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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
2
City urges residents to stock up for a long Monday closure as most merchants agree to shut shops all day Monday for fuel conservation. The plan targets Saturday shopping to ease the impact and save fuel, with firms listing their participation and customers urged to shop tomorrow.
Newport News port reels from a severe ice storm delaying shipping. Pier and dock surfaces are coated in ice, making work dangerous and behind schedule. Hankering proceeds in a limited fashion as workers face extreme cold and weather conditions following three weeks of record lows.
An advertisement touts Jad Salts as a simple flush for sluggish kidneys. It claims four ounces in water before breakfast for several days restores kidney function, relieves backache and bladder discomfort, and neutralizes urine acids for healthier kidneys. A local pharmacist endorses the product.
There is more catarrh in the country section than other diseases, once deemed incurable. The remedy Hall's Catarrh Cure, made by F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo, Ohio, is promoted as a constitutional treatment taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. A reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with orders to send for circulars and testimonials. Druggists sell Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A wartime call to Americans to shift consumption to corn and other foods to feed Allies. Emphasizes corn surplus, patriotic duty, and simple substitutions to avoid famine while maintaining personal nutrition. Highlights corn as multi use cereal and sustainment for war effort.
Willys-Overland Inc of Toledo Ohio led all exhibitors for the sixth year, earning the top display space at the New York Central Palace show January 5 12. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce confirms the honor based on the greatest volume of business, reflecting public demand for its production.
The organization's members must file sworn statements detailing actual business done within the year to defend their positions at the show. The growing body’s decision is final, with Pickett and McDonald named as dealers in the report.
Richmond police arrested a well dressed man calling himself Carlisle Blackwell for forgery and trying to cash a 200 counterfeit check on J B Mosby and Co in Richmond. A fourteen year old Indianapolis boy Henry Main served as his valet, saying they used varied names in many cities including Jacksonville Tampa Atlanta Charlotte and Orlando.
Norfolk officials report a general improvement in coal handling with cargo ships awaiting loading reduced to 76 and bunkering queues closer to normal. Federal Fuel Administration orders pier preferential service to New England bound cargo ships, while bay and river ice still hamper traffic and interlined schedules. Navigation above Chesapeake roads remains extremely hazardous.
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