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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
4
The Review states it will not accept whiskey ads and will not publish any advertisements harming the city’s business interests. Advertising rates are available on application, reaching homes and businesses in the city and suburbs.
The passage likens an organ to music controlled by a mighty instructor and a boss, contrasting true artistry with selling conscience for favors, popularity, or money. It condemns the man who trades integrity, noting such a person is eventually discredited by those who bought him, while praising genuine virtue.
Three University students charged in the hazing death of fellow student Isaac Rand received four month sentences in a Hillsboro trial. Critics call the outcome a bad compromise and warn it sets a flawed example, saying the defendants murdered a boy who faced cruel stunts in the dark field.
A reader notes that liquor control was shaped by the Webb law and a revived city ordinance rather than a new state bill. Congressman Webb asserts his measure allows personal whiskey use and there is no restriction on individual possession. The Southern Express Co. feared ambiguity until a clearer understanding emerged.
A Greensboro editorial blasts the North Carolina Public Service Co for high electric and gas rates and criticizes the city for selling the arc light system and granting competition. It warns High Point may face a similar fate, arguing the city’s revenue shifts threaten eventual municipal sale to a corporation and condemns local officials for aiding private profit over public welfare.
Beecher argues the price of labor equals the skill and value offered. A worker with only hands earns less, while those with truth fidelity skill and broader capacity command higher wages. The greatest price comes to those whose genius elevates the market through moral sentiment and creative power.
A rural editor reflects on the burdens and honors of leading a local paper. He notes constant criticism for not matching every complaint, the hard work and scant thanks, and the risk of being labeled coward or tool. Yet he affirms the profession as noble with power to do good.
In a Virginia case tied to the Hillsville court shooting, Freya and Claude Allen face execution on March 28 for crimes dated March 14. Governor Mann defends the sentence as necessary to uphold the law, while supporters seek mercy amid grief for victims and widows. The piece reflects on justice, fate, and the community’s sorrow.
Mayor F N Tate spoke to Raleigh residents Tuesday night by special invitation about the commission form of government, outlining changes and inviting public discussion.
The piece quips that editors want names in the masthead while readers tire of it. It jokes that saying a man is well preserved does not imply he is pickled. It notes a wife is blessed when her husband learned to dry dishes in youth and compares suckers to goldfish in a sharp quip.
Company M, High Point Riflers, received an inspection Saturday night by Gen. Stringfield and Capt. R. C. Langdon of the U. S. Army.
A Raleigh publisher promotes the book Life and Speeches of Governor Aycock with a special offer through The Review Alto, pricing $1.50 or $1.90 with a year of The Review. The sale targets Aycock supporters, notes half the 10,000 copies sold, and urges orders before April 4, promising dispatch by the next mail and urging copies for friends. The ad emphasizes Aycock’s rise from farmer to governor and frames the volume as a vivid career portrait rather than mere tributes.
London urges the Wilson administration to stop lynching and to uphold civilized standards. The Spectator argues a bold interpretation of Hay-Pauncefote and a strong U S stance on the Philippines and canal security would demonstrate good faith over financial gain.
An advertisement touts Catarrh Cure from J Chaney & Co of Toledo claiming nine of ten deafness cases arise from catarrh in the Eustachian tube. It offers $100 to prove a cure and directs readers to request circulars. Also promotes Hall's Vanity Pills and notes R W Gray will run a local creamery on his farm.
Senator Elihu Root argues against granting suffrage to women claiming it harms women, the state, and men. He warns suffrage brings politics with conflict and agitation, contrasting it with the ideal of a peaceful, virtuous female sphere.
Public notice warn delinquent city taxpayers to settle unpaid taxes before advertisements as of 1913 and announces mortgage sale actions by Mechanics Perpetual Building and Loan Association with public auction details in Greensboro and High Point township, including property descriptions and sale dates, all signed by W F Armfield.
A High Point feature promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as the remedy for kidney problems including backache headache dizziness nervousness and irregular urinary passages. Mrs. W. M. Woods testifies after taking three boxes, claiming complete relief. Sold by dealers 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
A local printing house promotes rubber stamps from Paragon Stamp Works and offers seals numbering machines and other stamp line items at money saving prices. Call Stamey Printing House at 275 for orders and inquiries.
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