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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1914
Page
7
A Posey Texas letter from S J Hendrix praises Stella Vitae for twenty five years of female trouble treatment. The product claims to strengthen female organs, balance nerves, stop wast ing, relieve suppressions and assist pregnancy. The Thacher Medicine Co offers a money back guarantee and six bottles for five dollars.
Jane Cowl recalls the towering mil Linery of 1914 and a humorous anecdote about a wife wishing to dispose of last season’s Christmas tree by placing it on her new hat. The quip underscores the era’s extravagant fashion humor and social clues.
A mother from Reedy West Virginia describes a three week old baby boy plagued by eczema on the head and face. Sores caused hair loss and intense itch, disrupting sleep. After eight months of worsening condition, the family reports complete cure in two months following use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Sample offers and postal address included.
In a crowded Senate session Senator Fall of New Mexico pressed for armed intervention to protect Americans and foreigners in Mexico. Senator Shively of Indiana defended the administration, while Senator Fall warned of imminent war and criticized President Wilson’s policy amid exposed outrages on Americans. Senator Shirley cautioned that intervention could trigger war and wary public harm.
In Waco Texas a warehouse housing 6000 bales of cotton worth 420000 burned after a gale. Fire spread through the East Waco structure despite full firefighting response, consuming the warehouse and cotton laden platforms.
An Atlanta Constitution quote describes a tango praised as easy motion by crediting an Arkansas City Black man. The humorous line likens the dance to gliding with absent knee joints and walking on eggs costing forty cents a dozen.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline claiming immediate hair sheen and free of dandruff after use. It promises new, growing hair in weeks and suggests a 25 cent bottle from any store. The ad is followed by a humorous courtroom quip about a brick wall and a punch.
In Sacramento three militia companies guarded a special train that carried 1,700 unemployed men out of the city. General Kelley led the group, planning to ship them back to San Francisco after a weeklong push toward Washington. The camp on Southern Pacific property appeared both ludicrous and threatening.
An advertisement extols Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for bowel regulation liver stimulation and blood purification. It also touts Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops and includes vendor quips about economy and praise for a wife’s biscuits, reflecting period ad style and humor.
Mrs. Lillian B. Albers, a tango teacher, was forced by St. Paul’s Episcopal members in Atlantic City N Y to choose between the tango and her place in the church choir. She resigned from the choir rather than abandon her dance.
Chicago man John Clark of Cincinnati sold 100 inches of his skin to Samuel Nadile for 100 dollars. The cuticle was transferred from Clark's leg to Nadile's leg, which had been badly burned a month earlier.
Sydney Grundy has written a pamphlet attacking Bernard Shaw, declaring him a spent force and a closed chapter. He asserts Shaw's star wanes, his wit exhausted, and his influence fading as time overtakes him.
An advertisement claims Jad Salts neutralizes urinary acid irritation and relieves bladder weakness with a two to three day course. It touts Jad Salts as inexpensive harmless lithia water from grapes and lemon juice and notes its benefit to kidneys. A separate vignette shows a thief nicking a watch from a pedestrian.
A mine said to be exceedingly rich was sold by its native African owner for a pair of trousers and a cap. The note contrasts social norms of marrying well versus marrying happily.
Griffo, once a fighter and now a top pianist, escaped a Times Square blaze in worn clothing. He quipped that on the stairs he gained singed hands and religion after two frantic flights. A separate tale recalls a baptismal memory of a three year old who warned the minister not to splash him with water.
An aged advertisement fragment promotes a “BROMO QUININE” remedy promising a cold cure by a signature resembling E W Grove. It notes a price of 25c and claims the product is out of date. The piece blends fashion quips about slouchy style and Putnam Fadeless Dyes with witty lines on popularity and aging.
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