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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1917
Page
8
Local troops from Company M First North Carolina Regiment expected to be mustered out this afternoon after oath at Camp Glenn on July 3 1916. Most men plan civilian life soon with pay and papers arranged. some criticize treatment and rationing during service.
Paris reports a major disruption as laundries across the cap itale and Seine department face a 60 to 100 percent rise in material costs and coal shortages. Several large establishments, including Boulogne-sur-Seine suburb, have closed, risking shortages of table cloths and napkins, with some venues using tissue paper substitutes.
Mexico City reports the department of fomento will establish an agency in Lower California. Until then the Mexican consul at San Diego is authorized to issue fishing permits and collect accruing duties.
Mrs J B Whittaker of McDuff Virginia credits Thedford s Black-Draught with ending frequent sickness in her family She says it relieves sick headache stomach trouble indigestion and similar symptoms and keeps it on hand for children The preparation is vegetarian and has served over a million users for more than 70 years priced at 25 cents per package
A letter from a High Point resident urges establishing a Methodist hospital in the city to meet rapid growth and healthcare needs. The writer argues a $150,000 investment with a $40,000 expenditure will place a new hospital here, benefiting wage earners and city progress before libraries and the Y M C A.
Municipal court session notes a quiet docket as residents clash over the lit White Way on South and North Main. Defendants include Marion Johnson J. J. Wilks and F. C. Cowan who pay costs. Worth Loflin fined five dollars for attempting to outshine the lights. Claude Evans charged with abandonment. The session ends with the White Way’s reputation intact.
In Tokio on February 12 the annual imperial poetry contest received thirty seven thousand verse submissions from the Japanese people. This year the theme is The Distant Snow clad Mountain and six poems will be chosen for final reading before the emperor and empress.
In Washington on February 12 the federal government nearly shut down to honor Abraham Lincoln's 10th birthday anniversary. All departments closed, schools and district offices closed, and many businesses paused while patriotic and civic groups held observances.
Flora Cole died last evening at 7 45 at her home 12 Vine street Proximity after a ten day illness. She was 73 years old and survived by three children Emma W M and Allen Cole a brother J A McDonald and two sisters Miss Rebecca and Miss Mary McDonald. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Wake Forest and Davidson will resume their annual football series in 1917 after a one season gap. The game was slated for Davidson’s home field but manager Gladney is seeking to move it to Raleigh on November 17.
Francis Ford and Grace Cunard appear at Broadway this Tuesday for a likely screen or stage event. The noted duo headlines a program that draws fans of early cinema and theater to the venue.
Local family say Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough medicine for children and adults. The ad notes its safety for babies, lack of opiates, and effectiveness against croup coughs and colds. Also mentions a movie with Marguerite Clark in Snow White at the Broadway next Friday and a mail-order offer for a trial package.
Tokio dispatch reports Formosan natives revolted attacked a police station. Two native policemen were killed and two wounded as rebels captured the station and cut communications. A punitive expedition has been sent. Nanto province faced a recent quake that destroyed over 1,000 homes.
The Rio de Janeiro press voices divided reaction to Brazil’s reply to the German note on the new submarine campaign. Some papers wish a stronger, more decisive tone.
An Oakwood Cemetery appeal invites residents to visit cemeteries of similar towns and consider making Oakwood a beauty spot with spring planting of evergreens and shrubs. Contact F. H. Ford at the greenhouses by phone or in person to discuss plans.
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