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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1911
Page
3
An advertisement extols Resinol Ointment as a universal remedy for skin troubles from pimples to eczema and emphasizes its instant effect and physician endorsements. Resinol Soap is praised for prevention and scalp care, with both products sold by druggists and sample requests encouraged. The note ends with a non sequitur about vice presidents and brides.
Elwood Indiana woman Mrs Sapin Mullen reports relief after six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound avoiding surgery and lasting three months of pain. The ad promotes the remedy for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers and nervous prostration and invites confidential free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Premier Peter Stolypin dies after being shot by Dimitri Bogroff at a Kiev municipal theater. His death sparks mass fleeings of Jews and a government crackdown as martial law tightens, with Cossacks patrolling streets and the secret police hunting alleged conspirators.
Madrid reports anarchy across major cities as general labor upheavals threaten the monarchy. Martial law is proclaimed in several centers, clashes with troops turn bloody in Bilbao, Valencia becomes a turmoil hub, and a suspension of constitutional guarantees is considered amid rising worker protests.
A dialogue shows De Witt doubting a professor. The professor agrees but uses unfamiliar language that requires further clarification tomorrow.
Mrs. Freeman Craver reports an eight month old girl with eczema on face neck and back from teething. After ointment failed she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment following the booklet instructions and the child was cured by age one, remaining clear at three years old. She offers samples by mail from Boston Dept. 2 K.
Home Notes lists six types unlikely to offer help or mercy: the narrow minded who think only of themselves, the indifferent lazy, the busy with no time to spare, the rich who ignore kindness appeals, the poor lacking spirit and ability, and the good natured fool who cannot serve you.
A collage of old ads tout Castoria as safe for infants with over 30 years of use, Fletcher's Castoria sentiment, and remedies like Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for headaches and teething aids. a quip about a horse thief and a moral line from George Kot. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pains is cited with a 25 cent bottle.
Achilles laments vulnerability in jest over being asked to wipe shoes at home. The piece then notes many officeholders pretend to work for the country but are merely working.
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