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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
5
The article urges housekeepers to choose between pure baking powder like Royal made from cream of tartar derived from grapes and alum or phosphate powders from mineral sources. It notes that ingredient labels reveal if a powder is genuine cream of tartar or a phosphate or alum compound and states Royal contains no alum nor phosphate.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist church met in the ladies parlor with Mrs. Weedon leading and a helpful report. Miss It ta Pierce and Ed Wood wed at Rev L A Peeler's home with few friends present. Guests Mr and Mrs T J Gold host visitors from Ellenboro.
Dra. D. A. Stanton J. T. Burrus C. S. Rayson and C. E. K. Reitzell left this morning for Durham to attend the session of the North Carolina Medical Association.
Mrs J M Pollock hosts the Priscilla club gathering this afternoon at her residence on North Main Street.
Onnie Hubbard left yesterday for Asheville Miss Frances Mann departed for Greensboro last night with her week end guest Miss Eleanor Horton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trold and little one were also mentioned in the social notes.
Peking reports Yen En chiu, a government university professor, appointed superintendent of Chinese students studying in America. He will base in Washington with a $400 monthly salary and $300 office expenses. Each student gets $80 gold monthly plus initial travel allowances and must return to China within two months of graduation.
J W Streetman Jr of Marion South Carolina began work at Mann Drug Company this morning. He acts as front man for the store and is the son of Dr J W Streetman Sr also from Marion who has long operated in the drug business.
Dr H B Hiatt will leave this evening for Durham to attend the State Medical Association and will travel through the country. Tomorrow morning Dr Hiatt reads a paper before the association.
The treasury department estimates the continental United States population on April 1 at 102,004,000. It notes per capita money circulation at 45.41 dollars, up 3.67 dollars from April 1 last year, reflecting rising monetary activity.
Copenhagen marks Shakespeare’s death anniversary with theatre tributes. The Royal Theatre to stage Richard III while Danish writers’ association hosts festivals at Elsinore. An open air Hamlet at Kronborg Castle and a banquet at Marienlyst accompany a period accurate Hamlet performance.
Berlin papers note German opera star Erik Schwedes in Constantinople delighting Turks with German works. He fills Stamboul opera house with Leoncavallo and Mascagni pieces and has performed before the sultan singing Wagner and Schumann selections.
Fifteen girls from the Girls' Agricultural School at Yunnan offered to join the revolutionary government as soldiers under Miss Mou Chi-cheng. Tang Shi-yao praised their patriotism but placed them on the reserve list of the horse corps for future service.
Macao, Portugal’s only Chinese possession, is placed under strict wartime rules like Hongkong after Germany declares war on Portugal. The port was a refuge for Chinese revolutionists who attacked the gunboat Suiwo near Canton. England develops brick paving from blast furnace slag.
A bank advertises four percent on time certificates of savings deposits. It lists officers including O. E. Kearns as president J. H. Adams and A. M. Rankin as vice presidents H. A. Millis as cashier and G. A. Pollock Jr as assistant cashier. The note invites opportunities to value your business.
Washington April 18. War raises demand for church candles in Russia as beeswax shortage worsens. American consular officers report Russia will face a shortfall of 7 222 561 pounds for the coming year after Germany’s prewar supply was cut off.
The article explains bowels as the body’s natural sewage system and notes that constipation allows poisonous matter to enter the system, causing dullness and poor digestion. It claims Chamberlains Tablets quickly relieve the condition and are available everywhere.
Robert Brockett announces candidacy for the House of Representatives from Guilford County in the General Assembly session of 1917 subject to Democratic primary action.
There is more catarrh in this region than all other diseases, once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo is a constitutional internal medicine claiming to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with circulars and testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills for constipation are also advertised.
New coats priced from 5.00 to 12.50 arrive with options in silks 3.95 to 6.50. Easter neckwear 25c and 50c. Hosiery 25c to 1.00. Colored linen 36 inches wide 50c. Easter waists $1.98. White and black stitched gloves arrive.
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