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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
4
W L Stamey editor and publisher notes Thursday publication date and subscription reach in High Point area The Review will insert advertisements not contracted for a set time if ordered but will not run whiskey ads or any ads harming local business interests.
Special Agent from the Interior Department spends time in Robeson County and Lumberton gathering data on the Croatan Indians. The inquiry, urged by Senator Simmons, aims to determine if the Croatans are a Cherokee branch and may affect government funding.
Excavations in Arizona and New Mexico reveal tobacco remnants at Bear Creek cave and caged turkeys and chicks, suggesting ceremonial offerings and captivity for feather use. Finds along the Gila and Tulares rivers include reed incense, perishable foods, and a shrine with bows, arrows, and diverse fauna remains among the debris.
Editorial voices praise President Wilson for restraining intervention in Mexico. Observers contrast his patient, high minded policy with Austria Hungary’s aggression, noting the avoidance of war and long lasting enmity in Latin America. The Boston Herald and The Philadelphia Record commend his steady leadership.
A sharp social column targets youths chasing after girls and forcing early marriage. It mocks unready suitors, calls for restraint or confinement, and argues marriages among the immature lead to unhappy outcomes. The piece blames "green calves" for hasty unions and advocates a societal stance against premarital racing toward matrimony.
The piece extols farmers as the chosen people of Goxl and ties agricultural progress to personal development. It urges planning, self-improvement, faith in crops, and value education for rural children on par with urban schooling.
Guilford County health officer Dr. Wm M Jones notes a surge in work across all health areas. He says he has administered over six hundred typhoid vaccines and expects higher totals if vaccine availability improves. He highlights vaccination impact, camp sanitation, and ongoing lectures and examinations.
A humorous proposal urges state legislatures to tag bachelors as a painless method to promote marriage. The piece argues widows could locate tagged men for courtship, claiming about sixty five thousand bachelors and as many widows exist to pair off with a single license.
The piece extols fraternal and spiritual orders teaching Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man. It praises honest conduct and warns against knocker behavior. It highlights four enduring fraternal groups and their charitable, life preserving acts, citing care for the sick and orphans as proof of their good works.
Local druggists in High Point promote Adler-i-ka a bowel cleanser made from buckhorn bark glycerine and other ingredients claiming one dose relieves sour stomach gas and constipation immediately. The Matton Drug Co markets the remedy as famous for curing appendicitis.
The Review boasts that its adver tisements have strong pulling power as printer's ink, reaching all sections of the city and surrounding territory each week.
The Cementile works projects its future as one of the most prosperous High Point ventures. It claims output is a recognized necessity and predicts strong sales as it gains notice. The firm specializes in tile roofing believed to be nearly everlasting.
Descriptive letter from Catron Kentucky tells how Bettie Bullock suffered years of womanly troubles and weakness until Cardui the woman’s tonic helped her walk two miles and resume work. The Chattanooga Medicine Co endorses Cardui with a home treatment booklet and instruction to consult a druggist.
High Point mothers warned against ignoring kidney weakness in children with signs like bed wetting and backache. The ad cites Mrs. H H Culler of High Point N C praising Dean's Kidney Pills after her boy recovered from weak kidneys and incontinence.
Mrs. M. L. Horney returns from Canton North Carolina where she visited her son J. F. Horney Esq. The son is making a notable success in the legal profession.
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