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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
6
A wide sweep of political and legal developments is reported from Washington and beyond. Highlights include Underwood signaling a future pension bill, Deneen's Lorimer testimony, Taft administration scrutiny, and upcoming Senate votes on reciprocity and other measures. regulatory actions involve Wickersham inquiries, Harvey Wiley support, and bank investigations.
The small steamship Irma with thirty two passengers and twenty crew members sank after a collision with the Diamante in the San Juan river estuary Costa Rica. Also reported is the death of Paris based musician Sarah Hershy Marsh at seventy, whose former husband was organist Clarence Eddy.
The Senate approved a sweeping publicity act barring candidates from spending more than 10 cents per voter, with caps of 10000 dollars for senate and 5000 dollars for house campaigns. It requires disclosure of all primary expenses and pledges to secure jobs, with publication starting 15 days before elections.
Justice Wright of the Supreme court of the District of Columbia overruled the motion by Samuel Gompers and AFL leaders to dismiss the latest contempt order. He noted the lawyers’ report must be legal and adjourned the hearing until July 24 without action.
Sam Jiggs quips that the corset trust isn't economical as Jaggs questions the claim. Jiggs replies that everything it makes goes to waist, turning the exchange into a pun on waste.
E L Cate of Exile Kentucky describes years of eczema like boils and a burning itching rash. After doctors failed, four months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cured him completely and he remains symptom free for a year. Free samples offered by Cuticura Department 21 K Boston.
Dr Eugene Fuller of the American Urological Association urged honesty at a New York dinner for Independence Day. He warned that yellow press has published tall stories and compared truthfulness to George Washington, quoting an English teacher and pupil exchange about miracles in America.
A dialogue notes a cook’s dismissal and a city ordinance aimed at A Gunn. The exchange hints at social tinkering and the humor of small-town governance. The quip about tobacco and little things hint at broader cautions about petty troubles within a community.
Ottumwa Iowa testimonial from Mrs Harriet E Wampler praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female trouble after failed doctor visits. Ad urges women to avoid unnecessary surgical operations and seek Mrs Pinkham's free confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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