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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
5
The Harpalion crew, ship torpedoed off Beachy Head, arrived in London. A crewman recalls the moment at table when an engineer quoted a prayer as a crash struck. The note references wartime rhetoric and city notices urging observances amid April 8, 1915 publication.
The Daily Enterprise sold to a stock company with headquarters in the Rankin building on North Main. J J Farriss to continue printing at the same stand. he steps down from editorship after 27 years of service. Mrs Alvin Parker returns from Mt Olive visit.
A humorous verse recounts a builder hiring a plumber crew to outfit a building before cold weather. Joe leads the team including Adam Fred Sammie Dan Will and Dick through a swift, meticulous day of roughing, fitting, and finishing all fixtures. The job ends with high praise and a celebratory feast. Samuel B Coffin, recently back from the Midwest, may rejoin the local furniture trade.
A reflective saying on persistence and patience. It highlights that many give up just before progress, noting that effort often shifts the tide from failure to success when a bit more endurance is applied.
A veteran driver Barney Oldfield explains crowds attend for the thrill of risk noting every lap without an accident lowers his life insurance value as danger draws crowds. The piece cites Lincoln Beachy’s death and compares public demand for tricks to ancient gladiator spectacles.
Public records notice sworn April 3 1915 listing editor business manager and publisher W L Stamey High Point N C no stockholders mortgagees or bondholders indicated. Sworn before J L Parrish with seal commission expires December 3 1915.
Miss Madge Fields was a Winston visitor during Easter, adding local social interest to the holiday season.
Paul A. Stamey reports on actors and producers shifting between Universal Essanay Metro and Lubin studios. Chaplin joins Essanay. Faversham heads to Metro. The Comeback from Universal Rex explores a convict’s reform. Edison educationals premiere. Ben Turpin stars in Curiosity. Shorty series grows. Runaway June contest. Road O’ Strife planned. Bryant Washburn and Gerda Holmes in The Little Straw Wife. Frances X Bushman travels to California for the Exposition.
The Royal Theater in High Point is transformed into a stunning cinema. Concord's Mr. W. E Stewart leases the building for ten years to operate a premier venue with marble front, gilded detailing, plush interior, refined lighting, and superb ventilation. The Southern Decorative Supply Co. of Chicago completed the design, and Universal service will be used.
Universal Film Co. exclusive rights in High Point for all serial stories. The first serial at the new theatre will be Black Box starting Monday April 19 replacing the previously announced Saturday April 17. Runs in serial form in the Review on Thursday before each instalment.
Essay winner from the Society of America Indians argues Indians need superior education and cultivated character to lead and secure rights. Focuses on self reliance protection of person and property, combating ignorance and poverty, citing Oklahoma land issues as proof education is essential for success and justice.
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