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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
9
An advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs claiming it is a safe laxative for children. The copy urges parents to look for the California name on the package and notes the fruity taste and full directions on each bottle. It adds a quip about minding one’s own business.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional cure taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims to destroy the disease's foundation, improve general health, and strengthen the patient with druggists selling the product from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Ceremony was invented by a wise man to keep fools at a distance.
Polish and Russian Soviet peace delegates signed a preliminary peace treaty at the Black Head house in Riga. The document contains 17 articles and two annexes, defines an armistice, and sets dates for ratification and formal exchange of papers. It recognizes Ukraine and White Russia independence while outlining a boundary from Drissa to the Dniester.
Washington reports the fiscal year ending June 30 1920 brought a total tax bill of 5 408 075 468 dollars, about 1.5 billion more than the prior year. Income and profits taxes supplied roughly three quarters of revenue with significant gains over 1919. Miscellaneous taxes added 1 450 374 000 dollars, up 201 000 000 from the previous year.
John Callahan of the National Coal Association said the United States will have an adequate winter coal supply. The group can produce 12,000,000 tons per week and has arranged 2,100 cars for emergency needs in the Middle Western states.
Harold Weston recounts a Persian dinner on a porch with Khan Asseyed and his guards. The group drinks sweet tea loudly to show appreciation, then shares a copper platter feast while Asseyed, a charming yet boastful leader, notes guests’ dexterity.
Miss Peggy ONeill recalls a New York girl's fancy dress ball costume in London. A gauze sea green gown spangled with silver represents the foam of waves and is trimmed with seaweed and cut low. A male friend asks what it represents and she answers the ocean, while he quips about low tide.
A Baltimore American excerpt uses a playful riddle about the bridal bouquet. It implies a bride’s prominence or future reign as she carries the bouquet, reflecting traditional wedding symbolism in a lighthearted tone.
A young doctor cheerfully promises a quick fix to a skeptical patient who quips that his wife prefers spending more on a first-class doctor. The exchange highlights humor around medical care and expectations.
About one thousand Greek Armenian and Jewish emigrants left Constantinople aboard the Gul Djemal for America. They sailed without French approval, and many lacked American passports, marking the first wartime departure to an American port from the city.
A brief quip from the Louisville Courier Journal questions coin expertise. A local expert says the 1835 half dollar is worth 50 cents, while another voice jokes about the evaluator's certainty.
A man orders the foolkiller to start naming people while another figure mentions Flubdub and assigns a task. The exchange centers on intimidation and the potential handover of names as leverage in a tense confrontation.
A political exchange features Senator Sorghum denying mudslinging and describing the approach as minor slush-shoveling in the campaign. The remark underscores a milder tone while hinting at ongoing tactics.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a cheap hair tonic that prevents lost hair and dandruff. It claims hair gains life vigor brightness and thickness after use. The text closes with a separate line remarking that love pain drives women to buy homes.
Ad copy touts Pape's Cold Compound as a quick effective remedy for colds and grippe blanketing the head with nasal relief after two hours and three doses. It claims no quinine, pleasant taste, and low cost at drug stores.
The passage notes many women enter paid work due to need, lacking experience or capital. It promotes a liberal profit sharing plan that has enabled Franco-American toilet requisites to be sold to neighbors and friends for over thirty years.
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