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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1919

Page

2

From Girlhood to Middle Life Health Testimonies

Readable letters describe women using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Pleasant Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery as tonics for irregular growth changes and sluggish health. Testimonies from Mrs. L Kitchen Mrs. EB Martin and Mrs. Cora M Peck praise improved vitality and relief from headaches constipation and fatigue.

South Freeport, Il Dr. Pierce Mrs. L. Kitchen Rock Island, li EB. L. Martin Seventh Ave Elgin Tll

Not to Be Fooled in Beanstalk Dispute

Mrs Subbubs recalls telling Bridget to collect the beans this morning. Subbubs says Bridget refused, declaring she would not be controlled and that they would eat the beans loose or not at all. Boston Evening Transcript.

Washington Passes Rail Road Reorganization Bill In House

House approves the Eseh railroad reorganization bill after six days of debate and sends it to the Senate. President Wilson appears on the White House lawn in a wheelchair and basks in the sun. Supreme Court to hear war time prohibition act case with no December 8 decision expected. Railroad brotherhood chiefs receive a $36 million annual wage increase proposal under advisory review. William S. Broughton named commissioner of the public debt. Carter Glass announces the new Treasury post. Wilson signs an executive order for a customs duties schedule tied to lower foreign currency values. Organized labor gains an arbitration substitute in the railroad wage dispute bill.

House Washington Senate Supreme Court Wilson

Multiple 1919 News Briefs From Midwest Crush Several Incidents

A stream of short items reports accidents killings and crimes across the Midwest. Among them a rear end collision near Harlan Iowa kills William Johnson a conductor. Mrs. Sarah Havestock dies and others injured from poisoned butter in West Sim, Ohio. A Palmyra bank safe is cracked by three men Carter William Gray. Federal Judge George A. Carpenter upholds wartime prohibition. Shipyard workers killed in New York state and 31,000 gallons of beer dumped in the Mississippi. Du Pont plant explosion at Wayne injures workers. A Detroit divorce case confession in Lynbrook New York. Railroads face service cuts due to coal strike. Butter hits a Chicago wholesale high price. Griffin steamer reaches Portage Lake after storm. Beets sugar price set at 1044 cents. coal shortage warned if strike persists. Lynched Black man near Moberly Missouri. IWW raid arrests Idaho orders. De Valera flags torn from cars in Portland. Robbery of Standard Oil safe in Chicago nets 8000 dollars. Hand refuses injunctions against Volstead act. National Council of Women re elects Moore. Daniels named VP. Federal warrants target radicals in Detroit. Washburn Lignite mine turned over for state operation. Ships delivered by Emergency Fleet. Kawasaki reports. Federal prohibition chief Kramer appointed. Berger nominated in Wisconsin. Reds held in Greensburg bail. Farmers’ national organization forms in Chicago.

Yudenitch resigns Russian northwestern army command

General Yudenitch has resigned the command of the northwestern Russian army. Eneril Laidoner, commander of the Esthonian army, succeeds him. A Paris dispatch reports French and Belgian frontiers fixed by new customs barriers. King Albert asked ministers to stay until election results are known. The lord chancellor condemned the mobbing of Pussyfoot Johnson. Omsk evacuation ordered by Kolchak forces was reported. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Brussels. The Colbert wreck incident notes twelve lives lost near Portland.

Yudenitch London Daily Mail Helsingfors Eneril Laidoner Imeet Albert Omsk Siberia Admiral Kolchak Honolulu Nippo Ji

Old Paco Cemetery to Go

Manila plans demolition of the 1810 Paco cemetery with two thick circular walls and marble niches. A central chapel sits inside, and a bone pit holds bones after five years of unpaid niche rents. The site features a skull and crossbones epitaph in relief.

Manila Paco

Resolution on aviation meet adopted by rising vote

The club discussed the aviation meet and passed the resolution with a rising vote. Members noted plans for the event and anticipated community participation.

How hard some men work in order to avoid working

A compact critique notes that certain men put effort into avoiding work, highlighting irony and social observation about labor and laziness with a wry, humorous tone.

Watches and Bank Vaults Magnetize Timepieces

Overseas men who left watches in bank vaults find them magnetized upon return. Experts note hair springs contract and watches run poorly when near magnetic sources. Demagnetizing restores performance, but the vault’s burglar alarm current often causes the magnetization.

Very Strange Dialogue About Young Softly and Crossing

A concise, odd exchange notes Young Softly as preoccupied while another observes his vacant look. The discussion implies a double cross surrounding a grade crossing, hinting at a covert motive or scheme.

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