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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1917
Page
5
A war era monologue laments the earth emptied of faith and honor as shells roar. The speaker asks what others are doing while trench life bleeds, seeking divine aid and vowing sacrifice for a just cause. Red Cross officials are noted as in attendance.
Miss Frances Burkhead, recently back in the United States after months in Soochow China, arrived in the city to visit Mrs. L. J. Ingram. Mrs. Robert Brockett will sing the offertory solo tomorrow morning at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.
Miss Genevieve Moore travels to Philadelphia and New York for a month as a guest of friends and relatives. A Red Cross comfort bay party is planned at Red Cross headquarters Monday night from 8 to 10 o'clock with all members invited and patriotic punch to be served. Social notes list visitors and stays from Greensboro, Gainesville, Richmond, Winston Salem, Charlotte, Greenville, and Danville, with various local hosts and hostsesses.
Mrs H Turner moves from Thurston Street to a handsome new home on the Parkway in a local residential change.
Major General John J. Pershing lauds Red Cross aid for soldiers in Mexico and France. He urges support for orphans widows and allies, stressing morale gifts and the need to back the war effort through business leadership. Local notes include visits and sports figures.
A damp cold spring brings widespread discomfort with backache rheumatic pains and muscle aches. Mrs T Jucknell of Hardy Neb reports recovering from lumbago with Vooley Kidney Pills, praising their help. Mews Drug Co.
A. M. Humsucker of Bogue Chitto Mississippi reports relief from rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble and dizziness after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad notes disordered kidneys cause pains inside and back swollen joints and fatigue and mentions Mann Drug Co as the seller.
Wesley Memorial Methodist and several other churches announce union services at the Friends Church at 8 p.m. Bible schools, Sunday schools, morning and evening worships, and midweek prayer meetings are listed with times and pastors. Public invited.
A long OCR list presents names and contributions for a local gift fund. The fragment shows numerous individuals with varied amounts such as 25c, 25e, 2a, and $1, indicating a broad donor roster. No clear event date or institutional anchor beyond the unnamed fund.
A fragmented list names Grayson residents and others with monetary amounts and items such as Alma Furniture Co benefiting from payments. Several entries show individuals like J S Kivett C Armstrong H Sears C Pearce and sums ranging from 10c to $2, indicating a dispersed record of payments or accounts.
An old style advertisement lists multiple individuals with prices and promotes Hayworths mineral water as an alternative to city water. It notes availability at drug stores or home delivery with a rate of 15e per gallon and provides the phone number 454 for orders.
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