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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1888
Page
2
The Enterprise publication shows an Office address at Enterprise Building on Main Street and a subscription rate of $1.00 per year with six cents and sixty cents noted. The fragment includes a disclaimer that the editor does not endorse correspondents unless announced.
The Republican State Convention of North Carolina will meet in Raleigh on May 23 to nominate a governor candidate three Supreme Court justices and other state officers. Mrs Garfield mother of the late President died at 86 after two months of decline. Missouri Governor Martin notes severe crop failure and winter hardship in southwest Kansas. Star Route bids opened for several states with 82000 bids total, awards due in March. Brownsville Minnesota reports the valley in dire distress with no news contact three weeks since December 26. Coal and firewood scarce as the Manitoba Company fuel is seized and railroad buildings burned.
A Wyoming bill granting women the right to vote passes both legislative houses and gains the governor’s approval. The note mentions a prior 1883 law struck down by the Territorial Supreme Court for a defective title.
Charles Parkhurst, intoxicated in Sullivan Indiana, confessed to killing the Marshall Hill depot agent two years ago and was arrested. James Barrow, Montgomery Alabama, charged with train robbery near Texarkana Texas. his brother Reuben implicated but evaded arrest after a fatal shooting. A Pennsylvania schoolmaster flogged a pupil and was lambasted by the student. The Missouri Maxwell Presler case ends with a death sentence. Steel Creek Presbyterian church in Mecklenburg County was destroyed by an accidental fire. Jim Lanier of Salisbury reports 300 hogs died from cholera. William Brown jailed in Wilmington on capital arson case tied to insurance fraud. fled to Gerysburg with his sick wife present.
A letter from J. B. Smith of Milton argues the new curing method for tobacco yields heavier, better colored leaves than the old stalk cutting method. He claims a single stalk with 32 leaves can weigh 1 pound 6 ounces and promises superior flavor and weight from the new process.
The writer details advantages of a new curing method including lighter weight leaves with retained oils, smaller stems, softer cured texture, earlier housing of crops by 2 to 4 weeks, reduced fire risk, more uniform color, less fuel, smaller storage space, and potential cost savings from saved leaves and labor.
An 1887 advertisement warns that digestive disorders cause widespread illness and present symptoms from tiredness to yellow eyes. It touts Sharer Extract of Roots or Seigel's Syrup as a universal cure for constipation and dyspepsia, claiming dramatic success and urging readers to obtain the genuine product from A. J. White, Limited.
An advertisement claims a nationwide method that keeps workers at home and offers high pay with no capital. It targets all ages and both sexes and promises a grand free outfit and valuable materials upon sending in a cutout to True & Co. of Augusta Maine.
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