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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
7
Winter weather reduces time outdoors for car riders and water travelers, encouraging more walking. Proper dry warm clothing and careful pacing make winter walking beneficial, offering a healthful alternative to sedentary indoor life.
A fragmentary dialogue notes a doctor advising coercive measures to control a person years pickled in vapor baths and forced residence in a prohibition town. The exchange questions whether the subject keeps his promises, with a wry remark that no one wants them.
In New York City’s fire department some members at Engine Company No. 40 repair boots using discarded fire hose as soles. They cut, rasp, cement, and shape rubber pieces into new boot bottoms, making cement from natural rubber and naphtha. An alarm interrupts their work as they dash to an autos truck.
A critique portrays Times Square as a triangle rather than a square noting the Hotel Astor and Times Building, its ties to the Rosenthal shooting and Forty second Street Country Club. It highlights actors turned promoters, sidewalk loans, and the nightlife crowd frequenting bars and night court with Tenderloin flavor.
Hoboken residents and visiting anglers gather each Sunday to skim daphnia from pools at the town’s western boundary. The tiny crustaceans, also called still water fleas, feed tropical aquarium fish and have spurred a budding hobby and industry, aided by a New York department store representative.
The Grand Central kiss scene unfolds as about 30 000 girls converge for seasonal reunions. Enthusiastic embraces fill the station while a few Boston and Yale students react with mixed feelings as spectators observe the lively display.
An ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe liver remedy that can replace calomel which is described as mercury and harmful. The copy guarantees relief, promotes family use, and claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels without salivation or sickness.
An advertisement promotes MOTHERS JOY SALVE for Colds Croup Pneumonia and Asthma and GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for Neuralgia Rheumatism and Sprains sold by all Druggists. Goose Grease Company MFRS Greensboro NC. Sailor joke ends with a quip about rum and rank in a London Opinion quotation.
The ad recommends using Cuticura Ointment on the scalp followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water to restore dry hair and prevent scalp troubles. Free samples by mail are offered with a book from Cuticura Boston.
An old advertisement notes giving California Syrup of Figs to constipated children to cleanse stomach and bowels with a teaspoonful. It promotes a 50-cent bottle and lists directions for all ages. It also mentions Dr Peerys Dead Shot worm expulsion and a quip about electricity as lighting.
A 1916 testimonial from Apex North Carolina druggist A Whitaker touts Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney bladder liver and rheumatic issues. The notice urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet, noting availability in drug stores and a range of sizes.
In 1915 more than 1,600 Harvard students took part in major and minor sports. The note contrasts general athletic involvement with broader social interactions among students, reflecting a campus culture focused on physical activity and school spirit.
Of interest to mothers urges cutting food costs and improving family health by serving Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti two to three times weekly. Claims it suits children and adults, offers a free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Neb. Ends with a proverb about estimates and anger.
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