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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1918
Page
4
The Enterprise outlines AP republication rights and subscription pricing. It notes 10 cents per week delivery in the city by carrier and asks subscribers to inform the circulation department if the paper is late.
A fragmented wartime note urges citizens to follow the Food Administration rules. It underscores that local pricing and quotas cannot be fixed for all and that everyone must regulate their own consumption.
On February 16 1918 the High Point lodge of Elks marks fifty years since the order's founding. The piece lauds Elks as noble, benevolent, and quietly active, praising brotherly love and charitable work done without fanfare.
A wartime editorial urges citizens to support soldiers by farming and conserving resources. It frames David’s loyalty to his 200 baggage bearers as a model for home front duty, calling for gardens, patriotism, and collective sacrifice to win the war and honor fallen and returning troops.
Greensboro News reports Camp Greene would stay in Charlotte and Vernon Castle’s wartime role fuels debate. Secretaries and a Washington delegation push for continued base presence while critics claim the publicity stunt fooled the public. Clarkston, Baker, and Fayetteville figures cited amid heated discussions.
In the current issue of the State Journal editor Edstor W. Thomas Best comments on the Rev. Trott. The piece outlines perspectives and public reception, noting ongoing discussions and anticipated reactions from readers.
The article honors Vernon Castle's death and references Rev Thomas Lee Trott of St Marys Episcopal Church in High Point speaking on public figures. It also notes a seven inch advertisement by Rector Trott in the High Point Enterprise and mentions local political references to Senator Overman and Charles B Aycock in Rowan County.
A fragment notes an Episcopal advertisement inviting a sermon while mentioning return engagements at the cleric’s discretion, highlighting ongoing scheduling uncertainty in the church notice.
An editorial in Everything urges rapid support for the Thrift Stamp drive in World War I era. It stresses Uncle Sam’s need for funds to cover war costs, warns of higher taxes if private borrowing fails, and calls on citizens to contribute as patriotism and finance dictate.
The United States Food Administration High Point Township division issues amendments to regulations on importation storage and distribution of foods and feeding stuffs. Effective January 28 with some items Feb 15 the rules curb profiteering ban resale within the trade and tighten licensing for lard substitutes and feeding stuffs. Poultry feed limits and wheat content rules apply and refiners must limit oil and raw materials while crushers and licensees follow new cost and profit rules. A pamphlet accompanies the rules with interpretations and background including a Panama Exposition float by Grege shorthand winner Edwards College.
Consumer health advisory explains that overripe diets burden kidneys causing backache and urinary issues. It promotes Jad Salts as a lemon grape lithia remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys, reduce urine irritants, and prevent bladder disorders.
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