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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1913
Page
2
City paper states it will not publish whiskey advertisements and will refuse any ads perceived as detrimental to High Point businesses, extending to homes and suburban areas. The stance mirrors past policy to protect local commerce and public interest.
A letter urges a law banning showing white women and children in films at theaters patronized by Black patrons. It argues colored audiences should view only films of their race and claims such depictions degrade women and incite disrespective behavior and crime. The author appeals to Southern chivalry and a higher moral standard.
Chronicle reports Mayor Tate of High Point once urged police to use gentleness and persuasion, treating clubs as to be seen not used. The plan failed, and officers are now ordered to use billets against rambunctious characters. The flaw was that the first order targeted people who are never arrested.
A religiously tinged piece cites Genesis and extols Thebes ruins near Dendera. It describes Karnac and Luxor palaces, Memnonium tombs, and colossal columns, noting observers felt electric awe and Belzoni compared entering a city of departed giants.
A religious-era text notes the antediluvian builders, giants born from fallen angels. It cites the phrase sons of God who married daughters of men as described in Genesis chapter two, reflecting on the legendary temples and palaces.
Orange County approved 250 dollars to cooperate with the State Board of Health in a public health and hookworm campaign, joining Randolph and Davidson counties in a statewide effort. The Ashe County board’s failure to act leaves one county hesitant, but officials hope all counties will soon support health and sanitary measures statewide.
Omaha special reports Dr. Charles F. Secord says a vast Toltec gold hoard hidden by Indians to guard against Spanish conquest could help President Cabrera unify Guatemala and Central America into one republic. He cites witch doctors guarding the treasure, past torture attempts, and government schooling as forces shifting power away from idol worship toward modernization. Secord plans to return to Guatemala by mid September.
Dixon author and dramatizer of The Leopard's Spots rejects offers to control the production choosing to manage it himself. The play, praised by managers for potential profits, is set for a big season with high spending to ensure success. It will be staged at the auditorium on the night of October 25.
A white minister in a colored church requests a deacon lead prayer. The black elder offers a vivid plea for the white minister asking for spiritual sight, steadfastness, and discipline while invoking vivid, ceremonial imagery.
Strengthen weak kidneys and find prompt relief with Electric Bitters, praised by women nationwide. A San Francisco man claims his wife was cured when all else failed, noting benefits for liver, indigestion, and biliousness. 50 cents.
For sale at sacrifice a property on Rankin street known as the Kirkman Simmons property. Apply to Kirkman and Simmons for details or to arrange purchase.
The Barnum and Bailey Circus visits High Point promising the Greatest Show on Earth. A morning street parade leads to two performances at 2 and 8 with 110 cage menagerie, forty elephants, camels, giraffes, a rhinoceros and hippo. The season features The Spectacle of Cleopatra with 1000 performers and a 400 member ballet chorus, plus Icelandic gladiators and jiu jitsu wrestlers and returning human freaks.
Train timetable outlines arrival and departure expectations for stations including High Rock, Denton, Gordontown, Thomasville, and High Point with Sunday service adjustments. It notes connections to Winston-Salem and Southern Railway trains, temporary station use at High Point, and access via English Street Car for passengers and freight.
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