Review echoes advert limits and city slogan proposal
The 1913 High Point notice outlines advertising rates and policy on whiskey ads. Readers are reminded to register by Saturday for the May 61 election and Ernest A. Snow suggests City of Violets as the town’s name. A macadam road to Greensboro is being repaired and the Springfield school closed after a large turnout. The Cannon Fetzer Co robbery remains unsolved with clues inconclusive. A late cold snap is noted for spring.
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Ernest A. Snow
Clean City Effort Makes High Point Streets Pristine
City authorities complete two week cleanup removing rubbish along streets. Civic Department of the Woman's Club funded half the cost and is thanked for its yearly help. Mayor urges residents to report overlooked waste and unsightly areas and to keep lawns and sidewalks tidy to prevent mosquito breeding.
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Civic Department
Woman’s Club
High Point
North Carolina Freight Rate Talks Offer Rail Cuts
A Raleigh conference of railroads, the Special Legislative Freight Rate Committee, the Corporation Commission and shippers discussed rail rate reductions. Railroads proposed specific cuts from Lynchburg to Carolina points and similar terms to Charlotte and Morganton, but the Freight Rate Committee declined the offer as not aligning with earlier propositions.
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Raleigh
Special Legislative
Corporation Commission
North Carolina
Lynchburg
Carolina
High Point
Charlotte
Morganton
High Point Rail Rates Clash Over State Compromise
A North Carolina rail rate dispute compares Virginia city freight advantages with North Carolina, proposing a counter plan to cut inbound West to High Point rates by up to 25 percent. The document outlines election procedures for a municipal vote on bond issues and sale of city precincts, plus specifics on polling places and registration windows for a May 1913 election.
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North Carolina
Virginia
West
High Point
Cincinnati
Lynchburg
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
High Point Merchants and Shippers
Norfolk Southern Orders Large Fleet of New Equipment
Norfolk Southern announces in New York a large order of rail cars and engines for Electric Division service. The contracts cover 300 ventilated box cars 160 flat cars 40 ballast cars 6 cabooses 6 passenger cars 3 mail and baggage cars 5 consolidation locomotives 4 ten wheel locomotives 2 electric motor cars 3 trailer cars and 1 derrick car. Firms include Mount Vernon Car and Manufacturing Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia and American Car and Foundry Co Industrial Works Bay City Michigan Southern Co. Co High Point NC.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Southern Railroad
New York
Mount Vernon Cos. Car and Manufacturing Co
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
American Car and, Foundry Co. Industrial Works
Bay City
Mich
Southern Co. Co
High Point
N.C
Notice of City Election in May 1913
City Council calls election for Mayor and eight Commissioners to be held on May 6 1913 along with new registration. Registrars named for wards include Second Ward J L Sechrest and Third Ward John Farlow. Election judges listed for wards First Ward L J Ingram C S Welborn Second Ward A B Horney A.
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First Ward
J. M. Sechrest
W. Washington St
City Hall
Jordan St
H. C. Sechrest
Taylor
Jarrell Hotel
South Main Street
Fourth Ward
W. T. Parker
Hamilton Street
General Assembly
Satuday
High Point
N. C
J. Matt Sechrest
J L. Sechrest
John Farlow
J. F. Hoffman
L. J. Ingram
C. S. Welburn
A. B. Horney
A. R. Hammer
W. F. Brown
J. E. Marsh
A. M. Briggs
A. Lyon
Jo Dan Street
Third
Taylor Store
Jarrel Hotel
S. Main St
W. J. Parker
Hamilton St
N C
J. L. Sechrest
C. 5. Welborn
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offer Promises Cure
Readers warned of a feared disease, Catarrh, with Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as the universal remedy. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offering one hundred dollars for uncured cases and urging readers to request testimonials.
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Hali
Hall
F. J. Cheney &O
Toledo
Ohio
Aldermen candidates named for four wards
The list cites O. E. Mendenhall and J. T. Burrus for Ward 1 D. H. Milton and J. W. Sechrest for Ward 2 J. M. Hedrick and R. B. Terry for Ward 3 J H. Vestal and Geo A Matton for Ward 4 with election days approaching.
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O. E. Mendenhall
J. T. Burrus
D. H. Milton
J. W. Sechrest
J. M. Hedrick
R. B. Terry
Geo. A. Matton
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs and colds. It claims relief from the first dose and eventual disappearance of the cough, citing a Muscadine Alabama testimonial. Priced 50 cents and one dollar, it is recommended by all druggists.
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Dr. King
O. H. Brown
Muscadine
Ala
Better Than Spanking Cure For Bed Wetting Adverts
An advertisement from C H Rowan Drug Co claims a harmless remedy cures bed wetting and incontinence in all ages. It offers a 56 cent free sample prepaid to readers of The Review and urges readers to share the cure with neighbors and friends.
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C. H. Rowan Drug Co
Electric Bitters Promoted for Stomach and Kidney Health
Advertises Electric Bitters as the best stomach and kidney medicine. Testimony from H. T. Alston of Raleigh says kidney derangement and liver trouble improved after starting the remedy. Claims it prevents dropsy, diabetes, and Bright's disease and notes price 50 cents and one dollar.
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Bright
H. T. Alston
Raleigh
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as universal skin cure
Advert says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve quickly cures burns bruises boils sores inflammations and all skin diseases. It claims L. H. Haflin of Iredell Texas was healed in four days from a ankle sore that hindered walking. Household necessity priced at 25 cents. Rec
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Bucklen
L. H. Haflin
Iredell
Tex
Dr King's New Life Pills Promise Quick Health Restore
Advert says sick headaches sour stomach and biliousness vanish after taking Dr King s New Life Pills. They purify the blood and put new life and vigor in the system. Each pill helps and box guaranteed. Price 25c. Recommended by druggists.
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Dr. King
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Park & Pollard
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