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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
6
Judge McPherson ruled Missouri railroads face confiscatory state rates under 1907 statutes for local traffic. He found overall returns well below six percent after expenses, with several lines showing deficits, necessitating legislative or commission action to set fair rates.
Danville lawyer Charles BE Brown stood trial in federal court on a counterfeiting charge. John W. Fisher, ex lawyer and politician of Buffalo, NY, was sentenced to Auburn prison for grand larceny in the first degree, over a $2,500 theft from Cheektowaga. Former VP Fairbanks greeted at home in Indianapolis. Theodore Roosevelt to sail March 23 on the Hamburg for an African hunt and European visits. Isaac Stephenson elected US senator from Wisconsin after weeks of deadlock.
Convicted bankers at the Western penitentiary of Pennsylvania report a $26 000 accounting discrepancy while working on investigations. Nine people died in a tornado across Arkansas with Brinkley ruined by wind and fire. Captain Fitzhugh, state counsel, condemned the slayings of former Senator Cormack during jury arguments.
A Melbourne Times note recalls a Co L V tale from wartime. A Stock Exchange member guarding wagon goods asks a colonel the value of the wagon. The colonel names about 200 pounds. The guard says he will visit camp to cash a check for the amount then turn in, risking cold.
A South Shields mother recalls a boiling grease burn that disfigured her infant, thenreports using Cuticura Ointment for five weeks until all scarring vanished and skin became velvet smooth. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. of Boston is noted as sole suppliers.
In a brief street encounter Miss Charity asks for a quarter and is teased by Wandering Jim who flatters her as the prettiest lady in town. The exchange plays as a light vignette of town characters trading barbs over a small coin.
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. It explains internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and promises a $100 reward for any uncured case. It lists F J Cheney & Co of Toledo as sellers and notes price 75 cents.
London Bystander notes that Englishwomen’s attire reflects character. Tall gaunt figures wear severe tailor made looks resembling a clothes press while smaller women favor towering hats and oversized Elizabethan collars to express personality.
A cold may be stopped at the start by a couple of Lane's Pleasant Tablets. Even in strong cases these tablets have done it in an hour or two. All druggists sell them at 25 cents a box. Sample free from Orator F. Woodward, Le Roy, N. Y.
A brief exchange features a child asked about an oath and a parent clarifies meanings with dry humor. The dialogue pivots on common idioms and parental guidance, hinting at contrasting explanations across generations.
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