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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
12
A weekly Tom Masson letter laments New York living costs before and after the war. He jokes about cobblers, shoes, suits, hotel rates, meals, and daily expenses, noting high prices and shifting values. He recalls opinions on New Yorkers, gossip, and city life, with aside anecdotes about artists and government posters.
Medical advice emphasizes an active liver to combat colds and influenza. The regimen begins with Calotab tablets taken at night to purify the system, with no salts or nausea. One tablet is said to reset the liver by morning, boosting appetite and recovery. Calotabs sold sealed for thirty five cents. money back if not delightful.
General Erich von Falkenhayn defends his 1915 16 tenure as German chief of staff stating Verdun losses were not excessive and Somme gains were limited by Austrian collapse. He pins Somme English French success on eastern front reinforcements and credits Romanian campaign results to prewar staff preparations. He says Romania's war declaration led to his retirement amid internal plots.
London reports General von Hindenburg, former German army commander, now enjoys a tranquil residence on his Hanover estate after leaving the East Prussia campaign. A correspondent describes his burly figure and plain attire, noting Fran von Hindenburg’s pleasant face and conservative dress as they settle into country life.
A Westminster Abbey tomb inscription asserts Thomas Parr lived 152 years. The claim is cited as extraordinary longevity but not independently verified.
Berlin reports a drop in returned lost items with the Lost and Found Bureau posting far fewer returns postwar. Prewar annual recoveries averaged 12 14 thousand, while the last fiscal year saw under five thousand. Still, pocketsbooks with valuables from 60 to 200 000 marks have been returned.
The article notes a planned challenge by American citizens in the Philippine Islands against the 1918 income tax law with protests and likely U.S. Supreme Court appeal. It references discrimination against foreigners and outlines a separate land sale notice in Guilford County, Jamestown township, detailing a 52.54 acre parcel to be sold for cash on October 21, 1919 by Esther V. Kivett, commissioner. It also mentions a historical aside about billiards and table color.
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