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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
2
The anecdote centers on Ring Lardner and a club scene in Philadelphia where a guest tries to stay with his wife’s promise. Lardner uses a phone booth trick to persuade him to stay, claiming the wife approves of the plan. The tale highlights Lardner’s humor and a punchline about youthful wisdom.
An advertisement explains how bilious symptoms stem from a sluggish liver and fermenting waste in the bowels. Cascarets are claimed to cleanse the stomach remove undigested food and foul gases and flush out toxins overnight.
A jocular exchange reveals no terrapin ever existed in the diner menu. The waiter admits the dish was never offered, calling the mystery a fancy kitchen touch.
Purifies and enriches blood improving energy and appetite. Not a patent medicine, contains quinine and iron. Popular tonic for malaria and body building for decades. Sold by drug stores at 60c per bottle.
Advert reads Sloan's Liniment relieves external pains including back cramps stiffness and strained sinews. It claims penetrating soothing relief with clean convenient packaging priced at 35c 70c and $1.40 indicating economical use for various ailments.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels addressed U D C delegates praising wartime service and moral influence while urging magnified nation building. Dispatches detail tobacco sales in Greenville, a Western Union fire in Greensboro, a declined farm loan speech, Winston-Salem school bonds, Caldwell fair veterans events, Mooresville park pursuit, Davidson nurse hire, Asheville rate hearing, and Guilford divorce caseload exceeding 100 for the year.
In Charlotte former mayor and political figure S S McNinch enters the recall election as mayoral candidate, creating a three way race set for Tuesday October 21 as city attorneys draft the recall resolution. Roxboro reports heavy new building activity while Raleigh notes the death of long time mayor James Iredell Johnson in Hot Springs Virginia.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to Calomel. It claims the vegetable liquid cleanses the liver without causing salivation or sickness and suits both children and adults, promising relief from biliousness constipation and headache.
An advertisement asserts that children with worms show dull color and stomach issues. Grove's tasteless chill tonic is promoted as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood aid digestion and strengthen the whole system, helping nature expel worms and restore health. Price 60 cents per bottle.
Reports from Alaska indicate a disappointing salmon catch with even the most successful coast towns producing less than normal. Several major canneries have ceased operations and one large plant with 125 000 case capacity only produced 3 800 before shutting down. Rivers Inlet and Fraser River packs are light, signaling the smallest canned salmon supply in years.
A green golfer misses seven swings at the ball as a caddie interrupts to warn of a man crossing the tee. The novice demands to know when to shout fore while the caddie insists the warning is necessary.
A dialogue mocks futurist painting as it reaches theater. One speaker dislikes the trend, calling it the limit when the scenery and play remain unclear to audiences. The exchange hints at debates over modern art and stage design.
Report states that eye infections and inflammations are promptly healed by using Roman Eye Balsam at night upon retiring. The brief notes Ady as the source.
On the Broad Ripple car a crowd of riders shows courtesy as women take seats. A mother with her five year old son sits on her lap, and the boy laments the crowded car. He then offers his seat to others, singing out that somebody can have his seat.
A business man complains holiday arrangements are a nuisance as he tries to fit everyone in. A friend notes he has two typists who will not take holidays. The conversation turns to a new head clerk, a handsome young man, whose presence makes both female workers reluctant to leave.
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