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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe, gentle laxative for children. It emphasizes the fruity taste and promises full directions on each bottle, urging parents to give the product for stomach fever and bowel relief.
A man buys a house and tells fiancée Jenry about it. She asks how many closets the place has and insists on more storage. He awkwardly confirms six, then jokes that is enough to hang clothes. She agrees, pressing for a portion for her wardrobe.
Lay Md resident Mr C B Leats says one box of catonic relieved severe nervous spells and heart pressure after four doctors failed. The ad promotes catonic as a quick remedy, claiming it removes poisons and gases from the body and offers a money back guarantee if not pleased.
A boy explains to his mother that he did not have to lie when asked about a playmate’s mother being home. He recounts spending the day with a friend and notes he did not have to claim he had a good time since Mike’s mother was away.
Drugstore reports show many people suffer kidney issues unseen. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is hailed as effective and healing, with physicians noting undetected kidney trouble limits insurance acceptance. Samples offered for ten cents by Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton, NY, through this paper.
A husband and wife searched a fair for the women’s exchange to barter fancy work for others’ wares. A bystander commented with a lewd remark about the wife, whose looks were widely famed, prompting a scandalous undertone in this Ladies’ Home Journal anecdote.
A sample of quirky personal ads notes Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills advertised for regulating stomach, liver and bowels. A lone widower seeks a mourning Indian woman who cried through a Charley Chaplin film, reflecting romance in these classifieds.
A UNC summer school initiative led by Prof. M. C. S. Noble unites 125 teachers to expand state history in public schools. The plan starts with primary grades via North Carolina stories, then builds through the grades to a full high school program, highlighting local pride and state heritage.
Washington announces field work on the soil survey for Bertie Durham Guilford Hoke Moore Onslow Orange Tyrrell Vance and Wilkes is complete with reports soon to be issued. Previously published reports cover many counties with free access from the U S bureau of soils and North Carolina agriculture. New postmasters Frances Eller at Bina and Claude S Triplett at Darby. several offices elevated to presidential grade. Governor Bickett urges an anti tick law. Moose seeks Home for Aged site in North Carolina via Wrightsville Beach committee.
North Carolina claims America’s oldest state university with a 1789 charter and a long investment in university properties. The state’s spending on maintenance and schools contrasts with rising automobile purchases and a large expansion in motor vehicles. The article notes a gas rate rise in several cities and outlines the board of health’s busy public outreach, plus NC State College textile department work under federal market offices.
Seventeen Durham Machine Gun company members testified before Gov Bickett appointed investigators into the James Ray killing and related injuries during a jail yard gun battle at Graham. Private John Thompson filed a sworn statement claiming he mingled with Graham citizens in citizen’s clothes and overheard plans to force entry into Alamance jail. Additional items report property damage in Mooresville, Forsyth county tax valuations, Meredith College housing gains, Mecklenburg vital statistics, and Durham utility tax reductions.
Washington officials questioned the effectiveness of a British and French blockade on Soviet Russia as a pressure tactic amid the Polish crisis. The Polish note to the United States had not arrived, delaying a definite U S commitment. Officials argued the Baltic blockade, though never formalized, had blocked goods but not toppled the Bolshevik regime.
A large fire at the Army Supply Base on the Cooper River beyond North Charleston, Charleston, D. C., caused damages believed to exceed 290000 dollars. Two open warehouses were destroyed along with hundreds of bales of cotton linters.
Paris reports a provisional agreement between Greece and Italy on the disposition of the Dodecanese islands, a settlement that clears a hurdle in the peace treaty process with Turkey. The Temps notes the accord as a step toward finalizing postwar arrangements in the Aegean region.
Warsaw reports all foreign legations evacuated to Posen on a special train. John Campbell White secretary and J Pierrepont Moffit third secretary of the American legation along with the military attaches remain in Warsaw for now while the rest depart.
Nashville Tenn Prompt ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment is urged by Governor Roberts to the Tennessee legislature to let women share in shaping the republics destiny in the nation.
Washington reports crop production forecasts by the department of agriculture based on August 1 conditions. Winter wheat at 533 million, spring wheat 262 million, total wheat 795 million, corn 3,003 million.
Hythe England. The allied conference reached a complete agreement on plans to handle the Russo Polish crisis. They approve the blockade restoration and support for Poland by technical advice and munitions, but no allied troops will be deployed.
The Denver Tramway Workers Union executive committee appointed a three member delegation to tell general manager Frederick W. Hild the striking trainmen will return to work. President Henry Silsberg said no restrictions were imposed. Additional street cars operated, mostly without federal troops guarding.
Washington reports liquor smuggling has grown so large that it spurs a broader illegal traffic in other commodities. Treasury officials say the extent threatens coastwise enforcement and may trigger a government reorganization of coastal criminal chasing areas to focus on this menacing situation.
A compact note emphasizes hopefulness patience and fun as key elements in personal development. It highlights steady effort and positive mindset as foundations for ongoing growth and resilience.
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