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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
5
Public warns to spot fake coins, especially quarters, in circulation locally. Banks have rejected several fake coins when presented for deposit, detectable by a rattling sound or other irregularities.
Notice of an absolute divorce action filed by Sidney R. Morrison against Lillian R. Morrison in Guilford County Superior Court. Defendant to appear at the August 16, 1915 term in Greensboro to answer or demur. Also includes a mortgage sale notice in High Point with sale set for July 24, 1915.
Four two lot parcels offered for quick disposal on Clara Barbee property Clover Field Carrick Grove and two business lots on Rankin Street opposite City Hall. Prices range from 150 to 2450 dollars per pair with values cited up to 3500 dollars. Strong urging buyers to act quickly.
Kansas City Star recounts old time barter in tobacco and a tombstone used to pay for subscriptions. M C Tracy recalls Huntsville Mo where tobacco stacks funded paper and slaves labored in a factory. A Bloomington Gazette reader paid with a tombstone, credited for subscription. Sallie Barness named head butcher at cosmopolitan market.
Paul A. Stamey notes the second Oriental series Under the Crescent will be shown at the Point today. Billie Ritche stars in Bill's Blighted Career a hammy comedy tomorrow. Saturday features Ben Wilson in The Valley of Silent Men and The Sign of the Scared Safety Pin with Max Asher. If the Who Pays series ends, the Rose may run Nell of the Navy a 15 episode Pathe serial.
The North Carolina Osteopathic Society held an annual session aboard a ship leaving Wilmington at nine AM on June 24 with about a hundred delegates from North and South Carolina and nearby states. Sessions June 25 and 26 moved to the Seashore Hotel Wrightsville Beach. Dr E J Carson will present a paper detailing a pressure anesthesia method claimed by osteopaths as an alternative to Twilight Sleep.
The Summer School features 86 counties and 12 states, led by Orange with 32 members and Wake with 31. Durham has 26, Guilford 17, Person and Granville 16 each, Sampson and Mecklenburg 14 each, and Columbus and Rowan around a dozen apiece, with other counties ranging from eleven to one.
An antiseptic anodyne sold for internal and external use at 25 cents. Promises relief for rheumatism neuralgia headaches cramps colic sprains bruises cuts and bites among others. A compact historical patent medicine style note from a period catalog or ad.
New York June 30 1915 porch frocks and cretonnes are the present proteges of Fashion. The porch frock suits verandas and casual gatherings while cretonnes arrive as a whirlwind fancy. American designers emphasize practical comfortable and cool styles with one piece frocks low necks short sleeves sheer fabrics and modest trimming. The season is called Portrait Fashions with emphasis on wholesome womanly styles as Paris tarries and the American designer holds the line.
Cretomines spread through fashion from sofa coverings to dresses hats and neckwear. Cretonne brightens resort wear with floral butterflies and roses. Summer looks feature misses dresses jumper effects and child smocks while boys rompers show the lively prints. In hats and millinery the fabric shapes sailor styles and one piece dresses.
The first Broadway Universal feature will be The Garden of Lies starring Jane Cowl. Elsie Jane Wilson, famed for work with Rupert Julian, returns to Universal. Phrazo the automaton, and The Mechanical Man with Max Asher are planned. Mutual elects John R. Freuler as president, and Universal boosts its roster with Mack Sennett, Ford Sterling, Fatty Arbuckle, Augusta Carney, Raymond Hitchcock, and William Stowell. Ruth Purchell of Washington DC wins the Nationwide Beauty Contest and the Universal cup, with a future acting offer under consideration.
Mr. Alex Bulla, hospitalized last week after an operation, is recovering nicely. Elias Spencer and family visited Sunday at the home of L. L. Spencer in Edgar. Dock McCrary of Asheboro visited his sister Mrs. J. D. Bulla recently. Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Millikin of High Point are staying with relatives.
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