This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
4
The High Point paper reports Dr Samuel G Dixon Pennsylvania health commissioner outlines preventive measures for infantile paralysis. He urges insect control, rodent extermination, washing pets, careful feeding, ventilation, screened homes, and avoiding crowded damp areas to guard children.
A era of plentiful crops but few hired hands looms across the nation with farmers and urban employers alike reporting labor shortages. Despite higher pay and better equipment, many young workers balk at farm work, risking greater reliance on charity during downturns and prompting broader concerns over labor markets and political divides.
The New York cotton market opened steady with a 1 to 5 point decline as Wall Street selling weighed on prices. Spot houses absorbed part of the selling, leading to a rally with October to 12.93, December to 13.08, January to 13.14 while futures showed July 12.75 and other months higher. In Chicago wheat prices jumped on fears black rust will affect the spring crop with September near 1.12% and December around 1.154.
A letter to The Enterprise argues over street improvement funding and proposed Brockett bills. It explains prior bonds, 1913 assessments, and a 1915 shift toward shared costs with abutting property owners and city portions, urging informed voter consideration before bond election day.
Salisbury July 20 The flood cut power and trapped thousands in Salisbury and Spencer. A special Southern train carried about 200 passengers to Asheville via Lynchburg Bristol Knoxville Murphy totaling 749 miles, a grim roundabout to mountain destinations. Several cotton mills closed as passengers endured lengthy multi-state routing.
Max Ronesa passed the North Carolina state board of Optometry at the Elwood hotel and plans to open a modern optical house in High Point with D Rones & Son. He will grind lenses himself to ensure accurate prescriptions and faster service. He has practiced in Augusta since 1909 and expects to be ready in about 15 days. A cordial welcome awaits patrons. Colorado is not seriously considering a return to local option due to jail inmate shortages.
A promotional note touts Tollo Water from Dawson Springs as a fast remedy for biliousness and constipation. It claims a third of a tumbler before breakfast relieves symptoms in minutes, improves liver function, and allows normal eating with lasting pink complexion. A 15 cent bottle is sold at druggists.
Two young men aged 19 to 25 with wheels are sought to deliver messages on commission and learn the telegraph business. For further information apply to J. I. Benson, Manager, 7-20-11.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.