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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
6
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as the safest laxative for children, promising a tasty fruit flavor and full dosing directions on each bottle. The copy urges mothers to insist on the name California on the package and speaks of delivering reliable stomach and bowel relief.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Danderine as a quick remedy to stop hair loss and eradicate dandruff. It claims several applications halt shedding, boost growth, and leave hair soft and glossy, urging purchase at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
An advertisement claims uric acid in meat clogs kidneys and causes dull pains, dizziness, and urinary issues. It recommends Jad Salts or Rad Salts to flush acids, improve kidney function, and relieve bladder weakness as a daily remedy.
Instant relief promises clear nasal passages and easy breathing with Ely's Cream Balm. Advert shows a fragrant antiseptic cream that penetrates air passages and soothes inflamed membranes for quick relief from cold or catarrh.
A compact digest notes vast European losses for Turkey under a London treaty, the killing of Mexican band leader Manuel Gonzales’s forces pursuing Augustus Morrill, a Zurich consulate bombing, and Allied decisions on German loans. It also covers U S expulsion of Jenkins, riots in Munich and Strasbourg, Greek Armenian atrocities, a resigning Chinese premier, food price spikes in England, Catholic clerical fears in Spain, Asquith returning to Parliament, the death of novelist Charles Garvice, the Bohemian wreck near Sambro, and political wrangling over Article X and war debt policies.
Washington reports indicate there is no plan for the president to depart the capital. Physicians favor remaining home to stay in touch with official business while conserving energy. Political notes say military orders will relocate the Southeastern Department headquarters to Atlanta from Charleston soon per Senator Harris. The nation awaits White House word on the Versailles treaty and the presidency remains the center of attention.
Lieut Raymond F Pearson United States army aviator killed near Riverside California when his aircraft went into a tailspin too near the ground to recover. Burns suffered in a sea plane accident near Everglades Florida involving Captain R C M Page 25, and two Fort Myers residents. Also noted are robberies, indictments and railroad fare thoughts amid a roundup of incidents and political moves.
The Wilson tobacco market is hailed as the world’s largest with an elaborate toast recounting vast production. Delegates and officials across Concord Lexington Durham Mebane Charlotte and Goldsboro report political plans school travel bridge surveys mill investments and newspaper expansion while local boards maintain health and building bids.
A mass meeting at the Rutherfordton courthouse drew citizens from five townships along the Charlotte Asheville highway. County commissioners seek public guidance on funding one fourth of the cost to top soil the route. Attorney M L Edwards led the gathering. Flu deaths soar in Wadesboro area with six influenza pneumonia fatalities in 24 hours. Peachland and Marvin hit hard. An emergency hospital is planned at Peachland and a segregated facility for African Americans at Deep Creek amid the epidemic. James Johnson of Marvin dies from influenza pneumonia at home after a brief illness.
Anti Saloon League spokesman Ernest H. Cherrington calls for federal purchase of all bonded whiskey. Government would convert it to denatured alcohol to remove incentives to evade or repeal prohibition, arguing the move would end the temptation to profit from illicit use.
Birmingham reports former United States Senator Frank 8 White of Birmingham has formally announced his candidacy to fill the late Senator John H Bankhead vacancy.
Washington notes a resolution introduced by Representative Clarence MacGregor of Buffalo proposing a five dollar tax on each canary bird imported into the United States. The measure aims to raise revenue and regulate pet trade through import duties.
Herbert Hoover reiterates he will not permit his name to appear as a candidate in the California presidential primary. A telegram from Hoover was read at the Democratic state committee meeting by Gavin McNab.
Washington reports Representative Johnson pledging further efforts to amend army courtmartial regulations during the house consideration of the army reorganization bill. He denounces the system as atrocious to the jus degree, saying it subjects every soldier to the whim or ill will of any officer.
Atlanta reports that one Georgia cotton mill cleared $1,000,000 last war year after improvements and another paid 100 percent dividends in two years. John A. Manget, state fair price commissioner, named a committee of mill men to help set a fair profit margin on Georgia mill output.
Washington reports President Wilson accepted the resignation of Daniel C. Roper as commissioner of internal revenue with great regret. Wilson praised Roper for years of service in difficult positions and noted his departure to reenter private life and pursue personal plans.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue warns that excuses like “did not know” or “forget about it” will not excuse late 1919 income tax returns. Illness may grant a 30 day extension on a district collector’s approval.
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