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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
4
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Washington asserts neutral stance in European war and upholds international law. It condemns Britain for seizing and delaying mails and creating blacklists that privilege some American citizens over others. The piece argues such actions push the U S into an unneutral position while Germany has violated neutral rights through submarine warfare.
The piece condemns Britain's conduct as an insult to American neutrality and calls on the Washington government to warn Britain that its efforts to pit American citizens against each other based on wartime trade ties will not be tolerated.
Work has begun on two cars of the hospital train ordered by the army medical department. Five cars will have regular beds with large doors for stretchers, two will be sleeper type with fans and supplies, one will house a complete operating room, and another a kitchen for over 200 patients. The train will be staffed by regular army personnel and painted midroon with army medical department emblem.
Numerous classified items list jobs at Asbestos Shingle Co Riverdale and Uaivey cutting school. rent offerings for farm and two acre parcel near Lincoln Ave Dalton. land and farms for sale near Riverdale Cal Glen Dal ton. small houses and plots including 18 acres and 5 room cottage on E 186th St Riverdale. Includes contact details A C Reich Jos Schmidt Dora Bariley John Schug and The Pointer office.
A lady's watch lost near Dolton school and car line. Reward offered at The Pointer office. Found horse remains at Lincoln Avenue Coal Yard. A set of keys found in Riverdale may be claimed at 521 Sheridan Avenue. Wanted: 500 second hand bicycles at high prices by Vanderbilt in South Illinois.
Wisconsin Senator La Follette, a radical Republican, endorsed President Wilsons Mexican policy during a July senate speech. He predicted Wilson would be reelected if the policy stayed the campaign focus, responding to Senator Lewis who pressed on military intervention questions.
Medicus explains the origin of the Southern phrase the spit an image from spirit and image. He notes variants like spittin image and spittin' image appear in literature and dialogue, reflecting how one person closely resembles another both mentally and physically.
Immediate delivery used cars across makes like Studebaker Buick Nambler Peerless Stoddard Dayton offered with service guarantee. Some late models feature electric starter and lights. Prices range from 175 to 750 dollars. See them before you buy elsewhere at 114 Michigan Avenue Loseland.
A Roseland lender advertises mortgages at 6 percent interest. The offer promises loans centered near Roseland with values set at 30 to 50 percent of property value. Richard J. Tonrhal promotes 20 years in the business and invites calls or letters to the Roseland office at 110th St and Michigan Ave.
A Stanford University student, Stanley C Herold, unearthed what is described as the oldest pearl and shell specimen. Found in Washington state, the oyster and cockle shell are linked to ancient geologic periods. Stanford officials note the gem has little value as jewelry but the oyster’s origin traces to the paleozole era.
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