Gingles Jingles Cobwebs and Household Neglect
A fragmented poem-like item argues cobwebs symbolize mental neglect in wives and households. It urges women to act, think, and work diligently to avoid the metaphorical cobwebs in the head and home.
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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
5
A fragmented poem-like item argues cobwebs symbolize mental neglect in wives and households. It urges women to act, think, and work diligently to avoid the metaphorical cobwebs in the head and home.
An appeal to High Point professionals to escape city strife and reconnect with nature. The narrator recalls building a dam and a water wheel as a boy, urging readers to relive those simple joys by visiting mountain brooks and enjoying the sounds and scents of the woods.
Washington reports President Wilson has approved the drafted Democratic platform. The plank set includes peace prosperity and preparedness with administration credit. Senator William J Stone will chair the platform committee to avoid foreign policy embarrassments. Chicago events draw more interest than St. Louis, with Senator Ollie James hoped as permanent chairman for the convention opening on the 14th.
An alarmed narrator warns that a single fly carries poisons from waste to milk and food, capable of killing infants and adults. He argues public safeguards cost little compared to lives saved and condemns resistance to safety laws.
In High Point the Woman's Club endorses ante mortem and post mortem meat inspection. Mrs. O P Moffitt reads a civic department resolution noting no ante mortem inspection since 1914 and urging city officials to establish an abbatoir. The board unanimously endorses the resolution.
The Woman's Club of High Point campaigns for a city library with support from local donors. Minnie Leatherman of Raleigh told members how easily a library could be established as all groups unite to pursue the project.
The piece promotes readiness and saving at Stamey Printing House or The Review to win a Shetland pony and rig for a boy or girl. It notes Boy Scouts returning from a two week camping trip near Hoover Hill gold mine enjoying an ideal site and the trip’s success.
An ordinance requires non protected fruit and vegetables to be screened from flies dirt and filth. The health officer is instructed to enforce the law and ensure proper screening. The newspaper urges immediate compliance to protect public health.
A collection of quirky proverbs and aphorisms about luck, manners, law, love, and fate. Notable lines remark on fortunes, tact, self interest, and the dangers of overconfidence. Includes a recount of Joseph Kinnard’s 60-foot fall and survival after a guard wire impact.
H A Moffitt offers goods and prices for consideration. R L Loflin announces best in millinery with Miss Venetia Smith promoting splendid values. Wade Rankin repairs tires and casings to save money.
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