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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
2
A Baltimore reader recalls months of distress and a doctor’s advice for surgery. After taking five bottles of Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she reports relief and recommends it to others before any operation.
Fragments reveal an almost-philosophical view on life's meaning and laughter. A remark notes that those who call life a joke often claim it has no point. The text references golf travel, a speechmaker, and a Bema Eye Balsam product with unclear context.
In Chapter XIX the narrator recalls prisoners writing notes to loved ones despite German censorship. A clever joke about jailtime in Portsmouth surfaces, but the guards rip up all letters on a central platform. The men feel betrayed yet determine they have little information to share and attempt to stay hopeful.
Excerpts recount harsh treatment of Russian prisoners at Neustrelitz by German guards, with scarce rations and forced labor. Sentries exploited hunger, cold and disease as inmates endured brutal raids, rough barracks, and a brutal train ride to another camp. A rare cigarette found at Minden offers a brief respite amid frost and deprivation.
Italian physician Prof. Domenic Lo Monaco announces a tuberculosis remedy. He states sugar applied to bronchial secretions removes both secretions and tubercle bacilli, arguing bronchial secretions are a key vehicle for germ growth.
A private in the quartermaster corps at Camp Pike transfers to the artillery seeking more active service. After departure, his bunk mate raises a service flag with one star and explains that Joe has joined the arm.
An advertisement claims Danderine removes dandruff and hair loss within minutes. It promises new hair growth after weeks of use and describes hair becoming fluffy, wavy, lustrous, and abundant. It urges readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores or toilet counters.
Grimsby town council after school closures to curb influenza enacted an emergency by law banning children under fourteen from cinema visits. Attendance did not fall as photo proofs surfaced. youngsters bought birth certificates for 2 cents from older children to gain entry. Birth certificate trading proved large.
An advertisement proclaims smooth skin as a goal for women and credits Tetterine with quickly clearing pimples and blotches. It claims the product provides a bright clear appearance and offers 50 cents by mail from Shuptrine Co in Savannah, Georgia.
A cartoonish exchange features an anarchist and a commenter asking why he calls himself a socialist. The anarchist replies that he feels like it and asserts the right to take what a respectable, law abiding person has, including his title.
A home recipe suggests mixing water Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. It claims to color only hair, not scalp, leaving hair soft and glossy with low cost. Also notes Adv Luther urged women as teachers.
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