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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1923
Page
10
An advertisement warns buyers to look for Bayer on aspirin packs to ensure genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It notes the product’s safety record of over twenty two years and lists uses such as cold relief headache and toothache. Packages include twelve tablets, and druggists offer bottles of 24 or 100.
A compact reflective item quoting an unnamed Boston Globe line about idealism rising when materialism falters, noting public reverence for ideals during unsettled times. Author and exact source not stated.
Mr. James H. Allen, long plagued by rheumatism, claims to have developed Allenrhu a prescription that dissolves uric acid deposits in joints and muscles and banishes symptoms. He offers the drug through pharmacists with a money back guarantee if the first pint bottle fails to show recovery.
A brief dialogue shows a shopper seeking to acquire a habit and a floorwalker guiding the process. The exchange unfolds with the shopper asking about developing a routine and the floorwalker confirming the goal and offering options.
A vintage advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for constipated or ill children, claiming it acts without griping and contains no narcotics. The ad urges parents to demand genuine product from druggists and warns against counterfeits. It also promotes Cuticura remedies for sore hands and emphasizes science in child care.
An advertisement claims Brandreth Pills are entirely vegetable and safe for nightly use to keep one in good condition. It notes many men feel tired from strenuous efforts to avoid work and promotes the product as a simple remedy.
The Maryland Mammoth tobacco variety grows very large leaves and ultra fertile growth. It tolerates heavy feeding with fertilizers and can yield high quality tobacco. Seed production proved difficult during experiments while researchers pursued improvements.
Government research through the Department of Agriculture and experiment stations has expanded U S tobacco production. Discoveries include soil and curing methods, steam sterilization of beds, mosaic disease control, shade-grown Sumatra wrappers in Connecticut, resistant burley varieties, heat curing in bad weather, improved barn ventilation, and pest control advances lifting yields and profits.
The U S Department of Agriculture tests airplane photography with Army Air Service help to reduce errors in crop reporting. In Tallulah Louisiana experiments at 2500 to 7000 feet photographed cotton corn and hay to identify fields and measure exact acreages with a planimeter.
A playful exchange captures domestic life as a boy asks his mother if it is done when it is brown while drying a towel by the fire. The scene, drawn from Pearson's Weekly humor, reflects simple home humor.
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