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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
8
The piece argues that sending American troops to France is essential to defeat Germany and protect the United States from invasion. It warns that a successful German victory would threaten American liberty and force costly peace terms, urging immediate commitment with Allied forces in Europe.
The oil tank steamship John D Archbold of Standard Oil Co sank after a submarine attack. Four crew members were lost. The 8,374 ton American ship built in 1914 left Newport News May 20 for France under Capt H B Thompson with a 41 man crew including 12 Americans.
Local sale listing offers tomato plants priced at 50 cents per hundred or seven cents per dozen with a review office noted for inquiries.
The Atlantic Hotel in Morehead City known as The Summer Capitol of North Carolina will reopen June 15 under R. P. Foster. Improvements are underway and the hotel will feature modern conveniences and improved service. Summer and weekend excursion tickets will be on sale all summer.
Roderick A. Stamey, detached from a machine gun company at Charlotte, has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the regular army after a revised Fort Bliss exam. A Daily News state editor and cousin of the editor, he formerly served at the border and with High Point infantry, awaiting Senate confirmation for his post.
A list of events prompting readers to phone in reports for the weekly letter including marriages elopements embezzlement town visits divorces births parties sales and accidents with editor urging prompt reporting before Thursday 8 30 o clock in the morning
The Associated Doctors' Offices and Laboratories in Philadelphia offer nonoperative treatment for blood, liver, lung, stomach, bowel, skin, nerves, heart, kidney, and other ailments. First visit free with a friendly talk and no risk. hundreds have benefited. REMEMBER THE DATE AND PLACE.
An ad from J. A. Hart Drug Co promotes Tassco tablets as a pleasant harmless aid to lose weight without dieting or exercise. It claims physicians recommend them and guarantees safety, with mail order offered and a box for fifty cents.
Deaths and weather update from High Point area with mention of J Hayes Collett of Salisbury killed serving in Fort Sam Houston. Local crops damaged by hail while wheat and garden suffer. Community notices include sickness, births, Sunday visits, and local obituaries.
An extra from La Bauza in San Antonio reports a telegram from El Universal stating France offers to lend Mexico 20,000,000 pesos and that Mexico will participate in the war on the Entente side. The telegram carries no official tone.
Since the war with Germany began, 56,248 men have enlisted in the navy. The total now stands at 120,923, with recruiting today and yesterday adding 1,203 to the count.
Twelve French officers arrived in New York to serve as instructors for the American flying corps. The men, all decorated and veterans from the front, were summoned with only four days’ notice to sail for France and join duties in the war effort.
Copenhagen reports a severe drought across Germany with grain crops withering as in 1915. Berlin recorded the hottest June 17 in 70 years as tropical temperatures spread west of the Oder. The weather bureau notes little chance of rain or cooling and a neutral observer calls the impact on Berlin crops almost catastrophic.
Shamokin ends its Chautauqua week praising seven days of programs noted for high character and education. Dr. Forbush, platform superintendent, earned warm friendships and could return to Shamokin. The town’s strong demand for another session signals appreciation for worthwhile cultural offerings.
The quote attributes to Theodore Roosevelt praising Chautauqua as the most American thing, a public event that merges social, moral, and political harmony. It notes audiences from all classes, a patriotic but nonpartisan platform, and a gospel of uplift and broadening vision without sectarian bias.
Dr Geisel of Battle Creek Mich lectures on preparedness for life wifehood and citizenship praising physical and moral fitness for motherhood as patriotic duty. The talk is part of a Chautauqua campaign with Frank Dixon scheduled to discuss Uncle Sam M D and a slogan Live a little longer.
John discovers coins vanishing and reappearing as the magician plucks half dollars from ears pockets and air. Fleming also makes cards dance and grows orange fruit before spectators. He promises spirits produced in full view on the Chautauqua stage.
The piece humorously extols pneumatic tires invented about twenty years earlier, noting punctures blowouts and other flaws. It mocks the rubber industry and the Recording Angel’s office, while detailing failures, costs, and the tire’s supposed intelligence and social impact.
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