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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
10
A Marysville woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of cramps and fatigue, urging other young women with painful or irregular periods to try the product. The letter promotes the company and offers free, confidential advice to women.
The torpedo boat Bagley arrived at Morehead City to coal and refuel for a long cruise while rumors spread that Beaufort harbor would be mined. The Warden and submarine K-2 were seen offshore and Bagley later departed with them, prompting fear of possible attacks among Beaufort and Morehead City residents.
Judge C C Lyon in Kenansville dismissed the restraint against building the county fence around Duplin. He ordered promptory mandamus compelling the commissioners to build the fence as the statute requires. The project covers about 219 miles of fence costing over $100000, amid local sentiment shifts since 1915 when free range supporters now oppose the tax.
Goldsboro business leaders meet to plan a community house including a public swimming pool gymnasium entertainment rooms and auditorium. Joe Rosenthal says building and equipping the project will require at least 50000 dollars, more than the initial 30000 dollar figure.
A poem appears to reveal a secret whispered under a rose and tied to a cherished baby. The speaker speaks of love, gift giving, and protective fairy imagery as the child grows. The author Elizabeth Walling is noted in the final lines.
The piece traces February feasts in honor of Pan and Juno, the shift to saint names in valentines, and the persistence of the mating custom. It notes Valentine’s Day as a lovers festival, cites Wotton, and surveys florists gifts from heart-shaped rosebud arrangements to memory-conscious keepsakes and decorative baskets.
The piece traces St Valentine as a literary and cultural emblem from Pepys in 1667 choosing a ring over a valentine to literary references by Charles Lamb and Sammy Weber inDickensian works. It notes St Valentine’s 270 A D death and his tomb in Rome’s St Praxed’s Church, linked to Browning’s Paracelsus.
The piece describes an old custom in England Scotland France and parts of the Continent where groups of youths inscribed names on billets, drew them lottery style to pair with someone of the opposite sex. The chosen match was believed to bind partners with loyalty for a year, often leading to marriage as affection guided selections.
The first valentines were plain and minimal, often just containing the name of the object of affection. The Jetter carrier did not always carry love greetings, and many early cards had little to no decoration.
An advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel for bilious feelings. It claims calomel harms bones and urges readers to try one spoonful, with a money back guarantee if not improved. The copy promotes family use and kid friendly taste, asserting no salivation and general wellbeing.
An ad extols a new ether compound freezone that supposedly removes corns and calluses by a few drops. It claims instant relief and easy lifting of the root with fingers, urging druggists to stock small bottles for customers. Also a light joke about a messenger gang and a dog fancier job follows.
An old advertisement offers MOTHERS JOY SALVE for colds croup pneumonia and asthma and GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for neuralgia rheumatism and sprains. Sold by all druggists from the Goose Grease Company Greensboro NC. A fragment shows a distressed exchange about sharing a land lot, “Not for Her” and “She- No, I do not care to break witd land.
Up to date grocers sell Yam Nuts described as having an unforgettable flavor made from Southern yams. The Williams Co of Greenville South Carolina advertises the product and invites trial. A second note asks a smoke inspector to explain why soot settles on a white haired dog and mentions Roshan Eye Balsam for sore eyes.
A 100 year old physician warns that kidneys play a key role in premature aging and death and urges people over thirty to protect kidney vitality. He recommends drinking water, sweating daily, and taking Anuric tablets before meals to dissolve uric acid, with claims of relief for lumbago rheumatism and swollen joints.
An advertisement touts Knowstom's Dandeline as eliminating dandruff and hair loss after several weeks. It claims immediate fullness and luster, with hair growth across the scalp and a soft, luxurious appearance. A 25 cent bottle is suggested at local stores.
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