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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
5
A swashbuckling tale of love and action set at sea with an American hero and heroine. The pirate villain proves capable and ominous as danger, mystery, and Orient spice keep readers guessing. Final battles satisfy and the prose remains vivid.
In a lifeless tropic hull Wallen, the sole survivor aboard the Apolo, recalls a murderous plan by six Chinamen to kill him. His fevered rounds blur with memories of a gray isolated house and his father’s dark secret as he faces certain death.
A busy executive notes callers waste time with trivial talk and instructs his secretary to admit only essential visitors. Plan before you call and fix a clear objective whether a yes or no decision a date for detailed discussion or a promise to consider. Move quickly toward the goal and end the meeting decisively.
In 1864 the USS Kearsarge engaged the Confederate cruiser Alabama off Cherbourg France. After a two hour battle the Alabama sank with no surrender as the Kearsarge challenged it from beyond the harbor three mile limit.
Fadward Davies, on a Paumatu archipelago island, is described as the loneliest Britisher with just three other white men on the French possession. Far south, Macquarie Island hosts two men running a wireless link to Australia, a barren habitat with penguins as companions and no trees, harbors, or natives.
An old Edinburgh single story and attic building dating to around 1600, the Yew Tree tavern, burned down inside the Holyrood sanctuary for debtors. The site was a historic landmark where fugitives once avoided creditors. Germany begins importing wood pulp from Sweden as British blocks are removed.
An advertisement urges Cascarets to relieve sick headache biliousness and sour stomach by cleansing the stomach removing undigested food and foul gases and carrying out waste. It claims a Cascarret tonight will leave you clear and fit by morning and notes officials and lawyers are incompetent to run other businesses.
Advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound cures a severe cold in hours by dosing every two hours for three doses. It promises opening clogged nostrils, stopping nose leakage, easing headache feverishness and sneezing, with a pleasant taste and low cost at drug stores.
An advertising item notes Cuticura Ointment to soothe itching scalps and remove dandruff with daily use. The regimen includes Cuticura Soap and hot water shampoo for clear skin and soft hands, ending with a cheerful quotation about joy.
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