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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
2
Fragmented letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female weakness. Testimony from LaCrosse Wisconsin claims relief after long illness and loss of energy. A skeptical friend challenges progress while a comment on a flying machine adds a humorous aside.
An advertisement urges parents to look for the name California on the syrup bottle to ensure a gentle laxative for children. It touts the fruity taste and complete directions on each bottle, insisting parents say California.
The Washington Star reports Tunkins defends his time on the fence chair claiming he used the moment to carve the family ouija board. The note frames his activity as purposeful rather than wasted time.
In Raleigh suffrage advocates report women will challenge long held ring-dominated nominations in eastern counties including Warren. Attorney General Manning says an eleventh hour ticket cannot be counted out if voters rally, signaling a broad shift in NC political life.
Col. Joseph E. Pogue announces a 22 by 162 foot sheep exhibition building now finished at the State Fair grounds. The well built structure south of the swine barn will house over two hundred sheep and workers, including convicts, are filling low areas to improve the midway and footpaths to keep the grounds mud free in rain.
The council of state discussed raising salaries under the bill and agreed in principle while arranging final details before announcements. The revenue bill copies were sent to all counties as the measure moved toward enactment, with most copies already in mail.
Washington N C moves to recount population after census shows a drop, noting a surge in school attendance and new homes. Beauford county crops tobacco acreage up 20 percent with a forecast of ten million pounds sold this year as tobacco market opens. Multiple city notes cover construction, business, and regional developments.
A brief exchange on humor and danger arises in a dialogue attributed to The Latest Style editor William Dean Howells. The minister references a witty sermon using a Revelations text, provoking a young New York lady’s curiosity about the irony.
A baymen group at Great South Bay debates what one would do with a million dollars, Zeb Banks offering to pay debts. The piece blends a joke, a Saturday Evening Post excerpt, and an advertisement for S. S. S. blood purifier, promising to cleanse the blood of pimples and skin eruptions with no minerals or chemicals.
In a playful exchange, celebration humor centers on a birthday cake of yeast. Becker notes the cake lit up, while the idea recurs about revisiting plans. The dialogue hints at a reimonating stance on pursuing the proposal.
A medical corps officer meets a Black civilian in France and jokes about army life. The officer demonstrates zig zag defense, later the man ends in hospital. The quip plays on misheard speech and wartime peril.
In a market exchange a lady comments on large strawberries. The vendor confirms the berries are heartiest and priced at fifty cents a quart. The question about uniform quality throughout the basket is answered affirmatively, maintaining the same price.
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