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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
6
Deputy collector figures show fiscal year tobacco stamp sales of 5 866 443 83 and total pounds manufactured at 73 330 648 6 8 in the Twin City. Yearly totals exceed 1912 13 figures with monthly breakdowns and a calculated tobacco industry inflow of about 30 332 019 20.
Dr Lo Welemiller of the West Side M C A New York prescribes a playful summer retreat for business men. Read in posters around the Ya building the plan urges forgetting dignity, smoking cornsilk cigarettes, and enjoying dime novels and Bible reading as a carefree break from work.
Editors urge discarding old tropes and clichés in storytelling. They push for early marriages, realistic gunshot victims, healthier characters, noncolor blind heroines, and more authentic reactions from heroines when proposed to.
Mrs Arma Lee of Carapeake North Carolina describes a four month bout of eczema in her baby. After trying two treatments without success she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment daily for six months and reports complete cure. The ad notes Cuticura is sold worldwide with a Skin Book and sample offers.
A collage of light anecdotes and humorous quips about fashion gowns and scented handkerchiefs followed by short ads for Hanford's Balsam and Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. A quip about summer chores and a jab at old maids closes the page.
A blast at a barn storing blasting powder during a fire in Charlotte killed Chief J. H. Wallace and Capt. W. B. Glenn and seriously injured three other firemen. The double funeral was held at Second Presbyterian Church with large crowds.
Western North Carolina cheers as Division Passenger Agent James H Wood's order ends colonists tickets sales. President Fairfax Harrison orders discon tin uing the practice after a decade when Western Carolina bore a heavy toll from colonists excursions to the Northwestern States.
Raleigh N C A V Craig has taken the duties as steward at the state hospital succeeding W T Wood ley whose term expired. Craig was previously steward at the Bingham school in Asheville and was elected to the post by the hospital board. Woodley served one year with high order services.
Senator Overman, ranking member of the appropriations committee, steered funds in the sundry civil bill for a Wilmington quarantine wharf 25000, Morehead City fish hatchery 5000, Edenton fish hatchery 3500, and North Carolina coast life saving stations 20000. Salisbury weighs a white way plan endorsed by the Industrial Club and the merchants association to run a great white way from the Southern station through the business district, with resolutions opposing a national highway route through Winston-Salem and Mocksville to exclude Salisbury.
The first session of the sixteenth annual meeting convened in Wrightssville Beach with over 100 lawyers. President Thomas S. Rollins of Asheville presided and introduced George B. Elliott of Wilmington who welcomed visitors to Wilmington and the beach.
State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt presented the progress report as the principal feature of the mid year meeting of the State Board of Geological Survey held in Governor Craig's offices. The gathering reviewed ongoing surveys and geological developments with Pratt outlining key findings and next steps.
An Asheville Old Fort delegation led by J. C. Greens H. A. Westermann J. K. Cowan J. H. Turner and D. W. Adams met Governor Craig urging the McDowell County commissioners build the road from Old Fort west to the mountain top instead of east to Greenlee The road fund will be spent soon and strong sentiment exists over its allocation.
An order from the adjutant general disbands the Plymouth naval reserves fourth division for failing to meet standards and authorizes a new Belhaven unit to form. The Belhaven company will be commanded by Ww. 4, Buys, but it will not join the annual cruise.
Cleveland County voters approve railroad bonds with 1864 yes out of 3124 registration. Forty thousand funds Piedmont & Northern Lines to run interurban through Cleveland via Kings Mountain and Shelby from Gastonia. The remaining forty thousand supports a Shelby to Casar line, twenty miles, totaling 160,600 in bonds for railroads.
A civic note urges residents to support local storekeepers over mail order houses, arguing that neglect harms the community economy. It warns that abandoning local trade could drive shops out of business and force higher costs, urging immediate awareness and responsibility.
An article warns consumers to favor local stores over mail order outfits citing misrepresentation in catalogs, delayed shipments, and deceptive letters. It urges buyers to value direct face to face service, insist on guaranteed goods, and support local businessmen who provide reliable value.
An advertisement from Fort Scott Kansas touts Tetterine as a cure for itching piles eczema tetter ring worm boils rough patches and scalp diseases. It urges readers to mail order directly from the Savannah Georgia manufacturer and mentions Shuptrine’s Liver Pills.
Jack London recalls ignorant war reporters and Cal Clay in Vera Cruz as a reminder of misfired attempts at smoking a pipe and a lighthearted note on manners and mirth. A brief quip on Miss Haughty contrasts social wit with a warm lesson about tempering life with humor.
An Ind. woman recounts how Postum relieved her family from coffee ailments. She notes father’s stomach issues and headaches, and how Postum’s taste and boiling method helped, leading to a standing grocery order. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with prices and retailers.
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