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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable remedy to start the liver and ease bowels without calomel. It claims it won’t cause salivation, suits children, and guarantees satisfaction with a money-back offer.
The District of Columbia prison report shows a 34 percent rise in sentences for intoxication for the year ended June 30 1921. Hair tonics flavoring extracts perfumes and medicines containing alcohol and even wood alcohol are cited as misuse driving the increase. The report notes younger men evade the law, with 1334 inmates aged twenty to thirty, and calls prevention strongest in that group.
New York reports gold imports totaling 443,313,000 since the year began, with exports at 10,720,000. Foreign bullion accounts for 325,330,000, foreign coins 67,417,000, gold ore and base bullion 25,845,000, and United States gold coin 24,293,000. Silver imports also increased, with 1,270,000 arriving from Germany in the first eight months.
In Burrington Somerset England a large August bank holiday gathering at the rock linked to hymn writer Augustus Toplady drew about 10000 attendees. The event, organized by the Church of England with Salvation Army band, featured singing atop the gorge rocks and plans for a memorial on the rock.
Research by Carnegie Institute biologists in the Dry Tortugas shows young sea turtles swim toward blue as a color cue after leaving nesting beaches. Tests with red and yellow misled them, blue prompted direct movement toward water. Coloring appears linked to diet, as seaweed rich in color and bright molluscs feed the flamingo and tropical fish lose color in captivity.
William B. Dawson of Maysville aged eighty, after eleven years of blindness, has regained enough sight to distinguish objects and will undergo an operation in Cincinnati. He retired from the Maysville police after a long service and spent dark years at baseball games. He could tell ball direction and safe hits by sound before total sight return.
In Indianapolis, Ola's niece Sister expresses delight at live theatre during summer outings to see Stuart Walker's Peg o' My Heart and the Abe Martin premiere, insisting a real show must have singing and dancing while the audience watches her reactions with humor and mild embarrassment. The piece reflects local theatre culture and a quoted moral from Edmurd Burke about cultivating generous feelings.
A jailer stops two girls as they cross a street in Coney Island. One in a heavy bathing suit is told to change, while the other in street clothes is allowed to pass. A student quip about decency follows, highlighting selective enforcement and public nudity norms.
A brief humorous gag from Way side Tales contrasts a husband asking for his opinion on marriage with the slangy reply from his wife. The dialogue showcases playful marital banter and wordplay about commitment.
An advertisement urges parents to switch children from coffee and tea to Postum, arguing caffeine and tannin harm nerve development and sleep. It claims Postum provides a similar flavor without drugs, promotes calm sleep, and offers two forms Instant Postum and Postum Cereal with simple preparation steps.
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