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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
12
An old time hair remedy from Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to darken faded or gray hair. A downtown druggist touts its natural, even color, claiming results after a morning to a few applications.
A small bottle of Freezone is advertised to lift off corns and calluses from feet with a few drops. The claim emphasizes instant relief from pain and that the corn can be removed root and all without soreness. Local drugstores stock the product.
An old advertisement touts Jad Salts as a safe remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys. It claims the formula neutralizes urine acids and prevents bladder weakness while urging high water intake and daily use before breakfast for several days.
Vincent Astor, New York's young multimillionaire, is courted to back a cooperative theatre venture to aid striking chorus girls and actors. Mortimer Schill and Jamey Bernard plan to use Astor and Wynn earnings to support strikers during the walkout, with Astor alleged to offer financial help and moral backing.
A historical overview of Andrew Carnegie's rise as a philanthropist after selling to the Steel Trust, detailing major gifts totaling hundreds of millions, his retirement foundation, and support for universities, libraries, and public works. It also covers his marriage to Louise Whitfield, their simple wedding, and daughter Margaret Carnegie who inherited and benefited from the family fortune.
Florence August 15 The famed opera star Enrico Caruso of the Metropolitan Opera is placed on bread ration with his villa near Signa Lastra. A deluxe American limousine and his Italian motor car are seized by military and municipal authorities amid cost of living protests. Caruso says he shares supplies with peasants and has given two years of war work to the Allies and Italy.
A split in Norway's labor movement follows the decision to join the Moscow international group. A new democratic group led by Mr. Buen, Storthing president, formed in opposition. Norway's labor movement includes 108,000 trade unionists and 94,000 paying members in the political wing.
At Upton New York Aug 15 a society circus free to enlisted men featured a leopard act. The trainer, pressed by savage animals confined in boxes the trainer kept a chair ready for protection and finally abandoned the act amid safety concerns.
A fragmented note indicates regular export activity from the Philippines with mentions of cigars and trade routes. Incomplete text hints at a merchant or company named Lee and export connections possibly to multiple countries.
Mexico City reports three thousand Japanese have arrived in lower California with plans to settle. Newspapers say many reportedly crossed the border into the United States, entering secretly.
A locomotive traveling at high speed is described as emitting one thousand and fifty six puffs per mile, illustrating a vivid measure of exhaust output.
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