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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
7
A jumble of late 19th and early 20th century ad snippets features claims for piles cures with Noor druveist guarantees and 6 to 14 day relief, a Quinine tasting syrup for children and adults, and Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised as a general tonic. The noisy collage includes humorous exchanges, money back promises, and various patent medicine pitches.
Raleigh to send ten delegates to the extraordinary session of the Southern Cotton Congress in Washington August 13 14. North Carolina men include Erwin Braswell Hicks Washington White and others. The move aims to shield the South from ruinous cotton prices under European war pressures.
Washington to urge cotton mills to consume the ripening crop as war disrupts foreign demand. Census data show 1913 U S cotton supply at 16.2 million bales, with exports and home use mapped. officials warn domestic mills must absorb the crop to shield farmers. Raleigh reports progress on a new 1 million dollar cotton mill in Marion, built by D D Little of Spartanburg and New York interests.
Greensboro spinners association held an afternoon meeting but declined to issue a statement on their dealings. Street speculation linked talks to wartime conditions, yet it was revealed the meeting call preceded the declaration of war. Gas For Gastonia August 15 and New Hanover cantaloupes show strong local activity with high shipments and profits.
George W. Pritchett of Greensboro is the inventor of a new road machine undergoing a local trial. The device claims to replace 15 to 20 workers by automatically filling macadam road holes with soil gravel or crushed rock and packing it with three small trip hammers powered by the engine. Pritchett is a practical mechanic who believes the invention has strong potential.
A Western cowboy nicknamed Hollering Jones laughs off a torn magazine portrait that exaggerates his hollering. The illustrator concedes the likeness, admitting the image captures the man’s figure though not his exact self. Jones vows to holler no more, preferring a tin horn for celebrations.
An old advertisement touts Resinol soap and ointment for dandruff eczema and itchy scalps promising quick relief and healthier hair. It also claims skin eruptions pimples and sunburn healing properties and notes doctors prescribe it for 19 years. A separate quip mocks molten iron used to describe hell.
An assortment of vintage ads and quips including a malaria remedy claim labeled SIX-SIXTY-SIX promising fever break with five or six doses and tonic effect. A humorous exchange about squealing dolls follows. Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil is billed as curing old sores and relieving pain. A wry note compares a skilled dressmaker’s pleasure to a bartender’s.
Mrs A B Boscamp of Creston Iowa credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after years of female troubles. She reports complete recovery enabling a healthy home and a newborn baby boy. The ad notes the compound’s long standing use and invites confidential letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for advice.
Herbert Cory recalls a dinner with Andrew Carnegie in which a stray dime rolled away. Carnegie dropped to the floor to search, and the audience asked if he found it. Cory confirms he found 15 cents.
A reader asks about the price of a motor car and replies that the cost was fifteen hundred dollars, exclusive of the accessories. The exchange reflects early automotive purchases and the use of the word excessories for add-ons.
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