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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1923
Page
7
Fashion notes urge women to adopt the coat dress this season as a complete street outfit that needs little to no outer coat. The piece blends the tailered suit with dressmaker style, offering straight lines, subtle trims, and varied necklines to suit figure and taste while remaining versatile for winter wardrobes.
The article notes elastic hip bands for the very slim and subtle corsets for fuller figures. It emphasizes that dressmakers tailor corsets to individual figures, balancing comfort with smart appearance in coats, dresses, and suits, with emphasis on foundation and straight lines for a well-dressed look.
A writer on home making notes that a clock's friendliness enhances a modern house. Whether a grandfather clock, a reproduction, or an electric model, its smooth operation and ticking foster a welcoming quiet as hours pass.
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products for clear skin. Smear Cuticura Ointment on pimples and blackheads, wash with Cuticura Soap in five minutes, and maintain daily use for ongoing skin cleanliness. Includes mention of Cuticura Talcum.
A historical Louisville Courier-Journal quote questions immigrant views of America as a free country where newcomers feel they can freely help themselves. The dialogue-style remark contrasts expectations with perceived freedoms in the United States.
Judge G W Thomason, mayor of Tarrant City, Alabama, a respected pioneer citizen, praises Tanlac after chronic indigestion left him near breakdown. He reports rapid improvement after the first bottle and renewed strength after six, saying he felt ten years younger. Tanlac is sold by druggists.
A self help advertisement style piece urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments to avoid surgery. It cites letters from women in Wilson North Carolina and Akron Ohio praising health improvements and avoided operations. The ad also promotes a free private text book on ailments peculiar to women and notes on how emotions like love and anger affect character and moods.
The piece extols the value of a loving, devoted woman and urges men to treat such partners with fairness and kindness. It contrasts feminine devotion with male brilliance, suggesting the best men embody gentleness and appreciation.
A brief wartime style dialogue shows a driver asked about the engine’s issue replying the engine misses. The exchange turns on a pun as one speaker clarifies the term miss versus Missus. The snippet captures linguistic humor in informal roadside banter.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble without realizing it. Kidney disease can affect other organs and cause back pain headaches and low energy. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy and samples are offered by mail with ten cent postage to Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
Detroit police arrested Joseph Labedsz after he wore three silk nighties stolen from back yards in the north end. Labedsz, a Chicago arrival four months earlier, pleaded guilty in Recorder's court and received a ninety day sentence in the house of correction for each garment.
Armenia is described as rich in iron copper and geld. The article notes extensive mineral resources and possible mining opportunities across the region.
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