Acts About High Point
High Point sits near the state's center on the national highway and three railways. The city, on the Southern railway line between Danville and Charlotte, leads in top farming and tobacco. total output last year reached eight million dollars with furniture and hosiery as major industries and wages of two million one hundred thousand dollars.
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Rambling Roundup of War News and Public Figures
A column blends commentary on the Adamson law and embargoes with brief notes on Christmas plans for public figures. It recalls Jack London’s death and Montenegrin royalty, then follows Francisco Villa’s journey after recent combat and a famed run of injuries amid the Mexican punitive expedition.
About Our Patriotism and the Cost of Americanism
A critical essay questions modern Americanism praising patriotism while noting the disparity between rhetoric and reality. It contrasts public displays of national pride with practical issues like high living costs, profiteering, and the need to feed and arm citizens, urging action such as embargos to help workers.
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America
Early Christmas Shopping Plea From The Enterprise
The Enterprise urges readers to complete Christmas shopping early to secure better selections and help tired shop workers. The issue highlights local merchants advertising in the paper as a smart way to build business and invites timely patronage. A humorous note ends with a cheeky request to Santa Claus for a bill collector boiled in oil.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that reaches the disease via the bloodstream. It claims strong physicians’ endorsement, cites tonics and blood purifiers, and promises wonderful results for catarrhal conditions with testimonials available.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Mayor Killette Honors Helpers After Celebration
The Wilson Times quotes Mayor Killette asking readers to thank all who aided the celebration. He praises the committee for indefatigable work and strong cooperation, extending gratitude for the success of the event.
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Killette
Wilson Times
Thief Strikes Neighborhood for Sheets and Provisions
In a single week in the Andy Cook area, Sam Hedrick's line lost a bed sheet and shirt, Curtis Hedgecock and Pearl Hicks reported four missing bed sheets, a peck of beans and four bushels of dried fruit vanished as well. Isaac Pettiford claims six chickens are gone and neighbor Ed Welch is short five bushels of corn, with Pettiford questioning why so many sheets were taken for the plunder.
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Sam Hedrick
Andy Cook Place
Curtis Hedgecock
Pearl Hicks
Isaac Pettiford
Ed. Welch
Pettiford
High Point Review
One Day's Work for the Orphanage to End Debt
A brief note urging immediate effort by supporters to free the orphanage from financial bondage. It emphasizes that the orphanage should not be burdened by debt and appeals to charity and children's welfare.
Leather prices spur cattle raising says Henderson Dispatch
The Henderson Dispatch notes that leather prices are expected to rise significantly, suggesting it will pay to raise cattle for hides. The piece implies experts anticipate strong demand and profitable hides as a key factor for future livestock ventures.
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Henderson Dispatch
Villa Bandits Reportedly Kill Americans in Mexico
The Wilmington Star notes ongoing killings of Americans in Mexico attributed to Villa's bandits. The paper questions why Americans still travel to or remain in the region despite years of reported fatalities.
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Mexico
Wilmington Star
Tombstone accident harms Craven county man
Cleveland Avery of Craven county was moving a tombstone to the family burying ground when it toppled and broke his spine, according to the Lexington Dispatch.
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Cleveland Avery
Craven County
Lexington Dispatch
New Jersey Bug Census Reveals 10530 Insect Species
The Durham Sun reports New Jersey's bug census lists 10 530 insect species, far above prior beliefs. The finding highlights vast biodiversity and surprises residents who previously thought only mosquitoes populated the state.
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New Jersey
Durham Sun
Panamanian Earth Learns to Stand Still Like Joshua
A short aphorism noting the earth at Panama must stand still at the command of Goe thals, likening it to the sun obeying Joshua. The piece reflects biblical and classical allusion in a terse editorial line.
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Goethals
Joshua
Philadelphia Public Ledger
City talks on drainage economics add to productive land
Deliberations of the drainage congress now in session offer an educational benefit as papers and discussions address reclamation to increase arable land. The issue holds real meaning amid high potato prices.
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Greensboro Daily News
High Point
R. A. Wheeler
Last Week's Issue Requested by Merchant and Banker
A Progressive Farmer note urges timely paper filings and submission of last week’s issue to a business manager or a city man owning farms. It frames the request as a required step for merchants bankers and rural leaders.
Jeans Crones Suspect Nabbed in Spaulding Banquet Case
Spaulding Nebraska November 23 A man believed by the town marshal to fit the description of Jean Crones wanted on Chicioom charges of poisoning soup at a banquet honoring Archbishop Mundelorn has been arrested in Spaulding.
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Spaulding
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Jean Crones
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