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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
5
A grieving wife, Mrs. Walter Boyd, mourns a infant's death with a heartfelt catalog of keepsakes. She mentions a pale blue case, two pairs of shoes, bells, a doll, a ring, and a hopeful faith that the child rests in God's Eternal Land awaiting reunion. The poem frames sorrow, devotion, and the desire to join the child in heaven.
Mrs Ed Steele hosted a Valentine afternoon at her East Washington home honoring Miss Annie Leslia Richardson of Rome Georgia formerly of High Point. Red carnatons and roses adorned the lower floor with a red satin heart bonbon box for each guest.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of High Point will host the annual medal concert at Wesley Memorial Church Sunday night. Large attendance is anticipated as preparations for the event have been underway for several weeks.
Mrs Annie Massey has returned to Charlotte after visiting her son H C Massey on Ray Street.
New shipment features Petticoats in Silk across many shades. A special lot arrives today offering a selection for different wardrobes and occasions.
Friends of E. M. Shipman report his condition much improved today after being confined to bed with pneumonia.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Andrews is ill at the family home on East Russell Street.
The Philomathean club will meet with Mrs. E. P. Parker Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
W. S. Dickson of Greensboro spent today in High Point. C. M. Brown left to attend a relative's funeral in Sanford. Mrs. R. L. Loflin departed for New York and Baltimore to pursue the spring millinery line and will be away about ten days.
Dr. J. T. Burrus manager of High Point Hospital condemns the serum discussed by Thomas Stallings in yesterday's Voice of the People as worthless and harmful. He says its use would not be permitted in High Point Hospital.
In Jamaica Queens a small German flag in Charles W. Haas’s attic window caused intense excitement after a resident reported desecration of Lincoln's birthday. Mrs. Haas explained it was a child bought flag from a German bazaar and later removed. no action taken.
Durham moves to push coal price inquiry by the federal trade commission. Secretary Alexis J. Colman reports letters from over 10 North Carolina cities showing support to investigate and seek lower coal prices. Letters from Charlotte Greensboro and Raleigh urge action.
Louisburg February 15 The annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist church reports a record year with the society the most successful in its history Mrs Win gate Underhill is re elected president and Mrs M Stamps and Mrs W M Gilmore are named delegates to the Greensboro W M U convention in March The group plans large initiatives for the year led by an enthusiastic membership
The recent cold has killed strawberry and cabbage plants in the south, delaying plant readiness by about 30 days. Plant beds could not withstand near zero temperatures, necessitating replanting. Tea crop lateness and high demand may push prices to record levels for farmers and truck growers selling produce.
At the N H Silver Company window last night 7:30 Fayssoux hypnotized Eugene Ramsey to sleep for 24 hours. Ramsey, a Penny Brothers drummer, was placed in a cataleptic state and pierced on the lips with a hatpin. Tonight at the High School auditorium Ramsey will be awakened and Fayssoux will demonstrate mind reading and blindfold driving of horses.
Pauline Frederick stars in The Slave Market from Famous Players on the Paramount program set in Spain and the Spanish Main. Hugh Ford selects Cuba scenery for Friday feature while Thomas Meighan rescues Pauline Frederick from pirates aboard a ship bound for Port Royal.
Bertha Kalich predicts a future where motion pictures create a new form of literature. She believes film will not replace books but become a powerful, unposed mirror of good and bad actions, banishing ignorance without deliberate propaganda.
The High Point Enterprise announces P C Penn of the National Lock Co wins the $5 prize for the first correct answer on the Trade-At-Home page. The list includes many local businesses such as High Point Motor Co Green Drug Co Palace Soda Fountain Atlantic Sales Co Kennedy's Cyclery and more.
Merida Yucatan February 15 Associated Press reports the alleged first women's temperance society in Mexico has been formed there under the name Sociedad Ferminina de Abstentia or Women's Society of Abstinence.
The High Point Enterprise promises delivery six days a week with full Associated Press reports at a price of 10 cents per issue.
A Riverdale reader endorses Foley Cathartic Tablets as a thorough cleanse with no gripe or nausea. The ad touts improved bowel action and a positive effect on stomach and liver, promising a light and free feeling for stout persons.
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