High Point Considers Power Contract and Water Metering
City council approves a five year contract with North Carolina Public Service for electric power at 2.50 per kilowatt hour for incandescent and 1.75 for other power with a 5 percent discount. Delegation presses meters costing about 4000 dollars for manufacturers as council weighs water charges and hog housing ordinance conflicts arise with current 100 foot setback rule.
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North Carolina Public Service Company
High Point
Public Service Company
Hole
Waa
Lee
Gnidgo Busrupt
Brooks
Greensboro
Carter
Tate
W. C. York
Stanton
Stamey
Picket
Hey
Peacock
Blending Will Bring True Americanization Says Eliot
Boston March 2 Dr Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard says blending not smelting will bring true Americanization The country should not be a melting pot but amalgamation of all faces churches and ideas working in harmony for happiness and prosperity for all He argues there should be no physical absorption but unity in American democratic ideals and human rights.
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Boston
Fire Insurance of Farmers Urged
The department of agriculture with mutual insurers proposes a state law to organize farmers mutual fire insurance companies. It cites about 2000 such groups in the U S carrying over 6 million in insurance on property worth more than 7.5 billion dollars, covering more than two fifths of insurable farm property. The plan aims to let 20 or more qualified individuals form a company with safeguards, at an average cost of 26 cents per 100 dollars of coverage.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Farmers’ Mutual
Ice Smothering Fish In Michigan Lakes
Lakeview Michigan March 3 John J Bale reports fish in tiny state lakes dying in large numbers due to extremely thick ice. On York Lake ice reaches nearly two feet prompting fishermen to cut air holes to supply oxygen to the suffocating fish.
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Lakeview
Mich
John J. Bale
York Lake
Father and son vow to tell the truth at door
A father urges his son to always tell the truth even if it brings trouble. The boy agrees and the father instructs him to answer when the door is banged, telling the landlord that he is out. The brief exchange underscores honesty and responsibility.
Pennsylvania constitutional revision commission ends session
Harrisburg March 3 The Pennsylvania commission on constitutional amendment and revision recesses until April for public hearings on proposed changes to the organic law. The 25 member panel has tentatively studied reforms including woman suffrage and city governance. A fall meeting will prepare a report for the legislature next January.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commission
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Trotzky Train At Warfront Captivates Europe
London reports Leon Trotzky travels in an elaborate four teen car special train with two engines and wireless, hosting a printing office for On The War and a six car garage including a former imperial automobile. The escort totals 250 infantry and machine guns as Trotzky skirts front lines.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Red Army
Nauen
Lyons
Trotzky
Nicholas
Chinese Delegates Form to Aid U S Labor
The Returned Chinese Labor Association of China plans delegation to the United States with Dr Yeh Yi hsieh as a conference liaison to American labor leaders. The group aims for 100000 members after Chinese workers repatriate from France.
Pepto Mangan Red Blood Builder Ad
A vintage health ad touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a red blood builder. It claims it enriches blood, increases healthy red cells, and restores vitality for men women and children. Available in liquid and tablet forms.
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Gude
Time standard adoption 1833 urged by railroad group
The United States adopted standard time in 1833 at the urging of the American Railway Association, marking an early push by rail interests to standardize time zones nationwide.
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United States
The
American Railway Association
Year 1920 Crosses Byzantine Jewish Era Milestones
The year 1920 marks the 7428-29 period in the Byzantine era and the 5680-81 span in the Jewish calendar, aligning two ancient chronologies with a common Gregorian label. This equivalence illustrates dating systems used by scholars and communities tracing history across civilizations.
Love Confession Passages from a Playful Exchange
Gerevld and Madeline exchange lines about love and the sea. Gerald muses on boundless devotion while Madeline compares it to grains of salt in wood imagery.
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Gerevld
Madeline
Gerald
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Pain Says Mrs Wagner
High Point resident Mrs J E Wagner reports severe back pain and irregular kidney function improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She endorses the product and notes the pill’s price of 60 cents at all dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY distributes the remedy.
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High Point
Dean
J. E. Wagner
Grimes St
Doan
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North Main Street
Bank of Commerce
High Point Realty
City Papers
Farriss
N. Main Street
Real Estate Exchange
High Point, N. C
Conigil
Lord Birkenhead
Jules Cambon
Berlin
France
England
Ment
Choose Grease CO
Creensboro, N. C
Revsion Boards
Liberia
Lierbcha
Germany
Monrovia
Alan Bourchier Lethbridge
Daily Telegraph
Mr. Lethbridge
Spain
Louisville Courier- Journal
U. S
Printing and Office Supply Company
Webster Star
Easterbrook Steel
the Printing and Office Supply Company
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