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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
6
A mosaic of quips and detached observations on fashion, marriage, privilege, and social norms. The piece lampoons vanity with lines about ugly dresses and wedding fashion, notes on privilege and economics, and a joke about a steamboat captain under fire.
An advertisement extols Danderine as a remedy to dandruff and hair loss. It promises improved hair lustre and strength with a 25 cent bottle, urging readers to buy from drug stores. A separate Italian study notes olive tree decline linked to soil impoverishment by oaks rather than disease transmission.
For itching burning skins eczema rashes pimples dandruff and sore hands Cuticura Soap and Ointment are promoted as supremely effective and preventive for daily toilet and nursery use. Free sample by mail with a Book address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere. When two women get wound up an other is usually run down.
Paris General Joffre is replaced as commander in chief by General Nivelle who takes field command, while Joffre becomes head of the allied war council. The veteran leader is praised for the Marne victory and long service, with observers calling his record the greatest among wartime captains.
In Romania, German armored cars evolve beyond British tanks with 100 horsepower engines and 25 mile per hour speed. Crews of ten operate machine guns through narrow slits, traverse all directions, and patrol ahead of cavalry inflicting heavy damage. Reports note 300 Romanian deaths and multiple tactical behind-the-line exploits.
Paris reports a women’s committee led by Mme Boutroux has been formed to enroll women volunteers for national service. Women are urged to sign up with their aptitudes and available time across categories as enrolling offices open and a broad effort aims to recruit all French women.
Theft at Valentino Loeach's store as 654 pigeons and 180 canaries valued at 1500 dollars were stolen. Police report a bold bird heist targeting the third shop in the chain.
A historical kitchen guide discusses mutton preparation and aging, boiling times, and sauces. It shares copperplate style recipes for mutton stew, cornmeal muffins, currant biscuits, egg gems, and gingerbread with tips on pastry methods and flavorings. It also includes quotes urging duty to workers and good cooking practices.
A proverb about fortune and sunlit rooms opens the page. An advertisement touts Dr Peerys Dead Shot as a genuine old fashioned medicine that cleans out Worme or Tapeworm with a single dose. A short quip about Blondine Gerry Giddigads shopping habit follows.
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a quinine and iron tonic. Claims to drive out malaria and build up the system. Priced at 50 cents.
A boy named Jack turns five last summer and starts school in the fall wearing kilt skirts. He faces taunts from larger pupils about dresses until he earns a real boy's suit. A girl Frances Wright writes him a note praising him as a little man and he返信 her with a playful note, miswriting “daisy” as “eat.”
The French General Gallieni, as Madagascar governor general in the early 1900s, reformed sanitation and health. He trained native midwives, opened maternity hospitals, regulated marriages, and taxed bachelors while exempting fathers of five children. His efforts earned the French Academy of Medicine a gold medal.
A census notes a steep decline in the country’s turkey population. A statistician warns the bird could become as scarce as the dodo in coming years.
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