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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
3
A reporter describes Irkutsk at the wartime westerly limit of Japanese occupation and Semenoff influence. He chronicles crossing the Angara amid ice floes, the American consulate, and 1917 Bolshevik attacks on a local home, noting shell‑scoured streets and enduring winter hardship.
Washington reports that the War Finance Corporation will provide 59.9 million dollars to the railroad administration strictly to pay current bills. It will not cover obligations already incurred with railroads. Also notes wartime savings stamps exist in several countries and outlines British stamp terms. A testimonial for Foley's Honey and Tar mentions relief from influenza coughs.
London reports an economic clash as 1.5 million unemployed women, many ex-munitions workers, confront a return to private life. The Woman's Industrial League led by Lady Rhondda opens offices nationwide amid distrust from professional women. Dr Marion Phillips warns the agitation could spark gender strife between workers.
Advices from Vladivostok report the Korean national council at Nikolskoe Siberia transmitted the declaration of Korea's independence to all consulates. Koreans paraded through the city under Korean banners distributing translations in Russian with no disturbance.
The new House of Commons, lacking Irish members, submits over 200 daily questions with some days near 300. Members requested extra time to question ministers but were denied by Bonar Law who said each question costs five dollars in writing plus staff time.
Official figures show 3034 major amputation cases in U S forces to date. Of these 2308 are arm and leg amputations, about 600 arm and 1708 leg. The remaining 726 are hands feet or multiple finger losses. Vocational guidance notes many need no special retraining to earn a living.
The chamber of commerce rooms are being remodeled to suit the organization. Plastering and wood work are being refreshed. City residents express gratification at the location and expect the rooms ready for use by mid next week.
An essay on morning cleansing with hot water and limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver and bowels. It claims daily inside bathing purges toxins improves appetite and health and urges readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate.
Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a quick fix for all corns and calluses. A few drops on the corn halt pain instantly, with the corns falling off by the next day and the surrounding skin becoming pink and smooth. A quarter ounce supposedly treats all foot corns for a few cents.
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