This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
7
A 1917 column urges women to embrace work as a dignified, ongoing effort. It stresses daily planning, mental discipline, and cultivating genuine interest, with guidance on self reliance, tact, and learning to value knowledge from others.
Asheville January 25. The Happy Valley Country club bought land in Chunns Cove near Bean Catcher Mountain for an 18 hole golf course and clubhouse. An officer says land prices near the club rose from about 300 to 500 dollars per acre with options on adjoining parcels. A second unnamed source mentions plans to divide the land into high class residential lots for Asheville residents.
An advertisement invites readers to mail five cents with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup plus Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets offered by Mannig Co.
City Manager Arthur Lyon said Richardson street is hopelessly blocked by brick bats and cinders with weather keeping it impassable. He warned motorists to avoid the street to prevent damage to vehicles as Centennial avenue remains closed and traffic stays diverted onto this dirt road.
Rowan County Medical Society backed locating the Methodist hospital in Salisbury. A chamber of commerce committee on finance and site will pursue funding and site issues. The city plans a strong effort to land the hospital. A 100 plus barbecue and program marked the Bible class annual event at First Methodist. Fathers and Sons supper set for February 9 hosted by Community Work YMCA.
The house appropriations committee reported a 61 million dollar defense bill. It proposes eight 16 inch mortars for New York harbor and two 16 inch guns for Puget Sound. It also allocates 4.8 million for an elaborate coast defense aero service and 80 thousand for anti aircraft guns aiming to strengthen coastal defenses.
Mrs Ethel Byrne is sentenced to 30 days in the Blackwell Island penitentiary for spreading birth control propaganda and continues her hunger strike today.
H Adams of Springfield Missouri at eighty seven years old suffered a severe kidney attack. He tried several treatments but found Foley Kidney Pills most effective in building up weak kidneys and aiding bladder issues. Mann Drug Company sells the pills.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.