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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
4
Fragmented paper items touch on peace talks, troops in France, weather harming crops, and rising prices. References to a Greensboro African American man, Polish troops, McAdoo, postmaster gossip, rail traffic, and charity relief for High Point's cold spell highlight wartime strain and public response.
A morning report from High Point notes sturdy efforts by business people and residents on North and South Main to clear snow and keep sidewalks safe. City workers joined to ease street traffic for deliveries, while warnings about icy hazards and possible injuries urged continued caution and care.
A historical piece argues for police uniforms in High Point and praises new outfits issued to the force. It notes officials spent for brass buttons and caps and urges officers to wear them to improve the town’s image and boost respect from residents and visitors.
The article lists six days deemed unlucky by ancient astrologers. It identifies tomorrow as January third, and includes July first, April thirtieth, October second, August first, and December thirty-first as other perilous dates. It urges strict observance of these days.
Prof William Lyon Phelps of Yale, a leading literary authority, is celebrated for his 43rd birthday. Born New Haven Jan 2 1865, he grew amid literature and Yale culture and has taught for about twenty years. His verse and prose are regarded as standard works. Siam’s King Celebrates 38th Birthday. King Chowla Maha Vajiravudh, born January 1 1880, became Siamese ruler October 23 1910 and was crowned in the Emerald Buddha temple. He rules with many titles and loves cars and poetry. he remains a bachelor with one notable vice reckless driving.
The state board of health urges New Year focus on health as a personal asset. Intelligent cooking and eating habits shape well being, with emphasis on better prepared foods, variety, more fruits and vegetables, and less meat and gravies.
Eighteen years ago the Kentucky legislature convened as William Goebel challenged William S. Taylor for governor. Four weeks later Goebel was mortally wounded. Taylor and Caleb Powers faced accusations of complicity. Taylor fled to Indiana, Powers was convicted and later pardoned. Powers later held public office representing Kentucky.
In 1912, a Kentucky political figure named Taylor, once outlawed in his state, returns from Indianapolis where he had a law practice. He takes a second wife after his first wife died in 1905, and the marriage marks the end of prolonged political warfare in the Blue Grass state.
The article recalls the eighty year anniversary of France's Mettray reform school founded by lawyer Metz to reform delinquent youths. It notes the shift from punishment to humane treatment and the global spread of juvenile reform systems. It also highlights United States efforts led by Judge Ben Lindsey to establish children’s courts and gentler approaches for youthful offenders.
A Sunday school teacher urges every reader to make one person happy each week and a boy explains his happy deed by visiting his aunt. In a Boys’ Life exchange, a Scout humorously says given forty eight hours to live he would spend them one at a time.
A stranger asks why the area is called Dollar Alley. The native Boy Scouts explain the nickname stems from 100 scents found in the place, reflecting a vivid, humorous local exchange.
A Somerset Virginia reader, Louis Buckner, reports relief from backache rheumatic pains stiff joints and swollen ankles after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad promotes the remedy as a time tested treatment available through Mann Drug Co.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions numbers and names with unclear meaning. It reads as a terse local item likely a notice or classified line, offering little readable context or concrete facts to summarize.
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