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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
4
A partial readable entry dated Saturday July 27 1918 notes a one year x months 4.25 time marker with no additional context. The fragment hints at a publication date reference and timing details but lacks full event specifics.
Military observers deem this the war’s most critical phase for Germany as Allied pressure tightens the Marne salient. French American and British gains widen the pincers against the crown prince’s forces, with 25,000+ prisoners and 500 guns taken as the effort to trap the German army continues. The article notes the crown prince himself is unlikely to be captured.
The article outlines four core principles guiding the next phase of war labor mobilization. It emphasizes prioritizing war work, equalizing withdrawals from nonessential industries, following a volunteer approach with workers, and sending only fit men to war industries. It also describes local community employer boards, co operation with the employment service, and exclusive control over placing common labor in war industries after August 1, with certain sectors exempt from private recruiting but regulated by the service.
A lively portrait of Willis Hinton known as Uncle Willis a beloved elderly Black fish seller in High Point. He is among the few reminiscent old uncles remembered by long time residents and churchgoers who gather each Sunday.
A string of brief notes covers religious attendance urged during August, North Carolina crop value totaling 483 million, debates over Russia policy and war drafting for baseball players, and a civil letter signed Very Sincerely William A Light praising care for the sick and affected families.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: J P Yoder praises the Army Medical Department in a letter shared with the Enterprise. The writer notes rapid growth under General Gorgas and asserts soldiers are well cared for, despite unavoidable mistakes.
Incloseure Mescalero New Mexico July 11 191s a father writes from the Medical Department U S Army Hospital Service Washington DC praising Major Davis and staff at Waynesville North Carolina General Hospital for kindness to his son John B Light of Co 95th Engineers suffering from mas tarditis and tuberculosis after an appendectomy in France He notes the May 19 bedside visit and the June 10 death and expresses grateful remembrance of the care given to his family.
An experimental open air sanatorium for tuberculous soldiers opens at Papworth Hall near Cambridge. A 100 acre estate is used for treatment and work with carpentry, tailoring, and market gardening assignments. Cottages rise for patients while others stay in the main building under medical care. Sir George Fordham leads the project with support from Queen Mary.
Resolutions from the First Presbyterian Men's Bible Class mourn the sudden death of David Thompson on July l1. They honor his integrity and kindness, express condolences to the family, and request copies be sent to the bereaved, the class book, and the High Point Enterprise for publication.
Private Harold Hamel of the 66th Regiment at Ft. Adams writes he suffered a three month cough before using Foley's Honey and Tar which gave him relief. He recommends the remedy for hay fever asthma and bronchial coughs. Mann Drug Co. distributes it.
Dr Pierce of Buffalo recommends drinking water and using Anuric tablets to flush kidneys and dissolve uric acid. The ad cites gout relief, a milk and vegetable diet, and a month long dosage, with testimonials from Clinton Tennessee and Mitton North Carolina praising backache and kidney trouble relief. Billed as inexpensive trial offers with 10 cent samples.
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