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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
4
The article surveys Allied and German positions in Belgium and northern France and notes the shift to defensive by Germany. It compares current strains to the Civil War, highlights British and French gains, U boat bases, and air-ground cooperation, and discusses Italian advances against Austria and uncertain Russian developments.
The piece warns of meat and flour shortages due to war demand and urges Americans to cut consumption. It cites Herbert Hoover as optimistic about meat supply with prudent handling and calls state commissioners to boost meat production while conserving food for the war effort.
The North Carolina State Board of Health plans a new health outreach to teach disease prevention among African Americans. Selected agents and community leaders will organize health leagues linked to churches or schools, with lectures, exhibits, lantern slides, and free literature to educate and mobilize community action. Rev. James Fo. Holder of Winston is among the agents chosen for this program.
Notices request bids by September 3 for apparatus including a motor driven horizontal centrifugal pump rated 1100 GPM at 160 feet head and a 220/440 volt option. Also sought are six 50 KVA oil cooled transformers and high voltage components with overload coils. City reserves right to reject any or all bids.
A reader questions the towns funding of cottage building while existing homes sit unrented. They note North Carolina lacks landlord protections and rent collection issues, asking what remedies exist to regulate this rental market. They cite a desirable rented-type house left empty and urge practical solutions.
A clipped wartime style ad promotes a tonic claimed to purify blood and boost energy. It references malaria remedies and urges readers to try a product advertised by Mann Drug with vague claims of health benefits.
A timetable from Carolin and Yadein R. R. Co. lists stations with expected arrival and departure times but warns that these times are not guaranteed and may vary. The notice emphasizes schedule accuracy relies on conditions.
Schedules show Westminister at 1:09 New Orleans at 6:45 and Atlanta at 7:45. Times reference High Point departures and arrivals with multiple trains including 2:10 p m 8:15 am 2:45 pm and 7:05 pm.
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