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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1922
Page
6
A sweeping review notes U S Supreme Court ruling against resale price maintenance, diplomatic reshuffles with Paraguay Belgium and Germany, and new Colombia treaty provisions. It recounts espionage clemency for J Herman Bierks and Pacific tensions with Japan China while detailing crimes, ship losses, robberies, and notable deaths across cities such as Chicago Des Moines Cincinnati and Memphis.
Sporting Centre college's eleven suffered a defeat to the Texas Aggies in Dallas by 22 to 14. Washington and Jefferson stunned California Golden Bears at Tasa dena by holding them scoreless in a coast wide spectacle.
Angola Asia Minor reports say a foreign formation of war voutres has been decided to oversee activities of various ministries of the Turkish nationalist government. A Santiago dispatch notes Chilean press and leaders advocate annexation of Tacna and Arica as Peru’s stance is cited to justify decisive action. Lima lost power after dynamiters cut electric lines, plunging the capital into darkness and halting streetcar service.
Senate probes into wartime killings hear testimonies from Everett Cochran of Savannah and Polk Golden of Newman about executions in France. Graves registration officials described misidentifications and hasty burials at Bazeilles, with soldiers hanged and caps placed on their heads.
An amendment to abolish the electoral college and elect the President and Vice President by direct popular vote was introduced in the Senate by Senator Norris of Nebraska. He argued it would let the people ignore party and choose the best qualified national chief.
Mastin's VITAMON tablets are recommended for weight gain and increased energy. Users are told to take two tablets with every meal and weigh weekly until satisfied with progress. The product claims to supply concentrated yeast vitamins A C and others to nourish tissues strengthen organs improve skin and renew nerve force without stomach upset.
A dairy farmer from a small town is summoned before the local magistrate on selling butter under weight. The village baker—who bought the butter—claims the pound is short, while the farmer jokes that the baker’s loaves act as scales, blaming the baker if weights fail.
A prominent Hoosier clubwoman, a devoted mother, plays with her eight year old daughter and her guest, joking that Mil dred will think she has a nut for a mother. The guest replies she will pray for her mother to become a nut like hers. A wry closing note recalls odd political bedfellows and omnibus drivers rejecting stage money.
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