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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1918
Page
2
Detroit March 46. House wives lament rising living costs while market data from 1817 to 1895 are cited. Prices for pork, wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, butter and eggs show dramatic swings from two dollars per unit to twelve dollars per barrel. The piece notes cycles of sharp rise and drop across generations.
Federal indictments were returned here against 35 alleged IWW members. With one exception the indicted men are under arrest and some have been interned for the duration of the war.
An ad promotes Triumph Pills for irregular or delayed use, claiming safety, dependability, and exclusive availability by mail order. It directs readers to request free details from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee with no drugstore sales and no experimentation.
Barnie Burns known as Barnie or Eugene to residents accepts a position with the N H Silver Company and will begin new duties Monday morning. He calls the Silver stock complete and well selected after a decade of work at leading stores.
London reports from Petrograd via Exchange Telegraph describe fierce battles between Soviet adherents and native forces in Turkestan. The dispatch cites more than 20,000 casualties across the conflict and notes ongoing hostilities despite earlier assurances of calm.
An advertisement urges buyers to avoid imitations and choose Foley’s Honey and Tar found at Mann Drug Co. The cough medicine promises prompt relief, throat clearing, phlegm loosening, and healing without opiates.
Washington reports Preston C Day of the Weather Bureau finds northern France summers cool with July and August averages at 63 to 65 degrees. Winters are moderately cold with rare extreme cold, and Paris is north of Chicago by about 500 miles. rainfall varies by region and season.
North Carolina Treasury in Raleigh invites sealed proposals by April 1 1918 to purchase all outstanding bonds at issue up to 100000.06 maturity with bids as to form and minimum prices specified in the notice.
Higher elevations in eastern and southern France near the German border endure long cold winters with heavier snowfall and more frequent snowstorms than surrounding lowlands.
Amsterdam reports Hessian parliament member Herr Adehing said the French claim that works were hit and fires caused the raid on Mainz last Saturday was denied. He added that 10 people were killed and material damaged in the city by the raiders.
Washington reports a 1.8 billion dollar naval appropriation for the next fiscal year approved by the house naval committee. The budget provides lump sum additions to overseas facilities, continues the three year construction program, and increases navy personnel and marine corps officers.
London reports the German press rages over Britain and the United States demand that Holland allow the take over of Dutch ships in allied ports. Copenhagen correspondent notes newspapers urge drastic counter measures if Holland aids the allies.
A joint commission was appointed to study the labor situation in the Hampton Roads district Virginia for wage housing and related matters. The commission includes representatives of the war and navy departments and the shipping board. If she is keeping a boarding house it is all right otherwise do not marry expecting to save expenses.
City reminders warn all residents who have not paid 1N17 taxes to settle by March and avoid April island sale. Delinquent accounts will be advertised for public action and sale.
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