Blair farm forage crops impress demonstrators
Farm demonstrators from Forsyth and Guilford praise D H Blair’s fields south of town. Oats, vetch, cats and Canada field peas grown together yield excellent forage with unusually good alfalfa. Blair supplies his own dairy feed, exemplifying scientific farming, while local vendors promote Palmolive Shampoo offers and Point Theatre programs with real estate pitches by Col Steve Clark in The Parkway area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
North
Springfield Band Leads Community Through Music
A Springfield group named the Springfield band of eighteen members meets semi weekly to practice and has enriched local community meetings with their music. The piece highlights music as a social asset and its positive impact on neighborhood life.
Moffitt Furnishing Co Declares Semiannual Sale
Al Moffitt announces a full page advertisement for a semiannual sale at his High Point store. Ladies shirtswaists silks millinery and many other articles go on sale at remarkably low prices drawing shoppers from High Point and surrounding area. The ad highlights the Washington candy and a gas iron demonstration at the People’s House Furnishing Co offering 5 cent day use of a Humphrey gas iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Moffitt’s
People’s House Furnishing Company
al Moffitt
Moffitt Furnishing Empany
High Point
Free delivery offered by Matton Drug company citywide
The Matton Drug company announces free delivery to all parts of the city for orders placed by phone from homes or offices. The High Point Motor company unloaded two car loads of Ford automobiles today and expects two to three more loads soon. Ford buyers can share in a $15,000,000 rebate from Uncle Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matton Drug Company
High Point Motor Company
Ford
Uncle Henry
Market report shows Liverpool selloff influences New York cotton
Today’s markets note a sharp Liverpool break followed by an opening decline of 5 to 7 points in New York. Few sellers occupied the ring while active months rallied on scattered coverings and Wall Street buying. Cotton opened steady with May at 9.00, July 9.28, October 9.67, December 9.91, January 9.97.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
Stocks Open Higher as Leaders Lead Gains on Wall Street
New York stock market opened with signs of improvement led by major issues and speculative groups. War specialties and copper shares rose, with some advances reaching a point or more. Union Pacific stood out with a one point gain.
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New York
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Deeds Filed For Three Property Transfers In North Carolina
Greensboro May 18 deeds filed in the register of deeds show I L Ragan and R R Ragan transferring a High Point township lot to Jessie Burns for 500 dollars. Albert Corriffin transfers six acres in Friendship township to Boss Inman for 700 dollars. Mary J Wharton transfers a 50 by 150 foot lot at Olive Street and Bessemer Avenue to Miss Nellie Elliott for 10 dollars and other considerations.
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Reensboro
Register of Deeds’ Office
I. L. Ragan
R. R. Ragan
Jessie Burns
High Point Township
Albert Coriffin
Boss Inman
Friendship Township
Mary J. Wharton
Nellie Elliott
Olive Street
Bessemer Avenue
Hamburg Yearly War Impact on Travel and Transit Figures
Hamburg records show 72,958 residents left abroad in Talbut year 72,958 to 192,753 in 1913 with most departures before August. Visitors to Hamburg fell as transient accommodations dropped from 51,364 in 1913 to 22,290 in Isi4. The total of temporary arrivals and departures shrank from 244,097 in 1913 to 95,257 in LOL.
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Hamburg
Germany
Talbut
Lol
State Grand Lodge UDO Fellows Meet
Delegates attend the State Grand Lodge UDO Fellows meeting with 1bia present as a key attendee.
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State Grand Lodge
UDO Fellows Meets
Growth of the Rebekahs in North Carolina Session
Hendersonville hosts 300 Odd Fellows and 100 Rebekahs as the North Carolina grand lodge and Rebekahs assembly gather. Mrs. Hattie R. Whitaker notes growth from four lodges in 1902 to 2,167,055 Odd Fellows and 733,011 Rebekahs worldwide, with 52 order homes, while local leaders extend warm welcomes and praise Hendersonville hospitality.
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Hendersonville
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
North Carolina
Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows
The
Rebekahs Assembly
Lodge of Odd Fellows
M. L. Shipman
Hattie R. Whitaker
Lodge
Last Presidents International Association
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Rebekah
London Irish Regiment Gets Named In Frontline Reports
In Parliament a member pressed for more mention of the London Irish battalion at the front. The government cited possible reasons linking old territorial status to London Scottish, while the Irish supporter argued the London Irish existed long before the current war.
