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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
3
A florist urges twenty four roses, but the young man insists nineteen make a birthday bouquet. He explains the number fits his budget and suits his beat girl, prompting a lighthearted exchange. The anecdote captures a small romantic moment from a People’s Home Journal item.
A home formula advertises a gray hair darkening mix using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. It claims to color faded gray hair gradually without staining the scalp or leaving grease and notes full directions are included with each Barbo Compound box.
A khaki clad lad asks the jeweler for a special price on a half dozen engagement rings at Milestones. The scene captures a casual shop exchange as the customer seeks value in a jewelry purchase.
August Flower has been a trusted remedy for constipation digestive troubles and liver sluggishness for decades. It claims to ease indigestion nervous dyspepsia and related symptoms with a few doses and is described as a gentle laxative available through druggists worldwide.
A quirky pastiche notes that Senator Greed is mentioned in passing and jokes about Garfield Tea linking liver and kidney health. It also muses on gratitude and marital harmony, suggesting sweet wives reduce husbands paying club dues.
Advertises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to improve blood quality and vitality. Claims to purge impure blood, alleviate headaches and backaches, and promote clear eyes and ruddy skin, with tablets and liquid form selling for sixty cents.
Three Canton business buildings were completely wrecked by a fire of mysterious origin causing an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. The article also notes labor, road bonds, war drives, and civic notices across Illinois with named officials and institutions.
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