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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
7
The Continent reports a student inquiry on facial expressions and their impact. It asks if people appear warm or hostile, and how one’s look affects family and social interactions, stressing the importance of a cheerful, helpful countenance.
A dialogue about a man who delights in making people blush by selling rouge. The drummer cautions against overbearing performance and keeping balance with the band. The piece reflects playful banter on vanity and showmanship.
A witty exchange notes that a caller possesses many flaws, with the sharp punchline that his gravest flaw lies in his excessive departures. The quip relies on wordplay about time and visits, delivered in a humorous, lighthearted tone.
Advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease not cured by local applications. The medicine is taken internally to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. It combines tonics and blood purifiers. Aimed at catarrhal conditions with testimonials available from F. E. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
Many soldiers bring home French brides and teach them English. A mother helps her daughter in law and teaches her to cook. She shows how to stir oatmeal. The dog enters and the daughter in law quips that the dog stirs with his tail in faux French.
A girl riding the Illinois car line forgot a small pile of lunch provisions. She packed a soft berry pie in a paper sack, placed it in a coat pocket, and as she rode downtown the pie was pushed from the pocket and fell face down on the car floor.
In a casual chat, townsfolk mention Bill Jones and his mule as a standout detail, sparking curiosity about any notable charge or presence at the gathering. The remark suggests a light, informal focus on a named local figure and his animal.
A statewide roundup covers deaths in Manteno and Kankakee, Dixon school plans seven acre athletic park, Chicago crime totals from 300 murders to 10,000 thefts, Illinois University reopening with 7,500 students, Lincoln mayor enforcing beer and whiskey sign removals, Culich raid on a Benton farm prompts a gunfight injury, Parker obituary in Chicago, aviation officer counts, a murder verdict in Pinckneyville, gambling rental prohibition, Springfield boat fine, political endorsements, Big Ten and Missouri Valley tourney plans, independent and Republican candidacies, embezzlement indictments in Sangamon County, Plano death from boiler accident, leap year matrimony stunts in Peoria, Icelandic waxwing sighting near Waukegan.
An early 20th century ad urges Cascarets as a gentle overnight cleanse for the stomach liver and bowels promising little discomfort and low cost. It contrasts with harsher remedies like Salts Cathartic Pills Oils or Purgative Waters and cites Garfield Tea as a grandmother’s remedy for stomach and intestinal issues. A brief proverb about money and a closing line on grumbling appear in the text.
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