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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
3
The article describes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and its preparation. It details the use of herbs and roots, seasonality, sterilization, pasteurization, and sealing in sterile bottles. It cites letters from women restored to health as testament to the remedy’s virtue.
A massive log raft built at Haparanda Sweden measures 887 feet long 551 feet wide and 10 feet above water with 1644 feet submerged. Constructed in six months it holds wood equal to four steamers and is held by steel cables and wires. Seven crew members operate the raft destined for Copenhagen Denmark.
A lawyer argues that the police coerced a confession from his client to overturn a trial finding. He says the evidence is against the defendant and that without a forced confession the suspect cannot be acquitted.
A World War II letter narrates two soldiers in a shell-wrecked town where one refuses to reveal the town’s name to avoid identification while the other jokes that no one who lived there could recognize it now. The excerpt is from Life magazine.
Farmers intensify work with Foot Base antiseptic powder to ease foot friction, refresh feet, and prevent blisters. Allen's Foot Ease advertised as a remedy used by women and sold widely by dealers.
An advertisement touts Freezone drops to instantly stop corn pain and lift the corn away without irritation. It claims a tiny bottle costs a few cents and is sold by druggists, noting Freezone as the Cincinnati inventor’s discovery.
Describes Ainu women of Japan who tattoo upper and lower lips to resemble a mustache, a sign of beauty and marriage prospects. Process uses birch bark soot, ash bark liquor, and facial cuts. Notes on physique, hair, eye color, and elm-bark fabric clothing.
A brief exchange features a shocked aunt and a pouting niece debating a kiss on brief acquaintance. The aunt questions judgment while the niece defends the man’s persuasion as her own fault for not meeting him sooner.
A witty note on potatoes showing they resist being eaten yet always fall to the masher.
Detective Thomas Cox named Rock Island police chief. Bank robbery at Waggoner nets 20 cents and 60 stamps. Sangamon County Cattle Breeders formed during Farm Bureau meeting. Sangamon County Governors association set Springfield as 1920 convention site. Mrs. Fregeau fatally injured by train near St Anne. husband hurt. Coal mining certificates issued to 36 applicants. Aurora church federation formed. Robert Cady, 79, prominent Lake County landowner, dies in Waukegan. Sergi H L Biersach sails to France for interallied meet. 200 yard champion. Dr Horace Redish bound over to grand jury in Jerseyville murder case. Barberry eradication urged to boost wheat. Wayne of Rock Island defends May corn hoarding at DC hearing. Illinois strawberry price agreement cuts profits. West Hammond grand jury indicts two policemen for Hemphill murder. Robert Cook executes himself after murder verdict in Rock Island. Harry Mager named chief of revenue agents to run prohibition enforcement. East St Louis boys set fire to store after apple theft. Louis Chubbey returns home after viewing grave in France. mixup with own grave.
Atwood Flower cites the English labor policy known as ca canny meaning slow work. He describes how slow output keeps English production competitive and recalls a London building site where a foreman berates a bricklayer for laying bricks as if laying eggs.
Charles L. Chute of the National Prohibition league cites a jail visit by an Albany missionary. The inmate, dubbed red nose, quips that he was jailed for fragrancy as the missionary probes his alleged crime.
A new enormous dock on the south side of the Royal Albert docks aims to restore London as a premier world port. It will cover 64 acres of water and can extend to 910 feet with a floating caisson, able to accommodate ships larger than the 868 foot Aquitania.
The speaker admits sympathy for people, yet resists pity for the Germans, insisting his tender nature stops short of feeling sorrow for them despite concern for humanity. The dialogue contrasts compassion with a firm stance on wartime enemies.
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet presents a playful exchange about adding personal effort to work and achieving success. It highlights a spouse remarking on baking talent and the idea that personal touch yields results. The brief dialog reads as a light, domestic vignette.
A Yonkers Statesman quote captures a dialogue praising Sam for his long career. The exchange emphasizes that his achievements occurred “in the boss' time,” implying service under commanding leadership and a lifetime of labor during a period of governance.
A Boston Transcript cartoon caption contrasts Edith and Alice on Reggie’s confidence with a quip about political success: true greatness never announces itself and is like a flea that jumps between visibility and invisibility.
Doctors and druggists report many cases of undiagnosed kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is praised for its healing influence and high success. An insurer notes many rejections arise from unseen kidney issues. Sample bottle available by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co.
A Birmingham Age-Herald gag recounts a chef quitting after a joke about humor and an artistic temperament. The boss jokes about the kitchen as a stop on the road to the movies, prompting the cook to resign.
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