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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
4
The clipping lists WW N Kaeneer as managing editor and J P Rawley as business manager with telephonic connections at North States Phone Call No 12 and Bell Telephone Connection for the publication's offices.
The article notes rising German American opposition to Wilson as the 1916 campaign heats up. It cites letters and statements from German American leaders and publications in Chicago and elsewhere, urging support for Hughes and warning against turning foreign nation interests into an American election issue.
The state board of health warns that infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis is spreading nationwide and could become an epidemic in North Carolina. It highlights that transmission is unclear, may involve personal contact and carriers, and suggests avoiding gatherings and close contact with children under ten while urging prompt medical attention for unusual fever, headaches, vomiting, or limb pains.
The Chicago Freie Presse praises Justice Hughes for neutrality aligned with German American views. St. Louis Westliche Post lauds the Republican approach as a great solution to a huge problem. The New York Herald endorses Hughes, citing anti neutrality and Wilson’s injustice as reasons, and headlines a pro Hughes fight.
Heavy rains in the South Atlantic prompted local coverings and scattered buyings as cotton futures opened steady. First prices were mostly unchanged to higher with October at 13.03, December 13.19, and July futures around 12.85, while later quotes showed a steady close across months.
Chicago trading opened with prices down then sharply turned higher as sultry northwest air raises black rust fears. July futures ended near 1.0874 while September climbed to about 1.99 and a half.
Masonic notice for Numa F. Reidlodge A. F. and A. M. called meeting tonight at 8 o'clock for degree work. F. S. Wall, W. M.
A historical ad says catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally via the blood to mucous surfaces. It claims the remedy, developed by noted physicians, combines tonics and blood purifiers for strong results. The notice cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Berlin reports the Allied west front attack has not drawn a single German soldier or gun from Verdun. The Meuse right bank fort Souville gains German press attention as a notable success, but Overseas News Agency notes the offensive on both fronts continues toward the original objective.
July 15 Rocky Mount reports $15 000 to $25 000 in street improvements ordered by aldermen and state funds. The key project is Falls road reconstruction for about one mile from Thomas street to the city limits near the North Rocky Mount fire department, with an estimated base cost of at least $12 000 and potential expansion if upgraded to bitulithic and asphalt standards.
Hay fever afflicts thousands and asthma sufferers endure. Foley's Honey and Tar relieves inflammation clears air passages and soothes coughing. This family remedy contains no opiates and is available from Mann Drug Co.
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