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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
7
Letters from pharmacists Bundy J H Seaman and others extol Kilmer Swamp Root as beneficial for kidney, bladder, liver, and rheumatic issues. Advertisers urge sending ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet, noting regular bottle sizes and easy availability in drug stores.
Utah Senator Sutherland denounces privilege as trouble and cites an example of a steamboat captain with a bar privilege. The piece also notes German iron founders promoting furnace slag as a substitute for gravel in concrete, and mentions a vacuum device cleaning blackboards in schools.
An advertisement promises quick relief from indigestion and dyspepsia within five minutes using Pape's Diapepsin. It urges readers to obtain the fifty cent case from any drug store and claims the product as the world’s quickest stomach doctor.
The Kansas City Star notes a downturn in stump oratory as the electorate grows more discerning. Campaign managers pivot to print and statistics while audiences increasingly skip weak oratory, staying away unless topliners deliver. The piece laments the fading of traditional political rhetoric.
With Austria Hungary cut off by the blockade scientists and manufacturers have developed paper fabric as a cotton substitute. Variants use paper yarn warp or are made of paper, some blending cotton and paper. Turkish cotton and nettle fiber play roles, while old rags are repurposed. Chemical treatments toughen the fabric to boost usefulness.
Miss Cay enne and another speaker discuss telepathy as mind communication. The exchange questions whether telepathic communication could work and jokes about who should try it.
A reflection on judging people by character over size or appearance. The speaker cites the tale of Daniel and a Sunday-school boy to emphasize that true strength lies in backbone and grit, not in physical power.
A magician declares his next feat to crack an egg into a silk hat, prompting a spectator to offer a diamond-studded watch in exchange for the egg, crying out for restraint. The moment blends magic bravado with audience interruption.
Willis and Gillis present a wartime metaphor comparing a marriage to a two person aircraft crew. Willis notes one operates the machine while the other observes, yet both contend. The Toledo Blade uses light humor to link military teamwork to matrimony with a brief exchange.
The remark hints at donations intended for a so called yellow dog fund and questions the motive behind the public outcry. A speaker suggests the effort serves a partisan purpose rather than a charitable cause.
A well known actress shares a simple gray hair recipe mixing Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water. The mix darkens faded gray hair without coloring the scalp and leaves hair soft and glossy. Directions are included with Barbo Compound boxes and can be prepared at home at low cost.
A brief quip about quitting smoking ends with a counterpoint two people debate a promised long-term change. The exchange suggests skepticism about lasting resolve and stalls on commitment.
Rev. W. H. Warner of Myersville Maryland credits Dodd s Kidney Pills with saving his life by curing sciatica back pain lumbago neuralgia cramps kidney faults and nervous dizziness. The ad urges using the three D s name exactly. Also a winter joke about a water pipe burst and extra landlord charge.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss, claiming it rescues thinning and brittle hair with a 25 cent bottle. The copy asserts improved shine, strength, and reduced scalp itching, urging readers to try the product and save their hair. It also notes trivia about the Tone River in Japan and Switzerland’s cow count.
Swollen hands ankles and feet signal a dropsical condition caused by kidney disorder. The remedy Anuric quickly relieves inflammation from uric acid and related symptoms such as scalding urine back ache and sediment in urine. Take hot water before meals and Anuric to flush the kidneys.
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