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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
2
On the Alsatia bound for New York a nervous English girl named Lucy Carteret meets Mrs. Amelia Beggarstaff, a talkative fifty year old New York resident who will act as Lucy's chaperon for the voyage.
Miss Carteret, an American heiress fleeing a past, battles nerves amid Dowager Dragon Mrs Beggarstaff aboard the Alsatian as Peter Traft and Quoin mingle with scheming passengers. A cameo brooch, allegedly ancient and bearing her father’s image, rekindles questions of lineage and motive while a tense Atlantic crossing unfolds.
Chapter II describes a dinner that proceeds uneventfully but lively due to the Dowager Dragon’s unquenchable energy while Miss Carteret shows little appetite amid the scene.
A witty dialogue unfolds between Mrs Beggarstof and a self professed supposer. She entertains the notion of offering help while he hints at knowing a hidden game, while she weighs his flattery against impertinence. The exchange ends with playful curiosity about the next move.
Mrs Beggar confesses to Mr Quoin her suspicions regarding Lucy Carteret and hints at further developments to follow in the next installment.
Europeans face high coal prices and turn to peat as a substitute. Germany losses Sweden as a supply source force rail schedules to shrink. Sweden proves peat can be briquetted into affordable, low ash fuel with clean burning appeal and potential for New England production.
The article notes that dried figs dates and raisins share similar composition and are good for children and adults when prepared properly. It advises thorough mastication and suggests chopping skins for young children or when skins may be hard to digest.
A humorous remark links optimism to illness. The husband of a suffragist orator could not join her on a speaking tour due to grippe, illustrating a lighthearted moment about adversity and spirits.
A wary speaker warns against a gay young soldier near pretty girls, arguing danger when sparks near powder. The dialogue frames social risk and moral policing in a tense exchange.
The Kansas City Journal notes a balance in reactions to emergencies, praising a good impulse in the meanest and an equal urge to seize opportunity. The editorial frames this as a moral measure of public character and civic resolve.
Mrs. W. C. Brown of Cleveland Ohio describes four weeks in hospital for severe pain and fainting. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief soon after starting treatment and urges others to obtain it from a drug store.
A report from Indianapolis News recounts mud beset autoists seeking Nashville in Brown county. Despite repeated three mile estimates, they battled washouts and a blown tire, finally aided by horses and a rider who quips that Nashville is two hoops and a dollar away.
Senator Sorghum blandly dodges a question on endorsement of his attitude. He recalls past politicking with an Ajax joke and a boastful pose about Washington and the American eagle as attitudes once carried political weight.
Dialogue reveals a patient who swears at the prescribed medicine while the doctor questions compliance. The nurse notes the patient’s frequent refusals to take the treatment despite instructions.
The line suggests a comic scene where a girl who hurls herself at a man’s head struggles to land a hit, reflecting slapstick athletic mishap and gendered antics depicted in a humorous tone.
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