Paradoxical Quality Noted in Quotation About Man
A paradoxical remark notes there are not many square men like him and adds not enough to go around. The line highlights a distinctive, perhaps rigid, character as a social commentary.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
7
Diamond Dyes Promise Rich Colors for Any Fabric
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to renew old garments with a fadeless color on wool, silk, linen, cotton, and blends. Each package includes a direction book and a color card to help match materials. The copy closes with a light proverb and a joke about beefsteak curing consumption.
Iowan Picked for Gabinet in Cabinet Shakeup
Washington reports Edwin T. Meredith of Iowa will be named secretary of agriculture to succeed Houston, who will become treasury secretary to replace Carter Glass. Meredith telegraphed acceptance from Miami. he is 44, from Des Moines and former publisher of the Farmers' Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin T. Meredith
Iowa
Houston
Secretary of the Treasury
Carter Glass
Meredith
Miami
Fla
White House
Des Moines
Farmers’ Tribune
United States Senate
Wilson
Senate
Glass
Senator Martin
Virginia
Hughs. Cumming
Hampton
Rupert Blue
Public Health Service
Doctor Blue
Doctor Cumming
Doctor Cummming
Hampton Roads
Europe
General Blue
Taft
Prisoners perish in Siberia during war
Geneva reports from Vladivostok say three hundred seventy five thousand of five hundred thousand Austro-Hungarian prisoners taken by Russians have died in Siberia from smallpox and typhus. Surviving prisoners are kept alive by doctors from Japan, the United States, and Britain working along the trans Siberian railway with Chinese physicians aiding east of Lake Baikal amid Bolshevik incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Siberia
Vladivostok
International Red Cross
Lake Baikal
Plans to make the U S smokeless and drinkless at No Tobacco league meet
Indianapolis reports at the state convention of the No To bacco league speakers warn nicotine harms youth and call for action to end tobacco use. Delegates hear grim images and jokes about sending Lady Nicotine to exile, while hopes for national change rise. Berne reports Austrian frontier guards prevent export of looted Vienna museum gems valued around 5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United States
No Tobacco League
Eve
Nicotine
John Barleycorn
Vienna
Berne
Gompers Reaches 70 as AFL Leader Turns Senior
Washington January 29 Samuel Gompers aged 70 celebrated a birthday while serving as president of the American Federation of Labor for four decades. The longtime labor leader marked a milestone in his public career amid ongoing organizing efforts and union activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hair Loss Solution Ad Promises Quick Restore
An advertisement touts Dan derine as a remedy to stop hair falling and remove dandruff. It claims few applications will halt shedding, clear the scalp, and make hair grow strong thick and glossy. The vendor suggests buying a small bottle at drug or toilet counters for a few cents and rubbing it into the scalp.
Self-made Woman Quote Sparks Debate on Identity
A fictional exchange frames a debate on the idea of a self made woman. The line Because her face is her fortune appears as a defining claim about personal branding and public image in a social context. The dialogue prompts reflection on gender and autonomy.
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
The advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a trusted kidney liver and bladder medicine backed by years of use. It claims the product strengthens organs aiding natural work and invites readers to request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Elmer Co. in Binghamton New York while noting the paper as a source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John &. Shelton
St. Charles
Dean
Doan
Dr. Carter
C. Wella & Co
le Roy, N. Y
Kilmer
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Adro
Seth Barre
Erade Mare
Mother Gray's
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N.Y
Silence Breaks for Poor Girl in Wealthy Suitors Saga
A distressed young woman faces pressure from a wealthy suitor and his family as silence erodes under social and economic coercion. The piece outlines class conflict, family interference, and the girl’s struggle for autonomy amid mounting expectations.
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Idner Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Bemlans
Corega Laboratory
Cleveland
Costa
California
McCarty
Sacramento
Cal
IOWAN
Gabinet
T. Meredith
Farm Journal
Treasury
Red Cross
U. S
Lady Nicotine
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Canada
C. J. Broughton
W. Adams Street
Chicago
M. V. Macinnes
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Spohn
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
U. 8
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hunt
A.b.richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
Grant C. Mel« Rose
Boston Block
Pekin
Ilinoia
Mother Gray
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