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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
6
A column mixing social commentary and humorous jabs. Notes on missing fathers, reform ideas, ladybugs for crops, pay gaps for British clerks, and a new theory of renting babies in New York courts, all with witty observations on modern life and taxation.
An assortment of old advertisements includes RUB MY TISM cures for rheumatism and aches with a 25c price, Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills claim 75 years of use, a quip about liking or criticizing people, Hanford's Balsam for the stable, and a jokey line about wife’s wills and bribery.
A Kookaburra, planned for Australian stamps, is a laughing jackass of the kingfisher family about the size of a crow and famed for snakes hunting and sunrise laughter. In another scene a secretary bars a visitor, the caller offering two stories to gain entry to Mr Green.
A personal exchange unfolds as Mrs Peck and her husband clash over self control in a dialogue excerpt. The scene captures a tense domestic moment within a Boston Evening Tran script.
A Massachusetts woman credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her health after a severe nervous breakdown tied to overwork and dyspepsia. After trying many remedies, she adopted Grape-Nuts eight months ago and reports renewed vitality and overall improvement, praising the product as life changing.
Raleigh reports the State Historical Commission received Nathaniel Macon's letters and papers, including seven from Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren, donated by Miss Laura Eaton Alston. A June 10 unveiling ceremony for the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy monument is planned, with details to follow. The article also lists Supreme Court opinions on recent cases and notes an economics class survey on North Carolina labor conditions.
The National Forestry Commission approved a government purchase of the 86 700 acre Pisgah Forest tract near Asheville at 5 per acre totaling 433 551 20. The Vanderbilt estate retains about 400 acres Buck Spring Lodge and 11 000 acres around the family home. A state cooperation with the federal government to make Pisgah a national game preserve was discussed with Governor Craig. Wake Forest College conferred honorary degrees on N Y Gulley W J McGlothin Henry Wood Clarence Poe Henry Jerome Stockard Gustavius Hagstrom. Norman H Hapgood of Harpers Weekly will address the North Carolina Press Association at Wrightsville Beach June 24 25.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Mrs. Daniels arrived in Raleigh from Charleston to deliver the annual commencement address at the College of Charleston after speaking at Davidson College and Charlotte High School. He then departed by car to Goldsboro to visit his mother and continued to Washington that night.
The forthcoming annual report by James R. Young shows receipts for the last fiscal year totaling 7,756,599, up from 6,912,616 the year before, with assets at 11,071,156. There are 288,333 shares in force, up from 243,544, and 18 new associations formed, bringing the total to 138 in the state.
Governor Craig posted a $100 reward for John T. Cox of Stanley County, a fugitive charged with killing Deputy Sheriff Dan Tolbert near Badin while police tried to arrest him and A. E. Cole on whiskey sales. Cole testified Cox fired the fatal shot. The governor also commuted W. T. McKenzie’s death sentence to life imprisonment for the Robeson County case, noting McKenzie’s repute as a rural mail carrier. The state soil map program, led by Dr. B W Kilgore, progresses in Bladen Wake Union and Rowan counties with aims to map all soils in about ten years and publish bulletins guiding cultivation.
More than 75 000 people from Charlotte and the surrounding Piedmont area joined a May 20 celebration under ideal weather. Officials called it the biggest and most orderly assemblage ever seen in Charlotte with few disturbances and no serious accidents. Vice President Marshall attended and drew praise for his host and ticket requests to a baseball game. A grand parade between 11 and 1 was hailed as the state’s finest.
Interest grows in establishing a Cabarrus creamery with local farmers and businessmen ready to take stock. Cremeries elsewhere have been buying substantial county cream, raising milk and butter shortages locally as milk routes supply distant plants.
The First National Bank reopened in Lenoir after a two week closure for review by National Bank Examiner J K Doughton. L L Jenkins, president of American National Bank of Asheville and First National Bank of Gastonia, was chosen president. Jamar C Pegram became cashier as the board and staff were substantially reorganized.
The Pisgah Forest holdings of the late George W. Vanderbilt are to be sold with the government as purchaser and immediate possession to be taken. Notices are mailed that many department services at Biltmore will end after June 1, leaving only the mansion reserved.
At a Wrightsville Beach property owners meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, a $5,000 septic tank disposal system was approved by the state board of health and the local board. Work to begin soon to address increased sewerage needs.
The May 31 Moody Bible Institute lesson centers on Luke 17:11-19. Jesus encounters ten lepers outside a village and heals them after they ask for mercy. One Samaritan returns to thank him, worships Jesus, and is commended for faith and gratitude while the others depart to rejoin their lives.
An advertisement touts Resinol ointment and soap as cures for itching and skin irritation at low cost. It emphasizes rapid relief, easy application, and no harsh effects, with claims of restoring healthy skin and scalp. The piece also includes a brief biographical remark about a diligently devoted character.
A collage of ad slogans and quips references familiar toning shows Patent medicine pitches for Castoria Fletcher's and Roman Eye Balsam alongside old proverb quotes. Snippets mention Moth Examine care, signature credibility, and light social banter about Hicks Wicks and a secretive mind.
Shamrock Missouri woman describes relief from severe health issues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. She reports improved strength sleep appetite and mood with disappearance of hot flashes nervous spells and pain restoring daily life and family joy.
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