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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
2
Headlines report Belgians reprieved after papal intercession, Roosevelt urging division disbandment, and Secretary Daniels detailing a 2000 strong Marine regiment for Europe. Wilson assigns Hoover for emergency food with no pay. Hilonian destroyed by a German sub off Italy. guards to three waves starting July 15. American destroyers reach British waters amid patrols and a recent naval brush.
A Vienna dispatch reports Foreign Dr. Friedrich Adler the assassin of Count Stuergkh the Austrian premier has been sentenced to death for murder. John Negil Maskelyne London's famous conjurer is dead at seventy eight. He was an English institution for almost fifty years. The cabinet crisis in Russia may be settled with five socialist reps to join the cabinet. General von Vietinghoff former Strassburg governor is reported dead at the front. Northern Pacific pay checks totaling 10000 back pay under the Adamson law are missing at Spokane. Sutrell ranch near Santa Helena Texas was raided with 12 horses and mules stolen across the border. Four soldiers on police duty in Pittsburgh district were removed to hospitals from poison and Lieut Yorco run and 12 Guardsmen ill.
The United States government outlines plans to mass produce thousands of airplanes for the front, with trained aviators, while Congress and the War Department move to register men 21 to 30 and adjust draft timing. Secretaries Baker and Houston discuss food price powers and revenue needs, and Gardner resigns to join the army as Russia loan details are announced.
Reports from Copenhagen via Exchange Telegraph detail Norwegian steamers Laly Najaden Sundt and Garant torpedoed with crew losses. Thorum seized within four tile limit. Highlands Corrie torpedoed with casualties. Boutefou sunk by mine. Italian front actions and Cameronia sunk. British force claims at Bullecourt.
President Wilson signs the conscription bill after striking the Roosevelt volunteer division provision. Registration set for June 5 for men aged 21 to 31. Pershing leads a division to France as forces mobilize and National Guard units are activated by August.
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a simple solution to corns and calluses. Apply a few drops directly to tender skin to stop soreness and loosen the corn or callus so it can be lifted away with its root. Small bottle advertised as inexpensive and non irritating to surrounding skin.
The quip notes the ex-czar of Russia enjoys fish, remarking he should be content with his current predicament. The pun reflects a sharp, period-voice exchange typical of gossip style snippets.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for facial cleansing and hot water use, with Cuticura Ointment for pimples and dandruff. It promises a free sample by mail via a Book Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston, and notes the product is sold everywhere.
A literary exchange suggests renaming airships with flight evocative terms rather than gunboat bird names. The dialogue notes airships suit names hinting at ascent and travel more than naval birds.
A Plymouth Massachusetts druggist Mr Herbert S Maxwell endorses Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a top kidney liver and bladder remedy based on eight years of handling it. He reports many satisfied customers and no complaints. Sample bottle offer and booklet promoted with mail order details and local ad.
A quoted exchange mocks rationing in nations and notes a lighthearted contrast with U S abundance. The piece adds a remark on rain in the United States, stating its annual total equals the water in ten Mississippi rivers.
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