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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
4
A miscellany of humorous notes on weather talk and a tale from Senator Borah recounting a psychologist and professor in a stall town discussing astral journeys. It includes a witty exchange about night travels in a nightgown and a childlike view of policemen.
A reader recalls how coffee harmed her husband with sickness and skin yellowing, prompting a switch to Postum. Both found better health after leaving coffee, with the wife noting weight gain and improved stamina. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum from Postum Co. and invites readers to try the beverage and adjust strength with cream.
In the Panama Canal Zone the Cucaracha slide dominates the central division of the canal. Colonel Goethals and Col. Gaillard describe its movement, cost, and impact on completion plans as engineers race to finish the cut by early 1915. They discuss safety, timing, and the future opening to commerce amid geologic finds and gigantic earthmoving operations.
A commercial traveler offered a $2 drink to an old man in eastern North Carolina. The man guided him through town and countryside, finally west toward Kentucky, explaining there was nothing to drink in the dry state. The tale reflects seafied suspicion of strangers after prohibition.
A Miss Mamie Mitchell of Ruffin North Carolina reports a three year skin ordeal with pimples and itching. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with rapid improvement after two weeks and complete cure after four weeks. Sold worldwide with offer for Skin Book.
A brief item notes hats made from wood shavings dominate summer fashion with Japan as a key producer. It describes wooden ribbons and chip braid, US as largest customer, and strong dyeing ability. A second note recounts Mary’s visit to Ireland and her observation of an overbearing elderly aunt.
An old newspaper filler promotes RUB-MY-TISM as a cure for rheumatism and various pains plus antiseptic uses. It lists a 26 cent price and includes a joke about business openings and a quip about flattery turning women’s heads as with peroxide.
An old newspaper ad fragment mulls peace and pigeons, then promotes Hicks Capacine for headaches. It touts quick relief for sick and nervous headaches with a money back guarantee and prices of 10 25 and 50 cents, ending with a reflective quip on doing one thing at a time.
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