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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1922
Page
3
E. C. Bayne of 124 South Honore Street Chicago recounts how the Tanlac program transformed him and suggests readers may share the same result. He describes the change as a new man arising from the experience and implies broad applicability to others seeking relief.
Dr W J McGregor of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania wins the nomination for coroner of Allegheny County by a large margin. A former medical corps lieutenant, he lost both legs in World War I while serving with British forces near Albert France in March 1918 and later joined the local Legion post.
Frank H. Schrepfer of Chicago suffered extensive nerve damage and lost use of an arm in the Argonne forest but, despite partial blindness, he earned admission to Harvard Graduate School of Landscape Architecture after Veterans' Bureau efforts and then won first prize in the general class competition, showcasing a resilient come-back and talent.
War veterans suffer near warehouses storing surplus army clothing as thousands of items sit idle. A House bill would authorize the secretary of war to work with the surgeon general to provide clothing and equipment to disabled veterans in government care. House leaders seek a fast track and compare needs to large Russian aid funding.
Chauncey M Depew asks for a war medal but is listed as an after dinner speaker. Pvt Edward A Canoose receives 683 letters and takes a week’s leave in Coblenz. French Navy orders 20000 motor trucks from A E F. A bronze tablet for 68682 horses and mules is unveiled in Washington presented by Dr W O Stil leman of the American Humane Association.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with claims of universal benefit. It cites testimonials from customers and a prominent druggist and offers sample bottles by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with ten cents enclosed. Large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.
Businesses that show strong profit potential attract entry by competitors and incumbents alike. Barriers include high capital needs, network effects, regulatory hurdles, and exclusive licenses. As competitors cluster, market power concentrates, deterring new entrants and reinforcing monopolistic positions.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple enough for any woman to dye or tint worn dresses skirts waists coats stockings sweaters draperies and hangings. It guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running and instructs buyers to tell the druggist the material, whether wool or silk or linen cotton or mixed goods.
A visitor compliments a writer of humorous stories about his daughter. The child reveals that the stories are not real but invented by her father. The girl explains she is both proud and aware his tales come from his own imagination.
Miss Cayenne dismisses proposals with firm certainty saying she refuses without hesitation to men. She notes suitors often show nervousness and lack confidence in their own suggestions.
Private Washington Lee Johnson improvises a clever line to satisfy a hard boiled lieutenant colonel during a night guard. The awkward pause ends when Johnson bravely speaks and orders At ease. This vignette shows quick thinking under military pressure.
A humorous exchange centers on a judge remarking that a wife practices economy but does not learn quickly. The quip follows a line about a man making a fool of himself and then trying to explain how it happened. Local newspaper humor notes of social observation.
Kansas traveler W Howe recounts meeting a boastful sea hound who claimed forty Atlantic crossings. When asked if he had visited Omaha, the reply was no, prompting Howe to answer that he travels there every week, a joke illustrating the storyteller's wit.
A young woman favors the wit of her first boyfriend over the biblical figure Solomon, deeming his wisdom less significant to her present sense of guidance.
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