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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
4
A lengthy excerpt discusses lyceum style reflections on astronomy and creation. It ponders the vastness of the sun and stars, distances within the solar system, and the scale of the Milky Way, contrasting them with human travel times and the power of God.
A fragment from a poet named Addison is cited with a line about stars shining and the hand that made them being divine. The text frames the quotation as a reflection on creation and beauty without further context.
Twenty two states now have mother's pension acts extending relief to wives with imprisoned or deserted husbands. Most consider child care and education, and while operations face difficulties, the steps mark progress against poverty. Friday events noted include Washington's birth and key historic milestones.
The article notes US consumption figures for alcohol and tobacco in a fiscal year. It cites 143.3 million gallons of whiskey and brandy, 64.5 million barrels of beer, 7.707 billion cigars, and 14.012 billion cigarettes, then states remaining money went to beef, clothing, rent, and other luxuries.
A quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer frames higher education costs. The Boob asks if funding a college start is hard, the Cheerful Idiot replies that maintaining attendance is the real expense.
In a grim street incident a bystander stops a woman beating a boy and learns the boy’s misdeed was letting the chicken house door open, causing chickens to roam. The exchange underscores racial tension and a crude moral twist as the bystander quizzes the aggressor.
Washington reports F R Sumner, the cobbler near the White House, has repaired Presidents shoes from McKinley to Wilson. He recalls McKinley wore square toes, Roosevelt preferred tan shoes, Taft demanded tougher soles with higher rates, and Wilson wears the lightest weight footwear among his notable customers.
The Great Bell of Moscow towers twenty one feet high and weighs about two hundred tons though never rung. Kyoto hosts two bells weighing 187,560 and 165,000 pounds. London’s Biz Ben in Parliament House weighs nine tons as England’s largest swinging clock bell. Cincinnati’s Warnut Hills church houses a fifteen ton swinging bell, claimed to be the world’s largest movable bell.
A painful accident occurred at the State School for the Deaf in Morganton when a young man named Mc unresolved in the report suffered an injury late Friday night. Further details were not available in the readable text.
Mahan fell from a third floor window and sustained multiple injuries including a broken back arm and internal damage. He is reported to be the son of M. M. McMahn, a blacksmith in the area.
In Mobile on January 23 Miss Deliah Bradley, who eloped with millionaire Joel M. Foster, decried The Mann law as wicked. She asked why a virtuous woman should suffer under a law meant to protect fallen women and punish evil men. Bradley remains detained in the hotel as a witness against Foster.
Auction in High Point North Carolina on February 14 1914 at 10 o clock exposes a long list of farm tools livestock and household goods from the estate of Charles Boulton with executors Rosa B Cashatt Mary B Lanier and Joseph Boulton named. Post date January 22 1914.
Mayor Fred N late issues a last warning that High Point will enforce the chicken and domestic fowl running at large ban. He instructs the police to act vigorously to protect neighbors and uphold the law.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claims instant relief for frost bite pain and chapped skin and promotes quick healing. Markets as a top home remedy for skin diseases itching eczema tetter piles and similar conditions with 25c pricing through H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
An old advertisement claims Kickapoo Worm Killer eases children’s worm pains and improves health with a laxative effect. It asserts safety and urges purchase from druggists or by mail, listing Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. in Philadelphia or St. Louis.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as the best cough cold and lung medicine. Customer D P Lawson of Eidson Tennessee endorses the product noting easy sales and no guarantee needed. Available in 50c and 1.00 prices from H E Bucklen Co St Louis or via mail.
The paper invites readers to submit personal notes and items worthy of local interest for publication. Readers are urged to send announcements of visits events achievements and human interest updates for potential inclusion.
The Review offers a limited time clubbing deal giving The Review Holland's Magazine and Farm and Ranch for 1.75 or The Review and Holland's Magazine for 1.49. The trio provides diverse reading: The Review eight pages with local and general news, Holland's Magazine for women, and Farm and Ranch for farmers. Sample copies available on request. act today.
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