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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
7
An old testimonial style advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising cure for catarrh with internal action through the blood. It claims selling by druggists for over forty years at seven and a half cents and offers $100 for any untreatable case. BF J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as the solution for rich, fadeless color on all fabrics from wool to cotton. It mentions a direction book and a Diamond Dye Color Card for matching material and notes a quip about Cordelia and watered milk.
Joseph Triner Company reassures customers that large stocks of Triner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine, Angelica Bitter Tonic, Cough Sedative, and Antipatria gargle will be replenished after flu-related demand. Dealers are urged to insist on Triner’s products and reject imitations.
New York fashion observers say peltry demand surges as luxury fur coats sell briskly amid wealthier shoppers. Sable, mink, beaver and Hudson seal fetch high prices with a trend toward high grade pieces. Designers craft small furs to refresh wardrobes and extend coat appeal into early spring.
The article describes imaginative small fur pieces fashioned into accessories and garments to suit a Parisian inspired decollete era. It highlights fur scarfs breastplates waistcoats and jackets in Hudson seal coney and breadtail styles with ornate linings and silver embellishments reflecting trends.
Advertisement explains kidney trouble from rich food and uric acid. Recommends four ounces of Rad Salts or Jad Salts, taken as a spoonful in water before breakfast to flush kidneys and reduce bladder issues. Claims benefits for back pain dizziness headaches and general health.
A home formula to darken gray hair uses water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. available from druggists or mix at home cheaply. It darkens streaked gray hair makes hair soft and glossy without greasiness or scalp cooling. Ady note adds remark about successful men not being written up.
Notice urges mothers to inspect each bottle of Castoria for the genuine Fletcher’s Castoria signature. It emphasizes the product’s long history of over 30 years and is aimed at ensuring parents choose the trusted, original remedy for infants and children.
New England endured severe cold with Nantucket buried in snow. Ice choked the harbor and main ship channel blocking mail and supplies for eight days. The Cross Rip lightship broke free in the pack and sank, ten men aboard lost. The island became ice bound, a stark memory of a harsh season.
Theresa Coventry of Newark recalls eight years of illness with organic trouble and paralysis, then reports dramatic relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine. She praises the products and recommends them to others, noting three friends have started them.
Worn by a 1920 article, this piece recalls President Lewis of the United Mine Workers lamenting postwar shortages of young men and marriageable prospects. It weaves in satirical vignettes about rag men, old items, and a quick telephone joke from Louisville Courier Journal.
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