Barber Endorses Miller's Herb Extract in Personal Testimony
Barber Thomas Marshall of 1004 South Main Street High Point North Carolina praises Miller's Herb Extract also called Herb Juice as a quick relief for indigestion and constipation. He reports twelve pounds gained solid weight and renewed energy, noting relief from belching bloating and gas and recommending the product via Hart Drug Co. as the local representative.
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Mr. Marshall
S. Main Street
High Point
N. C
Miller
Virginia Uncovers Oliver Cutter's Deceit in Love and Money
Virginia confronts Oliver Cutter after learning his secret about her finances and his control over her career. Miss Evans reveals Cutter misrepresented earnings, and Virginia plans to expose and leave him, setting up a tense confrontation.
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Virginia
Cutreith
Oliver
Frederick Dean
Jeanie
Nat
Nathaniel
Miss Evans
Mary Pickford Held By Officials Over Wardrobe Trunk Goods
Customs officials seize and hold 12 trunks of gowns and clothes belonging to Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks after their arrival in New York aboard the Roma. Officials will check declared values, with duties ranging from 30 to 80 percent, while the pair remain in New York before heading to Hollywood.
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New York
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Roma
Miss Pickford
United States
Fairbanks
Hollywood
Boxer Rebellion Quip Sparks Provocative Exchange
A Madrid joke from Buen Humor plays with a caller asking “Are you the man who boxed my ears yesterday” and a confident reply “The man who is going to box your ears today” highlighting sharp, cheeky humor during a period of unrest.
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Buen Humor
Madrid
Silk worms spin colored threads through altered diets
Through introducing colored matter into their food, silk worms now produce threads in various hues, showcasing a novel method to tint silk fibers.
Bridge Bidding Rules and Illustrations by Wentworth
A compact guide on when to bid no trump versus a suit in bridge. It outlines hand patterns, suit stopping, and point counts, with examples showing preferred bids in spades hearts diamonds and clubs. It notes exceptions for four quick tricks two-suit hands and warns against overusing no trump with weak distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daimonds
Free public college proposed by Cleveland education board
Cleveland June 18 NEA Service The educational committee studies Virginia D Green's proposal for a free public four year college to train teachers. If created it would absorb Western Reserve University training and face opposition from Green while President E M Williams defends education from private influence.
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NEA Service
Cleveland
Educational Committee of
Board of Education
Virginia D. Green
Western Rserve University
Green
E. M. Williams
America
Traveller Journey Through Africa Ends In Grief
A travelogue notes a near disaster on a home ward journey in Africa due to worn tires. The writer claims four elephants were killed and their trunks used as tires. The piece is dated from Die Musik in Vienna.
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Africa
Vienna
Woman’s Day and Royalty of Beauty in Public Life
A column mocks beauty fame and social behavior from Miss Mobile to arson courtroom theatrics. It notes bridal customs in different cultures, jokes about mother in law marriages, and the wartime glory granted to mothers of soldiers. It also questions celebrity outbursts and honors like the Legion of Honor.
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Virginia McDonnell Page
Mobile
Atlantic City
D. A
Professor Kimball Young Critiques Wisconsin Education
Madison Wis June 18 Professor Kimball Young of the University of Wisconsin denounces current teaching methods. He argues old maids should not teach and calls for more male teachers mental hygiene for student teachers and stronger work for special classes. He criticizes reliance on intelligence tests and parental influence in schools.
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NEA Service
Madison
Wis
Kimball Young
University of Wisconsin
Young
Parent
Daughter Confesses Dare To Travel Far By Sea And Car
A daughter jokes about Spanish pirates voyaging three thousand miles on a galleon while a mother notes cautious skepticism about foreign cars. The exchange contrasts adventurous myth with tempered family prudence.
Leather Precedes Writing in Human History
The fragment notes that leather appears earlier than written records and that explorers consistently encounter leather wherever they travel.
Official High Point election notice and registration details
City of High Point announces polling places and election officers for the upcoming vote. Registrars and judges are listed for seven precincts and registration runs June 4 to June 23, 1928, except Sundays and holidays, with books open at polling places on Saturdays. ED L. RAGAN, City Secretary.
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J. W. Hayworth
J. E. Wagner
C. A. Smith
Harold Ryan
J. L. Sechrest
A. M. Upshaw
F. M. Wright
Baxter Ridge
W. M. Kinney
G. T. Royals
Z. M. Silman
J. O. Coltrane
R. L
City of
High Point
ED. L. Ragan
Beggars Rotated as Wounded Soldiers Banned
Nanking authorities order all aid seekers handed to government custody to prevent beggars disguising as wounded nationalists to extort money from civilians.
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Nanking
Button figures reveal Britain’s annual button use
A statistician reports that Great Britain consumes 2,798,373,100 buttons each year. The figure highlights the scale of the textile accessory industry in the country.
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Button
London
Great Britain
Special election on High Point hospital bonds set for July 3
Notice announces a July 3, 1928 special election in High Point North Carolina to approve a city hospital bonds program. It details a plan to issue up to 260000 dollars in bonds and levy a dedicated tax for hospital construction and maintenance, following May 1 1928 city council action.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Globe Industrial Bank
North Carolina
City of
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