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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
2
The Supreme Court at Washington will determine the validity of the federal prohibition amendment. Rhode Island was granted permission to institute original proceedings to test and enjoin its enforcement in the state.
Mrs. William Rockefeller dies at the Rockefeller winter home on Jekyll Island near Brunswick Georgia. Francis Marion Gray aged seventy seven, cousin of President Wilson, dies in San Diego California. Gray formerly a Michigan banker.
DoJ and Seattle officers report over a dozen arrests in a raid aimed at dismantling radical activity in the Northwest. The crackdown follows a campaign described by authorities as breaking the backbone of organized dissent in the region.
Influenza cases rise in Ilavana and on the La Lorraine after arrival in New York. The North Dakota hosts officials in Valencia before heading to Gibraltar. Protests erupt over Turkish empire dismemberment in Constantinople. Fire destroys the Empire and Grand Central hotels in Calgary causing massive losses.
Charles Demoure of Peoria re-elected Illinois Optometrist Association president. Dr George W Rhodes a Civil War veteran and senior practitioner dies at Shelbyville. Blum plant in Galena converting to ice works. Reginald De Koven dies in Chicago. Thomas Long Urbana police chief killed crossing tracks. Illinois Glass Co machinist lockout settled. workers to return. O R Ness sells 409 acres near Rochester for 119006. Terwilliger seeks pardon for Aurora inmate. Lawsuit over marriage annulment filed in Rock Island. Byrd's Nest to become Bryan Home for Children. Chestnut Bank robbers failexplosive vault attempt. loot stamps and bonds. Dr Orson Hyde Crandall dies at Quincy. Lewis Roper jailed in Hillsboro murder case. Staunton Livingston transit project filed with utilities board. Paisleys found guilty on bank deposit charges. Boone county hoe-raising prizes awarded. Subdistrict 4 UMWA president Freeman Thompson suspended for embezzlement.
In Terijoki Finland on January 22 the deportees led by Berkman and Goldman were greeted by Bolshevik officials including M Zorien who vowed to provide shelter work and food. The party crossed into Soviet Russia after talks with Petrograd representatives and a brief ice meeting with Bolshevik forces.
In Trenton on January 22 Governor Ed wards Democrat reiterated his campaign vow to do every lawful thing to have it determined that the present prohibition situation was illegally forced upon the people of New Jersey.
Mrs Jules Bero of Casco Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving displacement after childbirth. She says she has remained well for fifteen years with only a minor recent attack treated by the remedy. She urges others to try it and offers to publish her testimonial for the benefit of women.
A playful remark notes a woman prefers avoiding buying silk hose for 5,280 feet, suggesting a humorous view on distances and shopping. The line highlights a quip about practicality and fashion in a lighthearted tone.
Constipation invites trouble unless Green's August Flower is used a gentle laxative that regulates digestion and cleanses the alimentary canal. It has been a sovereign remedy in thousands of households for over fifty years. Also noted is a short-range range finder invented in Sweden useful to surveyors and military men. A postal card to Garfield Tea Co. offers a sample.
Advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes claimed to renew faded clothing and fabrics including wool silk linen cotton and blends. It notes a color guide card and a directions booklet with each package. The copy ends with a quip about eternal misfit.
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