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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
3
The Enterprise office emphasizes an ongoing contest with public interest and competitive energy. Local participants are urged to engage as results unfold, with officials monitoring progress and updates released soon.
A New York report details the struggles of shell and ordnance makers in Canada and the United States as orders tighten. Inspectors, precision gauges, and complex specs slow production, with many firms facing higher costs and uncertain profits. Bethlehem Steel is cited as more ready than others, while experts warn that profits from shellmaking may fall short of early expectations.
Cornell University signs Jack Moakley to a ten year contract to train the Ithaca track team, adding to a core of longtime coaches including Courtney and Sharpe. The article notes Moakley has led track and cross country since 1899, potentially ending a 27 year tenure, and discusses upcoming intercollegiate football rules committee talks in New York.
An advertisement recommends Hamburg Tea or Hamburger Drast Thee as a domestic cold cure. Steep a tablespoon in boiling water, drink a cup several times daily, claiming to open skin pores and relieve congestion while loosening the bowels. It portrays the remedy as inexpensive and vegetable based.
A vintage ad touts St Jacob’s Oil as a harmless remedy for rheumatism and aching joints. It claims rapid relief from pain, stiffness, and neuralgia by rubbing on the temier spot, selling a 23 cent bottle and promising immediate freedom from aches. The copy extols external treatment only for pain and promotes the oil as effective and non irritating.
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