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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
3
A collage of old advertisements and anecdotes recounts medical quack cures and tonics, historic notes on soda lake in East Africa, and a Glasgow to Nelson monument quip. It mentions Doan’s Pills and kidney remedies, Groves Tasteless Chill, and a humorous monument inscription idea from 1807.
The United States government offers willow cuttings to the public from Arlington Virginia experiment farm. Officials say only a hundred cuttings may be taken per person. A Worcester Telegram note warns the scheme aims to dispose of surplus willows while cautioning boys against trusting the pitch.
A reader reports coffee caused languor headaches and digestive trouble and credits Postum with restoring health. She cites testimonials from several women including a former state WCTU president and notes a book titled The Road to Wellville. The letter ends with a call to look for the famous booklet in packages.
Washington reports the House Democratic caucus rejected immediate sugar tariff relief by a large margin after leaders urged support for the President. The three year gradual reduction remained, with no fixed date for free sugar, possibly May 1 1916, to be set by the Ways and Means committee.
Washington announces nominations to the Senate by the president including Dudley Field Malone as third assistant secretary of state John Bassett Moore as counselor for the State Department and Franklin P. Colcock as collector of customs for Beaufort South Carolina Vice President Marshall warns wealthy interests of growing public unrest risking political upheaval and calls out special privilege during a Democratic club speech
Fire at the Kansas State Penitentiary destroyed four large buildings with an estimated loss of 500000 dollars. Convicts allegedly spread burning papers in buildings not in the flames path, a statement supported by Leavenworth Fire Chief Michael Bahler and prison officers. The blaze began when a motor armature in the twine plant caught fire. The state carries no insurance on its structures.
Martins Oviedo, former private secretary to President Madero, fled Mexico City and arrived in New Orleans with a sensational account of the assassination of Madero and Pino Suárez. He alleges rurales executed under direct orders of superiors and their own deaths attempted to hide the crime.
A review traces Canterbury Cathedral as a Gothic monument and historic center. It contrasts technical treatises and popular histories, praising a new scholarly volume on its architecture and events linked to Lanfranc Anselm and Thomas Becket. It notes Becket’s martyrdom and influence on Christendom, alongside references to pilgrim legends and related shrines.
Harper's Weekly notes that crude wooden cannons, built from twisted straight hardwood logs, have seen use in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Builders wind the bore with rawhide, shrink the bindings with heat, and fire them multiple times before failure, according to the magazine.
An 1911 testimonial from Miss Hattie M. Jones describes scalp dandruff and a disfiguring hand condition lasting four weeks. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with stopping hair loss and curing the hand. The ad notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide with free samples via a Boston address.
A collage of old drug ads touts GROVE'S TASTELESS tonics for malaria chill and fever, claims strong but tasteless formula, and urges look for E. W. Grove signature. Also markets Burduco Liver Powder, detaches, and Hicks CAPUCINE as headache remedy with money back offer.
The article argues real beauty comes from health, linking most female sickness to constipation and bowel issues. It endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild, effective remedy suitable for women, children, and the elderly, with a money back guarantee and free sample offer from Dr W B Caldwell.
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