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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1888
Page
2
The Enterprise lists editor 0 F Crutchfield and publication offices on Main Street. Subscription prices are $1 per year or 60 cents for six months. The editor disclaims endorsement of correspondent views unless stated.
Washington dispatch reports the post office will arm every employee on exposed railroad routes at government expense due to frequent robberies and threats to postal workers. The piece also notes a Democratic Executive Committee meeting in Washington on the 22nd to choose a convention site.
A railroad official says as many as 50,000 tramps infest U S rail lines, posing a constant menace to travelers and companies. He notes many cause accidents by tampering with switches and burning bridges, with about 3000 killed annually while riding or walking. Judge Merriman tells the Grand Jury that one prescription per druggist is required.
The Robeson county swamp of 60000 acres will host a 30 foot wide canal for drainage and transport after purchase from the State. Wake county plans two iron Neuse river bridges near Raleigh, a first for the state. Separate items report a derailment near Greensboro, a meteor strike on Pamlico Sound, a divorce case with large alimony, a Bradshaw home fire, and assorted county actions.
The article describes biliousness symptoms in men including poor appetite for solids, white furry or rough tongue, digestive disruption with diarrhea or constipation, possible hemorrhoids or bleeding, and headaches or giddiness. It promotes Green's August Flower as a cheap remedy that many attest to cure the condition.
The W C T U held its fourth annual meeting on February 2 at Mrs Newlins with 16 members present. The treasurer reported receipts of 102.78 and expenditures of 87.53, leaving 16.25 on hand. The program highlighted progress since 1884, praised national leaders, and affirmed renewed pledges. Officers were re-elected and the group planned to meet again in February.
An alarmist article warns of a pervasive digestive disease mistaken for consumption or malaria, listing symptoms from dullness and poor appetite to yellow eyes and constipation. It extols Shaker Extract of Roots or Seigel's Syrup as a universal cure, with testimonials of recovery and a note to obtain the genuine product from A. J. White, Limited.
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