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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
2
In Suva Fiji Islands on February 26 1 560 Indian laborers staged a wage protest over the rising cost of living. They pressed for higher pay to offset inflation and the impact of dear living conditions on their families.
Major-General J. G. Legge head of the Australian military aeronau tic service warns Australians to wake up to air defense needs. He says Australia must fly or die unless it changes its color from white to yellow brown or black.
An Adler-i-ka glycerine mix with buckhorn bark and related ingredients is claimed to remove foul matter from the bowel and prevent appendicitis. It also purportedly relieves gas and constipation with quick, pleasant action noted by doctors and patients. Matton Drug Co.
An advertisement touts Aspironal as a superior two minute cold remedy endorsed by European and American surgeons. It claims immediate relief, a delightful taste, and a money back guarantee if relief does not appear within two minutes. urges refunds at the counter and consumption instructions for adults and children.
London reports the method behind the smoke screens in the Omend and Zeebrugge raids. An acid sprayed into a destroyer tunnel vaporizes with water vapor to form a thick cloud, a tactic devised by Commander Brock who died in the assault.
Pete Herman, the bantamweight champion, announces plans to move to the featherweight class next fall as staying at 118 pounds ringside proves too demanding a weight.
Pursuant to the county committee, precinct committee meetings for four wards and a gathering of all Republican voters in High Point township are set for City Hall High Point N C Friday evening February 27 1920 at 7 20 p m. Delegates to the county convention in Greensboro are to be appointed and other business transacted. Coordinating ward chairmen call all Republicans to attend.
Ashe County commissioners announced a federal aid road project to connect the Charlotte to Asheville route by building a 10 mile link from the end of the asphalt road past Mine Hole gap to Hickory Nut gap. They expect to secure funding and begin work soon.
Schools in the Fifth Reserve District near completion of plans for National Thrift Stamp Week from March 1 to 6. The drive invites every student who has not yet saved to buy a twenty five cent Thrift Stamp during the week and encourages existing savers to add another stamp to their Thrift Cards.
The report notes a dramatic expansion with almost nine thousand school savings societies active in the district, indicating broad participation and widespread student financial education efforts.
A cheeky quip notes that before marriage she hunted for a husband and after marriage she still keeps an eye out for him. The witticism restates the idea that searching for a spouse continues beyond the wedding.
A succinct maxim urges honesty when mistaken. The quote by Charles Dana counsels boldness in admitting fault and learning from errors.
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