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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a child laxative with claims of gentle relief for the stomach liver and bowels. It urges mothers to insist on the California label and hints at a fruity taste and dosing directions on each bottle.
A Kansas City Star brief quotes a prospective customer and the Right Place shopkeeper in Petunia as thermometers fail to rise with the morning mood. The exchange underscores rising costs and wary shoppers in a small town retail scene.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes for all fabrics promising rich fading free color. It recommends the Color Card and the directions book with each package. A light humor piece shares Bernice and Dorothy with a rainy day window washing plan. Cuticura products are also praised for baby skin care and gentle baths.
A playful line compares cities as melting pots noting Bocker-Fine stands out yet would prefer the sweeter image of a sugar bowl as the better metaphor.
A historic advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a tonic for coughs bronchitis colds and throat irritation. It claims influenza mortality surpassed war deaths last year and touts fifty three years of use in homes worldwide. Made in America and sold everywhere.
A speaker asserts resignation to the captain and vows action if not allowed. He reflects that true vision alters perception. The text warns that enforced idleness fuels mischief and peril in discipline.
President Wilson demands the League of Nations issue be settled by a national referendum, while William Jennings Bryan argues the Democratic Party should accept compromises if possible. The Jackson Day dinner returns the debate to who guides U.S. ratification and future world leadership.
The speech contrasts Democratic and Republican views on ratifying the League covenant. Bryan praises the president’s effort in Paris, criticizes Senate Republicans for delaying ratification, and calls for prompt action toward universal peace through a just, independent role for Congress and a democratic, self-determining world order.
An advertising notice extols Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine as the best cleaning remedy for digestion and general health. It cites user testimonials, claims ailments like indigestion and headaches will vanish with a clean intestine, and urges readers to visit local dealers after inventory.
A Washington Star item quotes a bitter remark about a cafe encounter. The speaker corrects the listener by claiming the venue is a profiteria, not a cafe, in a terse exchange.
A home remedy suggests mixing Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine with water to darken gray hair gradually. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. druggists can prepare it or mix at home cheaply. The preparation is said to soften harsh hair, not cool the scalp, and not rub off.
A compact moral injunction emphasizes honoring spouses and offspring, extending to neighbors and their families, framed as a communal duty. The statement foregrounds family and neighborly respect as central social values in civic life.
The Bayer name denotes genuine Aspirin trusted by doctors for nineteen years. Each box of Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carries proper directions for colds headaches toothache earache neuralgia lumbago rheumatism neuritis and general pain. Look for the Bayer cross on the package and tablets. Available in twelve count tins and larger sizes from druggists.
Popular Mechanics notes a wartime housing solution where munition plant houses are dismantled and sold for about 200 dollars each. Buyers need only a lot and a foundation, with concrete blocks around 223 dollars and delivery 120 dollars, totaling roughly 553 dollars for a complete home.
The piece notes Sophocles lived to ninety making him the oldest writer among famous figures. Carlyle followed at eighty six author of Sartor Resartus and The French Revolution. Bentham, mentor to Mill, died at eighty five with utilitarian writings. Voltaire died at eighty four known for Philosophical Letters and Discourses on Man.
The dialogue features Mr. Meekton expressing cautious belief in women's suffrage for the moment. He warns that if Henrietta does not win an office soon, their family might reconsider and deem the movement a failure.
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