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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
8
Reports from reliable sources indicate sugar has nearly vanished locally with only a few days’ supply left. Rail transport delays and a Philadelphia refinery strike are blamed, though a New Orleans supply may help if shipments arrive by Monday. failure to do so could trigger a true famine.
Bishop Kilgo delivered a sermon on Indifference at Wesley Memorial church drawing on the Syro-Phoenician example to condemn fatalism and intellectual curiosity. He urged active Christian responsibility and noted strong impact on listeners as the meeting continues with daily services and prayers.
Charles G. Harrison, manager of the Municipal theater Greensboro, will be in High Point at Hart Drug Co next to the post office Friday noon to 2 pm to sell seats for all three performances of the spectacle Experience. The show comes to Greensboro March 23 and 24 with a Saturday matinee. ticket sale opens in Greensboro Monday at 9 am. High Point residents get first call and may view a chart of seating and prices up to 2 dollars.
The Philadelphia Bulletin reports a case where Blanche Buckius of Logan seeks 50 000 damages over a photograph showing her head on another woman’s body for advertising. Anna Yost of New York objects, seeking an injunction to stop the use of the Buckius head atop Yost’s shoulders.
Dr H E Mechling head of the National Association of Dyers and Cleaners demonstrated steam as an extinguishing method at a Louisville cleaners plant. Ten gallons of gasoline were spread in a room but the automatic doors closed and steam entered, putting out the fire in under two minutes with no damage.
An advertisement promotes Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a natural, safe solution to gray hair. It claims gradual, even restoration of natural color, with a money-back guarantee and availability at J. A. Hart Drug Co. and Hessig-Ellis Drug Co., Memphis. Also promotes related Q-Ban products and a free illustrated book.
A new world wireless distance record on 600 meter wavelength follows the Floridian voyage from San Francisco to Sydney begun July 13. Position reports to July 31 show direct reception at Marconi Hillcrest, San Francisco up to 5 227 miles with the 2 kilowatt Marconi panel set and transformer current of 1600 watts to 2600 miles. San Francisco signals reached about 3000 miles.
Cleveland March 14 Cuyler Mowrey paymaster for N J Rich and company knit goods was shot and killed by two automobile bandits in front of the Rich factory today. The robbers secured $5 400 and escaped.
Dorothy Ford declares she is working toward an M R S degree to the puzzled Mr Bingley who questions the notion and its relation to Princeton.
A Kentucky mother from Stanford reports that her child suffered croup repeatedly until Foley's Honey and Tar was given. She says the cough stopped that night and the cold disappeared by the next day, reinforcing belief in the remedy for coughs and colds.
An Indiana reader from Paoli endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for cough relief. The letter describes a severe cold and sleepless nights and credits the product with curing the cough. Mann Drug Co. promotes the remedy in today’s issue.
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