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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for sluggish bowels and indigestion. It promises a cleansed stomach, improved liver function, and waste elimination overnight, with a ten cent box marketed to adults and children alike.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a long trusted remedy for coughs bronchitis and throat ailments. It promises relief and better sleep with easy morning expec toration and attributes healing to nature plus air and sunshine. Trial size 25c and family size 75c are offered.
An advertisement outlines Cuticura Soap for bathing and Cuticura Ointment for skin and scalp troubles. It suggests using Cuticura daily to prevent rashes and offers a free sample by mail with a Book via Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
An advertisement claims Danderine removes dandruff within ten minutes and stops hair loss. It promises new hair growth after weeks, with hair becoming light, fluffy, wavy and lustrous. A 25 cent bottle is advertised as enough to restore beauty and fullness to neglected or damaged hair.
President Wilson orders 32 National Guard regiments from 18 western states and ten eastern states into federal service for property protection amid possible internal disorder. Navy recruiting accelerates to reach 87 000 enlisted men as the U S reorganizes to six military departments effective May 1 1917 and Marines strength rises to 17 400.
February fire losses totaled 1 970 130 dollars. Vandalia Union editor T N Darkin reports eight dead at age seventy four. Edwardsville orphanage of the Holy Child receives 3 000 from the will of Mary Caroline Hayer of Alton. Northwestern University editor Horace A Runckel named editor of the Candle at Evanston. Illinois University students volunteer to drive ambulances in France. Bishop Peter J Muldoon named bishop of Los Angeles by the Vatican. University undergraduates launch a 5 000 drive for Belgian children. Budget items include funds for farmers and local officials.
Reports indicate a large influx of U S farmers to the Canadian West in spring. High crop yields and prices, plus free homestead land, attract settlers despite wartime conscription fears. Various affidavits from Alberta and nearby districts boast strong per acre yields, convincing many to buy more land and relocate.
A compact attribution notes that hunger can drive people more powerfully than combat. The line contrasts basic need with martial force, implying economic and social pressures.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often without realizing it. Kidney disease can cause back pain headaches nervousness and despondency. Dr Kalmer's Swamp Root offers a remedy available at drug stores with a sample tested by sending ten cents to Dramer & Co. Note mentions to cite the paper.
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