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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
4
A collage of wartime chatter references conscription, urging registration over evasion. It questions morale and patriotism while noting pushback to sympathy for German policy, and highlights North Carolina’s approximate 15 000 national draft quota from a 194 000 registration pool.
A political piece denounces food speculators driving up prices while the nation plans to conscript young men for World War I. It calls Congress to enact laws forcing sale of necessities at affordable prices, demands feeding France, and urges conserving and redirecting the food supply to allies.
The piece narrates the life of Les Darey an Australian boxer barred from boxing in New York by Governor Whitman. After enlisting in the American aviation service to aid France he died of pneumonia. The article argues the slacker label harmed him and warns against shirking national duty.
A fragment reflects on a brother's rebuke and the hope that the deceased may find contentment in death, suggesting enduring worry for the survivor.
Voice of the People says Greensboro paid six years of experience to Murphy, faults High Point for gloating, and commends the board for choosing the best candidate from another town despite local politics. It argues Greensboro gains while High Point felt slighted as a “gallerdog” and a red headed step child.
The piece argues wartime duty requires strict discipline and temperance among troops and recruits. It recalls past prohibitions on alcohol on military reservations and ships, urging continued removal of intoxicants to maintain readiness and safety in the nation’s armed forces.
A wartime reflection argues for strict liquor controls to keep the army sober and dependable, noting desertion linked to drunkenness, temperance gains, and taxation of alcohol. It recalls German airship bombardment of Folkestone announced by Berlin and London.
Public auction to the highest bidder for one carload of lumber consigned to Quinlin Moore Lumber Co for freight storage and other charges near Southern Car Co at High Point Casket Co lot on Tuesday June 26. Terms cash.
War Department reports the Army Act prohibition on liquor sales to enlisted men and officers in uniform near camps is being strictly observed.
To prevent self poisoning, bowels clogged with waste matter poison the whole system. Foley Cathartic Tablets work gently but surely, do not gripe or cause nausea. Suggested for indigestion constipation sick headache bloating biliousness sour stomach gas coated tongue bad breath or other digestion disorders. Mann Drug Co.
An advertisement promotes a new remedy for rheumatism, nerve pain, lumbago and joint swelling with claims of internal and external use for coughs and throat infections. It asserts instant relief as the oil penetrates to affected parts, noting tests with leather and offering bottles at 25c 50c and 1.00 with money-back guarantee from J A Hart Drug Co near the post office in Ady.
OCR extract shows scattered numbers and times across regions including High Point and South. Entries list leaves counts and page markers with mixed abbreviations and misread items, lacking a clear narrative or event.
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