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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1920
Page
6
Contested old time ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for cold fever sneezes cough and grippe. Claims include quick relief with no after effects and availability at druggists for $1.20 a bottle.
Advertising copy promises mild but effective purification with a tonic action. Describes Pills as a gentle cleanser that helps the bowels and liver, urging readers to buy at drug stores for 25 cents per bottle.
In Erod North Carolina a woman plagued by irregularity and severe shoulder pain found no relief from popular remedies. After writing to Dr Pierce and taking three bottles of his Favorite Prescription she reports rest at night, renewed health, and urges other women to seek his remedies. Her name is Mrs John Bridgers Route 1.
Mrs J Willis of 1601 Arthur Ave recounts a prior feminine health issue and states Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription kept her from surgery, praising its reliability and affordability after six bottles.
Nashville reader Mrs W W Bweeney reports Favorite Prescription helped her through feminine troubles and pregnancy by restoring health and strength. She recommends the remedy as a tonic that keeps one feeling well and eases heartache.
A basketball game between High Point and Durham high schools is set for Saturday night in the armory. Durham, long a strong contender, enters confident of victory, while High Point fans expect a decisive local win after recent practice sessions and a push toward North Carolina championship aims.
Cuba American Jockey Club hosts Havana races as part of the Winter meeting while the Business Mene Racing Association presents New Orleans racing. Golf continues at Pinehurst North Carolina for St Valentine’s and at Belleair Florida for the women. Boxing cards feature O'Dowd versus Silent Martin in Detroit, Lynch versus Roussen in Poughkeepsie, Martin against Walker in Kansas City, and Ryan versus Downey in Cincinnati.
An advertisement promotes Yellow Mustard as an external remedy for lumbago and pain relief. It claims fast easing of swelling and congestion with heat, promising relief in minutes. Available 39 and 60 cents at druggists or by mail from S C Wells Co LeRoy NY.
A lively collection of casual remarks on baseball prospects for 1920. Mentions Earnest, Miler Huggings of the New York Yankees, Ruth’s gang, Farnest-Shore from North Carolina, and Al. Includes questions about extending trolley service to the ball yard and reminiscences of Welch's field soda privileges. Mentions Jonn in Greensboro and Hurling Hurley the pitcher, with praise for Fish, the star swimmer at the Naval Academy.
An advertisement urges readers to prevent kidney trouble by using Jad Salts. It claims the product flushes clogged kidneys, relieves backache, headaches, and bladder irritation, and improves kidney activity. The copy cites lemon juice, acids, and hibithia as ingredients and notes local druggists stock the remedy.
Mrs Louise Rogers of 4017 Brookly n Ave Los Angeles says Tanlae cured her since years of nervous indigestion disordered kidneys and weak sleep. She describes suffering major weight loss and nearly becoming a wreck before Tanlae restored her health and appetite.
Emergency Fleet Board headed by Charles Schwab will move from Philadelphia to Washington on April 1. Judge J E Payne currently leads the board with about 1700 stenographers and clerks, many of whom have remained in Philadelphia as Washington housing tightens.
The text notes the Yankees have not claimed their share of the 1919 World Series money and expresses little interest by the Huggings pastim in the event this year.
Mrs. J A Sloop of 519 Grimes testifies after years of kidney trouble and back pain that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved her symptoms. She notes nervousness and now reports little kidney trouble and no back pain. Price 60 cents at dealers, from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A German Museum of Books and Manuscripts in Leipzig plans an exhibit on the history of newspapers. It will display a Columbus letter on America’s discovery and a 1508 newspaper noting Brazil. The display traces newspaper making from the 16th century to modern weekly papers and 18th and 19th century achievements.
The Italian government cooperates with French authorities to establish a passenger airplane service linking Paris with major Italian cities.
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