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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
7
A Baltimore American excerpt shows a sharp exchange with a taunt about a raw deal and a roast provoking public interest. The quoted lines highlight playful street banter and local flavor.
USE ALLEN'S FOOT EASE The antiseptic powder to be shaken into shoes and sprinkled into the foot bath. It relieves painful swollen smarting feet and takes the sting out of corns and bunions. The greatest remedy ever discovered for all foot aches. old everywhere. 3c Trial package FREE. Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Adv.
Some men decline to pay debts, arguing that payment would hurt their credit standing. The notion reflects concerns about financial reputation and future borrowing.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as the leading family remedy for biliousness and stomach troubles for 51 years. It claims relief from sick headache nervous indigestion sour stomach and general low mood. Available in 25 and 75 cent sizes.
The Indianapolis News recounts a scene where Little Willie delivers an erratic performance of Columbia Gem of the Ocean with bold lines like Thy banners make Germany tremble. Onlookers cheer despite the risqué phrasing and the piece ends with a light quip about marital perspectives.
Fire swept 100 blocks in Atlanta destroying white and negro districts along Fort Street and near Edgewood Avenue. Fort McPherson soldiers and fire crews from Macon Augusta Chattanooga Newman and Griffin aided as dynamite crews blew up homes on Boulevard Place to halt the blaze. One death reported and thousands homeless cared for by Red Cross and city citizens.
The article notes intensified Canada US cooperation in the war effort, with Western Canada appealing for farm labor and seeing rapid recruitment. It cites a 60 percent rise in US immigration to Canada in recent months, forecasts of a 100 percent yearly increase, and substantial livestock and land transfers, including 750 stock cars valued around 2,000 each entering Winnipeg and Saskatchewan, as settlers migrate west.
French forces attacked the Moronvilliers sector driving Germans from strong positions and taking more than 800 prisoners. Casualties were heavy with numerous German bodies left in shel ters. British artillery shattered 3000 yards of the Hin denburg line between Crossilles and Bullecourt. Berlin reports indicate the Arras front held except for one trench evacuated during the British assault and that the French gained footholds on Mount Camnl let and Mount Kell.
A Sunday morning at the Bridge near the old swimming hole, an old lady cries out in horror as a voice from below reveals that undergarments are coming off, exposing two boys named Jimmie and others in the scene.
In a Chicago note labeled W. N. U. No 21 1917 a man is described as cultivating virtue in his wife’s eyes by being considerate to her family. The item records social expectations and personal conduct.
Two testimonies praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for changes of life and female troubles. Mrs. Margaret Quinn of Lowell reports relief from nervousness headaches and pain after use. Mrs. Fronmnog Isxuia of North Haven says ten bottles of the remedy and Sanative Wash improved her health and urges others to try them. Free advice is offered by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
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