This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
5
The Review announces advertising rates by application for city and suburban homes and businesses. Notices and advertisements not contracted for a specified time will be inserted and charged until ordered out. Published Thursday October 1 1914.
An October appeal urges debtors to settle accounts now to restart money flow through retail trade. It targets savers and merchants who can pay, says delaying payments harms creditors, jobbers, banks, and overall industry, and urges paying doctors, lawyers, and merchants to relieve anxiety and keep commerce moving.
A preface urging adults to curb harsh temperaments and foster brotherly love as schools open for fall and winter terms. It emphasizes parental cooperation with teachers, the impact of parental example on children, and the need for patience, gentleness, and sympathy to nurture tomorrow’s educated and honorable citizens.
The Twenty-fifth Anniversary Exercises at the A and M College include a General Reunion on October 2 with former professors and trustees reuniting with younger staff. Speakers will be Prof. J. R. Chamberlain and former President George T. Winston, with W. J. Peele presiding. October 3 will feature Josephus Daniels, People’s Navy Secretary, as a guest.
The young men's Baraca class in the Christian Sunday School on West Green Street elected officers including President W. S. Clapp and Vice President B. P. Moffitt. H. B. Penn was chosen secretary treasurer and UK. York reporter. A vigorous membership drive will follow after Miss Flossie A. Bird of Greensboro, North Carolina gave an instructive address and helped organize the pew class. O. R. York reporter.
Pleasant Garden September 25 Farmers in this section remain optimistic about farm prospects as low cotton and tobacco prices persist They thrashed their own clover this year securing ample seed and plan to boost crimson clover acreage by about one third Land for wheat is being prepared and fertilizer purchases indicate a bumper wheat crop The Pleasant Garden High School senior class held its first regular meeting electing J H Way as president Ezda Devinney as secretary and treasurer June Neeley as poet Ernest Roach as prophet Hester Patterson as last will and testament M W White as orator and K C Stamey as historian The class is large and highly enthusiastic
Henry Smith, a Black inmate awaiting electrocution on October 2, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by the Governor. JS Smith, alias Jim Stafford of Charlotte, was convicted at the August term of Iredell County Court of Murder in the first degree. The motive cited relates to a dam project crew at Lookout Shoals for a power plant.
The governor explained the homicide occurred at a dance hall where the prisoner provoked the trouble and began firing. The defendant was shot twice. The jury found against self defense. Solicitor Hayden Clement urged no death penalty, noting life imprisonment as justice for a riot killing. Many Iredell County leaders support the commutation.
Thomasville plans Everybody's Day on October tenth with a miniature fair and amusements. The event aims to attract thousands, featuring farm produce exhibits and prizes, plus various entertainments. Organizers expect about ten thousand attendees and urge public participation for a big day.
Mr George MacKenzie of Edinburgh Scotland will visit in the next few days. Born in Scotland he spent boyhood in India and Egypt where his father served as Pipe Major in the British Army. He preserves a Scottish highland dress, now allied with McCormick & Company of Baltimore as he tours America in their behalf. We extend a glad welcome.
Washington Sept 25 Only one bank in North Carolina, Concord National, is shown by a Treasury Statement released by Secretary McAdoo to have a reserve fund greater than the legal requirement. The disclosure notes all banks’ reserve positions at the latest reporting date.
A public note urges purchasing cotton to support High Point parks and their reserve fund. The report highlights nearly 300 national banks listed for reserve compliance, noting small-city banks hoard more money than expected while large-city banks like Con cord National show 28 percent. New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts banks appear with clean bills, mostly outside major cities.
A reflective verse urges patience with public servants from mayors to police, judges, and fire crews. It stresses not to criticise those in office, to consider others’ views, and to support city progress while avoiding personal worry over the wheel. The piece ends with a civic cheer for High Point's success.
Mr Dugdale, located in the local plumbing business, is a poet of note and contributes weekly to The Review with Dont worry the man at the wheel. The piece reflects town life and faults, drawn from personal observation. Dugdale, versatile writer and musician, has played violin at several churches and will perform at the Eagle Theater.
A Hart Drug Company listing promotes Asthmador and Asthmador Cigarettes with a money back guarantee if not providing instantaneous relief within fifteen minutes. Dr Rudolph Sefimenn’s remedy claims to cure even severe asthma attacks and hay fever symptoms, with local druggists authorized to offer the guarantee in St Paul and nationwide.
Matton Drug Co offers the High Point agency for Adlerika, a simple Mixture glycerine remedy famed for curing appendicitis myths. One dose claims rapid relief from sour stomach gas and constipation with astonishing quick action and powerful cleansing effects.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.