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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1910
Page
6
This fragment advertises Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to ease feverishness headache teething disorders and regulate bowels while destroying worms. It claims quick relief in 24 hours and notes availability from druggists for 2 cents with a sample address to Allen S Olmsted Coy New York. It quotes a witty Addison-era line about laughter and wisdom.
L T Cooper promotes a New Discovery that he says rejuvenates the stomach in 90 days and cures most diseases by first easing stomach disorders. His campaign attracts crowds and testimonials from Chicago and Boston supporters praising relief from indigestion, headaches, and appetite restoration.
Patchwork of historical musings and commercial jingles from an old page includes quips on pioneer poverty, laxatives, cold cures, Shakespeare quotes, teething syrups, cigars, and a stray remark about a navy man. The readable bits mix humor, product pitches, and cultural references of the era.
One man killed and several injured as a Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul through train struck a Kedzie street car at North California Avenue and Bloomingdale Road. Conductor James Lawlor, 20 Sacramento Avenue, died instantly. motorman severely injured. passengers shaken. Additional notes report a fatal fall from a Fulton Street window, a mother’s suicide, a fertilizer plant fire, a worker found burned in an ash box, a building collapse at Tennant Motor Company, mine violence at Spring Valley, and other Illinois incidents.
A light exchange in a newspaper humor column quotes a weather forecast noting warm and clear conditions for the day. James J. Corbett praises Jim Jeffries style in a Mauretania smoking room remark, comparing it to a succinct remark from a child to a minister.
A compiled ad fragment promoting Hall’s Catarrh Cure and related products. Claims of a reward for cure, testimonials of F J Cheney & Co, and endorsements by Toledo wholesalers. Mentions PILES OINTMENT and ALLEN’S LUNG BALSAM with short pitches and a Browning quote.
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