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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1923
Page
3
Woman from Lincoln Nebraska describes suffering with weakness and ailments. She credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with relief avoiding surgery after the first bottle and again during the turn of life. She urges others to request a trial package by mail.
A discussion on color Theory noting that pure white and true black are not colors. White reflects all light rays while true black absorbs all, so neither appears as a color in the scientific sense, though common usage may call them colored.
Recap of Illinois civic and professional news including Rev. L H Brumbaugh taking a Savannah church post, Edgar County Farmers Institute electing Chester Beland, a fatal Aurora health official death, legal and political endorsements, bank consolidation in Quincy, university agriculture tips, fraud indictment in Wood River, and a Carbondale church dedication event.
Illinois lawmakers consider the federal Shepherd Towner act to fund maternity and infant welfare with state matching. The plan includes public health nursing expansion, infant welfare centers, midwife training, milk pasteurization, and birth registration. Union labor targets the eight hour law and pension ideas, while road safety and beekeeping oversight seek funding.
A quotation from Frank L. Stanton praising fields for sustenance and bread, noting summer crops and grass as lifesource, reflecting gratitude for agricultural abundance.
The ad touts Cole’s Carboh salve to heal burns and cuts quickly with no scars. It claims fast relief and lists prices 30c and 60c available at all druggists or by mail from The J. W. Cole Co. in Rockford Illinois.
A bizarre snippet reports Rub and Dobbs marrying an heiress amid a cash transaction. The wording hints at a union tied to fortune with life changing implications for both partners and their future.
A short ad notes Plymouth Rock Gelatine makes four pints of jelly per box with fruit that has traveled long distances by freight and appeals to tastes that prefer distant produce over nearer options.
Parents learn that shorter rubber boots flare at the top and hold much more water than shoes or rubbers in wet weather or after heavy snow. The boots provide extended water retention, making them advantageous for children in damp conditions.
A terse counsel urges men over fifty to live as if three decades remain but stay prepared for a sudden end, encouraging readiness and prudent planning despite long-term expectations.
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