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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
3
Westwood resident Mrs. John F Richards reports monthlies with bearing down pains and right side inflammation. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says her health improved greatly, previously bedridden for days. She urges other sufferers to consult the company for confidential advice.
A romantic exchange reveals a beau urging thrift. Reginald defends his habit of gifting candy, citing sugar price increases and suggesting buying in bulk like a barrel to save money. The dialogue playfully contrasts romance with frugality.
Miss Lillian Hill lectured in Cleveland on the role of beauty in romance, arguing that beauty counts more than intellect in love. She cited a Vassar old maid stating men prefer a well formed girl to a well informed one, noting intellectual nerves and hypochondria as common faults.
The North Carolina Geological Board, in annual session, outlined next year’s plans including continuing mineral deposits research in Lime and Marble and peat resources for fuel and power. They will aid highway construction, inventory forests, study forest fires, and pursue mica deposits and cement plant feasibility. The Legislature also dispensed with merging Agriculture and A M College, while urging a new state agricultural building. The Fayetteville Presbytery held a conference in Sanford and North Carolina Municipal Association adjourned after a busy taxation-focused session led by Dr. Bland.
A vintage newspaper ad promotes Globe Pine Compound with glycerine and pine concentrate mixed in whiskey. It advises dosages after meals and at night, notes safety for children by age, and claims universal relief from colds and coughs, attributing legitimacy to Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago.
In Orient Washington a bobsled with fifteen riders coasting down Main street struck a rock and plunged thirty feet to the river after missing the Kettle River bridge. Three were seriously hurt, including Mrs W C Montgomery with two broken ribs and multiple injuries. Principal Clara A Hoosley and Miss Glyn Ledgerwood suffered back injuries. Montgomery's drug store served as an emergency hospital with Drs Bailey and Calder attending into the night.
D W Farrer, employed at Sampson stone quarries near Dell Rapids, died instantly while oiling machinery at the top of an elevator. A large belt feeding the stone buckets malfunctioned, likely causing the fatal accident at the work site.
Rainfall in Scotland Neck fell below average for 1912. Reidsville records five deaths within two miles and two days in Stacey section. Glen Alpine sees the bloodiest fight with six prominent men mortally wounded. Wounds include Daniel McCormick injuring Elmore Whitley in Greensboro.
A lengthy critique argues against a promoted movement to vocationalize poor children's schooling. It cites an American city with four trade shops for boys over fourteen, funded by the state at a fraction of other education, yet few enrollments and high dropout rates. Similar sparsity and limited impact are noted in efforts in Massachusetts and a state memorial school, revealing little demand for widespread trade schooling and skepticism toward motives tied to child labor concerns.
Eco friendly skin care ad advises applying Cuticura Ointment to affected areas for five minutes then washing with Cuticura Soap. Use nightly on rising and retiring, and freely wash during the day to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Advertises free samples and a Skin Book from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
A humorous exchange contrasts formality with neighborly borrowing, noting a formal neighbor who sends two cards to borrow flour, then sugar, in a light, dated tone. The passage also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a stomach and liver remedy. It ends with a quip about self-contradiction and correctness.
When rubber plant leaves yellow and drop, the plant may be dying. Feed with one tablespoon olive oil every two weeks and wash weekly with warm soapsuds, letting suds moisten the soil. Sprinkle every other day. Use the same treatment for ferns.
An ad roundup highlights Capucine for summer headaches from heat or draughts with 10c 2c and 1c prices. It also promotes Wiford’s Sanit Lotion promising itching relief in 30 minutes. The copy uses pithy lines about famous lives and detectives as filler.
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