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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1917
Page
4
The Enterprise requests brief letters on current subjects with author name, notes delivery via carrier, and a weekly subscription rate of 10 cents. Readers missing issues should notify the circulation department. The item references 1.26 10.
A jumble of 1917 era observations cites Tom Watson disciples, German diplomacy, Kerensky, Italian battle lines, and a prophetic Austrian financier. The piece notes roller skating dangers on North Main street and skeptically surveys newspapers and international changes as events unfold.
R Don Laws urges the Council of National Defense to standardize shoe cuts reducing women boots from current style to quarter sizes, claiming a possible 3.16 billion yearly saving. He notes fashion excess wastes leather and calls for government action on both women and men’s footwear to support war needs.
Secretary Lansing announced a complete US Japan agreement on China and the open door. The accord ends drift between the nations amid German propaganda and anti-Jap legislation. The move aims to unite the powers against the central powers and reassures both publics about the diplomatic breakthrough.
Booth Tarrington argues in wartime that money ceases to be personal wealth and must support the nation. The Red Cross and the Y M C A behind the lines are vital to victory, with public support driven by common sense necessity and conscience.
A North Carolina note quotes a former Editor and Publisher praising Josephus Daniels. It argues newspaper men face criticism when in public life and credits Daniels with a record of service as Secretary of the Navy, contrasting his journalism career with other paths and noting the public scrutiny he faced.
The Prince of Wales gains a few days leave and leads a busy London routine. He walks from Buckingham Palace to a West End club for court tennis, follows with a rub-down and plunge bath, then returns for a hearty meal and a day of social engagements.
Fort Smith Arkansas hosts the Arkansas State Federation of Women’s Clubs four day meeting led by Mrs John J Moore of Helena. The convention reports 200 clubs and over 1000 members, focusing on women’s wartime roles.
Louisville voters elect George W. Smith Republican mayor for the first time in a decade. Unofficial returns show Smith 22 2631 votes and Cronan 20 379 votes with Smith carrying the party city and county ticket.
Louis ville hosts the tenth International Purity Congress with delegates from many countries. The six day program features over 100 speakers including reformers sociologists medical experts and public officials discussing plans to protect morals of American fighting men and renew the war on social evil.
A Detroit reader praises Foley's Honey and Tar for relief of bronchitis and coughs, declaring the medicine effective for colds and croup and expressing relief that their complaint has almost gone. The note endorses the genuine product from Mann Drug Co.
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