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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1924

Page

3

Wives Struggle to Keep Up Appearances and Husbands’ Finances

Wives who strive to maintain appearances often reflect husbands faced with trimming expenses. The adage links domestic pressure to budget constraints, suggesting financial strain influences daily household standards and spending.

Woman buys as hard as husband pays for goods

A concise observation notes a woman who works nearly as hard buying items as her husband does paying for them, highlighting shared effort in household commerce.

Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Quick Hair Revival

An advertisement touts 35 cent Danderine as a tonic that revitalizes lifeless hair. It claims to correct falling hair itching scalp and dandruff, restore strength color and youthful beauty with a glossy finish.

Cascarots for Liver and Bowels Advertisement

A box Cascarets for liver and bowels promises relief from biliousness constipation sick headache and indigestion. Appears as a drug store advertisement. The ad notes the lack of money as root of much evil in the text.

Carter

U S Sells Arms to Pres Obregon

Washington reports the United States will sell a limited quantity of war materiel to the Obregon government of Mexico to support stability and orderly constitutional procedure. The package may include 10,000 to 15,000 Springfield rifles and up to 10 million rounds of ammunition.

Washington United States Obregon Mexico Adolfo de la Ibuerta Capitol Coolidge States Hughes War Weeks Army Hughes Chicago Tribune

Four Years of Dry Law Called a Total Failure

Captain W H Slayton head of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment announced a face the facts conference on January 21 to seek an enforceable substitute for the Volstead act. Antiprohibitionists from across the country were to attend.

Washington W. H. Slayton Association Against the Prohibition Slayton

Belgian Envoy's Wife Declines Dinner Partner at White House

Washington society buzzes over a dinner hosted by President and Mrs Coolidge in honor of diplomats. The Belgian ambassador's wife, Baroness de Cartier de Marchienne, refused to dine with German ambassador Dr Otto Wiedfeldt, prompting questions of diplomatic tension.

Washington Washington Society Diplomatic Corps

Reserve Board Pictures 1923 as Excellent Year

The Federal Reserve Board reports 1928 outpaced 1922 in production spending and saving by Americans. Industrial output was high and employment near full, with steady demand and price stability not seen since 1915.

Reserve Board Washington Federal Reserve Board

Loss of U S Ship Conejos Confirmed

Confirmation was received of the sinking of the United States Shipping Board freight steamship Conejos in the Black Sea on Thursday. All 37 aboard were lost. The Conejos sailed from New York on November 5, from Naples on November 24, and arrived at Constanza on December 4. It was bound from Batum for New York.

Constantinople United States Shipping Board Black Sea New York Naples Constanza Batum

German Enters U. S. Fuel Market With Coal Rival

Minneapolis August Thys sen, a top German industrialist second only to Stinnes, plans to enter the American fuel field using North Dakota lignite and a new briquetting process from Germany. The method allegedly yields fuel with firing efficiency equal to anthracite.

Minneapolis Minn Thyssen Stinnes Germany North Dakota

Why Does the Baby Who Talks So Plainly Refuse Strangers

The article asks why the child who speaks clearly to his mother avoids interviews with outsiders. It explores trust, privacy, and the child’s comfort with familiar faces in early communication.

Bayer Aspirin authenticity warning ad

Demand Bayer aspirin only when the package or tablets show the Bayer name to ensure genuine product proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 23 years Read the warning and insist on Bayer. A stray line about compulsory love follows the ad.

BAYER

Dandelion Butter Color and Other Ads

A compact early 20th century ad montage notes Dandelion Butter Color sold in drug and general stores for 35 cents, the steamer Majestic with 100000 horsepower, Alicock's Plasters for home use, Brandreth Pills as a safe laxative, and a quip about a cheap man and a woman’s affection.

Cuticura Talcum Puffed as Essential Toilet Requisites

Advertisement touts Cuticura as a complete trio of soap ointment and talcum powder. It claims the talcum is an exquisite skin and baby powder with perfume, making other fragrances unnecessary. Available for 25 cents wherever Cuticura products are sold.

Allenrhu Promises Money Back If No Rheumatism Cure

County druggists offer Allenrhu a full pint bottle with a money back guarantee if it fails to stop rheumatic pain and reduce swollen joints. James H. Allen claims the product has proven results in severe cases and instructs pharmacists to guarantee satisfaction. mail orders handled by Buck & Rayner Drug Stores in Chicago.

Allenrhu James H. Allen Allendra Buck & Rayner Drug Chicago Ill

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