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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1917
Page
8
High Point authorities warn property owners along paving districts to connect premises to water and sewer mains by April 15. Master plumbers licensed in the city may expect new work as streets are paved and vacant lots at 50 foot frontages recokened for required connections.
Edward Mayberry, Spokane Indian convicted of murder, faces possible escape from the gallows as no suitable execution ground is found. Washington laws ban capital punishment. Spokane reservation and federal grounds are unavailable. a 30 day respite extends his sentence from March 20 to April 1. Senator Poindexter and friends push clemency as officials prepare to seek presidential action.
Boston beauty specialist Mildred Louise endorses Tonoline as a health and beauty aid after overcoming stomach trouble and nervousness. The vegetable preparation targets stomach and kidney issues and claims to restore proper function. Hart Drug Co offers demonstrations with a caution about unnecessary weight gain of ten pounds or more. Free 50 cent box promotion noted.
The High PointNC city council approves paving districts on South Main, East Washington, and East Green streets with sheet asphalt and Roe mac pavement. Contracts direct Lassiter and Donnelson to begin work, with cost shared between the North Carolina Public Service Company and property owners, payable through 1927.
The Boston Transcript recounts how Massachusetts colonists used curfew and town bells from 1650 onward. It notes changes in bell times, town meeting days, and Sunday observance, plus costs for daily ringing and the impact of the civil war on customs and regional travel.
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