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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
2
London reports excitement as Western Australia officials confirm discoveries of a gold bearing stretch from Kalgoorlie spanning about sixty miles, described as longer than any prior Australian find. A newer shaft near Nhallroorlie indicates a fresh field with high assay values from a struck lode whose width is still undetermined.
Thomasville report notes Foy and Shemwell garage ownership changes with Thomas Tomlinson and Mr. Ritchie taking over, as J. M. Morris and Son inventory stock ahead of new ownership. Changes include Adams Evans paving work on Slame Street and local social notes from U D C and Lee Jackson Day events.
Officials of the International Association for Personal Identification rebut Milton Carlson’s claim that fingerprints can be forged. They describe fingerprints as a nearly infallible identification method, noting that forged prints fail under magnification and that prints aid victim identification in disasters and cases of missing persons.
Proposal to erect a national pantheon in Rio de Janeiro for Brazil’s notable figures to mark the 1822 independence centenary. The plan, submitted to the chamber of deputies, calls for a $12.5 million complex including a fine arts expo, a historical museum, and an opera and drama, with a university to follow and sports as a festival feature. The September 22, 1822 proclamation in Sao Paulo is highlighted as the origin of Brazil’s independence.
Forty winters and forty summers have rolled away since persons living today first took the prescription Number 40 For The Blood. Number 40 is compounded from ingredients listed in the U S Dispensatory and other medical references. It is claimed to aid diseases of the glandular system, blood poisoning, mercurial and lead poisoning, scrofula, rheumatism, catarrh, constipation, and liver and stomach diseases. Under its use sores and nodules said to disappear as if by magic. No. 40 is sold by J A Hart Drug Co.
Mexico City report says two American companies control key Coahuila mines and export much coal during the famine, creating a secrecy in Mexico. Excelsior cites impact on the Mexican coal supply and prices as a result of foreign control.
Norman Oklahoma January 22. County agent L E Rogan reports blackleg has killed many hogs owned by farmers near Franklin in eastern Cleveland county. The outbreak began about a month ago and farmers were unaware of the cause until a veterinarian was summoned.
Schedule in Effect July 10 1917 lists times trains may arrive or depart at stations shown with no guarantee of arrival at line stated. It shows 22-Leave Daily Ex Sunday and includes times such as 2:14 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 9:35 a.m. for Thomasville Gordontown and other stations, though many entries are incomplete or garbled.
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