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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
5
Local women organize a drive to supply comfort bags, bed jackets, and bandages for soldiers. Funds are sought to sustain hospital supplies until the allotment is met, with canvassing along principal streets and a morning headquarters on North Main Street.
A notable Archdale marriage last night united Miss Netie Hayworth and Leon Millikan. Rev. George Welker performed the ceremony at the parsonage with many intimate friends and relatives in attendance. The bride, daughter of Walter Hayworth, and the groom, a contractor working with his father, will continue to reside in Archdale, much to the delight of Seth and many friends.
An executive Red Cross meeting approved retaining 25 percent of locally raised funds for the war effort. An auxiliary among negroes will meet at Mechanicsville next Sunday and Trinity soon to boost interest. Committees were formed to engage Boy Scouts and Campfire girls, organize benefit events, and promote a flag and war phonograph for Company M. A celebration for Company M before its Greenville Cantonment departure was planned with a special committee.
National headquarters instructs the local Red Cross to forward registration fees with a class roll copy to the First Aid Decision Bureau in Washington. Mrs. W H Pickard, treasurer of the first aid class, is asked to collect dues from every member promptly.
A series of short business visits are noted with individuals from Winston Salem and Greensboro. Names include D N Welborn Arnold B Hutt H A Brown W H Ragan Thomas J Gold C A Cetil Mrs Thomas J Gold Dr W F Clayton Tala Dailey James McCain Mrs C Crawford Mrs Charles Crawford J P Rawley C C Johnson Pauline Silver Celia London Maud Owens. Activities span visits to Greensboro Winston-Salem Florence Ayden and Port Oglethorpe bound ambulance corps departures and social gatherings.
The article portrays Jane’s thrift in wartime by concentrating on soups to cut costs while preserving nutrition. She elbows waste by using scraps and stock from all leftovers, turning bones, trimmings, and vegetable ends into nourishing broths and thick soups.
A Nebraskan reader reports relief from lumbago and rheumatic pains thanks to Foley Kidney Pills. The letter notes backache joint and muscle aches improving with the remedy, promoting its use by Mean Drug Co.
A large blaze at the Atlantic refining plant in Philadelphia destroyed nearly a million gallons of gasoline and caused estimated damages of 500000 dollars. Officials said all but one employee have been accounted for. Eleven of the 15 largest states have now adopted woman suffrage.
City council orders North Carolina Public Service to pave Mallory Street from South Main to Hamilton and from Hamilton to Rowell rails plus a twelve inch strip each side, using approved pavement. If not completed by October 1, 1917, the city may proceed and assess all costs to the company under 1915 law. amendment follows previous December 6, 1916 resolution.
Three plum varieties Shiro Burbank and Climax sell well locally. A neat label greatly aids selling a package of fruit or vegetables. Plant a patch of sweet corn to produce late roasting ears for market.
Advertises Hayworths mineral water available at drug stores or delivered to homes or businesses for 15 cents per gallon by telephone order.
A testimonial-style ad from Foster M. Miles Co. Buffalo New York touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a reliable kidney remedy. R Brooks of on street reports relief and reduced kidney trouble with frequent use. Price 60 cents at all dealers.
Hospital records warn against cutting corns due to infection risk. A Cincinnati authority promotes fraezone, a drug available at low cost, claiming a few drops will rid feet of corns quickly with the corn lifting out roots. The remedy is described as sticky but non irritating to surrounding skin.
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