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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
2
A despondent man enters a construction shanty with a red powder can and declares he may blow himself up. The foreman orders him out, the man sets the can on the stove, workers flee, then minutes later the group returns to find the can burned and the man gone along with lunch pails.
An 1912 Victorian era ad compiles claims for Cuticura Soap and Ointment curing a girl’s eczema in three weeks. It includes testimonials from Mrs. John W. Wines and notes Cuticura’s global sales and a Boston address. Also bundled are brief product spots for Dr Bter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Hicks Capucine and a light quip about a groom and best man.
North Carolina house votes seventy six to five to issue 300000 in state bonds semi annually at four percent to back county good roads bonds. The plan, created by W S Wilson and backed by the Good Roads association, requires county elections, with no sinking fund, and promises 600000 yearly for road building without state cost.
The 1912 report shows 498 farmers on 6352.5 acres achieved an average 46.6 bushels per acre of corn following Department of Farm Improvement Work methods. Similar gains occurred in cotton yields with strong results from Plantersville, Greenwood, Collinsville, Maplesville and other communities along the Southern Railway lines. The program, expanding to Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, began as a Boll Weevil response under President Finley and is run by field agents at no cost to farmers. Also, Senate panel boosts post office funds by about 3 million to 283,487,442 with parcel post weighings and rail pay changes in view.
A collage of ad lines and wry social quips includes relief claims for itch remedies, a toothless reminder of virtue and vice, Dr Pierce’s pellets for constipation, a headache cure, and a brief joke about ladies smoking cigarettes.
A common ad claims numerous prominent people confess relief from kidney and bladder troubles using KARIN Kidney and Bladder Pills sold at 25c by Burwell & Dunn Co Mayors, doctors, or other notable figures are cited. It presents a sensational testimonial style typical of period medical ads.
Tess warns Tom to avoid asking their father after a stock loss as his nerve to lecture on money care wanes. The exchange hints at family tension over finances and ill fortune.
Washington reports the House approved a $25 million public buildings program by a 184 to 46 vote after a heated exchange. Rep. Fitzgerald and Rep. Hardwick condemned Democratic support. In New York, the Russell Sage Foundation urges state women’s clubs to press for school use as social centers, with Margaret Woodrow Wilson aiding the effort.
The Twilight State, Boston. A Harvard Professor who has not slept for 20 years reportedly rests in a twilight state studied by the university Psychological laboratory and the state psychopathic hospital. Researchers claim this state is a scientific relaxation superior to sleep and restores bodily vigor in about half the time. The professor’s identity is kept secret.
Montana reader credits Grape-Nuts with reversing years of indigestion and nerve weakness. He reports improved digestion, steadier nerves, clearer sight, and renewed cheerfulness after daily use. Postum Co. promotes the brand and the book The Road to Wellville.
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