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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
4
Fragments praise the American flag with lines urging protection and loyalty. References to Dix and anonymous verses highlight flag symbolism as emblem of liberty and national hope.
A syndicate of Wall Street financiers proposes farmers in New York unsecured loans totaling 10 million dollars at four and a half percent to buy seed and hire labor. The Philadelphia Record calls this practical patriotism and asks in which other states similar propositions will be offered.
The letters S O S do not stand for specific words. They signal distress and need for help in a universal radio code. Used by all nations, the pattern three dots three dashes three dots is easily recognized across languages.
Government appeals to farmers and property owners to cultivate all land to prevent want as wartime shortages bite. Wheat output lags, yet feeding allies and citizens depends on a larger harvest with strong prices for crops.
A letter slams Americans who raise Fourth of July flag prices calling them unpatriotic and despicable. It claims a store charged 15 cents for three small cotton flags, up from 5 cents, and asserts such profiteers should be shot.
The speaker recounts a life of roaming and begging rather than working. He claims freedom from labor, contrasts himself with workers, and boasts of survival by opportunistic theft and mobility while seeking a square meal. The poem reflects rugged itinerant dependence and pride in nonwork.
Contracts awarded to grade 715 miles between Charlotte North Carolina and Mount Zion South Carolina forming the final section to complete a double track line from Washington D C to Atlanta 649 miles overall in six sections. The piece also recalls patriotic exhortations about saluting the flag and revering Old Glory as a symbol of liberty and opportunity for all.
A training school will operate at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia from May 8 to August 8 1917 to prepare American citizens for commissioned officer roles in the U S army. No prior military training required and graduates become officers. North Carolina is urged to supply one thousand officers with applicants aged 20 years 9 months to 44. Contact R W Glenn Greensbor o NC for enrollment.
The message urges steady work and productive effort over talk about the war. It argues that the country relies on those who stay busy in useful tasks, especially producing food, to keep prices manageable and business stable.
Music Festival in Charlotte North Carolina on May 1 and 2 features the Metropolitan Orchestra with stars of the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company. Southern Railway sells round trip tickets from points within 100 miles. Tickets go on sale April 29 to May 2 with a final return limit by May 4 before midnight.
High Point resident W. W. Bullock testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his severe backache and kidney soreness after purchasing a box. The ad urges others to try the 50 cent treatment, citing Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York as the maker and distributor.
Mrs Annie Leslie Richardson returns to her Rome Georgia home after a week’s visit to Mrs E D Steele. Carter Dalton has returned from a visit to his brother’s family at Wilkemo.
Stamney’s News Stand announces a full up to date selection of magazines including Adventure Every Week and Boy’s Life. Located at The Review office 104 Broad Street the shop promises excellent service and delivery within the city for orders of 25 cents or more.
The article summarizes U S court rulings on newspaper subscriptions. Subscrib ers who do not object are presumed to renew. Publishers may continue sending after a discontinuance order until dues are paid. A subscriber who ceases to take the paper or moves without notice is responsible for payment.
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