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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1911
Page
3
Miss Thorne asserts control over a dangerous compact to avert betrayal. The prince resists as Mr. Grimm, armed and unshaken, watches the fiery destruction. A final pursuit by car ends with a blast and a fainted Miss Thorne, as Baltimore awaits.
In a tangled diplomatic thriller, Count di Rosini and diplomats attend a Washington embassy event where a missing Miss Isabel Thorne of the secret service raises alarm. A theft, a shooting, and a ransom demand unfold as Grimm investigates, leading to arrests, ambushes, and a dramatic escape to sea.
In a tense confrontation Miss Thorne protests as Prince, Mr Grimm and others plan to trigger a mine via a wireless cap at three o'clock. Grimm guards the door with a revolver while Isabel faces moral conflict and the danger of a room doomed by the cap.
President and Cabinet discuss a non existent Latin compact against English speaking peoples. Mr Grimm explains there is no paper agreement while Chief Campbell keeps a clock like control over the proceedings. The scene ends with the question of who prevented signing.
The piece recalls the old circuit riders who served seven to fifteen parishes and traveled by horse rarely at home their days of wandering and faith were numbered and fading as pioneers. The narrative ends with a quirky exchange about a silk counter and floorwalker directing a third battle to the right.
An old bachelor at a youth party tells a girl to compare arms with gloves off. She replies that one arm is bare and one gloved, prompting him to urge removing the other glove. A proverb and a note on aluminum origins follow, closing with a light moral and etymology remark.
An American health notice argues prejudice harms relief efforts for chronic constipation. It praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as mild, effective, and trusted by families, claiming widespread use and personal endorsements. A free sample offer is extended by mail from Monticello Illinois with address.
A hunter of debts brags about flawless aim and top results claiming success in collecting payments in a frontier town. The boast emphasizes steady skill and high success rate with a confident retort to doubt.
An old hunter, famed by Abraham Lincoln stories, bursts into his cabin, fires at a great oak through a door crack, misses the wildcat but jokes his wife that a bug on his eyebrow is the target.
A letter from a literary man praises Grape-Nuts as easy to digest and highly nutritious for brain function. He notes improved output and sustained thinking, crediting Grape-Nuts with fueling work and mental sharpness. The ad, signed by Postum Co., Bat tle Creek, Mich, ends with a tease about The Road to Wellville booklet.
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