Ill Patrick Allen Springfield Harvey Matt Stobbs Harveys Lester TT Martin Whiteside County Kane County Moris
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Hoping Women Find Help From Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy

Hopkins Minn testimonial from Mrs Robert Block endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for middle aged women experiencing hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. The letter invites others to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Mass for confidential, woman-led responses.

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Hopiting Minn Lydia E. Pinkham Robert Block Hopkins, Minn
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Overheard Quote and Magazine Ad Snippet

A Boston Transcript note records a child asking a driver for rent money. An Garfield Tea ad claims relief from constipation indigestion sick headache and bilious conditions. The ad ends with a caution about haste in seeking wisdom.

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An Old Fashioned Herbal Tonic

An advertisement extols Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery for measles and lung relief. It claims the tonic, alcohol free, uses wild roots and barks and restores health after one bottle. The testimonial from Chas Hays notes swift relief and urges trying a trial pack from the Invalids Hotel Buffalo N Y.

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Dr. Pierce Invalids’ Hotel Buffalo, N
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