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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
2
Washington reports nationwide government raids captured about 3,600 radicals tied to efforts to overthrow the government. Other items note Volstead Act enforcement, influenza case counts, mint coinage records, Panama Canal traffic, and multiple violent incidents across the country.
Sir Robert Borden, the premier at Ottawa, has written to John D. Rockefeller expressing deep appreciation for a $5,000,000 gift to promote medical education in Canada. The note highlights Rockefeller's generosity and its impact on Canadian medical schooling.
Riga dispatches claim Lettish troops broke the Kholshevist front along the Dvina with many prisoners and booty seized. Toky o cabled that heavy Japanese reinforcements reach Irkutsk to aid Admiral Kolchak. Anti dynastic protests in Sofia kill or wound many. Paris talks seek US credits to provision Austria.
Americans P. J. Rolle and Earle Bowles, employees of the International Petroleum Co., were murdered by bandits near Port Lobos Mexico within one mile of Palo Blanco. The State Department said bodies found January 5 and urged Mexican authorities to arrest and punish the murderers while coordinating with the embassy and consul in Tampico.
The Rhode Island legislature ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment on January 8. The house approved the measure 80 to 3, and the senate adopted it moments later with one dissenting vote. Rhode Island becomes the twenty third state to ratify the amendment.
A local admirer extols Dr Pierce of Buffalo for sharing remedies openly and helping humanity. Testimonials cite Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for strength during pregnancy and recovery, Golden Medical Discovery for bronchial cough, and Extract of Smart-Weed for breaking up colds promptly.
A vintage advertisement touts Begg's Mustarine as a mustard plaster painkiller. It claims rapid relief for rheumatism headaches neuralgia toothache earache backache bronchitis pleurisy lumbago and inflamed feet. The ad emphasizes lasting effect and cautions about burning without blistering.
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