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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1923
Page
3
Passengers aboard a Swedish coastal cruise mingle as a young doctor befriends a French student on honeymoon. The student explains he traveled alone because the wife’s funds were insufficient for two, prompting light humor about companionship and money.
A playful riddle unfolds with a character named Charly who sighs about apples and peaches. The scene shifts to a teacher Johnny and a vacuum cleaner, presenting a whimsical wordplay moment.
The Kankakee post aided 250 transient cases last winter and prevented charity costs by screening frauds. It supervised loans to veterans, visited hospitals, assisted the sick, arranged Christian burials, and defended veterans against exploitation, illustrating the post’s community service and national impact.
The Soldiers Relief commission will interview all veterans in Oklahoma penal institutions focusing on mentally abnormal cases. The program, urged by the American Legion, aims to collect data to aid federal compensation and war risk insurance claims. Vocational training and libraries will aid rehabilitation, following a Wisconsin survey noting 60 percent of former service members there were mentally abnormal or disabled.
Congress adjournment delayed distribution of captured war trophies requested by the American Legion. The plan would allocate trophies costing about 250000 dollars to states by enlistment totals, with reintroduction next session. The War department still pests 5,000,000 enemy weapons in its care.
Civic authorities in Patehcene New York plan a memorial park and a home for the Loyal Post of the American Legion. The proposal arose after a meeting where Le sson men sought a local site. Officials concluded the new house could also house administrative offices to be shared with the Legion.
Federal and state health reports blame unsanitary rural conditions for over 250000 deaths and 4.5 million serious illnesses yearly. Simple, affordable measures like septic tanks, privy vaults, water protection, and rat-proof outbuildings can fix it. Free guidance on concrete and home sanitation available from the Portland Cement Association in Chicago.
Jesse A. Wright of Seaford Maryland had a coal sliver embedded in his eye for 35 years after a 1888 canning house explosion at Choptank. A physician recently removed the fragment after eye trouble recurred following the long‑standing injury.
An old advertisement urges keeping Cole's Carbon salve in the house to stop pain from burns or cuts quickly and aid healing without scars. Available at druggists for 30 cents and 60 cents or from J. W. Cole Co. Rockford, Illinois.
A reader questions what convalescing means and a reply quips that the man outwitted the doctors. The exchange highlights skepticism about recovery and medical oversight in a concise, witty moment.
Each druggist in the county is authorized to offer a full pint bottle of Allene rho as a guaranteed remedy for rheumatism with a money-back promise if it fails to ease pain. Inventor James H. Allen promotes Allenrhu, stating years of testing and dramatic relief in severe cases. Mail orders are filled by the company.
A quip ponders the famous statue, contrasting its missing arms with a student’s dull response. The joke hinges on the double meaning of giving a handout and the sculpture’s celebrated lack of limbs.
Veterans in Harrison New York campaign to raise 18000 for a memorial home. The design follows Independence Hall Philadelphia and will be dedicated to soldiers and sailors of 1812 1846 1861 1895 and 1917.
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