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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
3
An ad extols Elixir Babek as a cure for aches and limb pain, claiming five years of relief after three bottles. It lists price, ordering details, and provider Oczewski & Co in Washington, D C, with a testimonial from Mrs E Higgins of Jacksonville Fla. It mixes in a note about breakfast foods and Dutch morning meals in Amsterdam stores.
Mrs A Haskins of Myricks Massachusetts reports relief from facial eczema after using Tetterine and Tetterine Soap. The advertising note claims Tetterine treats eczema dandruff itching piles ringworm and various scalp and skin diseases and offers free liver pills with mail orders from The Shuptrine Co Savannah GA.
Joe Doe presses the Old Dodger for views on Senator Smugey’s remark that if the president dictates legislation Congress might as well be abolished. The Old Dodger, in calm tones, says the senator always talked too much and should have simply said Congress might as well be abolished.
Senator Clapp recounts a man and two children dining in a fashionable restaurant. The man orders lemon soda and plates, then shares sandwiches from his pocket with the kids. The manager protests as the man questions his authority and waits for the orchestra.
An Illinois woman reports leaving coffee improved kidney function heart stability and nerve health within two weeks. She credits Postum for steady nerves renewed physical strength and enhanced ability to perform hard mental labor with less fatigue. The ad notes Instant Postum as a soluble form and promotes The Road to Wellville and a slogan There’s a Reason for Postum.
A poultry column explains broodiness in hens and offers two main remedies. Remove broody birds from nests nightly, dust with insect powder, and keep in a cool cage with water and light feeding only wheat and greens. A separate pen with bare floors houses broody hens with vigorous males, a method used on large farms.
Mature hen eggs hatch better and produce stronger chicks than pullet eggs. They are usually larger as well.
The old setting hen industry is fading as hundreds of incubator and brooder manufacturers compete. As traditional methods wane, firms pivot to new poultry equipment and services amid shrinking demand.
An observation compares an unyielding incubator to an old Biddy and notes it cannot change its mind once set. The remark uses a folk style to contrast rigidity with human hesitancy.
Martha P. Falconer of Sleighton farm argues that the safe age to permit a girl to leave a training institution is fifty, reflecting views on female guardianship and education.
A Atlantic fleet steamer halted mid ocean to aid a doctorless British freighter Mora bound for Hamburg. A fireman with epilepsy received treatment from the liner’s surgeon who boarded via a swaying sea ladder. Beatrice Harraden witnessed the event.
Captain Blackadder of a Havana bound steamer spotted a derelict with seven men during a hurricane on March 17. Lifeboat volunteers saved the seven survivors as a school of man-eating sharks shadowed the wreck. The derelict Mary Burke sank minutes after the rescue.
A New York novelty held at a public school building judged babies as unemotionally as horses or crops in a health contest. The event, introduced by the Babies' Welfare Association, aimed to highlight welfare concerns rather than appearances. Pink cheeks and golden curls did not count.
Miss Gibson, wealthy, and Tom Hanna, poor, clash over wealth and love. He probes her stance by admitting her fortune of about two million dollars, then asks for marriage. She declines, and he reveals his aim to feel the sting of losing such wealth.
Mrs. Harry Wright from Freeland Maryland reports her baby’s severe facial eczema improved by using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She notes nightly crying ceased after treatment and the skin healed completely. The ad promotes Cuticura products sold worldwide with a free sample offer and 32 page Skin Book.
An advertisement presents a humorous dialogue about waiting for a steak and receiving a postcard updates while away. It shifts to a Health ad for Hicks Capucine offering quick headache relief with price points and a money back guarantee. It ends with a domestic line about a satisfactory husband.
A pamphlet promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a nightly remedy for constipation and indigestion. It claims quick relief without disturbing sleep, cites testimonials, and offers a free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois. It also notes price and usage for adults and infants.
Sam Bernard spoke at the Lambs in New York about the arrest of foreign dancers on immorality charges. He criticized the arrests as prudery and recounted a hospital anecdote about a cold storage chamber divided by a partition to keep the sexes apart to illustrate his point.
An advertisement urges parents to buy King's Diarrhoea and Dysentery Cordial as a guaranteed cure for dysentery and related illnesses. It cites a local case of illness treated by the product and notes a 25 cent bottle price. Also promotes Grove’s Tasting Chill for malaria and vigor.
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