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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
2
Vienna faces hunger and freezing cold as shortages grip the city. Descriptions from the Vienna correspondent depict beggars, ragged children, and exhausted soldiers amid stark silence and despair.
Vienna faces extreme hardship as coal runs short and fuel scarcity haunts daily life. Amid cold, trees are stripped for fuel, children suffer malnutrition, milk rations vanish after infancy, clothing costs soar, shops close early, and street lights go out. Cost of living climbs far above pre war levels.
England prepares for the 1920 Antwerp games amid war gaps in athletes. Newcomers gain value from military training as Cambridge and Oxford weigh prospects while Australia and New Zealand may enter separately. Rowing and track hopes hinge on host stadium funding in Los Angeles.
The notice presents railroad timetable figures for arrivals and departures in High Point area service. It lists connections between Asheboro and Atlanta routes with noted times and a conditional stop, includes a note that schedules are informational not guaranteed and that Sunday service may differ.
London reports government appointed a trusts committee under the profiteering act to examine prices of fish quinine tobacco thread harness and horse equipment transport charges chocolate soap. Officials may be summoned and firm books opened for inspection with quick probes promised and reports expected soon.
The undersigned has qualified as administrator of the estate of Edward Johnson deceased in Guilford County. All persons owing said estate must pay, and all creditors must present claims by December 17, 1920, or they will be barred from recovery. Dated December 17, 1919. C. C. Barnhart, Administrator.
I have sold my cleaning and pressing business known as Thackers to J. R Pless O. L. Smith and G. H. King They will continue the business under the same name and stand All bills contracted by me on or before December 20 1919 will be paid by me All bills due Thackers will be paid to J. R Pless C. L. Smith and G. H. King This December 20 1919 W. M. Thacker 12-24-Web 4t
San Francisco hopes to land the 1920 Democratic National Convention. Senator James D. Phelan says the city has an excellent chance, with East Bay supporters pledged but some pessimism about distance from the national center. Local leaders vow to push the bid.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Commercial National Bank will be held in the Directors room on Tuesday January 13th at 10 o’clock a m for election of a board of directors and other business. W A J Idol cashier December 10 1919. 12 11 Web 4t
A historical health ad urges parents to monitor children for listlessness and poor appetite, links pale blood to poor health, touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as beneficial for anemic children, and notes both tablet and liquid forms contain the same medicine with the brand name on the package.
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