Enlistments Rise as North Carolina Recruits Surge
Recent reports show renewed enlistment activity across North Carolina for both army and navy. Five Greensboro entrants were sent to Fort Thomas, while August Hofmann of High Point joined the Raleigh navy station. Substations in Winston-Salem Charlotte Greensboro and other cities aid recruitment with local offices and weekday enlistment drives.
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Army
Navy
North Carolina National Guard
Raleigh
Greensboro
Fort Thomas
Roby Tysinger
Calvary
John T. Watson
Medical Department
Lawrence T. Jernigan
Drue F. Burton
Coast Artillery
Ben M. Dillon
Guilford County
High Point
August M Hofmann
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Welch
Parrish Cigar Company
Bishop Heny Gabriels Jubilee Observance Planned
Ogdensburg N Y May 4 next will mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the consecration of Rt Rev Henry Gabriels as bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ogdensburg Observance plans are under way for the silver jubilee The bishop is eighty years old a Belgium native and a graduate of the university of Louvain He came to the United States in 1864 and taught theology at St Josephs seminary Troy in 1869 he became president in 1871 and served until his 1892 selection as bishop
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United States
St. Joseph's Seminary
Troy
Ogdensburg
Boston Declares War on Dutch Colonists in 1672
Boston makes the first American declaration of war against Dutch colonists in 1672, marking a historic colonial conflict.
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America
Boston
Texas onions and strawberries market trends in late April 1917
The report covers Texas onion shipments totaling 10 cars for April 24 to May 4 and compares prices to 1916. It notes a price drop from opening levels of 2.30–2.35 per crate to around 1.40–1.50, with 2–2.50 per crate jobbing in the Midwest and Atlantic markets. It also tracks strawberry shipments nationwide, Florida and Louisiana prices, and tomato and potato movements, with notable weather impacts and regional price shifts. The piece includes figures for North and South Carolina, Mississippi storms, and cabbage movements in Alabama and South Carolina.
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Texas
Texas Onion
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Starks
Florida
Office of Markets
Starke
New York
Louisiana
Hammond
Judsonia
Arkansas
North Carolina
North and
South Carolina
Miami
U.S. Coice
Palmetto
US & Ogice
Hasting
Alabama
Kiddies Observe Bird Day Across Nation
Six hundred fifty thousand American boys and girls join Audubon societies to honor John James Audubon on the 137th birth anniversary. Governors designate Bird Day and schools hold exercises to teach bird protection.
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New York
John James Audubon
America
Silver Threads and Gray Hair Restore Q Ban Hair Color
Restore natural gray or faded hair with Q Ban Hair Color Restorer. Safe, harmless, and guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Available at J A Hart Drug Co Memphis Tenn and other drug stores. Includes Q Ban Tonic Shampoo Soap and Depilatory with free illustrated book on hair care.
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America
J. A. Hart Drug Co
Hessig-ElIs Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
Ady
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Gordontown
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Weekly Market Review
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Field Marshal
von Hindenberg
Europe
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High Point Enterprise
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