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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1919
Page
7
A historical notice cites physicians calling President Wilson's illness neurasthenia after last April in Paris and warns of a returning flu season. It promotes Turpo as a preventive germicide, urging readers to stock a thirty cent jar and use as directed.
A Louis ville Courier-Journal item reports a confrontation where a man proposes buying a dictionary to a female typist. She objects, saying she is insulted, and he retorts by suggesting she look up insults in the dictionary. The exchange exposes gendered disrespect in a workplace scene.
A vintage advertisement claims Tuiner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine and Triner's Angelica Bitter Tonic cure illnesses by cleansing the intestines. It recounts a November 1919 testimonial from Addy Washington about two bottles saving a daughter and aiding a neighbor, urging readers to buy at their druggists in Chicago.
A century old Illinois centenarian Thomas Williamson of Virginia celebrated his 100th with a family reunion and good health. Trials include Frances Brodnik found guilty for sparking a steel strike rhetoric in Waukegan, and J R Ross killed by a train en route to Chicago. Reports cover bread prices, local memberships, school teacher meetings, fuel and real estate, plus crime and public notices across Illinois.
An old-fashioned advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It promises to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels and notes the product’s fruity taste and dose directions on each bottle. It urges mothers to say California when buying.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for baby rashes with hot baths using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment and a dusting of Cuticura Talcum. The tone suggests purity and fragrance with a price of 25 cents each. A separate line notes a claim about men who shave themselves inept with ordinary razors.
An advertisement asserts Bayer Genuine Aspirin in a Bayer package with directions for Colds Pain Headache Neuralgia Lumbar Rheumatism. It states Bayer stands for genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents.
Mrs Etta Lewis praises Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for nervousness blood disorders and healthy child growth. Mrs Stella Stockdall reports Anurie kidney remedy relief from back and hip pain. Readers urged to contact Invalids' Hotel Buffalo for free confidential medical advice.
An old advertisement asserts that aging starts with weakened kidneys and digestion. It touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules as a 200 year old remedy that stimulates kidney action, removes poisons, restores vigor, and prevents disease, with money-back guarantee and three sizes.
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