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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Calotabs for flu symptoms with no nausea or griping. It claims a money refund if not delighted and notes the product sold in sealed packages at five cents with pharmacist authorization.
Robert returns home excited about a new neighborhood club formed by several associates. He claims Jim is president and Myron is vice president, but insists he is the most important officer as janitor and door unlocker, keeping others out until he opens the way.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Danderine to eliminate dandruff and stop hair loss. It promises dandruff removal after several applications and says hair will regain life, vigor, brightness, thickness, and color.
A Boston Transcript snippet frames a quirky exchange about marriage. A woman questions a man's suitability while another quips that his "worm of the dust" view shapes opinions, highlighting social humor in an era of witty repartee.
An authority links regular meat consumption to kidney distress including back pain and headaches. It advises Jad Salts to flush kidneys, claiming it clears urinary irritation and prevents serious kidney disease. The ad ends with a streetcar joke and a note about farmers helping each other.
Singerton resident W F Rister extols Thedford's Black-Draught for indigestion sour stomach bloating and to relieve dizziness from a torpid liver after bending. He has used it for years and recommends it to others citing its long history of usefulness and wide availability at druggists.
An advertisement urges taking Aspirin with careful directions from Bayer Tablets of Aspirin packages. It highlights the Bayer Cross as a symbol of genuineness and lists common uses from colds to rheumatism. Small tin boxes of 12 tablets are inexpensive and larger packages are sold by druggists.
A humorous exchange highlights Henpeck dismissing a spouse’s remark as unspeakable, while Renpeck jokes that the same claim makes the woman ideal for him. The trivial banter reflects light social humor.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless cure for rheumatism and relief for sore joints muscles and backaches with instant penetrating effects and a claim that millions have benefited over fifty years. It urges readers to buy a trial bottle at drug stores and ends with an optimistic flourish.
A list shows navy enlistees from Charlotte and other towns promoted after completing service school. Reports discuss a proposed $50 million highway bond issue, a new Cleveland Bank and Trust temporary office in Shelby, and a Norfolk speaking event for Attorney General Palmer. Other items note Kinston graduation speaker Brummitt, a Cherokee Indian's Oklahoma link, Salisbury Elk meeting plans with 800 to 1,000 visitors, and Wilson cattle sales plus Akoskie banking plans and a new electric light plant.
Goldsboro experiences a surge in construction as the iExport Leaf Tobacco Company erects a major plant, the Imperial Stemmery enlarges its facility, and rumors place R J Reynolds Company and the British American Company buying sites. Two more warehouses begin work for the upcoming season.
Henry Radford 17 son of C H Radford is in hospital with the loss of a big toe on the right foot and a broken second toe and head bruises. Dr Cheatham's car was stuck between two others when Radford on a bicycle swerved past the rear car, struck a man, and the boy was thrown near a passing street car.
The ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a proven remedy for cold cough grippe and croup. It claims rapid relief and notes the product has grown in popularity for over fifty years with bottles priced at 80c and 1.20.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a tonic that promotes bile flow and gently cleanses the system of waste and fermenting food. It claims to invigorate work and healthful recreation and notes availability from all druggists for a small price.
An old advertisement copy urges Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe liver remedy replacing Calomel. It claims the product avoids salivation and harmful effects, promising quick relief, better appetite, and energy for work or play. The text includes parodied lines and political banter to grab attention.
An ad promotes Diamond Dyes guaranteeing rich fade resistant color for wool silk linen cotton and blends with a dye guide. A separate anecdote describes Mrs Smith and her daughter at a dark movie where a mistaken touch on a man’s head causes laughter and amused distraction.
Miss Jennie Fish, aged seventy, placed on a pension by the New York board of education after 52 years as a Bronx schoolteacher. She taught 40,000 children across three generations of at least one family and was never late to report for duty, absent only once due to a family death.
A historical ad describes mixing Bay Rum with Barbo Compound and ply to darken gray hair. The solution is said to darken streaks gradually, soften harsh hair, not irritate the scalp, and not be sticky or rub off, with low cost.
The article recounts the medieval notion of Prester John as a legendary king ruling in the East and Abyssinia. It notes Abyssinia once called Priddle India and recalls a 1241 letter to Manuel Commenus describing a waterless sea of sand and a mountain source of a waterless river of stones.
In Extreme Economist, Dustin Stax questions if railroads can bear higher engineer wages, wondering whether public or private railroading can absorb extra steam and labor costs without exhausting resources. The exchange highlights concerns over wage-driven inflation and operational viability.
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