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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
2
The United States Office of Public Roads notes roads should not be neglected and many can be improved with grading and maintenance. The guidance covers drag use, split log drags, and sand clay mixtures to create 20 to 30 foot wide earth roads with proper crown and drainage, at low costs per mile.
In Greeley Colorado children who tended gardens under Prof F A Ogle city agr culturist are selling their produce today in the first children s market ever opened in Colorado The parent home gardeners also sell pastry articles chickens aquabs and rabbits
A reader testimonial praises Chamberlain's Tablets as the best remedy for constipation and indigestion. The letter notes both the writer and his wife experienced relief and recommends trying the product, claiming the tablets are mild and effective and widely available.
General J B Carr calls on Governor Craig to use his influence and the First National Bank of Durham to aid western Carolina flood victims. The bank offers loans at 3 percent to municipalities and counties, with other financial assistance for distressed areas. Carr travels west to assess needs and coordinate relief, saying he remains on duty and not bound for New York.
Roanoke and southwest Virginia communities push petitions to Governor Stuart seeking pardon for Sidna Allen, leader of the Carroll county tragedy in 1912. Allen, serving a 39 year sentence, aided Belgian relief with overtime prison work, drawing sympathy beyond Virginia.
A historical notice advertises funeral designs and ongoing home building work. The snippet mentions Frank H. Ford, formerly High Point-ttoral Co, with a contact line reading Phone 363 of 1798, indicating business in funeral design and construction services.
Virginia pilots report the Deutschland would head straight out from the main channel if she submerged. They note submarines cannot submerge within three miles of shore and require clear water depths. Detecting submersible presence remains a concern for cruisers and coastal defense.
A reader reports relief from persistent side and back pains after using Foley Kidney Pills. He states that within 45 days all pain disappeared and his kidneys became active and healthier, with improved bladder function.
Walter Royal receiver for Southern Buggy Company in High Point will sell at public auction for cash the companys personal property including harness leather fixtures machinery used in harness and buggy making and repairing except accounts The sale is a resale with first bid not previously confirmed Possession passes after court confirmation and payment A 10 percent bid deposit is required immediately on bid acceptance Lookover by appointment at Wachovia Bank High Point N C This 1st day of August 1916.
Receiver in bankruptcy of W. Gray offers at Tomlinson and Ragan's Stable High Point North Carolina on August 5 1916 at 10 am a sale of three miles one horse one registered Jersey bull 24 Jersey heifers and more cattle to highest bidder for cash. Bulls dairy pedigree cows and heifers described as high quality with milk yields noted. sale subject to court confirmation. Rain or shine.
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