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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
8
The item notes perfumed theater programs used in Berlin and suggests introductions in America. It mentions indigo blue and green wigs, dyed eyebrows and lashes, and a summer circus facing unfair competition. It also covers paper use in cold weather and other light social observations.
An old advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as restoring natural hair color and covering gray. It claims it darkens evenly, reduces dandruff and itching, with users applying by comb to strands for mornings of improved shine. A humorous aside follows about a tactless menu and sheep’s head fish.
Salem Virginia reader Mr. C A Butler praises Hancock's Sulphur Compound as the best remedy for sores shown by his eight year old and a nineteen year old with leg ulcers. Both cleared in under a week per the testimonial. Also notes Hancock's Sulphur Compound sold by dealers and Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co Baltimore.
An advertisement urges households to keep Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for cuts burns sprains and bruises with the claim it provides quick relief. The copy touts prudent housewives stocking a bottle and ends with a quip about men lacking personal magnetism despite a high power dynamo.
The State Hospital for the Insane board held its annual meeting in Morganton with full attendance. I. I. Davis was re elected president and R. B. Clark secretary. The steward’s salary rose to 1800 dollars. The four month report showed 1,302 patients, 56 admissions, 17 deaths, and 54 denied admissions. New charters granted include Southern Dyestuffs & Chemical Co and Swan Quarter Supply Co. The Orthopedic Hospital received a state charter for a home for indigent children and nurse training. Supreme Court opinions touched on race segregation and various cases across several counties.
Attorney Bickett pressed the cross examination of Comptroller Plant of the Southern Railway to prove that using the company figures the interstate freight overcharge for North Carolina local trains would exceed 12009 and that the April 1913 demonstration relies on a false percentage between state and intra state business on local trains.
The North Carolina Corporation Commission released a report on bank conditions as of March 4 noting 415 banks including 17 branches, up from 400 banks with 16 branches on April 4, 1918. Total resources rise by 6 701 111 dollars and deposits by 5 400 000 dollars with cash on hand up nearly 70 000. Overdrafts fall 71 835 and notes and bills rediscounted and bills payable decrease by about 500 000.
Statesville revenue records in Collector Watts office show last months totals with tobacco and snuff at 560469.87 dollars cigars and cigarettes at 25498.29 dollars and a high total of 589169.03 dollars well above the average monthly collections while the monthly total nearly always reaches the half million mark.
Governor Craig commissions 37 leading citizens from across the state to attend the National Drainage Congress in Savannah Georgia April 23 25. The list includes A H Eller Winston Salem Dr J R Alexander Charlotte P B Beard Salisbury J S Myers Charlotte R P Richardson Reidsville George Stevens Charlotte and Dave White Mebane.
Governor Craig grants a pardon to Don Emerson who has served four months of a six month sentence for carrying a concealed weapon. The youth, recovering from mastoiditis surgery, would face life jeopardy if recommitted, and the municipal court judge recommends the pardon. An army officer, Captain Bernard Sharp, is assigned to assist North Carolina infantry with training in Tryon with Capt R C Langdon continuing inspections.
A health note touts Jad Salts as a harmless and inexpensive remedy to flush clogged kidneys and ease back pain. It urges four ounces in water before breakfast for several days to stimulate kidney activity and reduce bladder irritation. The ad cites grape and lemon acid with lithia, and quotes a local druggist praising its use for kidney trouble.
A patient describes a three year struggle with facial and back pimples starting as blackheads. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, he reports complete healing and relief from burning and itching. Includes a 1913 endorsement and offer for samples.
An old advertisement touts RUB-MY-TISM as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores and burns priced at 25 cents. The ad hints at a controversial mention of a person named Ethel and a man named Marie with a line about needing encouragement.
The notice cites Castoria as a safe remedy used for over 30 years and urges careful bottle inspection. It quotes a Chicago murder case with a woman saying the act should teach her husband a lesson, reflecting sensational crime framing.
The article explains how to tell male ganders from females in Toulouse geese by size neck shape and voice. It notes ganders are larger with longer necks and a louder shrill call. It also mentions a Cambridgeshire method using a dog to provoke the ganders to hiss and lower their necks.
Practical advice on incubator setup, cleanliness, ventilation, and nesting. Emphasis on natural hatching, hen health, and flock management to maximize fertility and chick quality.
Chicago and Dayton women report relief from long standing pains and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. Both credit avoiding operations and praise personal letters from the company for confidential guidance from women.
dialogue excerpt shows Little Browning repeating a rude phrase and Mrs. Bacon Hill reacting with horror. Browning defends himself by claiming they should say you instead of the vulgar form. The scene appears in a humorous quip from Puck.
Senator Joseph E. Russell spoke in Washington about a bill to abolish divorce, arguing its aim is to curb immorality and loose thinking. Senator Ransdell joked about modern morals, then a business man’s anecdote illustrated domestic laxity amid the era's attitudes.
A reader shares how switching from coffee to Postum improved digestion and nerve stability. The testimonial notes relief after years of coffee-related discomfort, praising Regular and Instant Postum for ease of brewing and similar cost per cup, with Battle Creek Michigan origin.
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