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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1924
Page
7
A vintage advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a child laxative with a pleasant taste. It claims a teaspoonful today may prevent illness tomorrow and warns mothers to insist on the genuine product with proper labeling and directions for all ages.
A reflective piece where the artist considers creation and commerce. The narrator wryly imagines manufacturing a fool to purchase his immortal work, probing the relationship between art, price, and audience.
Advertises Danderine as a tonic that revives lifeless hair by toning the scalp. Claims dandruff relief, reduced itching, and renewed strength and color. Describes the product as non sticky and refreshing and urges purchase at any drug store.
Fragmentary dialogue notes a tense exchange about forgiveness and memory between speakers Puneh and He- in a likely serialized scene. The lines imply unresolved blame and tension, with emphasis on whether past actions are forgiven or forgotten.
A warning targets women about misleading package dyes claiming to be Diamond Dyes. Consumers urged to check labels and avoid buying inferior or counterfeit products.
The notice instructs to always ask for Diamond Dyes and refuse substitutes. Each 165 cent package contains simple directions so any woman can dye clothing and fabrics. It emphasizes choosing any color at the drug store and brand loyalty in contrast to a great man’s faults.
Advertisement notes Bayer aspirin marked with the Bayer Cross is proven safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years. It warns buyers to insist on the Bayer name and cautions against imitations. It also promotes Cuticura Toilet Trio and Allcock's porous plaster as trusted remedies with brief humor lines.
Fire in a garage destroyed five buildings in Effingham. E L Hiver, agent for Agni Motor Fuel Oil, robbed of 6000 dollars in Chicago. burglary reported at Ed gar and Metcalf stores. Elgin beer spill of 3675 barrels as federal officials released stock into Fox River. A Galesburg child died from rat poison. Danville gun incident involved Glenn Young raider. Peoria drops German language in schools after revival criticism. Alton bar robbery yielded 850 dollars. Danville fines for crowding motorists on Dixie highway. Mascoutah bust nets 600 beer barrels. bonds set at five thousand each. Evanston eyes incinerator study. city sends officials on junket. Chicago downstate health trends favor city rates. Johnston City primaries nominate Hudgens and others. election April 15. Illinois women defend rights to paint. two note jealous critics. First woman real estate broker fined 500 dollars in Chicago for a failed deal.
President Coolidge appoints James W. Scott as postmaster at Monmouth. The item notes various regional posts and civic events across Illinois, including births, deaths, a bank president's passing, school budgeting, and public health gains.
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