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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a leading kidney remedy praised by a prominent druggist. It cites sworn statements and testimonials claiming relief from kidney, liver and bladder ailments and urges readers to mail ten cents for more information and be sure to ask for the product at drug stores.
Dialogue snippet shows a thin social scene with a question about furniture value and credit terms. The speaker asks if the Newcombes’ furniture is antique and the response implies paying on tick. The lines reflect casual shop or home life language.
Dunn hosts a fair starting October 12 featuring four local men said to stand six feet six inches tall and weighing about half a ton combined. The crowd will also include many others from six foot one to six foot four. The event coincides with local land sales and broader regional developments reported from Wilmington to Asheville and Kinston.
Asheville lists corn at 2.00 per bushel wheat 2.60 oats 10 Irish potatoes 3.75 per barrel. Charlotte quotes 1.20 per bushel Irish potatoes 7.00 per barrel. Fayetteville shows corn 1.60 wheat 2.76 oats 0.80 Irish potatoes 5.00 middling cotton 29 4c per lb. Salisbury corn 2.10 wheat 2.40 oats 1.10 Irish potatoes 1.60. Raleigh corn 1.85 wheat 2.60 oats 0.86 Irish potatoes 4.00 per barrel. Scotland Neck corn 1.90 oats 0.95 Irish potatoes 5.50 per barrel. Cotton middling 27 1/4c per lb cotton seed 85c per bu cotton seed meal 7.00 per ton.
The article lists butter eggs poultry and hog prices by town and brand, notes North Carolina cotton acreage 1,556,000 with 2 percent rise and projected yield about 12.7 million bales, reports 1919 ginner figures, and cites road and tobacco grower organization efforts in Winston-Salem with farm agents and county associations.
Local warehousers in Winston-Salem oppose closing plans near the leaf season. They warn growers lack storage and would pace price movements slowly, delaying market operations as the new season opens.
The article argues free range poults stay active and avoid overfeeding, urging limited confinement. It outlines feeding plans from US Department of Agriculture guidance, including egg and bread crumb starter, then grains, milk products, and chick feed, plus milk, grit, and green matter like onion tops and alfalfa for balanced nutrition.
United States department of agriculture advises feeding young chickens three to five times daily. Five feeds may speed growth but overfeeding harms chicks. feed barely to satisfy appetite and keep them exercising, with the last meal offered until full. Overfeeding confined chicks risks leg weakness.
A Florida poultry farm enrolled in the Better Sives-Better Stock campaign has 200 cocks and 960 hens all standard bred single-comb White Leghorns. The flock is line bred for high egg production and trap nested for 24 years, with exhibition-type quality noted by the owner.
Advice urges providing hens with ample nourishment to avoid hunger and a laying strike. It warns that neglect leads to egg shortages and that hens raise a “No Food No Eggs” sign when hungry, prompting a return to laying once fed.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a scented trio for face skin baby and dusting needs. It mentions 25¢ each and claims the powders render other perfumes superfluous while linking to a biblical proverb and a theater dialogue snippet.
Ancient ad inspired line reads of Papes Diapepsin offering fast aid for indigestion heartburn sourness and stomach distress. A few tablets claim rapid relief allowing one to eat favorite foods again, while boasting millions helped and a trusted remedy.
Advertisement urging readers to mail a history of their skin condition to the Medical Director at 152 Swift Laboratory Atlanta GA for nonlocal treatment claiming the cure lies in blood therapy rather than topicals. It emphasizes eczema boils blisters and related pains and promises free guidance.
A woman backing from a store parking space accidentally shifts to reverse and smashes the grocery shop window. The grocer quips that she has proved herself a woman of her word, noting the need for a new show window.
Mrs Peevish in Dallas says she believes Mr Peevish will not acquire another bad habit. He devotes all waking hours to practicing existing bad habits and snores loudly when asleep.
Tommy Brown forgets what to buy at the grocer while his mother bids him fetch honey. The grocer lists items, but memory fails. He asks his wife for help and jokes about carrying her back, noting the item remains unclear.
A reporter seeks the author’s views on the European situation. The reply states the speaker is not competent to discuss the question and questions what happened to a poet and musician associated with Fiume.
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