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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
3
A medical admonition promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to prevent uric acid buildup, cleanse the alimentary canal, and ease rheumatic and lumbago symptoms. It claims daily use removes toxins, freshens breath, and boosts energy, with short-term relief of headaches and digestive issues.
An American patent medicine ad claims Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery cleanses bad blood after grippe and colds, stimulates liver stomach action, aids red blood production, and leaves users feeling strong and vigorous as new, pure blood fills veins and arteries. A clipped line about a peace movement rumor ends the fragment.
A fragmentary shopper exchange mentions peas and a brand line about Renee Off Colds and Prevent Grip. The text references Bromo Quinine on a box, a signature, and a price of five cents. The passage ends with an odd quip about giving advice to a hungry man like feeding ice cream to a wax doll.
Raleigh reports the revised executive committee for the 1916 North Carolina State Fair with presidents, vice presidents and district heads named. The long roster includes J. Daniels Washington and W. N. Everett Rockingham among many Raleigh and Durham officials and regional reps.
A domestic exchange reveals a mistress asking what is needed for dinner and a servant offering a reply about tripping over a rug and the need for a new set of dishes. The brief scene centers on household mishap and implied target objects in a genteel setting.
A fragmented exchange notes time and cost of a diamond pin, then reflects on six months of prison life. The speaker mocks pessimists as practitioners of inactivity, asserting obstacles prompt action.
The ad text touts Doctor Pierce's Anuric Tablets to erase uric acid, claiming relief from backache neuralgia rheumatism gout and related conditions and offers a trial package. It also mentions an electric car scene and a Marine eye remedy ad, plus a note about soft Chilean coal wasting 30 percent at mines.
Bolivar Missouri mothers including Mrs M J Porter Mrs J Jacques and Mrs M B Ferrer endorse Vicks Vap O Rub as a safe effective remedy for colds sore throats and related ailments in children and adults. They cite twofold action through inhaled vapors and skin absorption plus usefulness for burns pains and skin conditions. Available in 25c 50c and 1 00 sizes with earlier broad distribution of free trial jars by druggists.
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer to darken gray or faded hair without dye and claims scalp and hair become soft, lustrous, and thick after a few applications. It offers a money back guarantee and lists Memphis Tennessee as the address for orders.
Letters from Harrisburg and Pittsburg women describe relief from female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. One writes of renewed strength after years of standing, another recalls improved regularity and health leading to marriage and two children. Also noted is a new camera disguised as a telescope and a light quip about a wife wearing spats, reflecting era tone.
A brief humorous note references a familiar gag about bottled wrath in a Louisville Courier-Journal quotation. The quip contrasts a wife’s use of a thermos bottle with the popular phrase.
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