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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
4
Description of the Lusitania sinking last Friday condemns Germany for killing hundreds of civilians on a British ship. The piece portrays Allied and American outrage, calling the Emperor of Germany the greatest murderer of the innocent in history and noting his son’s involvement.
The passage notes a historic shift from self sufficiency to reliance on imported foods. It cites 1910 as the peak of deficit, with the South drawing 935 million dollars from the Midwest for basic supplies and North Carolina shouldering a 119 million dollar shortfall in home raised goods.
W H D highlights the Baracas Sunday class at Wesle Memorial M E Church in High Point. He praises their seven day spirit of friendship and calls on young men to join, attend Sunday school, and embody the Baraca ethic of reciprocation to secure better jobs and community improvement.
A Mitchell South Dakota Gazette excerpt condemns revolvers as nickel plated substitutes for bravery. It claims they empower weak men with a lethal reach, transform everyday conflict into deadly encounters, and notes the assertion that about 8,000 Americans die yearly from revolver use.
A Thursday banquet at the M P church on South Main hosted by the Baracas drew about 350 attendees at the People's Motor Co hall on Washington. Mayor W P Pickett praised the Sunday school as a path to prosperity while speakers from Grace M P Church Greensboro and others spoke on Baraca work and teamwork. the event featured musical piano and a well-served repast.
A detailed Baracas banquet recap praises Dr W J McAnally Miss Elizabeth Bunch and others for speeches and humor plus prize awards to Carl Koonce and Frances Jones. A separate Asheville report notes Emma Walker jailed for twelve months after a whiskey raid with appeal bond set at 400 dollars. London honors King George on fifth anniversary with artillery volleys.
Mrs. C R Lee of 613 Willowbrook Ave High Point reports severe kidney back pain three years ago and sleepless nights. After trying many medicines she used Doan's Kidney Pills, needing three boxes for relief. She says the pills fulfill their advertised claims and she continues to use them when her back bothers her. Price 60 cents at dealers. Dean's Kidney Pills are made by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Readers solve a proverbs puzzle by inserting dropped letters from merchant ads to form a proverb. Timed entries win prizes, with 21 awards listed from $1.00 to $1000 in various goods. An extra prize rewards using the most merchant offers and clipping ads. tf
Houston Texas letter from Mrs S C Burton extols Cardui the woman's tonic for "womanly trouble" with four weeks bedridden to full recovery after two bottles gaining 15 pounds. Ad claims over 50 years of benefits and urges readers to start today with reads and orders to Chattanooga Medicine Co. Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Tenn.
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock a fire alarm from box 13 summoned the motor truck which quickly extinguished a small kitchen blaze in a house on Thurston street.
A vintage advertisement touts a cure for catarrh described as constitutional and systemic. It claims to act internally on blood and mucous surfaces and builds the constitution, with a $100 reward offered for any failure to cure. Testimonials are solicited through F. J. Cheney, Toledo, Ohio.
Main full team of nine defeated Elm four to nine in a postgame tally. A gold thimble prize will reward the top sewer among about 200 girls from four schools. Stella McManus leads Elm’s sixth grade, while Miss Euna Wallace’s mother plans a brief visit Friday. School year ends next week.
J A Anderson of Grand Rapids, a renowned furniture designer, is in the city for several days of visits and meetings, staying at a local hotel and greeting industry colleagues.
In a surreal vignette, Ahoob Bil Bryan wakes from a dream and asks a celestial scribe for his place among future presidents. The Angel writes a carbon copy of the draft, and Bil Bryan’s name appears first on a list of also rans in The Conning Tower, amid a tungsten glow and a playful omen.
A tornado swept the Pee Dee region of South Carolina killing seven people and injuring many, with major damage in Clarendon, Darlington, Orangeburg and Marlboro counties. Homes were wrecked, trees torn up, and crops harmed across numerous areas.
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