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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1923
Page
7
Short observational lines note a playful grandma exchange about a new baby Robby and his soon swell time with a punchable little brother. A comic quip mocks a maid nicknamed The Wireless Wonder for listening in. An ad touts Cole Carbonsaire burn and cut treatment with a cents request and Rockford Illinois address.
A description notes bees store pollen in leg pockets formed by bristle rows that interlock to prevent pollen loss, marveling at the intricate mechanism.
The article explains that glass strength prevents bulbs from bursting under normal use. It notes that a bulb exploding after a blow occurs because the interior is not air filled, and a pop results from the rapid release of pressure.
Washington, Feb 21. Announcement of the American Rubber Producers association a $50,000,000 concern to curb British rubber monopoly in the U.S. with Ford and Firestone as main backers aims to develop an American controlled rubber industry in cooperation with the government. Plan includes possible $500,000 rubber production study and measures to lower prices for consumers.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva general overseer of Zion City was found guilty of criminal libel by a jury before Judge Jacob Hopkins in Criminal court. Jurors deliberated over two hours before the verdict. The maximum penalty is six months imprisonment or a $1000 fine or both. A motion for a new trial was scheduled for March 10 with sentencing to follow if overruled.
A coalition of Socialists and administration forces in the Wisconsin assembly voted to abolish the Wisconsin National Guard. The senate committee on state affairs then indicated the guard’s survival by voting unanimously to kill the bill identical to the house version.
Paris report says the Soviet government assured Kovno it will support Lithuania's sovereignty and its claims to the railway from Dwinsk to Vilna as materially affecting Russia's interests, signaling Moscow's stance on the Lithuanian Polish controversy.
Martus a Lithuanian American organizer of the Memel coup died of typhus in Kovno at age fifty seven. A Spanish American War veteran he reportedly died missing an American flag he always carried.
A girl explains she was struck by a stone during a fight between two boys. She insists she was not an innocent bystander but the one they argued over, highlighting a moral twist in the confrontation.
An old advertisement claims catarrh is a local disease worsened by constitution. It touts a two part remedy: an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that works through the blood to mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years by W. F. Cheney & Co. of Toledo.
A fragmentary exchange shows Hobson and Dobson discussing a wife who would remain a widow if he died. He claims the wife fears another man, while she says she is afraid there is not another like him and suspects ill luck in finding him.
Advertisement touts Cuticura for soothing itching rashes in babies. Recommends hot baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointing with Cuticura Ointment. Finishes with Cuticura Talcum, 25 cents each, and fragrant notes.
A playful exchange centers on money talking with Bix and Dix bantering about making every penny count in a humorous dialogue. The dialogue riffs on thrift and value with witty repartee.
In Davenport Iowa Mrs. Alice Van Arnam says nine bottles of Favorite Prescription restored her health after a difficult pregnancy and approaching middle life. She reports relief from pain and heat flashes and credits the medicine with lasting strength. She invites readers to write for free medical advice or mail for a trial sample.
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