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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
4
The piece lauds Arthur Lyon as High Point city manager, praising his integrity and financial saving record. It argues the commission form improves city management, credits Lyon with supervising sewer projects and street plans, and forecasts $50 000 yielding better streets under careful oversight. It notes no politician, but a businessman mindset guides city expenditures.
The United States has received permission from Germany to publish the last Lusitania note as a formal document. It states Germany recognizes liability, promises indemnity, and vows reprisals will target enemy objects only. Officials say the indemnity amount and method remain to be decided, with a possible commission to determine payments.
The piece surveys a heated presidential campaign with charges and countercharges about truth, mocks a political club's reorganization, and reflects on hustle and marital satire. It notes High Point voters face a decisive election next Tuesday and hints at bar debate while offering wry social commentary.
The report notes U S diplomats push for freedom of the seas while German press hints at renewed ruthless submarine warfare being unfounded. Berlin confidences imply the von Tirpitz faction is unlikely to regain power.
The Enterprise reports Mrs. J. M. Teague of 682 West Green Street entered a beet weighing eight pounds plus a couple of ounces, surpassing J. S. Reddick’s six percent pound beet. The paper notes uncertainty if Teague’s beet will be beaten, but asserts Teague’s beet remains a strong contender.
New York report shows fewer deaths but little change in infantile paralysis. within 24 hours ending 10 AM, 38 children died and 175 new cases were recorded in the greater city area.
In Houston on August 10 the Texas Democratic convention rejected a prohibition amendment plank in the party platform by a vote of 524 to 299.
New York August 10 cotton market saw renewed liquidation and local selling with early declines of 8 to 12 points. Prices edged up from the session low, December 14.42 and January 14.50, about 28 to 30 points under yesterday’s highs. Futures opened steady with August 14.13 October 14.34 December 14.50 January 14.60 March 14.72 and May 14.85.
Chicago traders saw prices spike at times but overall volume stayed light. Opening bids slid up to two cents, September at 1.43 to 1.44 and December at 1.48 to 1.48 half. A broad setback then a recovery pushed values above the previous session's finish.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Internal remedies are needed to reach the disease. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to act through the mucous surfaces and has been prescribed for years. It combines tonics and purifiers. Testimonials are available. F. J. Cheney & Co. advertise at 75 cents. All Druggists carry the product.
An advertise ment urges readers to use Tollo Water liver baths to cleanse the liver and relieve headaches constipation and biliousness. Bottled at Dawson Springs Kentucky the remedy is sold by Hart Drug Co and promoted as safer than calomel dosing.
A reflective critique contrasts belief in providence with superstitious luck. The author argues that some people rely on fate rather than effort, implying that fortune favors the casual faith over active work. The piece uses aphoristic language to challenge passive religiosity.
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