Five High Point people hurt in Greensboro area car crash
A touring car carrying Mr and Mrs J H Shaw E A Patterson Miss Carrie Campbell and Jimmie Sneed crashed when steering failed near Armfield store six to seven miles from Greensboro. Mrs Shaw sprained ankle and others shaken up. car buried in soft earth. witnesses say Patterson's car sped and a dragging rod warning was ignored.
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Greensboro
High Point
J. H. Shaw
E. A. Patterson
Carrie Campbell
Jimmie Sneed
Armfield
Shaw
Patterson
Capt S H Green to Leave Monroe for Richmond Rail Run
Capt S H Green and family plan to move from Monroe to Richmond where he will captain the main line train from Richmond to Columbia. He has long served as conductor on the Seaboard from Monroe to Rutherford and is highly regarded in the Masonic orders.
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Monroe
S. H. Green
Richmond
Green
Seaboard
Rutherfordter
Unionville
Columbia
Masonic Lodge
Shrine of Oasis
Charlotte
Mule Ear Replaced After Mine Wire Incident
Belmont Coal company mule suffered an ear burn when a live wire touched it in the mine. Dr. W H Stevens sewed the ear back on, and the operation succeeded with no disfigurement expected.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Belmont Coal Company
W. H. Stevens
Lazy Travelin' Man critiques unscreened cafe
A traveling man observes a hot stuffed restaurant where the proprietress serves patrons and fends off flies. He suggests screening windows and doors, but she worries it would seem lazy and prefers to endure the heat.
Change Comes After Potato Trade At Grocer
A man entered a grocery store with a basket of potatoes and could not provide 5 cents change. He offered a potato to the clerk in payment. The clerk reminded him of the change and, from a sack, selected two lima beans and gave them to the customer as change.
Not Bothered Any More Kidney Pills Ad
A Kentucky reader reports relief from rheumatic pains grippe aches back and sore muscles after using Foley Kidney Pills. The advertisement claims strengthened kidneys help purify blood and remove acids and poisons.
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FE. L. Turner
Homer, Ky
Mann Drug
Large Congregation Hears Bishop Kilgo Preach
Bishop John C Kilgo spoke at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal church delivering sermons to large crowds. He preached Against Thee and Thee only have I sinned and done this evil against You on Sunday morning and stressed salvation through Christ in a Sunday evening address. A men’s service drew the city’s largest male audience at 3:30 pm with the theme Secret Sin. Evening sermon centered on Salvation from Luke 18 11 focusing on Jesus saving lost souls.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
John C. Kilgo
David
Jesus
Kilgo
Christ
Jesus Christ
Trade Commission Cannot Help The Coal Consumers
A letter from Leonidas L. Bracken, secretary of the Federal Trade Commission, says there is no immediate prospect the inquiry into the bituminous coal situation will be published. The agency is handling several investigations and must divide its limited funds. The North Carolina Commercial Secretaries’ association sought fast results to curb high coal prices.
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Federal Trade Commission
Leonidas L. Bracken
North Carolina Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Commission
North Carolina
Bracken
Congress
Bessie Hackney
Municipal Court Dockets Show Varied Local Offenses
Twelve cases heard in municipal court this morning with charges from driving on the sidewalk to retailing. W L Rhyne, a white man, absent for trial, faced actions over mortgaged property and a seven dollar check cashed in a restaurant, later arrested near Charlotte. Charlie Goodman found guilty of retailing and sentenced to six months. Clayton Wells paid costs for drunkenness. J E Edwards case continued. others faced fines and continuances. Charles Lanier was charged with driving on the sidewalk and paid costs.
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Ardent
W. L. Rhyne
Rhyne
Christ Bambalis
Mt. Holly
Charlotte
Gray
Charlie Goodman
Clayton Wells
J. E. Edwards
C. C. Costlin
WO. E. William
Burt Evans
Lane McGhee
Claude Jones
Charles Lanier
Food riots erupt in western Siberia amid famine pressures
A March dispatch reports hunger riots spreading in western Siberia as labor scarcity worsens. Irkutsk saw a riot led by women with looting of stores warehouses and offices until troops restored order. Chita also faced unrest with military requisitioned. authorities worry over 40,000 war prisoners in the town.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Siberia
Harbin
Irkutsk
Chita
No more Golds No more coughs Patent Concoction
A chemist advertised a patent mix titled No more Golds No more coughs Price Is 1 1 2d. A buyer returned after three days saying he drank it all yet felt no better. The chemist revealed it was an india rubber solution for boot soles, a Tid Bits note in the column.
Could I interest you in a game of chance
A stranger probes Squire Sugsby with a cash gamble offering $200 stake to win $1000 in a horse race. Sugsby dismisses the proposal, noting he already owns several large sums and does not need to bet.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Stran
Squire Sugsby
Pippinsburg
Unlucky Motorist Promises Replacement After Puppy Death
A London reader shares a heated exchange where an indignant owner confronts a motorist over the death of a pet puppy. The motorist insists he will replace the animal, amid accusations of flippancy and misplaced blame.
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London
What His Appetite Demanded
Boarding house mistress and freshman exchange a humorous chicken joke illustrating appetite and propriety. The second passage notes platinum’s rising popularity in jewelry, followed by its diminishing use in electrical apparatus as cheaper substitutes arise. It also cites 1916 orders in the electrical industry totaling about three fourths of a billion dollars.
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the Pelican
Foley promotional cutout offer for coughs and pills
A printed plea urges readers to cut out the slip and mail it to Foley & Co in Chicago. The offer promises a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Mann Drug Co.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Mann Drug Co
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Capt
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Fred Roberson
Home Banking Co
M. C. Crowson
Russian Siberia
Bank OF Commerce
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WEL
O. E. Kearns
A. M. Rankin
J. H. Adams
G. A. Pollock
H. A. Millis
William Fox
William Farnum
Far West
Metro
Sidney Drew
Henry B. Walthal
Poe
Optician Service
Max Bones
High Point, N. C
Anenhaus Brothers Opp. P. O. E. Commerce
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