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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
7
A 1910s style feature outlines gift-worthy ribbon crafts and cretonne items for men and women. It highlights elegant shopping and corset bags, a practical man’s collar bag, and Japanese fans with affordable price ranges. Craft projects emphasize usability and decorative value for holiday giving.
A neighbor urges Sam Jonesby to train Handsome Harry for boxing to secure a future life and respect. The speaker argues early footwork and technique ensure dignity, warn against weakness becoming a burden, and recalls past parental guidance.
Annie the pretty maid confides to Mrs Allen that she is engaged to Alec but plans to wait a year or two. The couple’s first evening together is quiet and subdued with Annie noting Alec speaks little. Mrs Allen observes Alec is unusually silent and guesses he will open up with time.
A compact reflection on telepathy tracing its name to sympathy and its older echoes in literature and folklore. The author cites Walton and Donne on distant sight and harmony between minds, along with Highland credence and a personal anecdote about a clairvoyant vision and a servant girl’s agony. A humorous aside closes with a joke about Julia and Billie’s engagement ring.
An assortment of old time patent medicine lines promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for shoe comfort and a sample Frab address. Also touts Dean's Mentholated Dough Drops for coughs and notes on unkind criticisms returning to roost.
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