Thursday Aug 6 1914 Review reaches city and suburbs
Weekly issue announces Thursday afternoon circulation to homes and businesses in the city and suburbs. Advertising rates available on application. Notices not contracted for a time will be inserted and charged until ordered out. The Review refuses whiskey ads and warns against ads harming High Point business. Epitaph notes wool price rise from 23-24 to 26 cents per pound.
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High Point
Aldrich
Chicago
Oceans of Wheat In Kansas Yield Doubles Past Records
Wheat output soars to about 184 million bushels in Kansas, roughly twice the previous high and enough to net farmers about 120 million dollars at 65 cents a bushel. The surge doubles farmers’ yearly income versus the five‑year average, signaling a sweeping economic impact.
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Wall Street
Kansas
The Hen as a Modern Advertiser
A short lesson on advertising using hens and ducks. The hen’s eggs create demand and noise, while the duck stays silent and shelves goods. The moral: tell the world what you have done and what you stock to boost sales.
Child defies prayer plea as Harold seeks parents in heaven
A High Point father chides his son Harold for not praying saying he must say prayers to go to heaven. Harold sobs and replies he would rather go with his mother and father than to heaven alone.
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Harold
How a Brownie Grows
A thought provoking example shows that starting with one cent and doubling daily for thirty days yields a colossal total of 5 368 709 12 dollars, illustrating how small beginnings compound into vast sums and how little things can accumulate into large fortunes.
A Corner's Cocktail Inquest Devours Night Drive
A corner's cocktail describes three chorus girls and three men reveling in champagne until midnight then packing into a car with a drunken chauffeur at seventy miles an hour. The piece concludes with Cornner's inquest as the chaser.
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Cornner
Panic and market strength amid New Haven action hints
The Chicago Tribune notes President Wilson ordered action against the New Haven while New York stocks show strength and Chicago securities remain firm. A major Chicago bank plans a large capital stock increase, signaling confidence despite panic signs.
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Wilson
McReynolds
New Haven
New York
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Calamity talk masks party divisions and remedies
The piece argues against the Republicans and progressives who denounce Democratic policies. It notes 435 House members and asks if a sizable faction will oppose key reforms like the Underwood tariff, the regional reserve bank act, and anti-trust measures. It defends Democratic remedies enacted after eighteen years in opposition.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Wilson
Mulhall
Rockteller Banks
Treasury
Department
Money Trust
Democratic Congress
Democrats
Understanding Newspaper Subscriptions and Legal Notices
A historical note outlines United States rulings on subscription renewals and handling when subscribers fail to notify. It covers continued delivery after nonpayment, responsibility for misdirected papers, prima facie proof of fraud for uncalled for returns, and the need for express notice to stop prepaid periods. A sales pitch follows for a large dictionary offer.
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United States
Southern women lead in Nashville chamber election
The Chamber of Commerce in Nashville Tennessee unanimously elected Miss Ethel M. Claggett secretary treasurer. This shows southern women’s growing role in public affairs and showcases capability, intelligence and womanly executive power. We are proud of our daughters.
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Chamber of Merce
Nashville
Tenn
Ethel M. Claggett
South
6 Percent Money Loans Offerings
6 per cent money loans available for any purpose secured by real estate. Liberal privileges and correspondence solicited. A. C. Agency Company lists addresses in Denver Colorado and St. Louis Missouri.
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A. C. Agency Company
Gas, Electric
Denver
Colo
Pierce
St. Louis
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts offerings
The State Industrial College presents strong four year courses in Agriculture Horticulture Stock raising Dairying Poultry Veterinary Medicine Civil Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Chemistry and Dyeing Cotton Manufacturing and Agricultural teaching Two and one year programs in Agriculture and Machine Shop Work Faculty consists of 61 men 738 students and 25 buildings Entrance examinations conducted on July 9 by County Superintendents Catalog requests addressed to E B Owen Registrar West Raleigh North Carolina.
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E. B. Owen
Rezgitsvar
West Raleigh
N.C
Fate of Majority Sued Patents Flood Court Docket
A Chicago Tribune note states about one million patents have been sued in the country, most serving little more than draining inventors' funds. The piece argues many patents fail to yield practical value and questions their widespread litigation.
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Chicago Tribune
Miss Olive Hoover at State sanatorium health update
Report notes Miss Olive Hoover is at the State sanatorium for health reasons and friends express sympathy and wish her a speedy recovery. The item adds a quip about William R Hearst and a Washington Post letter noting the new currency system as “half in the interests of the public.”
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Olive Hoover
William R. Hearst
Washington Post
Dangerous mistake warns High Point mothers on kidneys
A local ad urges parents to check early signs of kidney weakness in children such as bed wetting and backache. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. and cites Mrs. H H Culler of High Point, North Carolina, claiming a complete cure. The ad notes a 50 cent price at dealers and urges not to ask for any kidney remedy but Dean's Kidney Pills.
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High Point
Dean
H. H. Culler
N. C
Rub-My-Tism Cure All Tonics Ad
Market-style advertisement listing Rub-My-Tism as a treatment for rheumatism neuralgia headaches cramps colic sprains bruises bites burns old sores and stings with internal and external use and a price of 25 cents.
Dont Take Calomel Here s A Better Remedy Dodson s Liver Tone
A historical ad touts Dodson s Liver Tone as a gentler alternative to calomel. The text claims the liquid starts action like calomel without excessive liver stimulation and without causing salivation. It guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer on a fifty cent bottle.
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Dodsor
Dodson
Flag Symbolized Power and Honor Across Foreign Ports
Senator Hoar proclaims the flag of the United States a powerful symbol of national power, glory, and honor seen in a foreign port. He contrasts art and landscapes with the flag’s impact, noting its beauty to admirers and its meteor-like force to detractors.
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Mr. Blanc
Snator F. Hoar
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