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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1917
Page
7
A vintage advertisement warns that falling hair is caused by dandruff and promises restoration of luster and fullness after using Knowlton's Dandeline. It touts a 25 cent bottle and claims visible new hair growth within weeks.
A humorous exchange contrasts self effort with formal coaching as one asks how to learn driving and the other replies by saying a coach will be employed. The dialogue reflects attitudes toward instruction and self reliance.
Cuticura Complexions urges daily use of Cuticura Soap with occasional Cuticura Ointment to soften soothe and heal. Claims clearer complexion dandruff-free scalp and softer whiter bands. Free sample by mail with a booklet via Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A dialogue highlights Mrs Jimps behaving paradoxically. The discussion remarks that despite a thin figure her performances seem fatuous in tone.
The article outlines rapid ripening of abscesses by hot fomentations and poultices, cautions against indiscriminate lancing, and describes methods to promote drainage and wall destruction. It covers cold abscesses, and detailed treatments including incision, antiseptics, packing, and hot fomentations. It also explains dry and moist gangrene causes, symptoms, and preventive care with antiseptics and proper wound care.
A Minnesota experiment station specialist recommends a grain mix of equal parts corn oats and bran with a small amount of oil meal for calves. Cracked corn is preferred initially, oats should be whole, and clover hay or clover alfalfa blends are best. Fall born calves may pasture first summer with grain and shade, spring born calves benefit from barn care first summer. The Brazilian coconut palm lives 600 to 700 years.
This note recommends planting fruiting trees and shrubs to attract and feed birds. Mulberries planted near cherry trees can protect cherries by drawing birds away since the birds prefer mulberries to cherries.
A farmer notes converting a feed lot with tiling grading and labor will keep the lot dry in winter. The project requires hundreds of feet of tiling and some grading but promises better animal comfort and healthier livestock.
After frost kills the tops, mow off all growth and burn it. Cover the bed with stable manure to a good safe depth.
In Lowell Massachusetts and North Haven Connecticut women describe relief from Change of Life and female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. One writer notes sending 20 friends to try the remedies and all praise the results. Readers are invited to seek free advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Chicago market operator recalls a bold scheme to corner the egg supply, admitting failure beyond a proverb about counting chickens before they hatch. The remark highlights inflated risk in a fragile commodity market.
A famous actress shares a budget friendly method to darken gray hair using water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. Mix at home or have a druggist prepare it. The preparation darkens streaks while leaving the scalp unaffected and not greasy.
A woman pursues her recreant husband across the Atlantic twice, asserting a wife’s duty to follow her husband. The fragment highlights devoted loyalty and gender expectations in marriage as she trails him abroad.
Guidance urges mothers to inspect each bottle of Castoria the famed infant remedy, ensuring authenticity and safety for children. The caption stresses vigilance in product selection and dosing accuracy.
A medical advert claims backache stems from kidney problems with toxic buildup. It describes symptoms like nervousness, feverishness, eye spots, and fatigue. The remedy advises meat restriction, ample water, and taking a single Anuric tablet before meals.
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