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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1917
Page
4
Guilford County has a long history as a premier agricultural area with favorable climate for diverse crops. The county’s conditions support abundant forage, dairy, poultry, and tobacco production, yielding higher prices than other regions and showing strong potential per acre with reasonable land costs.
One hundred years ago today in 1817 at Mendoza Jose de San Martin planned steps toward South American independence. Seventy five years ago in 1842 the New Royal Exchange in London saw its first stone laid by the prince consort. Fifty years ago in 1867 Maximilian faced advancing Mexican Republican forces with dwindling troops and funds. Twenty five years ago in 1892 influenza raged across Europe and North America.
The piece critiques Lawson’s view of government while noting Germany’s growing home army and the ongoing inauguration in Washington. It urges High Point to form a city planning commission and discusses NC cattle production and tick eradication budgeting. A parable about a liquor abstinent man ends with a divorce suit proving love via force.
The community hallmarks Admiral George Dewey as a national hero who led the Manila Bay victory and served at the navy department into old age. The obituary notes FE A Bencini of High Point, a devoted thirty six year worker, leaves a void in town progress and civic pride. The column ends with a pithy closing line about unlikely opinions people hold.
The Durham Sun notes a national interest in city planning as High Point and Greensboro consider proper placement of public buildings. It argues for professional city planners to design streets and the new courthouse, emphasizing foresight and cost efficiency in building a great city.
The Southern society of New York offers a 500 prize for the best literary work by a southern author published in 1916. Submissions must be by natives and residents of southern states and arrive to Louis Graves at 5 West 82nd Street, New York City, by March 1, 1917. A panel of independent judges will decide the award.
Belfast reports indicate Irish banks with head offices in Belfast show unprecedented deposits investments and cash on hand. Decreases in advances to customers and bills discounted suggest businesses are increasingly financing operations from their own funds.
Rome Jan 17 Free trade becomes Italy's political issue as L Unita publishes a new propaganda paper advocating tariff reductions among allied powers as a step toward broader application of the policy.
Chinese agricultural efforts expand tobacco cultivation by planting United States seed varieties and teaching improved growing methods to boost quality and yields across provinces.
An old notice promotes trying external Vicks vapors with hot towels and rubbing Vicks into the chest. It claims body heat helps release healing vapors absorbed through the pores. Pricing listed 25c 6 for 00 or 1.00 in some formats.
New Yorkers on a lark spot Irene Fenwick in a side show titled Turkish Dream at Coney Island. A crowd watches as she acts in A Coney Island Princess with Owen Moore for Famous Players, headed to the Paramount program at Broadway theatre Friday.
Geological Survey reports ore shipments from mines reaching 75,500,000 gross tons, up more than 20,000,000 tons from last year. A German technical school notes a windmill powered plant could light and water 100 people for about 125 dollars yearly. A perforated comb handle fits bottles of hair tonic for even application.
The United States produced unprecedented amounts of copper last year. Output more than doubled the level of ten years ago and more than quadrupled the figure from twenty years prior.
A meeting of stock subscribers is set for Friday at 7 30 p m at Home Banking Co offices for formal organization and officer election. All subscribers and prospective subscribers are invited to attend and participate in the new group.
Public notice advises paying city taxes and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar cough medicine from Mann Drug Company. Claims quick action for colds, coughs, or croup, heals throat and bronchial irritation, loosens phlegm, aids breathing, contains no opiates.
Mrs H Clapp of 611 S Hamilton St High Point says kidney pain backache dizziness and rheumatic twinges vanished after using Doan's Kidney Pills She reports no need for kidney remedies for over three years and reaffirms her endorsement Price 50c at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets Doan's Kidney Pills with the same assurance three years later
A list of times appears, showing a sequence from 1 22 a m to 10 43 p m. The OCR lines present irregular formats and a stray 65 in 5 65 p m, suggesting misreadings from a time record or schedule page.
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