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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1917

Page

4

Birthdays Today Highlight Notable Figures Across Nations

Sir Thomas Price born in Wales 69 years ago marks railway development in South Africa. Earl Beauchamp, a privy council member, is 45. Sir H Seymour Rawlinson, Somme commander, 52. Louise Victoria Princess Royal, 50. Brig Gen Ernest Garlington, retiring US inspector general, 64. Mary Garden, Aberdeen soprano, 40. Herbert S Hadley ex Missouri governor, 45.

Sir Thomas Price Wales Earl Beauchamp Privy Council H. Seymour Rawlinson Somme Louise Victoria Princess Royal Edward George V Ernest A. Garlington United States Army Newberry Courthouse Mary Garden Aberdeen Scotland Herbert S. Hadley Missouri Olathe Kas

Food by Parcel Post and Red-Headed Fliers

A collage of lively items notes food by parcel post and air routes for supplies, a woman flier credits not falling on the job, and satire on Russia and war policies. It questions press censorship and cites Jefferson on newspapers versus government.

War Department

Price of Neutrality in a World at War

A column argues the United States should defend its rights without provoking Britain, noting Greece's neutral stance led to starvation under a British blockade. It warns against anti English sentiment and criticizes German propaganda while defending Gerard and von Reventlow as factors in wartime diplomacy.

Reventlow Attacks Berlin Government in Leading Editorial

Count von Reventlow writes a Berlin Tage Zeitung lead attacking the Berlin government as part of his ongoing troublemaking, comparing fools roaming in Germany to those loose in the United States.

von Reventlow Germany Dis United States Count von Reventlow Berlin Tage Zeitung

Congress Faces Skepticism Over Self-Importance

Critics say congressional actions appear self important and detached from public concerns while lawmakers promise reforms but show slow progress, sparking debate about accountability and priorities in the Capital.

Lipscomb Shoots Two Neighbor Men at Haynes Patterson Farm

In Shelby on February 19 Morris Lipscomb a black tenant shot and killed Dan Nance and wounded Ben Nance when two intoxicated men tried to force entry to Lipscomb home. Lipscomb surrendered after the incident about 3 pm.

Shelby Morris Lipscomb Haynes Patterson Dan Nance Ben Nance Lipscomb

Cuttlefish Ink Preserves Unique Food Remains

A note on cuttlefish preserved in its own ink as the sole known example of an ink preserved foodstuff in human history.

Foley Cathartic Tablets Claim Bodily Cleansing Power

Riverdale Georgia reader endorses Foley Cathartic Tablets as a thorough system cleanse with no nausea. The note praises the product as invigorating for bowel action and beneficial to stomach and liver, promising a light, free feeling for stout persons. Mann Drug Co.

N. W. McConnell Riverdale, Ga Mann Drug Co

Sugar Shortage Hits Danville Virginia Markets

Danville Virginia reports a sugar shortage with prices rising to 8 cents and a possible further hike. Dealers cap purchases at five pounds per customer as Cuban unrest, a northern refinery strike, and limited railroad cars disrupt supplies.

Danville Virginia

Destroyer McDonough Returns Then Scheduled to Sail Again

Pensacola en route from a sudden Gulf dash the torpedo boat destroyer McDonough may leave again today. Officers would not discuss the destroyer movements. Maritime whispers link the schooner Galatea theft to filibustering in the gulf aiding Cuban revolutionists or a German submarine.

Pensacola Fla McDonough Gulf of Mexico Gulf

Whitlock Not Ordered to Lower Flag at Brussels

Berlin telegram denies German authorities in Brussels ordered Brand Whitlock the American minister to lower the American flag over the Brussels legation. State Department had said he was requested but not ordered to lower the flag.

MR. Whitlock London Reuter Amsterdam Berlin Brussels Brand Whitlock State Department Washington Whitlock

Ice Blockade Reaches Its Worst Phase in Baltimore Harbor

Baltimore today faced the harbor ice blockade at its worst as easterly winds pushed ice into lower channels. Most navigation guides have been displaced or buried, and there were no sailings of foreign steamers today.

Baltimore Baltimore Harbor

Public notice of sale of Brown and Wagner interest

T E Wagner states he has disposed of his interest in the Brown and Wagner case to L A Brown and will not be liable for debts contracted on or after February 1. L A Brown.

State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County Frank J. Cheney F. J. Cheney & Co Hall A. W. Gleason Notary Public Hall Brown and Wagner L. A. Brown T. E. Wagner

Start Tomorrow and Keep It Up Every Morning

A health advice column urges daily morning bathing of the interior by drinking real hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast. It claims cleansing the stomach liver and bowels prevents dullness headaches and bad breath and improves appetite.

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