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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
6
In the night Whitaker and his wife strike three beacon fires to summon aid. A frightened Mary pleads, while Whitaker contemplates escape by sea before Ember and rescuers land on the northern beach with a white yacht and small boat.
Whitaker and Ember escape by yacht after abandoning a deserted island home. Ember recounts how Drummond slipped away after a kidnapping of Mrs. Whitaker, and the pair plan to reach East Twenty Fourth Street by morning while tracing Sag Warrior for clues.
Whitaker delays wake as Ember delivers a brief note of elopement plans. The yacht anchors at East River mooring and Whitaker’s wife leaves for shopping while Ember and Whitaker arrange a dinner with Mrs Secretan’s absence noted. Dining planned for the morrow. TO BE CONTINUED.
A self confident claim argues genius is untiring application. The piece refutes this, citing talent and unlimited effort as keys to success while noting society is an abstraction. It asserts that with brains and perseverance ninety nine times out of a hundred one can succeed in any walk of life.
The China Mail reports a virulent illness paralyzing the stomach and rising to the heart among Knowloon dock Chinese hands salvaging the U S Wisley after it ran aground off Saigon. The Blue Funnel Telamachus recovered seven dead, fifty eight aboard rescued to Hong Kong, with survivors treated in hospital and diagnosis pending.
Unity urges readers to unleash inner power and reject limiting beliefs. It promises that knowledge of law and truth defeats pain and misfortune, replacing difficulty with peace and joy when the wise tongue speaks truth.
About 2,000,000 Siamese laborers work the rice fields while a surge in American rice production reduces Siam crop output and shifts regional dominance in agriculture.
A humorous line about family dispute over a pipe of peace. Jim asks what kind of pipe. Ma and Pa argue, clarifying the joke centers on the stove pipe not being the peace pipe.
An Italian investigator reports the oak trees impoverish soil, causing olive trees to fail not from infection but from soil deprivation. He spent considerable time on the case and cites soil quality as the key factor.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a universal remedy for liver and bowel complaints. It claims quick relief from constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches by cleansing and regulating the stomach removing sour food and foul gases and carrying off waste and poison. A 10 cent box from a druggist supposedly keeps the liver and bowels clean and stomach sweet.
A statistician warns the turn key population of the country has fallen greatly in recent years. He predicts the popular bird will become as scarce as the dodo in coming years.
For eczema rashes itching and skin irritations Cuticura Soap and Ointment are advertised as supremely effective. The copy claims prevention with daily toilet and nursery use and offers a free sample by mail with a Book via Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A fragment notes a quarrel claim about cranky behavior and a self starting wife. An advertisement urges sending 10 cents to Dr Pierce at Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo for a large trial of Anuric advertised as a kidney cure.
Two colored women on a North side street greet each other in a brief exchange. One asks about happiness and a husband, the other replies she is happy because she has no husband. The exchange ends with a punchline about finding a husband.
A compact note jokes about a mule known for frequent kicking, prompting amusement from readers. The quirky line plays on Shakespearean phrasing to describe the stubborn animal’s behavior and its familiar reputation.
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