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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1916
Page
6
The Chanukah festival begins at sundown December 19 and lasts eight days with lights in homes and prayers. In Honolulu, Delegate Kalanianaole plans to introduce a bill giving Hawaii voters the right to elect a governor as a step toward home rule and possible statehood.
The State Health Board plans a life extension unit in Mance county to provide periodic medical examinations for all white residents aged 50 to 65 at county expense. Dr. A J Ellington will lead, with a program to detect early disease tendencies and teach personal hygiene, referring any needing treatment to doctors of choice.
John F. Meakley, dean of Cornell track and field, marks 53 years on December 11 after 18 years as dean and 36 in track work. His cross country teams have missed only three intercollegiate championships in 18 varsity seasons, a world renowned coaching record.
Schedule notes list sports events: annual meeting of the International Baseball League in New York. Kentucky Fox Hunters association events at Fisherville with Wid Williams vs Benny Shayer in 15 rounds in Kansas City. Young Zulu Kid vs Jimmy Wilde in Cincinnati for 20 rounds. Battling Monroe versus Christy Williams in Jackson, Ohio for 15 rounds.
Annual meeting of National baseball league in New York and Metropolitan Golf Association in New York. Opening of beach show by the New Haven Kennel Club. Jack Sharkey faces Gardner Brooks in a ten round bout in New York.
Opening invitation for a golf tournament in San Gabriel California announced alongside the annual meeting of the American baseball league in Chicago. The notice highlights forthcoming events and regional ties to sport and recreation.
South ern Baseball association directors hold an annual meeting in Nashville. Mel Coogan battles Young Murphy over 12 rounds in Greenfield Massachusetts. Tom Lee fights Kem Salsbury over 10 rounds in Chicopee Massachusetts.
The season opens with a Worlds championship bicycle sprint in New York. Shamus rBien faces Willie Beeser in a ten round Brooklyn bout.
The annual six day bicycle race begins at Madison Square Garden in New York with riders from multiple teams tackling a grueling schedule. Spectators pack the arena as cyclists compete for endurance and stage milestones.
The second National Corn show opened in St Paul Minnesota and will run through the week. Represented states include Wisconsin Idaho Oregon Washington Montana North and South Dakota and Minnesota.
OOD FRIENDS of High Point, we cordially invite you to do your Christmas shopping CG in our store. You will find here merchandise of unquestioned quality and in the greatest variety, as the genial list given below will show. Nor does this list represent one-half the Christmas merchandise we have provided for your benefit, but merely gives an idea of the character of the goods.
The advertisement promotes a wide range of books for Christmas gifts. It highlights new fiction, popular copyrighted titles now selling for 60 cents, gift books in handsome bindings, and selections for boys, girls, and children, claiming there is something for everybody in large quantities.
Choice Christmas boxes of stationery and correspondence cards offered by Whiting's Crane's and Berlin's with prices up to five dollars.
The Leather Goods Department stocks a broad array of leather products from card and pass cases to purses and ladies bags. It also carries writing portfolios, cigar cases, music satchels, and a variety of travel and manicure outfits, among many other items.
A display offers French ivory odd pieces and comb and brush sets with a selection of two dozen different articles, inviting buyers to choose pairs and assortments.
Mrs Thomas Campbell of Kirkville New York reports her nineteen year old son suffered frequent bilious attacks. Her husband started giving Chamberlain's Tablets and the boy began eating heartily and improving quickly. Obtainable everywhere.
Fragments show Dennison brand gift dressings including seals cards tags and gummed labels with do not open until Christmas labels. Also mentioned are gold and silver and green tinsel cord and red and green ribbon zone.
Pictures. The Buckingham Prints are beautiful reproductions in color of masterpieces of paintings, $1.50. Our new framing department is prepared to give the best service in framing. New and beautiful moldings. "Perfect work only."
Brass, mahogany and athenic bronze desk sets offered in many sizes and styles at varying prices to fit different desks and budgets.
A catalog fragment lists Barss Goods products including smoker outfits magazine holders letter racks ash trays candle sticks book racks telephone pencil stands pencil and fountain pen holders inkstands.
A lively column lists Soldier puzzles travel games and popular card and table games. It highlights activities like Picture Puzzles Crazy Traveler Ping Pong Box Ball and various card games enjoyed by readers.
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