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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1919
Page
2
A broad roundup notes the U S House voting 809 to 1 to proceed with Berger’s espionage appeal, steel union clashes, a red rally crackdown, and federal raids in nine cities. Senate adopts treaty reservations 48 to 40. Coal supply to foreign ships halted. Army surplus cars pushed to market. Supreme Court appeal on a way time law. Tampico oil region sees six murders and 71895 in gold theft.
Domestic silver bullion reached 81.8014 an ounce in New York placing the metal at a 16 to 1 ratio to gold for the first time in about fifty years. At this level a silver dollar holds slightly more metal value than its monetary value.
High official of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Gary says union men would not join in a sympathy strike for striking steel workers. Henry Lindsley of Texas was chosen permanent chairman of the American Legion convention in Minneapolis. Unofficial Kentucky results show a 4509 vote margin for the state prohibition amendment. Camp Grant construction waste cited in congressional inquiry. Bail raised from 1000 to 10000 for 36 alleged Reds held at Hartford. Explosion and fire destroy 12 buildings at Atlantic Macaroni plant, Long Island, N Y. Eighteen foreign-born Russians arrested in Peoria for Soviet anniversary celebration. two Russian language literature boxes seized. The 1920 G A R national encampment will be in Atlantic City, September 26 to October 2.
Reports from Paris note Ignace Paderewski slated to be replaced as Poland's premier by Stanislaw Vatek due to illness. Portuguese losses total 8307 killed and 4180 missing among 200000 fighters, Poincare greeted in London, and Mexico's Carranza family mourning in Querétaro.
Trudee Z. M. Jackson of the Phillips county circuit court sentenced eleven men convicted of first degree murder tied to October insurrection. Five defendants Frank Moore Eda Hicks J K E Knox Ed Coleman and Paul Hall face death on December 27. The other six Albert Giles Joe Fox John Martin Alf Banks Jr Will Wordlow and Frank Hicks are slated for January 2 1920.
Miss Pansy Pyetin voices concern over a delayed magazine issue after a report from the post office indicated the publication will not come out next month. The remark underscores reader anticipation and local talk of the hiatus.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues and may not know it. The ad claims Swamp Root restores kidney health, aids the liver and bladder, and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY, with medium and large bottles sold at drug stores.
A damaged transcript fragment shows unclear slang and jumbled dialogue between speakers, with incomplete names and context making exact meaning uncertain. The passage resembles a tabloid style remark rather than a clear event or report.
A concise reflection notes how a loyal ally seeks support in tough times. It emphasizes mutual reliance and the comfort of steadfast companionship during hardship.
A postwar note from the Boston Post recalls a large steel bridge discovered by American forces in the Rhine valley. The span, built during the war by labor of British French and Russian prisoners, did not appear on old maps and lies near Julius Caesar’s historic crossing site.
Bayer sells genuine Aspirin in Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packages with directions for Colds Pain Headache Neuralgia and Rheumatism. The name Bayer signals genuine Aspirin marketed by physicians for nineteen years. Tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents.
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