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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
3
A fragment suggests concerns about a child related to Eydis Prokhar and a compound described as harmful. The readable text hints at physical or mental distress and possible deprivation. Further context is unclear but implies a welfare or abuse investigation.
A collection of testimonial quotes from women across states praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for pregnancy and childbirth. Includes Mrs A M Myers Gor donville Mo Mrs E M Doerr Con ishohocken Pa Mrs Moses Blakeley Coalport Pa Mrs E W Sanders Rowlesburg W Va and Mrs Winnie Titus Winter Haven Fla. The notices claim builds up the system and aids in delivering a healthy baby girl.
A cautionary note warns bettors at the racetrack not to chase early odds. Experts advise evaluating horses and form before placing bets as races approach.
An antique advertisement touts Clean Sweet Scalp using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to treat dandruff and itching. It claims pure creamy emollients help skin and scalp troubles and offers free samples by mail via Skin Book at Cuticura, Dept XY, Boston, with a closing quip on statesmanship.
Illinois items include Judge W W Clemmens of Marion who shot himself citing ill health and fear of paralysis. Other notes mention rare manuscripts to Northwestern, a prisoner education bid at the Illinois State Reformatory, and Dolton real estate sale ordinances with bids due December 20 1915.
Sealed bids for the sale of village property at 419 421 and 423 Washington Avenue Dolton Illinois will be opened by the Village President and Board of Trustees by 8 PM December 20 1915. Separate bids may be made for each parcel with a certified check equal to 10 of the bid. The board may reject any or all bids.
In parts of Mexico wild hogs or jabali are raised with goats or chickens to defend herds and homes. They can be tamed to follow a master like a dog, with a hotel landlord even keeping one as a playmate for his baby. The jabali is a cousin to the domestic pig and a peccary, noted for a flexible snout and sharp tusks.
Quote from John Muir extols mountain days that invite work and rest and reveal God through open windows of nature. It emphasizes that any traveler who learns from a mountain day remains rich forever, regardless of fate or longevity.
An advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a way to keep clean and healthy by regulating the liver bowels and stomach. The ad contrasts said and do phrases about men and women.
Mr. Tompkins stays at a country inn where a room Bible prompts a student boy to explain its placement. The boy says the Bible is for use if a fire blocks the escape, highlighting a stark cultural moment in rustic hospitality.
A country visitor reads a French menu but cannot translate the dish names. After a failed attempt to identify the items the waiter explains mayonnaise dressing, and the man demands it served on a plate, criticizing the restaurant for feeding guests in troughs.
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