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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1916
Page
4
The item records a newspaper header with editorial roles and a stamp about second class mail status at the High Point post office under Congress act of March 3, 1872. It mentions names von KRENEK and AUCLISY in the masthead.
On August 12 1916 deep civic duty motivates band aided outreach for a bond vote in High Point. A mass meeting on Main Street features local speakers prioritizing facts and nonpartisan argument to persuade the public ahead of next Tuesday’s ballot. Citizens are urged to attend and listen.
The Rambler recalls meeting Harold Bell Wright as a preacher during Ozarks travels and recalls a sincere Sunday sermon. The Asheville Times optimist notes Wright’s books, including When a Man’s a Man, and states readers differ in their tastes.
The Rambler extols Harold Bell Wright's latest When a Man's a Man as Wright's masterpiece and a compelling humane work. He notes Wright's health battles, advance copy arrival, and anticipates Asheville shops carrying the book. The piece also riffs on weeds campaigns, politics, floods, and local civic topics with wry humor.
Dublin reports 3 073 emigrants in six months 988 fewer than the same period in 1915. The decline is driven by men while female emigration rises by over 600. One hundred fifty two travelers prepaid their passages to America. Ulster again records the most emigrants with Munster the least.
A humorous reflection notes that many men feel unfriendless for never umpiring a game and that strong personalities often admit being hoarse when praising themselves. The piece uses light satire to comment on vanity and athletic authority.
Bakers warn bread may reach six cents per loaf in Asheville this winter due to a global wheat shortage. North American crops are below average, flour costs climb from six to ten dollars per barrel, and retailers anticipate sacks selling for up to 1.50. Old flour remains pricier than new, while Europe’s war compounds the shortage. Local bakers and wholesalers note no future-delivery orders after January and rising costs will ripple to consumers.
The Hickory Mercury recounts a 1913 interview with Uncle Joe Cannon in Waverly Nebraska for the Nebraska State Journal. The editor notes meeting him again last Saturday and jokes that reporters lose hair before their hair turns grey. Uncle Joe recalls the incident and explains his sympathy for a baldheaded newspaper man.
The C and N. W. bridge across the Catawba River is expected to be finished by next Wednesday. The Elliott Building Company works from both riverbanks day and night to span the water, with Tuesday evening anticipated as the time of completion.
North Carolina communities now see local taxes as the only way to fund rural schools. The piece argues progressive districts once opposed tax elections but now embrace street bond measures to safeguard education.
Hector Bywater of London praises Secretary Daniels in a piece on the United States navy published in the Naval and Military Record. The Springfield Republican notes the unusual severity of praise from a British authority.
Brandeis is named on the Mexican commission and appears to receive most of his requests. A reader from Moore's Hill Indiana reports kidney relief after Foley Kidney Pills, claiming pain ended within 48 hours and improved sleep.
New York August cotton futures opened steady with gains early but retreated within the first hour. Dec 14.22 and Jan 14.32 after an initial rise to 14.30 and 14.39. closing levels showed October 14.11 and December 14.32.
Chicago traders watched a cooler start on August 12 as frost absence reports from Canada weighed on wheat. Prices opened lower with September around 1.42 and December near 1.46, then partially recovered through the day.
Washington D C Aug 12 The senate finance committee agreed to report a 10 percent tax on net profits of all munitions makers and suppliers and on munitions related materials It targets war munitions including cannons shells torpedoes boats and related parts The tax applies this calendar year and lasts one year after the European war ends bringing total revenue of about 198 million versus 197 million in the House plan
Rocky Mount Aug 12 The Bank of Mollister in the newest Halifax town proceeds toward opening with 10000 capital subscribed A B Schichter president Dr Norman vice president J W Renshaw cashier A 3000 bank building contracted and expected to open in early fall Mollister grew after Fosberg Lumber plant construction
A health notice urges cleaning and sweetening the stomach to restore appetite, claiming loss of appetite signals the need for stimulation and normal functioning. The guidance emphasizes restoring normal appetite through dietary and digestive actions.
Local officers conducted a lengthy liquor raid near the Iron Bridge on Freeman’s mill road. They recovered 18 gallons of whiskey valued at about 144 dollars and issued warrants for two white farmers, who remain at large.
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