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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
7
A Bellevue Ohio resident recounts severe illness and back pain before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports rapid improvement and gratitude, urging others to consider the remedy and requesting confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Canadian oat sample from J. C. Hill & Sons of Lloydminster Saskatchewan won the world championship at a prairie and Colorado trophy contest, defeating Montana and Minnesota entries. The 1913 oats, grown by a continuing Saskatchewan team, secured the $1,500 silver trophy and highlighted Western Canada’s farming prowess across oats wheat hay and cattle.
A new teacher in a city school faced critical third graders lacking respect. A melancholy pupil asked if she had taught before, and after learning she had not taught the third grade, the class forgave her. From then on, the teacher found harmony in the room.
In his early fame quest Al Jolson recalls joining a small opera company and using his cadenzas from the wings to add volume. A manager overheard him and warned that his singing could reach the audience. The exchange underscores Jolson’s comic origin.
A jail scene features a remark about a man as a stool pigeon. An ad touts Dr. Pierce's Pellets as sugar coated pills to regulate stomach, liver and bowels and cure constipation with a promise of saving for a return ticket.
Caton Woodville recalls Edward VII admiring a full length equestrian portrait yet pleading for shorter legs. The Duke of Cambridge slept through dinners while Sykes quizzed him. The artist also depicts Emperor Frederick of Germany and notes the empress’s demand for precise eye color in a commemorative portrait.
The New Year night in New York saw Trinity bells rung as horns cowbells and crowd noise drowned the chimes. Report notes the bells were sweet and familiar tunes while Broadway roars drowned the sound, as crowds aimed to smother the chimes rather than listen.
A Southern congressman's daughter describes to family and the old colored mammy how the bride wore her great grandmother's lace veil at a college chum's wedding. The mammy reacts with astonished humor, noting the veil as a rare family saving keepsake.
The piece maps Christmas tied to places across the globe and notes three islands named Christmas in the Pacific Indian Ocean and Cape Breton, a Christmas cove in Maine, a Christmas harbor in Kergullen Land, and Christmas Sound near Cape Horn. It recalls Natal in South Africa named for Vasco da Gama’s discovery on Christmas Day in 1497.
A reflective note warns against prioritizing wealth over health, criticizing misers who hoard money while neglecting their well being and suggesting prudent balance between finances and health.
An office boy shares dreams of becoming a chief executive, but a columnist warns he is a loafer who never acts without orders. The piece argues he must think ahead and use intuition to avoid disappointment and reach higher roles.
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