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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
3
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a powerful tonic and blood builder. It features patient testimonials describing relief from aches, fatigue, and improved health, plus Pleasant Pellets as a regulator for digestion and bowels.
When chest tightness and sharp pains signal inflammation and congestion use Begg's Mustarine for heat that penetrates to ease soreness. Apply at night under a cloth and rest. relief is promised by morning. Sold by C Wells & Co LeRoy NY for 30 cents.
An advertisement urges mothers to brew Dr Carter's K B Teas at home for the family. It claims the tea supports liver and bowels, ends bilious attacks and headaches, and calms peevish children with gentle bowel action. It praises Cheerfulness 18 for excellent wear ing quality and quotes Samuel Smiles calling it the bright weather of the heart.
A home mix promotes a hair darkening rinse using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. Apply twice weekly to fade gray strands. it promises no scalp coloring, no stickiness, and a glossy finish. Drugstores can supply the mix or it can be prepared at low cost.
A brief in dialogue shows a clash over meaning with a character offering a blunt, dismissive definition of deponent as a ground depot worker. The exchange reveals tension and humor in a wartime or period setting.
The U S Senate rejects the Versailles peace treaty with Germany by 49 to 35 and returns it to the White House. Senator Lodge pushes a resolution declaring peace with Germany while Knox proposes a joint measure to end the war and restrict German dealings unless concessions are met. The vote follows hours of debate as leaders forecast renewed efforts and campaigns.
Washington March 22 The senate rejected the peace treaty after roll call with 49 in favor and 35 against the resolution. Twelve senators were paired, including Newberry with McCumber for and Fall against, Nelson with Warding for and Penrose against, Cummins with Townsend for and Poindexter against, Gerry with Jones for and Smith Ariz against.
A dialog from the Boston Transcript explores marriage as a social joke with lines about a man being a worm of the dust and a cheeky reply on how wives vote. The discussion satirically notes that arguments about equal suffrage often hinge on whether the speaker is married.
A collage of notes on Marat described as the ugliest man in France and once popular with Parisian women, alongside medieval legends of Prester John. The passage recounts Marat's early appeal, his later repulsion, and a fanciful medieval account of Abyssinia and a waterless sea linked to Prester John.
A fragmentary exchange discusses marriage cooking and a claim that wealth, once amassed, endures if kept for a century. The text contrasts feelings about shared meals with a belief in lasting fortune.
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