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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1919
Page
6
W. B. Pugh of 301 Hermitage Avenue Nashville Tennessee reports healing from rheumatism and stomach trouble after using Tanlac. He says the medicine improved appetite eased nerve troubles enabled sleep and allowed him to resume business. Tanlac is sold in High Point by all druggists.
Frank Harrah presented a tom tom used by Geronimo to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Geronimo reportedly gave the drum to Harrah in 1999 while he was a military prisoner at Fort Sill. The red and green painted circle features compass symbolism and feather fringe.
The Dolly Varden curl, popularized by Queen Alexandra years ago, regains favor among British maidens. Hairdressers display twelve to sixteen inch curls in windows to pair with party or dance frocks, reviving styles of fifty years past.
Washington December 29 A cow owned by FE Willard of Washington state was killed five years ago when it ate dynamite left by the forestry service. The House has approved a claim granting Willard $60 for the loss of the animal.
Charles J. Cady Jr., an ex soldier, died at his Lenox home from a lightning strike injury suffered last January while returning from Europe on a transport. He was twenty six.
High Point’s Dick Miller signs players for the Furniture Makers as college athletes resist pro pay scales. Greensboro magnate John Rees notes semipro pride dominates finances and predicts fewer collegians will join in 1920, with independent players favored if terms meet. Dick Miller aims for performers who fit Piedmont League needs while local stove league sales rise.
The fragment discusses letter frequency stating that the percent symbol is the least used letter and that the letter occurs in ordinary books. It notes that on average it appears twice in every three thousand words.
Pittsburg Kan December 29 A local photograph studio reports it has been the busiest place as foreign born miners, many returning home, seek photographs to satisfy passport regulations during the coal strike.
In Hillsboro Illinois on December 29 Everett Henry was pulled into a corn shredder and his right arm was torn from the socket. He braced himself and instructed helpers to shut off the engine to free him.
Washington reports a forthcoming plan from the War Department, Civil Service Commission, and Federal Board for Vocational Education to place partially disabled veterans in civil positions. The effort aims to treat injured men on equal terms with others, leveraging the War Department’s large civilian workforce. A detailed circular will be issued in two to three weeks.
A creche under the care of a trained kindergarten teacher has been established at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver for mothers who wish to attend Sunday services and have no one to care for their children at home.
One year after the war began, President Wilson visited his ancestral home in Carlisle England. News recounts German fire on the American flag in Dresden that sparked street fighting and numerous deaths.
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