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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
3
A commercial advisor argues wheat prices may fall as world stocks recover after the war, then rise again. The U S price is $2.20 per bushel and Canada $2.21, roughly $2.00 to farmers after costs. The piece urges pursuing Western Canada lands at low prices with high profit potential and notes free homesteads with ten dollar entry.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger quips about Fones smashing into a ditch with his supposedly bargain basement car. The remark suggests he habitually touts cheap buys and trips up in the process.
A postal card to Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn NY promises repayment for a sample. The Swedish postal savings bank reports deposits totaling 16 451 343 dollars. In 1916 Bristol England factories produced 1 000 000 pairs of army boots.
President Wilson addressed Congress outlining open covenants of peace, free navigation, removal of economic barriers, arms reductions, and self-determination. He calls for evacuation of Russia and Belgium, restoration of France, Italy, and the Balkans, a free Poland, and a general association of nations to guarantee peace. The program seeks justice for all peoples and an open, democratic settlement.
In a terse exchange, a manufacturer asks whether to raise prices or reduce weight. His partner replies to do both, underscoring a pragmatic approach to pricing and margins.
Petersen's Ointment praised in testimonials from William Nichols and Major Charles Whitney for curing leg ulcers eczema and skin diseases. Advertisers claim 30 cent large box with money back if it does not help at once. Also promotes uses for burns scalds bruises piles and salt rheum with broad druggist distribution.
A playful exchange shows a man claiming sobriety on the water wagon while the cook jokes he left to give his seat to a lady, highlighting light social manners and wit.
Red rough itching skin of babies addressed by soothing hot baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle touches of Cuticura Ointment. The ad promises sleep for baby and rest for mother and offers free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 by druggists or mail.
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Doctors report widespread grip with kidney related symptoms such as back pain and urinary trouble. Advertisers claim Dr Kilmer Swamp Root heals and strengthens kidneys, offering sample bottles for ten cents and urging readers to mention the newspaper. Regular sizes sold at druggists.
The article notes a coal shortage and a discussion about expanding coal fields. It contrasts a bleak scarcity with a call to increase coal crop output to meet demand.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as beneficial for liver bowels and stomach with dosing notes of one pellet laxative and three for cathartic. A LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABS claim relieves cough and headache to stop a cold with a signature on each box. Also a quip on maturity and a note that New York plans to drop 52 German teachers from grade schools.
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