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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1922
Page
3
An old testimonial extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal tonic restoring health to women and girls who are run-down or suffering functional disturbances. Mrs Florence McCausland endorses its use and invites readers to contact Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo for free advice.
Uncle Bragg Lockery of Mount Pizgy Arkansas speaks of unclear medical readings and conflicting opinions from doctors and neighbors. He notes frustration with ineffective treatments and entertains the idea that his ailment may be inherent to himself, offering a wry glimpse of small town doubt and humor.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a universal remedy for constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful cleanses the liver and bowels within hours and urges mothers to request genuine California Fig Syrup from their druggist to avoid imitations.
A snippet contrasts belief in Santa with skepticism from a New York Sun exchange. It quotes a playful line about Freddy accepting Santa in principle and reflects on advertising page writers and the perception of danger in self judgment.
A telegram from Rice Miller of the Winds Operators Association to John L. Lewis notes Illinois operators refuse to urge other states in the central district to attend a joint conference. The meeting set for January 6 in Pittsburgh was canceled after Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana operators declined.
An advertisement urges readers to request Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for true aspirin. It notes the Bayer Cross stamp on each tablet and package as a protection against imitation and claims physicians have prescribed it for over twenty one years.
A prominent Scots politician recalls a visit to the Canary Islands where he asked an official if many Scots were present. The reply was blunt and witty, noting there were not many but "quite enough."
A vintage advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing a baby's red rough itchy skin. It recommends hot baths with Cuticura Soap and nightly touches of Cuticura Ointment, plus occasional use of Cuticura Talcum powder as part of the indispensable Cuticura Toilet Trio.
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader notes a tale of a town negro addressing ivory dice. A country negro comments that if you could talk to a woman as well as you can talk to dice you would always have a happy home.
A colored woman rode a streetcar and asked the conductor to postpone her at the next stop. She explained she understood pospone to mean put off and urged him to postpone her gently, insisting on proper handling.
Three Scotsmen attend church with banbees to give. The minister calls for a mortgage-raising offering. During prayer they whisper about a solution, and one faints while the other two carry him out. London Opinion reports the humorous incident.
An American in London asks how to return to his hotel and is told to be posted back, sent home by express letter post under a system where UK postal authorities treat people as correspondence. The piece notes Londoners often unaware of this rule and the flat rate of sixpence per mile.
A New England man known for hypochondria tells his wife he hopes she will remarry after his death. She replies no one would marry an old woman like her and jokes that he should have died a decade earlier.
Health specialist warns that tattoo marks can only be removed with powerful chemicals applied scientifically. He notes the challenge of persuading people to avoid tattooing while recognizing the desire to erase marks.
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