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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
6
Owing to inclement weather the Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Sunday school annual picnic scheduled for Archdale tomorrow afternoon and evening has been postponed. Officials say arrangements will be made to hold the outing soon once favorable weather returns.
Copenhagen reports 6,000 of 42,000 German university students called to defense have been killed through the last fall and winter term. Berlin University lists 52585 called with 500 dead, Bonn 3647 with 964 killed, Heidelberg 1649 with 250 killed, Munich 5255 with 10 percent killed, Leipzig 3700 with 664 killed.
Sydney reports that I Finlay of West Australia, renowned breast stroke champion, received a commission months ago and serves with a camel corps in Egypt. He previously took part in Palestine campaign and left Australia as a private. In 1910 he won the king's cup, a prized English swimming trophy.
An advertisement touts an iron tonic from Mann Drug Co as a remedy for malaria symptoms and fatigue. It promises increased appetite, strength, and vitality through iron content and tonic effects.
Greenville reports a severe rain, wind, and electric storm Sunday night. Trees downed, a Star tobacco warehouse front blown off, and two packhouses wrecked. J T Allen’s tobacco barns damaged and a light pole damaged by a toppled tree. Lights out in parts of the city. crops damaged but not seriously.
Hundreds of thrifty shoppers flock to Blair Hoskins Co for a week long shoe sale with high grade leather styles at prices reduced to a fraction of value. Prices are said to be advancing daily making today a rare chance to buy cheaper than ever.
Ouster action filed against Memphis Mayor T. C. Ashcroft and Police Commissioner Ernie Douglass. hearing scheduled for August 7 in circuit court. A motion to suspend the two officials pend ing trial will also be considered. Petition cites failure to enforce prohibition and other laws.
Mrs. Russell Sage, famed for her vast charitable giving, will enter upon her ninetyeth year next September as she remains a prominent figure in American philanthropy.
A theater manager presented two $50 damage claims for power failures. The city council discussed service from North Carolina Public Service, Southern Power, and the city, noting no written contracts exist. No action was taken, but a municipal plant idea resurfaced amid frequent outages.
An ad for Foley Cathartic Tablets from Mann Drug Co promotes relief from indigestion constipation and related symptoms. It claims gentle action without nausea and lists conditions like biliousness sour stomach gas and bad breath as benefits of using the tablets.
High Point reader Mrs. Clapp confirms lasting relief from kidney pain and rheumatic twinges after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She states she has not needed any medicine since and endorses the product once more. The testimonial cites Mrs. Clapp of Hamilton Street and urges buying Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. price Buffalo New York sellers.
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