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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1888
Page
2
The Enterprise announces editor F. Grutchfield and a publication office on Main Street. Subscription costs one dollar per year or sixty cents for six months, with bold notice of post office second class status and disclaimer about correspondent views.
A new distilling method is reported on Staunton River with a boatborne still kept afloat to evade revenue officers. The owner sails along the river supplying the operation, touching shore only for essentials. The Chatham paper notes the tactic amid other local items. Gen Joseph E Johnston elected honorary member of FE Baker Post No 8 G A R in Philadelphia causing much public cheer. Johnston is the only ex Confederate so honored by a Grand Army post.
Captain Burns reports Stein's Pass raiders burned out and shot by Sheriff Paul and Mexican soldiers after a robbing spree from Chihuahua. The siege ends with ambush and deaths, including Hart and Johnston, as bells toll over a chaotic scene near Mexican soil. A later item notes Winston State Normal School fourth session in 1588 at Winston Graded School Building.
The President sent to the Senate on Monday the nomination of Mellville W. Fuller of Maine to be Chief Justice of the United States. Fuller, born Feb 11 1833 in Augusta Maine, has long practiced law in Chicago and Augusta and held political roles as a Democrat with a Jeffersonian bent. He is expected to be confirmed and has a notable record including Illinois prorogation cases and church matters.
Fuller and Snow act as counsel for robbery suspects in Raleigh as notes describe fires in Hawk ing and Hamilton counties. A man shoots into a mob burning a property killing a woman named Woods. Reports cover hangings in several states and a church dispute in North Carolina.
In Washington on May 1 1888 the House lacks a presidential candidate and few members expect a national convention surge. Some men hint at a slim chance, but none foresee backing the electric energy of a convention. House members avoid declarations, while Senate figures gather, discussing prospects and strategy.
A column analyzes how House members shape presidential campaigns through convention control and candidate influence. It describes how lobby-like lawmakers cultivate senators and other MPs, using the quadrennial bee metaphor to explain behind the scenes politicking and social alliances in Congress.
A health advisory extols the stomach as a best friend when in order and cautions against morning smoking and drinking. It urges delaying such habits until after breakfast and claims Green's August Flower provides immediate relief for digestive troubles like heartburn dizziness and indigestion.
A wartime era advert claims Red Flag Oil acts as a physician at hand for rheumatism neuralgia burns bruises and pains with a 25 cent price. It touts Puritan Cough and Consumption Cure for coughs colds and consumption and promotes Brown & Matton's drug store as the seller.
An alarm about digestive disease preys on the public, claiming constipation and dyspepsia underlie many ailments including cholera and malaria. It extols Shaker Extract of Roots or Seigel’s Syrup as a universal cure, citing testimonials from Grace, Pullum, and Evans.
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