Army Camp Will Buy Vegetables From Local Truckers
Raleigh reports that the Extension Service outlines government vegetable purchases for national guard and army camps in the southeast. Growers nearby camps should estimate quantities and bid lowest price. plans cover greens, sweet potatoes, turnips for fall and winter with spring production hinted. Professor Newman aids students in farm map rotations to boost soil fertility and farm efficiency.
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Raleigh
RB. W. Kilmore
Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
Washington
National Guard
National Army
Charleston
8. C
Southeastern Department
State Agricultural Land and Engineering College
C.L. Newman
Curing Nervous Tremor With Electric Therapy
German army physicians report a new electric treatment for nervous tremor in disabled soldiers. Dr Ernst Bayer of the Roderbirken nerve hospital describes a gentle, painless current that yields improvement within minutes to a few hours, with a course lasting two to three weeks and occasional relapses triggered by stress.
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Amsterdam
Ernst Bayer
Roderbirken
Finns and Swedish Customs Clash Over Arms Shipment
Preliminary investigations show a Finnish weapons and ammunition depot off the West Bothnian coast, supplied by German submarines. A motorboat laden with arms was rammed by five Finns and driven off by Finnish forces near Holmsund.
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Stockholm
Bothian
Rermarn Sumarines
Holmsund
Umeo
Danish Sea Fisheries See Harvest Jump In Past Year
Copenhagen reports the Danish sea fisheries doubled in proceeds and catch rose by about 40 percent last year. The value reached nearly 16 million kroner while the number of fishermen grew to about 19 000 and fishing boats to roughly 13 460 with higher vessel values.
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Copenhagen
New, S
So Erne OG
England Must Now Husband Her Food
London dispatch reports the League of National Safety plans strict rationing rules to prove Britain serious about food economy. Members urged fresh meat once daily, no second helpings, bread limited, a potato day weekly, no butter with bread, and minimal eggs and tea.
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London
Associated Press
England
America
League of National Safety
League
United States
Germany’s Hunger War Aimed at Europe and the World
An article urges readers to oppose Germany by joining the food administration and not aiding Prussian aims. It frames German policy as starvation and calls for active public involvement to curb influence, urging civic participation.
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Germany
Europe
World
The
Food Administration
Have It Handy for Croup
Grandmothers and mothers who have raised families of children have learned from experience that it pays to keep a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar in the house ready for emergency. It gives prompt relief from dreaded croup attacks, checka coughs and colds, and relieves whooping cough. A safe medicine no opiates. Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
Choice City Land 10 Be Auctioned
George T. Penny of American Land company closes sale with A. Sherrod R. R. Ragan and Ed L. Ragan for choice lots on Centennial avenue houses near Union Furniture Mallory Street and other city land in High Point. Penny Brothers to auction Thanksgiving day November 20 offering homes and vacant lots as a safe investment.
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George T. Penny
American Land Company
A. Sherrod
R. R. Ragan
Ed. L. Ragan
High Point
Centennial Avenue
Union Furniture Company
Mallory Stret
Hieart
Penny Brothers
Girls in Fayetteville to Be Telegraph Messengers
Fayetteville news reports a local telegraph firm advertising for two girl messengers to replace boys in the desirable district. The manager says the move follows a nationwide policy to employ girls where practicable, noting success in Milwaukee Atlanta and Richmond and that some offices are already run by women.
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Fayetteville
Milwaukee
Atlanta
Richmond
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Promoting Foley Remedies
An old advertisement urges readers to mail a cutout to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup along with Foley Widney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Mann Drag Co.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
High Pointer Had Too Much Whisky Aboard His Auto
Leedon Bryant of this city is in Yadkin county custody on prohibition charges after an auto crash left him with a broken arm. Officials found about 15 gallons of whiskey in the car, and Bryant is hospitalized. The capture occurred yesterday morning.
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High Pointer
Leedon Bryant
Yadkin County
Bryant
Yadkin
Stubbs Triumphs in Manville Gloucester race feature
Major Stubbs, Confederate veteran and witness to the burning of the Capitol, wins a local election in Manville Gloucester county over two opponents. Barter and trade noted as the business method, while High Point crowds reflect farmer finance and tobacco issues.
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Manville
Major Stubbs
Gloucester Coverhouse
Stubbs
Isto
High Point
Food pledge card in window signals patriotic home
A membership card displayed in the window marks a household’s support for the food pledge. The card acts as a public sign of patriotism and contributes to community morale during wartime.
Suffering Cats Give This Man The Gold Medal
An odd Cincinnati authority touts freegene as a cure for corns. A few drops on a tender corn relieves soreness and removes the corn with root. Freezone ether compound dries instantly and shrivels the corn without irritation. A quarter-ounce at drug stores costs little and treats hard or soft corns and calluses. Readers urged to cut out notice, especially women with high heels.
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Cincinnati
Congress Focuses on Morals Near Military Camps
Congress will give special attention to social purity by safeguarding young men in military service. National efforts will target streets near cantonments to close houses of ill repute and disorderly resorts and protect young girls living nearby.
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Congress
Canton Ments
We Are the Greatest Manufacturers of Poo By Furniture
A fragmented 19th century quip asserts tobacco warehouses would better spend in a given region, claiming superior manufacturing prowess in furniture within the United States. The text hints at economic rivalry and regional development without precise details.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised By Montgomery Family
James Edwards of 208 Harriett Street Montgomery Alabama reports Foley's Honey and Tar Compound has cured coughs and colds for his whole family. The product is claimed to clear the airways heal inflamed membranes remove phlegm and ease a sore chest from Mann Drug Co.
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James Edwards
Harriett Street
Montgomery
Ala
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Southern Railway Schedule Highlights and Routes
A compact timetable overview lists Southern Railway and H. R. A. & Southern Ry services between major cities. Notable departures include Birmingham to New York at 1 22 A M, New Orleans to New York at 12 43 P M, and Atlanta to Richmond at 9 30 A M with multiple northbound and southbound options. Local High Point departures 8 15 A M 1 15 P M and 8 00 P M.
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A. M
Birmingham
New York
Charlotte
Washington
New Orleans
Westminster
Danville
Atlanta
Richmond
Augusta
Westminister
SOU. RY
High Point
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Alee
Standard Oil Company
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Norfolk, Va
Richmond, Va
Charlotte, N.C
Charleston, W. Va
Charleston, S.C
Madame Cavalier Poudre Superbe
Clara Kimball Young
Seven Pfarls
Mollie King
Creighton
Broadway Theatre
Choice City Land
Express Today
Brown
Atlantic Store Inc
Southern Railway
Ats
KnittersWanted
Erlanger Cotton Mills CO
Lexington, N. C
Electric Shoe Shop
J. W. Paschal
W. Broad
Iclara Kimball Young
Unicipa Theater
Greensboro, N. C
Jim
H. A. Moffitt
Gail Kane
Dainty Ella Hall
Bluebird
the Rose Theater
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