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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
5
Sixty whales were seen in the steamer Prinz Sigismund s path off Sea Girl New Jersey forcing the helmsman to turn sharply and quicken the ship s speed to avoid collision. The officer of the watch reported seeing more than sixty whales as the vessel neared New York via South American ports.
An advertisement for Q Ban hair color restorer claims gray hair can regain its natural shade without dye. It promises brown to black tones or original youthful color, notes harmless use, and offers three bottles by mail for 50 cents each or $1 with delivery. A money back guarantee is stated. Hessig-Ellis Drug Co Memphis Tenn is listed.
In Guilford County Superior Court December Term 1913 Rometta Williams sues for absolute divorce on grounds of adultery. Defendant John T Williams must appear at Greensboro court by December 15 1913 to answer or demur to the complaint or risk relief as prayed. This notice dated November 8 1913.
A flippant exchange about learning domestic science outlines plans for a hypothetical $40-a-week household. The couple discusses cooking buying furniture and a piano and hints at an impending engagement with one asking if they could wed as soon as a week from next Thursday.
A Newark style vignette recalls a mother racing to catch a 1 25 train to New York as a conductor helps her kiss her crying youngest child before departure. The piece links appreciation to energy and cites quotes about gratitude and encouragement from various sources. It notes Cristabelle Millgate as youthful lady mayoress of Newport and ends with a light legal remark about a strong case.
The excerpt tracks how American teachers in the Philippines blended into local life altering speech and customs while Filipinos supplied new terms. It notes Americans adopting local language expressions and contrasts distant London English with American usage. It then shifts to a discussion of the mother principle in nature and a humorous digression about Thomas Upton Sisson, a Alabama congressman labeled the siphon battle statesman after a 20th century taunt.
Demand for seafood grows with lobster and clam scarcity. A giant scallop bed thirty miles wide stretching from Rhode Island to the Virginia capes is reported as inexhaustible, offering an immediate price influence and a substitute for finer seafood dishes.
The article notes Rome’s tenement houses were poorly built and prone to collapse during floods. It cites Emperor Otho amid military campaigns as the ruins blocked 20 miles, soldiers feared being buried alive, and references to high garrets and Augustus limiting street-facing heights to about 68 feet.
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