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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1888
Page
2
The Enterprise announces publication details with editor and publisher C F Crutchelfield, subscription at $1 per year and 60 cents for six months. It states second class mailing and notes the editor does not endorse correspondents unless stated.
A delegation of 30 Chippewa chiefs from Wisconsin and Minnesota met the President to request $118,000 owed under treaty agreements. He pledged aid and said the matter would be brought to Congress. Also noted are Congress’ 13 weeks and 10,000 bills introduced, with 31 signed.
Grand Jury of Gui rorp County reports active session since qualification, commends jail and poor house conditions, notes inmate counts and farm conditions, praises clerk and treasurer offices, recommends vaulting valuable papers, and submits findings. Foreman A B Surra signs on February 25, 1888. Also cites Congress building bills and tariff debates, condemning large appropriations and tax changes.
An 1852 voyage narrative recounts Capt W B H Snow sailing from New York to Melbourne aboard Theex enia, noting Cape of Good Hope passage, St Elena, and remote islands. He describes gold mining adventures, building the first telegraph line south of the equator, and a dramatic encounter with a six foot crocodile lizard in a ravine, with his dog and enduring humor.
General Master Workman Pow derly appeals for contributions to aid the Lehigh miners. He warns workers they owe a debt to those in servitude and urges support for the struggling miners. The piece also notes Raleighs new Supreme Court room and library dedication and Westinghouses deep Homewood drilling milestone near Pittsburgh.
The text lists common signs of billiousness including poor appetite for solids, preference for liquids, white or rough tongue, and digestive disturbances such as diarrhea or constipation. It mentions hemorrhages, dizziness, headaches, acidity, and stomach tenderness, then advertises Green's August Flower as a inexpensive remedy with many attestations of effectiveness.
A vivid patient description outlines a mysterious ailment with chest and side pains, fatigue, foul taste, poor appetite, and a heavy stomach. It claims constipation and dyspepsia are root causes, with symptoms worsening to nervousness, dizziness, jaundiced eyes, and weakness. The text promotes Shaker Extract of Roots or Seigel's Syrup as a cure, citing testimonials and urging purchase from A. J. White, Limited.
D L Clark announces his art gallery is ready to serve the public in all branches of art with the instantaneous dry plate process and improved styles. All work guaranteed first class on terms as low as possible in North Carolina. Feb 18 1887.
This 200 pound bag lists 10-16 pounds phosphoric acid 23-35 pounds bone phosphate 100-120 pounds lime 14-4 pounds potash 4 pounds soda sulfuric acid and chlorine trace minerals 6-12 pounds alumina iron oxide silica. It argues low moisture under 3 pounds and minimal sulfuric acid, then gives application rates for cotton corn wheat oats rye and grasses with cemented guidance.
On clay soils or rich vegetable matter mix 800 to 1000 lb Lime Phosphate with 100 lb Muriate Potash and 2 sacks Salt for one or two acres. For wheat on poor land, mix 1000 lb Lime Phosphate with 100 lb cotton-seed meal 100 lb Sulphate Ammonia or Nitrate Soda and 100 lb Muriate Potash for two to four acres. For oats use 1000 lb Lime Phosphate and 400 lb Kainit. Broad cast 600-1000 lb with Kainit on sandy land. Lime Phosphate concentrates the blue-limestone ingredients for grasses and lawns.
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