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Associated Press
London
London Irish
London Regiment
London Scottish
Trish Rifles
Trish
Oxford Summer School Opens With Small Roll
Oxford England May 19 The summer term has begun with a smaller student roll than before undergraduates in residence autumn term 1400 Lent term 1000 now below 900. Oriel college leads with 18 Wings and Queens tops 60 few others 30 or 40. No spring athletic activities this year Officers Training Corps only. The Oxford roll of honor grows with 43 names added during Easter including two lost on the Falaba. Lieutenant William Gladstone among the honored. Somerville commandeered to receive the wounded with Oriel housing a walled wing for female students.
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Associated Press
Oxford
Eng
Oriel College
Wings
Queens
Officers Training Corps
Oxford Roll of Honor
William Gladstone
Somerville
Oriel
British work out formulas for manufacturing glass
London May 19 reports the glass research committee of the Institute of Chemistry has evolved eleven practical formulas to replace imported German glass for miners lamps and high heat tubes. King's College tests guided the synthetic experiments and the formulas are provided to manufacturers free of charge to enable large scale production.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Germany
Glass Research Committee
Institute of Chemistry
King’s College
Herbert Jackson
T. P. Merton
Notice of Re sale in Guilford County North Carolina
A court ordered resale of a land tract in High Point Guilford County North Carolina under a 1915 special proceeding. The sale by auction will occur June 1 1915 at 12 noon at the Bank of Commerce High Point. Minimum bid starts at 770 dollars with 10 percent raise on prior bid of 700 dollars. Commissioner J Goldstein signs the notice.
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Superior Court
Guilford County
Jeenie Silver
Milton Silver
Rosa Bain
Lillian Smith
I. Isaacson
Robert Silver
Philip Silver
Pauline Silver
Tilda Silver
Exparte
Court House
Greensboro
N. C
Bank of Commercce
High Point
High Point Township
State of North Carolina
East Washington and
Centennial Streets
Lane Seehrest
Jones
Steeledistine
Centennial Street
Cost of Torpedoes in British Navy Report
London May 19 torpedoes in use by the British navy cost from 3500 to 5000 dollars to construct. Naval expert notes even the newest British torpedoes are cheaper than those used by freeman submarines which have a 21 inch diameter and run 48 knots with a seven mile range. Internal mechanism includes high speed rotating engine shafts gears and 250 pounds of high explosive.
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London
Gas training tragedy at Colchester camp claims two soldiers
London reports two soldiers dead at Colchester military camp after inhaling poisonous gases during mimic trench warfare. The accidents occurred during experiments on counteracting gases used by German troops in Flanders. A sapper named Williams and the squad's commander Lieutenant Darton died before rescuers freed the rest from a gas-filled trench.
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London
Colchester
Flanders
Williams
Three Necessary Foods
A teacher asked students to name the three foods needed to keep the body healthy. After a pause a girl answered humorously that the three foods are yer breakfast, yer dinner and yer tea.
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Enterprise
A. J. Stockton
W. N. Keener
J. P. Rawley
North State
Bell Telephone Connection
Forsyth
Guilford
D. H. Blair
Blair Farm
K. H. Ander
Neigboring County
Blair
Mr. Blair
Carolina
Farmig
Hert Drug Company
Stewart
Point Theater
Col
Steve Clark
Parkway
Springfield
South
Springfeld Band
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore
Colonel Roosevelt
Dernburg
England
Villa
Rockefeller
Ring Drug Company
Marthe Washington
Hevile
Hattie Whitaker
Wachovia Bank
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Capital
J. A. Parrish
Cid
Miss Melton
Welborn Supply Co
John W. Hedrisk
Elim Street
Best Street
South Main Street
Roland Park
Brokaw’s Lodge
Enterprise Office
Stag Pressing and Tailoring Co
J. B. Clements
Astor Plants
BuRbank’s
J. J. Craig
Main Street
John Young
Johnson Street
Chas
L. Amos
Farriss Publishing Co
South Maintreet
G. H. Kearns
J. Goldstein
London Chronicle
High Point Buggy Co
Man
Max T. Payne
Greensboro, N. C
National Surety Company
America
W. C. Jones
High Point, N. C
Farlow’s
E. A. Farlow & CO
J. T. Mann
Bank Commerce
TELEF
Hones
Mann Drug Co
P. m
Chas. E. McManus
Dentists Bank of Commerce
N.S
Fred Tesh
Bank of Commerce
Board of County Commissioners
J. L. Parrish
D. S
E. Washington St
Palm Beach
High Point Steam Laundry
W.C. Northup, A. I. A
L. A. O’brien
N.C.A
Northup & O'Brien
Bank of Commerce Building
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