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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1920
Page
2
G C Johnson reports Eatonic stops heartburn and aids nervous spells. The ad claims the tablet after meals removes excess acid and gases, keeping digestion in order. A big box is sold at a trifling price with druggist's guarantee.
The potter forms what he pleases with soft clay. a man accomplishes his works by his own action.
An advertisement extols Boschee’s Syrup as a soothing remedy for throat and lung inflammation caused by coughs. It claims the product calms coughing, aids easy expectoration, and provides restful nights, noting it has been a household staple for fifty four years and is sold everywhere.
A Ramsgate man charged with shooting a cat pleads not guilty. He asserts he did not fire at the animal, which reportedly dashed at the bullet and impaled itself. The tale, credited to Punch of London, frames the incident as a defense claim.
Articles note theft and recovery of bank funds at Newark and Terre Haute, voter polling disruption near Galesburg, fatal train accidents involving Mrs. Sarah Gardner and Elijah Tucker, labor arbitration progress in housing, teaching gender trends under Blair, Effingham County GOP shift, Odd Fellows sessions in Springfield, Edinburg school district vote, salary ladder for teachers, Normal town housing and soldiers orphans home expansion, Illinois waterway lock bids, mining law commission appointees, Court of Claims emergency fund, normal school enrollments, crop and weather outlook, rural road construction milestones and highway mileage progress.
A banker, who visited China, notes the "heathen Chinee" is intelligent and humorous. He recalls asking an interpreter to translate a conference remark, only to be answered in English by a Chinese official who quizzed him about who is pitching for Pittsburgh this year.
A concise Nihilist quote from the Philadelphia Public Ledger notes that few people offer direct answers to simple questions while many prefer to deliver speeches, reflecting on communication habits in public life.
A newspaper note profiles a man famed for one idea and declares he remains a confirmed bachelor. The item colors his reputation with a wry view of his personal life and public persona.
The Scientific American reports Herr Colsmann, head of Zeppelin interests, returned from the United States after talks with firms on transatlantic air traffic. Negotiations were noted with Holland, Sweden, and the United States for international airship construction. Rumors speak of a new Zeppelin with 60 ton road capacity, 500 passenger space, and fuel for a voyage three times the Atlantic.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip contrasts a railroad flagman quitting over lost friendline ss with traffic policemen who stay on the job. The joke hinges on sterner constitutions and differing reactions to public regard.
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