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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a cheap, easy remedy for dandruff, itchy scalp, and hair loss. It claims dramatic results within ten minutes and noticeable new hair growth in two weeks, asserting it is the only sure hair grower and scalp cure.
Poor Grandmother Marion John, an Irvington boy, recent cold, meets talomel in story time as his mother reads Red Riding Hood. He shouts for talomel to grandmother. the tale obsesses with the grandmother’s illness and a child’s vivid interpretation.
Dr Cripps presents Dr Pierce of Buffalo as a major health benefactor. He notes Pierce published remedies openly, naming ingredients, and promoted Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets made from Mayapple leaves and jalap root. Pellets are praised for gentle bowel movement, no harsh aftereffects, and restoring vitality when constipated.
War department plans an outright purchase of Camp Bragg at Fayetteville as a relocation mood grows after abandoning Camp Polk at Raleigh. Senator Simmons and Gen Jervey indicate land purchase could be favored. remnants of Camp Polk might be annexed to Fayetteville if needed. Durham reports an overstocked labor market, with night shifts cut and salaries falling. Raleigh Methodist drive outlines a $125 million national fund and $1.6 million NC apportionment, plus a eight day campaign starting April 27. Henderson leader urges liberty and cooperation as guiding democracy principles. Franklinton reports a Spanish influenza epidemic closing schools and impacting local businesses.
Three UNC fraternity houses Sigma Nu P Kappa Psi and S A E were destroyed by a fire that started in the S A E chapter room with no clue to a cause. Loss estimated at 20000 with 2500 insurance. houses owned by Sigma Nu and S A B chapters. Relief campaign postponed in Armenia Syria Near East eight day drive for 30 million dollars, led by American committee for Near East relief. Spencer YMCA reports annual membership drive as hundreds of memberships due. large railroad association building serves 400-500 meals daily and provides lodging in dormitories.
Charles A Wagoner, prominent local citizen and businessman, killed himself with a .38 pistol at his home. His 17-year-old son found him in the bath, a note reading My time is up, my brain is on fire, take care of my poor wife and child, good-bye. The message is believed written shortly before the fatal shot.
A Rocky Mount Virginia reader, Mae Chitwood, testifies that Black-Draught tea eases chills stomach trouble and fevers, calling it a splendid laxative and recommending publication. The ad promotes Thedford’s Black Draught as a reliable vegetable liver medicine to prevent colds and chills, noting decades of use and urging readers to try it during illness.
Forest service men will collect ladybugs in Oregon before hibernation ends and release them in the wheat fields to combat aphides. The insects hibernate on mountain tops and in protected canyons as natural enemies of the aphids.
A street car friend jokes about calling old Boresum “Bungalow” noting he has only one story. The line plays on a pun about his houselike demeanor and a tall tale stereotype in a compact campus or civic humor context.
An old newspaper ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable tonic that starts the liver without causing sickness or salivation. It warns calomel is dangerous mercury harming bones and promises quick relief from biliousness, constipation, and headaches. Children and adults are urged to try the product with pharmacist endorsement.
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