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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
4
The piece recalls Edward Everett Hale’s Civil War poem urging liberty and duty. It notes a contrast between The Review’s prior call to tax whiskey to fund bread for starving people and the Anti-Saloon League of America now urging Congress to do the same, aligning with The Review’s stance.
A Messenger note laments scant local ads while mail order houses draw customers. It cites Charleston deliveries and Guilford county farmers as examples where readers could buy locally if merchants advertise. The Review claims local papers offer better reach and urges more ads to keep trade from leaving town.
Publisher appeals to readers on keeping the paper viable by accepting foreign advertising revenue, stressing the need for funds to sustain news coverage and community service for the town and county.
A High Point citizen praises bond buyers while hoarding cash for business asks why he should invest. He notes instalment plans for $500 to $1,000 and mocks unpatriotic behavior. The piece also mentions the city council’s pay raise for teachers and that Editor and Mrs. Asa Biggs returned from their honeymoon.
Liberty bonds bear 3 4 per cent interest and are tax exempt except for estate and inheritance taxes. They may be exchanged for full value for any higher yielding bonds issued during the war. They run for 30 years but redeemable by the government in 15 years. Interest and principal are payable in gold.
President Wilson writes Heflin of Alabama to affirm his position on the war and its objects. He cites long-voiced objections to German wrongs against U S rights and commerce and reiterates that the war aims were stated in January and April addresses. He stresses no malice toward Germans but resolve against autocratic government pretensions.
The piece notes vast profits for major firms like United States Steel earning over 271 million dollars and DuPont Powder at more than 80 million. It contrasts these gains with ordinary workers earning from one to two dollars for ten hours of labor as living costs rise, arguing wars enrich some yet push others into poverty.
The article explains that the five billion dollar Liberty Loan of 1917 is named to symbolize a loan from free peoples to aid in global liberty. It frames the issue as a gift from a liberty loving nation to support democratic aims in Europe and on the seas, and to assist the old world in redressing wrongs alongside the New World.
Mrs Riley Smith visits city this week as guest of granddaughter Mrs Ernest Southard. Mrs Joe Bailey returns home after weeks with her injured mother who died last week. Mrs Frank Luck improving after illness. Mrs Fowl Hammer visits Gibsonville parents then returns home. A. B. Sally from Pinehurst visits W. E. Kirkman. Arthur Eaton’s son bitten by mad dog. hydrophobia treatment sought in Raleigh. Grandmother Kennedy dies after paralytic stroke. Surprise birthday dinner for Will Church's wife. Rev J M Hilliard preaches. Mr and Mrs F W Welch shop in city.
Detroit Free Press notes soldiers with good feet can walk farther and faster. A war relief committee reports Allen's Foot Base received the most praise from soldiers and navy personnel in Comfort Bags. British French and American troops use it to reduce friction and refresh feet. advertised as a 25 year standard remedy for tired feet. A free sample offered by mail from Le Roy New York.
M. J. Allen Austin took the oath of office as municipal court judge on Friday morning. Walter Royals named solicitor, with Mayor W. P. Ragan conducting the ceremony. Six patrolmen were also sworn in.
An advertisement for Tassco 5-grain tablets from J. A. Hart Drug Co claims a harmless, diet-free method to shed excess flesh. It asserts physicians recommend the tablets, guarantees safety, and offers mail order with a free box, urging readers to refuse substitutes.
J. R. Brooks of High Post reports occasionally his kidneys misbehave and Dean's Kidney Pills give relief. He recommends them for backache and twinges, noting they seldom cause trouble afterward. Sold for 50 cents at all dealers, Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y.
Court decisions outline renewal implicit and continued publication rules. Subscribers who do not object are assumed to renew. Publishers may continue sending until dues are paid after a discontinuance order. The subscriber bears responsibility if paper is not collected or moved without notice.
An advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It states the remedy is taken orally 10 drops to a teaspoonful and works on blood and mucous surfaces with a hundred dollar promise for any failure and urges readers to consult circulars and testimonials.
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