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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
7
Mrs. Francis Lund of Plain City Utah praises Cuticura in a 1910 testimonial. She describes severe baby scalp eczema, rapid improvement after using Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment and hair regrowth. She urges sending for a free Cuticura booklet from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston Mass.
A witty exchange contrasts harmony and hidden strife in marriage. One speaker notes daily differences of opinion exist but keeps them secret from his partner, suggesting a lighthearted view of domestic friction.
President Taft issues a proclamation setting April 4 as the convening date for a special session of the Sixty-second Congress to push reciprocity with Canada. Democrats urged the move after the House passed the McCall bill but the Senate stalled. Other outcomes from the closing session include new battleships and canal fortification, plus various reforms and investigations.
Wind driven flames swept the Syndicate block on Nicollet avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets threatening the business district. Property valued at 1,500,000 was destroyed and many lives endangered as physicians dentists hairdressers manicurists and others occupied upper floors. Firemen rushed into the burning building to rescue women workers and tenants.
Mrs Ellen Wade Colfax widow of the late Schuyler Colfax dies at her South Bend home after several months illness. She is seventy three years old, dying on a Saturday near the forty second anniversary of her husband's inauguration as vice president.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe gentle laxative for ladies and children. It claims quick relief from indigestion and constipation, detours imitators, and urges buyers to ensure the full company name California Fig Syrup Co. appears on the package. Regular price listed as 0 cents per bottle.
In a brief exchange the male asks if whist is played for money. Hdna replies not for money but for kisses. Jack compliments a cheerful loser, highlighting playful, flirtatious tone.
Wisconsin gardeners are urged to grow a healthful coffee substitute. The John A Salter Seed Co advertises French bean coffee seed at one cent a pound with 90 day ripening, plus mail order packages of seed assortments and flower and vegetable seeds. Shipments require small stamp payments and include seed catalogs.
A jumble of old ad phrases and quotes including medical cures for sore throat piles and teething syrup. Mentions Hamlins Wizard Oil Pazooint and Garfield Tea with brief claims of health benefits. Ends with a proverb about women and appearances.
A country resident distraught by a blood curdling screech owl fears it signals death. She recalls family deaths after the owl appeared and leaves for New York to escape the haunting sounds before Christmas. The coachman mentions an old rule while she packs to go southbound to the city.
Squire Durnitt declares a new newspaper venture in Lonelyville. Uncle Welby Gosh of Drearyhurst asks where it will be printed, highlighting a cross-town media rivalry.
The advertisement touts Cascarets as the biggest selling medicine in the world with a claim of a million boxes sold each month. It labels the product as suitable for a week’s treatment and available at all druggists.
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