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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
2
The article celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May with flowers signifying living and deceased mothers. It credits Anna Jarvis with founding the day and urges remembrance of mothers, gratitude, and acts of kindness toward living ones while noting related church services and public sentiment.
The First Reformed Church hosts a Mothers Day service Sunday at five to observe Mothers’ Day. The program includes recitations special music baptism of infants and a sermon by the pastor. Women’s helpers invite mothers to attend and children will be presented for consecration by baptism.
Mexican bandits who killed Curtis Eaves, an American, near Mercedes Texas on Thursday night escaped into Mexico after a pursuit by U S soldiers to the Rio Grande. Lieutenant Van Horn reports two were captured and one killed. a further cross border pursuit was not attempted. General Alfredo Rickant at Matamoras pledged to try to capture the bandits.
European war reports reveal French 37 millimeter to 70 millimeter siege and field howitzers entering action. US War College notes German heavy artillery shaped early battles, enabling rapid French artillery expansion by March, while Austrian and German guns reach up to 54 centimeter to 45 centimeter sizes in demonstrations of firepower.
Newark New Jersey authorities announced that President Wilson would cancel all engagements including the opening of the industrial exposition tied to Newark’s 250th anniversary celebration. Secretary Po Tumulty conveyed the White House notice citing ongoing international affairs. Extra preparations in Newark for the President and Mrs. Wilson were halted.
The East End Methodist church plans a combined Children day and Mothers day program this Sunday night replacing the regular service. Mrs. W. M. Johnson and Miss Lottie Barber train children and young ladies for recitations songs and talks directed by them. All are invited.
From Lexington, Miss Nancy Saunders of Wadesboro spent yesterday in High Point with friends after a stay in Lexington.
Cole L. Blease of South Carolina, who attended last fall’s district meeting here, writes Red Men locals hoping to attend as governor of South Carolina. The next district Red Men gathering is planned for Mt. Airy in October.
Washington May 13 indicates steel merchant vessels building or under contract in the United States now total 368 ships of more than one million tons under construction or contract.
The advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Far Compound as original cough syrup proven to cure coughs, colds, croup, and whooping cough and warns the public against imitators and substitutes, urging insistence on Foley's Mann Drug.
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