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Newspaper

The Review

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1917

Page

8

Potato Flour at Fair Heads Revival in Progress

Acting on J. E. Latham of Greensboro suggestion the national board of good conservation and control and Secretary Daniel will display at the fair this week a sample of flour made in Washington from sweet and Irish potatoes. A revival is under way at West End Baptist church.

J. E. Latham Greensboro National Board of Good Conservation and Control Daniel Washington West End Baptist Church

Former Faithful Slave Aunt Annie Pitts Dies

Aunt Annie Pitts, longtime servant at J. Elwood Cox home, died Friday of heart trouble aged 75 to 80. A former member of J. J. Welch’s father as property, she was educated at the old school. Funeral services were held Sunday and burial followed in the colored cemetery here.

Annie Pitts J. Elwood Cox J.j.welch

News From Old Trinity by R L J

Miss Grace Holton a Trinity Saturday evening. She teaches in High Point. Trinity folks attended church at Fairview Sunday. Jesse Hill son of John Hill former Trinity resident visits sister Mrs Merriman Crawford in Culpeper Virginia. Friends from Summerfield visit Rev T B Johnson at parsonage Sunday. Miss Ritchie Johnson and Miss Vera Farlow attend Everybody Day in Thomasville Saturday. Frank Wood of High Point was in

Grace Holton Trinity Miss Holton High Point Fairview Jesse Hill John Hill Merriman Crawford Jesse Culpepper Summerfield T. B. Johnson Ritchie Johnson Vera Farlow Thomasville Frank Wood

Food versus Medicine Failing to Curb Constipation

The article asserts that over 31,000,000 in the United States suffer habitual constipation tied to civilized life. It argues the primary cause is faulty diet rather than biological destiny, blaming bread as a flawed staple in modern meals.

United States

Constipation Cured Without Pills by Bran and Greens

A historical appeal promotes natural remedies for constipation using Bran whole wheat flour bulky fruits vegetables greens water and exercise. It contrasts ancient wholesome bread with modern refined cereals sold as breakfast foods and denounces artificial laxatives and costly branded products.

Local Notes Highlight Services and Town Activity

Rev T B Johnson preached a fine sermon on Trinity Sunday night. The Book Club met with Mrs Bruce Craven Thursday evening. Mrs Jesse Elder of Mt Ver non neighborhood was in town Sunday. Capt Parkin in a Charlotte hospital is progressing well. Lee Royals now clerk for John Brame in North Trinity.

Town T. B. Johnson Trinity Book Club Bruce Craven Jesse Elder Mt. Vernon Capt Parkin Charlotte Lee Royals John Brame North Trinity

Death of Rev Henry Sheets in Lexington is noted

High Point reports the sudden death of Rev. Henry Sheets at his Lexington home. He pastored for years at Wallburg Baptist Church and preached at nearby places, eliciting community sympathy for his bereaved children. The column also addresses diet and digestive health, extolling bran and raw fruits as aids to bowel function and warning against ineffective remedies.

Henry Sheets Lexington Wallburg Baptist Church Noah Montlinger

Questions and Answers on tumor versus cancer

Question and answer explaining difference between tumor and cancer. A tumor is any swelling or growth such as a harmless fatty tumor on the skin. Cancer is a malignant poisonous growth or ulceration. A tumor may harm by pressing on structures or impairing functions. Cancer kills by slowly poisoning the victim.

DOT FARM PUZZLE PICTURE HE BARN DISCOVERY

Tommy and his cousin Alice explore a barn on a sunny day while searching for eggs. Hearing voices in the loft he climbs quietly and finds a couple talking, setting up a puzzle moment about what they will uncover next.

Tommy Alice Tommé The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc

Opossums, shelling and hunts fill a Wallburg night

Local notes recount D E Clodfelter shelling peas at a Saturday gathering until 10 oclock, followed by refreshments. Reid Dorsett and Dr Smile hunted opossums with dogs, cutting the tree to recover the meat. Community neighbors, churchgoers, and meetings are listed with brief visits and upcoming events.

D. E. Clodfelter Mr. Clodfelter Reid Dorsett Dr. Smile Bethany Mr. Dorsett Wallburg Dr. Philips Alpha Clinard R. M. Clodfelter Friedland Church John McCuiston McCuiston Union Cross Wilmer Janie Clodfelter Shady Grove Sanford Bert Weavil Winston On Areley

High Point Route 1 Social Notes and Birth Report

A late issue reports a crowd of youths at Joe Bailey's enjoying a cane stripping. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Welch visited Mechanicsville for the day with daughter Mrs. Ruther Goodman. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. J Mat Gordon. A group from A. J. led by the writer went hickory nut hunting and found a sackful.

Joe Bailey F. W. Welch Mechanicsville Ruther Goodman J Mat Gordon A. J

Local News Roundup From The Countryside

Mr and Mrs J C Elliott visited in Bill Elliotts home where Brights disease weakens him. Mrs Calvin Hughes and children return to the city after a country weekend. Mrs Frank Luck from the city spends a week in the country with her daughter Mrs J Mat Gordon. Farmers on Routes 1 and 2 work tobacco and haul sugar cane to the mill. Joe Barley makes good homemade molasses. Wyatt Church gets a surprise party Monday night. Orville Willard sells his farm near Jamestown. Mr and Mrs J M Smith visit Charles Burns on Carrick Street. Clarence Bolling recovers from a broken arm after cranking a machine. Welch school opens with good attendance. Frost is reported again this week. Mrs W E Kirkman picks a quart of ripe strawberries on the first day of October.

J.C. Elliott Bill Elliott Bright Calvin Hughes Frank Luck J Mat Gordon Joe Barley Wyatt Church Orville Willard Jamestown J. M. Smith Charles Burns Carrick Street Clarence Bolling Welch School W. E. Kirkman

Take It In Time Waiting Doesn't Pay Kidney Ad Horn

High Point citizens endorse W. V. Bullock who praised Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney ills. He reports it strengthened his back and eased soreness after use. The ad urges Doan's as the kidney remedy and lists Foster-Milburn Co. as maker. Lieut Benj. Moore of Camp Jackson visited family here over the weekend with Miss Genevieve Moore of Greensboro also stopping by.

Dean High Point W. V. Bullock Elm St Doan Mr. Bullock Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y Benj. Moore Camp Jackson Benj. F. Moore Genevieve Moore Greensboro Lieut Moore

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