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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1919
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel, claiming it cleanses the liver and bowel without causing sickness. It argues calomel is dangerous mercury and urges readers to trust the vegetable remedy for themselves and their children.
The article argues wartime innovations merely echo older devices such as trenches, helmets, periscopes, barbed wire, caltrops, and devices like catapults and gas. It then quotes a Petunia tavern landlord on a ketchup incident, and a neighboring state's tale of a man beaten by his wife during spring cleaning, highlighting misapplied actions and unintended consequences.
A seven year old boy on his first zoo trip excitedly points out a sign labeled Female and exclaims with innocence that he has always wanted to see a female, misunderstanding the sign as a live animal.
A terse exchange hints at suspicion between two speakers. One character denies knowledge while another mentions hearing others praise the other person recently. The dialogue implies underlying tension or misperception without revealing full context.
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes that prudence before romance keeps a person from marriage missteps. The humor contrasts marrying risk and enduring singleness with a clever line about love learned late.
Paris reports a prepared preliminary peace treaty by Easter with Germany invited to sign late April or early May. Lloyd George asserts no divergence among negotiators and stresses careful study of reparations and delayed payments while promising Allies will push for full payment. The claim eases public doubt about the conference.
Governor Allen of Kansas said he would join Southern cotton interests in asking the federal government to guarantee a price for non speculative cotton. The move targets a 35 cent per pound floor for middling cotton and would cover the new crop up to June 1920 or while wheat price guarantees hold.
Washington reports a two to one mobilization disparity as Germany quit last November. Official estimates from General March show the enemy at 7 620 000 and the Allies at 16 709 000. Data from France updated the war department on March 1 placing Central Powers at 1 125 000 under arms and the Allies at 13 366 000.
Washington reports an extensive program to care for disabled soldiers after discharge. The War Risk Insurance Bureau states twenty one hospitals with 1500 beds are in use and seven camp hospitals have been turned over to the treasury for disability care, to be enlarged and improved.
New York reports plans to organize American dye consumers to shield textile mills from the German dye trust. Joseph H Choate Jr announced a Chemical Foundation, already backed by more than 150 firms, is in formation to unite buyers and defend domestic industry.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap remedy that removes corns and calluses with a few drops, leaving underlying skin pink and healthy. A separate note recounts men on an Irvington street car discussing a paper bucket labeled Ice Cream that contained chili, prompting amused reactions from onlookers.
An advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a fifty one year trusted remedy for coughs bronchitis and throat lung troubles. It claims the product gives a good night sleep easy morning expectoration and aids healing, noting American manufacture and over half a century of sales.
A humorous claim circulates about Jones avoiding truth with his wife by turning the hall clock to show a quarter past eight. The anecdote highlights self deception and pretense as excuses for behavior.
An old medical ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine for acute and chronic catarrh by building up the system and cleansing the blood. It includes a money back claim of 100 dollars and testimonials, with a Toledo Ohio company address. The second sentence asserts a moral proverb about gentleness toward women and child discipline.
Advertisement listing seed stock and delivery options for sweet potato plants from Porto Rico. Includes prices for 1000 and 5000 units, express parcel charges, and terms, with unclear company name ANT CO. Gol.
Rudolph Diffenbach forest supervisor warns poachers will denude one of the nation s remaining big game sections in the Pisgah Forest United States government preserve. Nighttime drives drive deer from the preserve into the open and the killers tally alarming slaughter in the region.
A Spanish lamp fuel using 77.5 percent 96 degree alcohol and 22.5 percent benzol is approved but yields only 77 percent of standard petroleum lamp light. A new mix with 62 percent alcohol 16 benzol 7.5 rectified turpentine and 14.5 fusel oil is proposed.
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