This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
7
An Exchange columnist urges readers to seek daily happiness rather than postpone it. After war’s end, people chase future boons while neglecting the present, forgetting the summer's call to rest, joy, and contentment as life’s recuperation.
Paris writer M Remery could impersonate Rousseau. In Fimenonville an innkeeper kept a pair of wooden shoes Rousseau made and gave. Fabre d Malantine offered £200 to £500 but was refused. The shoes passed through generations to Paul Bleuze and then to M Remery.
A sharp exchange describes a sour-faced older woman as a wallflower watching couples. He teases her as a “rubber plant” while she endures public scrutiny from the fixed listener in a social scene.
A minister quotes a wife saying she would never see her husband in church with her. The reply, critiqued as tactless, claims he would rather stay home and mind the children than attend worship, illustrating domestic and religious tensions.
The dialogue confirms a familial relation, stating St. Clair is Eva’s son, clarifying that Eva is not St. Clair’s daughter. The exchange acknowledges a family resemblance but reveals the true parentage.
In a candid exchange, Senator Sorghum cites his industrious nature and difficulty finding regular work as the motive for entering politics. He says the drive to avoid idleness pushed him toward public service and a political career.
An old advertisement touts Othine double strength as a remedy to remove freckles and even skin tone. It claims quick results with nightly applications and money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles. A wartime peace conference anecdote and a Detroit Free Press blurb follow in the same clipping.
An advertisement promotes Vader-Balm from W. Vacher Inc New Orleans offering quick relief for summer colds nervous headache mucous inflammation and pains including mumps hay fever and similar conditions. It urges samples and agent terms and notes 225c tubes and 50 cent stamps.
In a Judge citation, private Rastus is questioned by Ins C. O. after intoxication. The officer sternly asks what he was thinking when drunkenness occurred, and Rastus replies with a reference to the First of July, in a defiant tone.
A brief exchange notes a debtor’s slow payment and a creditor’s comment on the debtor being short. The lines suggest irony about money and delay in settling obligations.
Northern Chihuahua white pine is praised for paper making. A milling firm in El Paso Texas is producing rough pine lumber boxes from this district along the Mexico Northwestern railway main line.
A backstage exchange features a brilliant orator and Senator Sorgghum debating the allure of speeches. The senator quips that while fireworks seem senseless, he still enjoys watching them, highlighting public appetite for rhetoric.
Warning about kidney failure and related symptoms urges immediate action. The ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Holland, claiming quick relief or money back and advising purchase at drug stores with authentic packaging.
A brief note argues that the faster a device reveals its age the sooner it becomes obsolete. The statement reflects on rapid tech cycles and the challenge of predicting usefulness as products age. A humorous line contrasts speed of obsolescence with tolerance for dated features.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.