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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
2
An ad touts Calotabs as a nausea free calomel remedy with no taste or griping. One tablet at bedtime cleanses the liver by morning and claims refunds if not perfectly delighted. The copy links to a boxing debate in a separate note.
A collage of 19th or early 20th century ads and snippets appears, including a laxative claim for California Syrup of Figs, a punchline about a firm chief accusing a cashier, perfume and beauty product pitches, a joke about neighbors’ daughters, a worm remedy, and a note on school lunches cited as a health factor. The items mix consumer ads with light social humor and product promotions.
North Carolina surpasses other Southern states in agricultural high school results. Mr. R. D. Maltby reports for each dollar invested in teaching agriculture yields a net return of 1.41 dollars through student project work, with individual incomes averaging 150.43 dollars per pupil. Census shows Granville county population at 26,846, up 6.7 percent. Governor Bickett weighs residence, considering Raleigh or Winston-Salem. A new Texas Engineering Course expands Textile School offerings. McGirt urges action to eliminate cattle ticks across 22 NC counties. Alice Paul shifts focus to Tennessee, NC prospects. UNC Summer School will send 1,192 students to nearly all counties. Ratification outlook for Anthony amendment mixed. NC sentiment largely opposed. Hamilton C. Jones named assistant district attorney for western NC.
Governor T W Bickett denounces a proposed investigation of North Carolina prison camps by the Prisoners Relief Society of Washington led by E B Duding. He vows to rely on state health and welfare officials and to exclude external scrutiny. He defends his policy as the prerogative of North Carolina and its citizens.
United States Department of Agriculture highlights 16 management tests showing profitable farms not only provide essential feeds but also surplus to sell. A typical five-person family requires 2 cows 40 poultry and 1 pig per adult, with calves to replace cows at age 8, plus specified amounts of corn maize meal cottonseed meal oats hay roughage and pasture to sustain family and work stock.
United States Department of Agriculture circular No. 83 outlines crop and pasture arrangements to meet required standards. It discusses how testing farms in the South can improve efficiency in management practices and livestock support.
The farm horse still holds strong value despite motor vehicles. As of January 1 1920 the U S Department of Agriculture estimated the total value of horses on farms at 1 993 000 000 dollars, just under the 2 022 000 000 value of milk cows.
The article notes pigs weighing 100 to 150 pounds or more tolerate heat if provided with abundant cool water and sun protection. A concrete hog wallow sourced from spring overflow remains sanitary. Pigs rest on the concrete feeding floor during peak heat and forage in the rape when temperatures are cooler in the morning and evening.
Guidance for dairy farmers on selecting purebred sires to boost profits, plus tips for grazing sheep. Emphasizes using purebred dairy bulls and proper summer pasture management including water and salt access to prevent overgrazing and ensure flock gains.
Local druggists report calomel sales drop as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy is marketed as harmless for children, with a money back guarantee if it fails to relieve liver sluggishness and constipation. The ad claims calomel causes weakness and nausea and promotes a pleasant tasting alternative.
A health ad warns of the dangers of catarrh progressing to the lungs and consumption. It argues local sprays or inhalants fail and promotes S. S. S. as a blood remedy. Readers are urged to obtain a bottle from a druggist and request free medical advice from the Medical Director in Atlanta, Georgia.
City motorists in the Ozarks marvel at the so called Land of a Million Smiles and The Playground of America as residents and visitors remark on silvery waters and playful figures. A meme of wonder spreads from Heck to Rumpus Ridge and beyond, with locals jesting about the novelty and the surprising sight of women lounging on rocks in undershirts and smiles at the creek.
A little girl steps into a confectionery and offers a nickel for ice cream. The clerk prices treats at seven and six cents, leaving the girl with a nickel that cannot buy anything, prompting a humorous exchange about its worth.
A thoughtful cultivator could grow 10,000,000,000 potatoes from a single tuber over a decade and thus repopulate seed stock for the globe.
Cortlandt Bleeker references Piping Rock and recounts a dream of a modern girl before St Peter. The vision features a gown of translucent tissue and a claim of untarnished virtue despite skating on thin ice. St Peter condemns her as she condemned her lovers to the same flames.
During Whitsuntide in Mulhudder a terrier scoured a rat hole and uncovered over 400 sovereigns, about 2000 dollars. A local postman claimed the money arguing it was bequeathed by his father and buried for safekeeping. He received about 150 pounds back to his parents, while volunteers investigate to recover the remaining balance.
Senator Sorghum recalls a single point of unity at the convention as the crowd rose for The Star-Spangled Banner after the sessions. The exchange underscores a rare moment of shared sentiment amid broader debate.
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