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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1919
Page
6
Sandra Graham’s day begins with worry as Everett departs for an unknown duration after a manager’s financial scandal. A chance luncheon with Alice Sloan turns into an awkward social trap when Barrett Edmonds joins, sparking tension and a veiled romantic undertone amid public decorum.
Trade Commissioner Harold E. Everly of the Commerce Department will visit August 14 15 and 16 to confer with furniture manufacturers on marketing opportunities in Chile Peru Ecuador and Bolivia. He will advise on product types entry methods financing and expanding existing trade based on recent reports and South American market growth.
In Springfield Massachusetts Jennie Zimmerman, a cousin, shot Lieut. Henry Zimmerman, a physician and Army veteran, on a street near his office. Five shots fired, three hit. Jennie Zimmerman is under arrest. The victim died at Mercy Hospital an hour after arrival.
A wry verse notes marriage risk and rank aboard the vessel of wedlock. It contrasts the fate of a man who marries a widow as forever second mate, implying caution in choosing a spouse and the duties that follow.
Railway timetable outlines expected arrival and departure times for stations listed but notes actual times are not guaranteed. Includes caution about possible changes and schedule adherence.
Train service listing notes No 21 timetable with daily departures except Sunday between High Point and Thomavville and intermediate stations.
Mrs. E. L. Perry of Nashville Tennessee credits Taniae with a dramatic recovery from nervous indigestion chills and night sweats after a year of illness. She describes severe symptoms including numb limbs sleepless nights and exhaustion but states she regained appetite energy and strength after starting Taniae. Taniae is sold by Hart Drug in High Point and other Guilford county druggists.
A young man visits a jeweler with a ring and asks to have names engraved. He shyly says “From Henry to Clara” but the jeweler advises engraving simply “From Henry” for a tasteful finish in this brief exchange.
A car with five people overturned on a stone pile near Addison in Somerset county. George S. Newmyer of Donora Pennsylvania was killed instantly by a steering rod piercing his neck and the crash fire. Mr and Mrs Jesse Grant and two Grant children were injured. The driver swerved to avoid a collision on the National Pike.
Youngstown Aug 11 police report James Bela 22 fired four bullets at Rose Fulop 18 at close range after she refused to marry him. Doctors say she is not seriously wounded though she was hospitalized. The incident is described by authorities as a violent assault with intent.
In Danville Virginia Aug 11 two men Carl Harris and veteran Sinstler Deboe allegedly posed as prohibition officers to rob W L Beck of Whitmer after Beck showed a large cash roll at a restaurant. They lured Beck to a hotel lobby and demanded his money in a dark alley before being arrested by police. Beck also held.
An opinion notes barley-water as the best thirst-quencher, with cold weak tea a close second and a dash of lemon juice added for flavor.
The balance wheel oscillates at 800 vibrations per minute, 18 000 per hour, 422 000 per day, and about 157 788 000 per year, illustrating the high frequency of mechanical timepieces.
A Washington lobbyist recalls how the President smoothly cut off an importunate caller during a reception, claiming the President monopolized him. The anecdote mirrors a sharper wit in public life. A separate note observes a toad becoming torpid in winter, fasting for four to six months.
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