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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
7
A 1908 Yale study cited by Professor Fisher claims Quaker Oats provides nourishment and vigor at low cost, benefiting laborers like factory and farm hands. The ad notes large family packages and optional china dishes as part of the product line.
President Taft visited Jackson for Mississippi's largest state fair with 30 000 attendees. He praised agriculture as a premier occupation, urged keeping youth in the countryside, and urged adopting scientific farming to prevent city drift and promote national well being.
Gary Indiana police were arrested by order of Gov. Marshall as 200 Lake County deputies swore in and took action. Indiana Guard Captain Calvert was ordered to have troops ready to move on Gary with soldiers stationed at voting sites to maintain order amid a mayoral election fight and prior riot dangers.
A newspaper snippet describes a home remedy for colds using half a pint of whiskey, two ounces of glycerine, and a half ounce of Concentrated pine compound. The mixture is shaken and dosed a teaspoon to a tablespoon four times daily, with emphasis on sourcing the Concentrated pine in a half ounce airtight bottle.
A doctor prescribes a distant Nest to heal the patient’s nerves. The patient counters that he needs his frocks as well as his nerves, suggesting the remedy is impractical. The exchange highlights a humorous clash between medical advice and personal belongings.
A mother recounts a severe eczema case in her young son resisted by over a score of physicians. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, the rash diminished and cleared in about two months. Witness George F Lambert of Mahanoy City Pa dates Sept 26 and Nov 4 1907.
In a quip about prison reforms, one speaker jokes that modern philanthropy and abolition of stripes will lead to dress suits for well behaved prisoners. The other notes that convicts already receive watches and chains as part of the system.
A quip salon page notes a man lacking a car and replying he endures lifetime chronic pedestranism, a humorous take on urban mobility.
An ad touts Perry Davis Fatnkiller as the only effective cure for rheumatism lambago stiffness neuralgia and colds. It promotes 25 35 and 40 cent bottles and claims high potency for relief.
Lovsville Kentucky and Adrian Georgia women credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery and curing female ailments. Mrs Lee of Louisville reports relief from irregularities dizziness and nervousness and a hope to never be without the remedy. Lena Y Henry of Georgia says it cured her without operation. Thirty years of testimonials support its effectiveness for feminine illnesses.
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