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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
7
A vintage advertisement warns Calomel users that mercury laxatives can damage bones and upset health. It touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy that cleanses the liver and bowels without causing salivation, promising quick relief and family-wide benefits.
An old time remedy claims to delay old age by cleansing kidneys and digestive organs. Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, odorless and tasteless, promise to stimulate kidney action and remove poisons. The ad urges early use, notes money back if ineffective, and stresses original sealed Gold Medal brand.
Fragment from Farm Life England features a door opening misunderstanding between hosts and guests. A restive exchange reveals class and service roles amid a chaotic night. Miscellany notes include a correspondent on parking objections and a laundress’s son bringing a bully home in a wagon.
Henry P. Davison denounces quick five lesson correspondence programs as teaching only a glamorous dream of becoming a Napoleon of finance. He compares such promises to a mining father who wants instant riches without real study. The article also notes Ina Thein as a 1918 Burmese degree recipient and reflects on trust and friendship’s value.
A historical opinion piece argues homeowners are wealthier, more permanent, more progressive, thriftier, and better workers and citizens than renters. It claims ownership beautifies cities, strengthens buying power, and boosts civic and national strength, linked to self-respect and independence.
The article urges using nursery grown trees rather than wild stock for even growth and easier transplanting. It notes the beechnut as a high grade food source and envisions towns fostering nut tree nurseries. Pest control tips include borax dust and cloves to deter ants, with beech and hickory cited as examples. It closes praising home gardens and daily life in wartime, quoting Archbishop Thomson on purposeful living.
In a wry aside, Methuselah notes his long life feels like failure, then questions whether his longevity owes to abstaining from alcohol and tobacco. He queries if he has deserved occasional interviews about his lifestyle and years.
A brief excerpt from Everybody's Magazine recalls a March in northern France during the Rainy Season in 1918. An Irish soldier jokes that anyone not catching pneumonia must have strong lungs as he thumps water from his hob nails and speaks in a husky voice.
An advertisement highlights Cuticura three product trio soap ointment and talcum as essential daily toilet preparations for cleansing soothing and fragrance. The copy claims Clear skin results and stresses their indispensability for every toilet table. A wry closing line follows about honesty and liars and training by excuses.
A student recalls asking a joking father to write an absence excuse. The note ends up confusing the teacher who reads it aloud, while the student senses something amiss. The quip concludes with a wry line about earning a living versus living.
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