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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1917
Page
5
The Mission Study Class of the Young Women’s Missionary Society of Wesley Memorial Episcopal Church will meet Monday at 3 PM in the ladies’ parlor. Attendance of every member is requested as important matters will be considered.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Baptist church will meet at the church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Attendance of all members is urged.
The W. O. T. club will not meet Tuesday afternoon as announced, the gathering having been postponed to the next regular date.
Daisy Davies will meet at 3 30 o'clock Monday at the home of Thurlow Kearns.
Due to cold weather the Salem day meeting is postponed until Monday at 3 p m. It will be held with Mrs R T Pickens at the Armfield residence on Broad street.
Wealthy Chicago heir Henry Field, grandson of Marshall Field, will marry Virginia aristocrat Nancy Perkins at Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson’s home in New York. The ceremony will be quiet with about twenty guests from two families and close friends. Field stands to gain millions as Marshall Field’s fortune passes to heirs.
The article outlines Marshall Field III and Henry Field as heirs to a vast fortune left by Marshall Field, with portions in trust for the two grandsons. It mentions Admiral Sir David Beatty as a naval hero linked to supreme command of the North Sea fleet. Background covers family marriages, births, and the sons’ upbringings, including schooling in England and eventual move to America.
High Point based High Point Steam Laundry increases delivery with a second wagon to meet rising demand since moving to Washington street. Crowder Brothers announce larger operations and daily routes serving residential areas as business grows. The notice mentions local ads and a fall sale schedule for clothing and hats.
A Dry Goods Economist notes that sports silk parasols in severe plain styles draw attention and function as umbrellas in rain, blending fashion with practicality in everyday use.
Six room house with water gas electric lights on a large lot for rent off Howell Street. Apply Harris Bros. 2-3-17-6t. Also note success with "Snow White" home made candy on sale Saturday at Hart Drug Co.
Footwear values today and Monday include Gun Metal Boot at $3.50 and Patent Leather Boots at $3.00, with $3.15 bargains available. The article also touches on cigar industry snippets mentioning a Greensboro maker named Lango and a growing greenhouse operation, noting factory expansion and early distribution to first class dealers.
A. Baxter of Wheeler Wisconsin says Foley's Honey and Tar has been used for ten years in their family as the best cough medicine, safe for babies and effective for adults, stopping coughs and relieving croup and colds. Mann Drug Co.
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