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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1916
Page
4
The text lists W. NS. Keener as managing editor and J. Prawley as business manager with contact lines including North States Phone Call No 12 and a Bell Telephone connection.
Advice on preventing mosquito breeding tied to malaria and yellow fever spread by certain species. Includes tips on draining standing water, treating large pools with oil, and protecting barrels and containers. Reports on the North Carolina Optometric Society meeting in High Point and comments on political party strategies and regional road-building progress.
The New York cotton market opened quiet with prices steady and futures showing modest moves. Early activity saw some positions down a few points before buyers covered, as October and December contracts hovered around 12.98 and 13.15, with July at 12.87, October at 13.01, December at 15.16, January at 13.00, and March at 13.58.
Black rust reports increased in number influenced Chicago wheat trading. Opening prices drifted from slight declines to gains, with July and September contracts showing modest moves before a general advance amid market uncertainty.
The North Carolina Optometrists meeting adjourned after debates on fakirs and ethics. Members discussed hygiene texts, guaranteed glasses, and customer satisfaction, with memorials presented for deceased colleagues. An executive letter to the state health board and a $73 publicity appropriation were adopted.
An advertisement touts Tollo Water as a concentrated liver bath from Dawson Springs Kentucky. It claims to cleanse the liver bile, restore digestion, and relieve headaches constipation and stomach trouble within about 30 minutes, advising a third of a tumbler before breakfast. The piece also lists numerous names and towns, suggesting a wide reader audience and endorsements.
General Chairman J T Whitidon of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and General Chairman R W Moore of the Order of Railway Conductors visited Spencer yesterday. They spoke to railroad workers about the eight hour day and addressed the four transportation brotherhoods at meetings held in the afternoon and again last night. Details remain confidential.
On July 11 train 21 collided with a freight engine at an open switch half a mile west of Ridgecrest. Engineer James Keale remained at his post while fireman C Doves suffered a broken arm and a scalp wound. Passengers were shaken and thrown from seats. Doves was taken to Asheville for treatment.
London reports show aging street vendors fading from curbs as war strains the city. An expert notes the old men who held trays are vanishing and nobody knows where they have gone.
Notice states ongoing flower supply for funeral designs and new house builds. Mentions Frank H. Ford formerly Hish Point Floral Co and a contact phone 363 from 1798 era.
A McDuff Virginia family credits Thedford’s Black-Draught with preventing serious illness after long stomach and headache troubles. The ad claims the vegetable remedy regulates weak stomachs, aids digestion, relieves indigestion and related symptoms, noting over 70 years of use and 1 million beneficiaries. It promotes purchase at local druggists for 23 cents per package.
A fragment attributes a farewell sentiment to Martial about not wishing for the last day. The line hints at existential regret and literary tone, suggesting a reflective epigram rather than a narrative event.
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