Society Debates Waste Disposal Habits
A public discourse critiques how much of daily life is discarded as trash. Critics urge more deliberate consumption and better recycling. Public officials consider updated guidelines to reduce waste.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
3
A public discourse critiques how much of daily life is discarded as trash. Critics urge more deliberate consumption and better recycling. Public officials consider updated guidelines to reduce waste.
An old advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as building up the system and cleansing the blood to prevent nasal catarrh and colds. It notes internal action through the blood to mucous surfaces and offers circulars from F J Cheney Co of Toledo. A farm for sale notice by Jno J Black of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin is included, plus a stray remark about flag stripes signaling bad luck.
Mrs Ruth Roberts of Springfield endorses Favorite Prescription and Anur tablets for menopause and kidney relief. She reports backaches rheumatic pain and stiff joints improved by Dr Pierce remedies. She offers trial packages for 10 cents from Invalids’ Hotel Buffalo NY.
Mrs Dora Williams recounts a ten month illness ending when Eatonic eased excess acidity and gases. She praises Eatonic for indigestion sourness heartburn belching and repeating meals and notes a big box is affordable with a druggist guarantee.
Washington reports a brief orderly ceremony as Warren G. Harding takes the presidency. The event featured a small, businesslike parade, a short inaugural address, and attendance by governors and notable figures amid clear cold weather. President Wilson grants a final wave and departs.
Washington March 4. The oath of office for President Warren G Harding was administered by Chief Justice Edward Douglass White. Harding swore to faithfully execute the office and to preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States to the best of his ability.
A science and invention themed cartoon jokes about a spark plug fired from work and a battery discharged, illustrating electrical components in a witty dialogue.
A diamond dyes advertisement urges careful use of the product and warns that poor dye streaks and fades can ruin fabrics. It instructs buyers to rely on the color card available from the druggist. The ad targets wool silk cotton linen and mixed fabrics and promises easy directions in each package.
Mr and Mrs Monrough discuss a new parliamentary candidate with humorous lines about his long speech. The exchange ends noting the speaker did not clearly outline his platform. The London Answers quips that lateness at work can predict later outcomes and jokes about perseverance leading to success or prison.
An advertisement for Garfield Tea asserts it contains no harmful drugs and is composed wholly of simple health giving herbs. The claim is attributed to Adyv.
The first Jefferson inauguration featured tension with Burr greeting him on the portico of the north wing and the oath administered by Chief Justice Marshall, a former Adams appointee and Jefferson rival. Jefferson then spoke in the senate chamber before returning to his boarding house to receive congratulations from diplomats and party leaders.
A quoted speaker explains his walk in life as a demonstrator for a new automobile. The remark underscores hands on testing and public display, highlighting the push for innovative vehicle design during the era.
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