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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
4
Local papers urge quick Liberty Loan participation as High Point and Greensboro report strong progress. Citizens urged to buy War Stamps, support Liberty Day, and back bonds to fund soldiers and war needs amid calls for patriotism and national unity.
A tribute notes William Preston Regan as a lawyer scholar patriot and public servant, praising his charity benevolence and brotherhood of man. It mourns Cliff Staley as a beloved friend to the city county and state, noting his wide circle of friends and dependable character.
A wartime editorial denounces bond hesitancy as unpatriotic, praising North Carolina and Tennessee soldiers who fought on the Hindenburg line. It links influenza deaths to public caution, warns Germany's duplicity, laments unsafe bridges, and chastises penny-pinching bond buyers who risk others' lives by withholding funds.
A forceful speech asserts that government bonds should be purchased if funds allow and condemns hesitation. It declares judgment not by chants or tears but by the material aid given to soldiers facing death to preserve a world made safe. The speaker emphasizes action over rhetoric in supporting the war effort.
In North Carolina Virginia South Carolina West Virginia Maryland and other states millions did not buy the second or third Liberty loan. The piece urges public support, questions those who did not contribute, and cites Pershing’s birthday cable praising soldiers and urging strong subscription. It asks can citizens fail to match soldiers’ spirit with bond subscriptions.
Peter Charon of New Haven, Yale frog catcher for laboratories, has enlisted in the marine corps. He notes a sharp drop in frog availability and market demand as wartime shifts labor to the labs. Charon stands six feet one inch and is deemed a strong addition to the Marine fighting forces.
High Point readers learn Lavoptik eye wash relieves bloodshot eyes and dark rings fast. A young man with eye trouble saw improvement after one wash, his sister reports three day relief from eye strain, and a small bottle is guaranteed to benefit every case with an aluminum eye cup free from Matton Drug Co.
A fragmentary notice describes Liberty Bond basics and a Red Cross temporary closure due to a flu epidemic. It lists land deed for sale details and pricing like 40 cents per dozen and 70 cents for a dollar, with a reference to the review office.
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