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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1923
Page
3
The U S Department of Agriculture reports rapid progress in outlining a federal aid highway system reaching nearly every county. The plan limits interstate routes to 3 7 percent of state mileage, totals about 187000 miles primary and secondary, with 18 foot minimum roads and a 15 to 20 year build period.
Winter pruning benefits peaches by stimulating wood production and expanding the next year's fruiting area, though it may reduce this year's crop. Idle horses can be fed a bit more roughage to save on feed costs.
The USDA reports weekly market bulletins on storage and general conditions for broom corn and other commodities. Aimed at farmers, the service notes stock shortages in northwestern Oklahoma and higher prices when supplies meet demand. A corps of market reporters feeds updates by mail, telegraph, press, and radio under the slogan Know your market.
Radical revision of the community high school act is proposed by Senator Henry L. Dunlap of Savoy. He seeks to limit outside territory taxation for districts and require consent by ballot before extending districts, while advocates call for broader funding and coal wealth taxation. Robert C. Moore of Carlinville and Governor Small’s appointments raise confirmation debates as education policy tightens in the legislature.
Editorial warns that any plan promising easy returns without real effort is predatory. It argues that schemes lacking legitimate value exploit workers and investors, undermining trust in markets and communities.
A medical authority warns against pills and salts that provide temporary relief from constipation at the cost of permanent injury. The ad promotes Nujol as a natural, non laxative lubricant that softens waste, is not a medicine, safe like water, and prescribed by physicians. It notes Nujol’s use in hospitals and urges readers to buy.
An advertisement extols Halli's Catarrh Medicine for over 40 years, describing an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. It promotes F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and includes Cuticura remedies for scalp itching and dandruff. A quip about profanity appears at the end.
Advertisement notes alfalfa priced at eight dollars and sweet clover at five. It lists farms for sale and rent on crop payments. Signed by J Mulhail of Soo City Tu. It adds a quip about it being easier to be good after trying everything.
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