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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
4
A long excerpt reproduces an editorial on enjoying the grip or influenza. It mocks symptoms and treatment, advising embracing illness, bed rest, and patient mischief to endure the fever and delirium with humor, illustrating wartime-era attitudes toward illness in a satirical tone.
The cotton market opened unchanged to down 6 points due to easier Liverpool cables. Active months fell 7 to 12 points early, with March at 12.28, May 12.41 and October 12.58 amid liquidations and Wall Street selling, before buyers appeared and 3 to 4 points recovered. January 12.17, March 12.30, May 12.53, July 12.67, October 12.66.
Theodore Roberts stars in the Lasky photodrama Mister Grex of Monte Carlo at the Broadway this Friday. The Paramount picture adapts EF Phillips Oppenheim’s novel guiding a young American on a yachting intrigue against European diplomats with the Grand Duchess Fedora. The cast includes Carlyle Blackwell Dorothy Davenport James Neill and Frank Elliott. Admission 5 and 10 cents.
Article by Luther Ellison explains trade excursions as a tool for chambers of commerce to connect buyers and sellers, expand markets, and boost city publicity. It covers planning, rail cooperation, publicity campaigns, and the role of shopping carnivals to unite merchants and extend retail reach.
New York trading opened with notable recoveries from yesterday's lows in several specialties including Mexican Petroleum American Coal Products and United States Industrial Alcohol though gains were not sustained. United States Steel dipped slightly and General Motors fell seven points as broader listings showed irregular tendencies.
Chicago trading on January 20 reflected lower freight rates from Argentina. Bears gained early momentum as prices opened slightly below yesterday with May at 1.29 to 1.29 1/2 and July at 1.22 1/2 to 1.23. A mild rally followed the initial decline.
Greek consul G A C Vilares at Philadelphia has seized the Greek steamer Paralos after government orders. The steamer Styliani is also commandeered and more Greek ships en route to American ports may be seized under ongoing orders from the Greek government.
There is more catarrh than all diseases. local remedies failed. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo offers a constitutional internal remedy that works through the blood on mucous surfaces. One hundred dollars reward for any cure not achieved. Sent for circulars and testimonials. Sold by druggists with testimonials.
An old health blurb claims pimples arise from bowels toxins and instructs taking four ounces of Rad Salts daily in hot water for a week. It says the remedy cleanses blood, stimulates kidneys, and makes pimples disappear, noting Jad Salts as inexpensive and harmless.
The chamber of commerce cooperates with retailers to hold shopping carnivals twice yearly to move dead or surplus stock. Retailers are members of the chamber and will align with the plan to expand retail space during the events.
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