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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1917
Page
5
A fragmentary verse recalls a brother gone to France in khaki with red hair blue eyes and pride while a Farm Life piece notes two North Carolina directors and Mrs. Tate representing the women of the state. Governor Bickett commissions Mrs. Tate. the couple will be away for LO days.
A telegram from Salisbury reports Miss Nonnie Osborne of High Point married Lieutenant C L Morton of the 30th U S Infantry in Syracuse New York. Morton, a popular Albemarle native, had visited North Carolina and Efird Manufacturing before his army service. The couple plans a brief honeymoon in Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia before settling in Syracuse after October 23.
Mr and Mrs A E Tate left last night for New York to attend the tenth annual convention of the Southern Commercial Congress with Mr Tate among the delegates.
Mrs. Dr. B. T. Bitting and her son Clifford and daughter Hermas, from Enid Oklahoma, arrived in the city yesterday to visit her brother C. C. Johnson. They plan to leave this evening on No 35 for Oklahoma where the children will enter school. Mrs Bitting will later join her husband at Fort Sill where he serves as first lieutenant at the base hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Creelman depart for New York with Mr. Creelman attending sessions of the Southern Commercial congress as a delegate and Mrs. Creelman visiting her daughter Mrs. J. J. Jackson.
Mrs. Robert A. Wheeler remains confined on Lindsay Street with an attack of appendicitis feared, yet her condition shows daily improvement as monitored by physicians.
Mr and Mrs Randall B Terry departed for New York for a two week stay as guests at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union will hold its regular meeting tomorrow at 3 o clock with Mrs A M Briggs on Hamilton street. Several local residents made short trips for visits to Greensboro and Charlotte, including Mr and Mrs C D Smith and Mr and Mrs W L Stamey.
Miss Theda Bara of the William Fox photodrama The Tiger Woman receives about one hundred pounds of candy monthly from admirers across the United States. Parcels include notes and designs praising her, with much candy donated to hospitals and orphan asylums.
Manager Huff hails The Fighting Trail as the first all outdoors picture serial and the most exciting melodrama yet filmed. He watched the 15 episodes in full before booking, noting 90 percent outdoor photography and nonstop action from start to finish. Lead players Mr Duncan and Miss Holloway endure hazardous stunts as thrilling riding and shooting scenes unfold.
A perfected scale enables diners to measure food portions by calories and protein. Users place a plate on the scale, weigh each item separately, and read calories and protein from the dial, with lettuce at about 65 calories per pound and olive oil at 4260 calories per pound.
Evacuations in parts of Italy reveal copper razors used by Etruscan gentlemen, shaped like a half moon and about the size of a vegetable knife. The edges were likely sharp, used for torture, and represented a leap from earlier beard removal by individual plucking in Southeastern Europe before Rome.
Germany moves toward ending the old hotel custom of guests leaving shoes outside their doors at night as evidence grows of strain within the country. The article notes the change as a notable social shift reflecting broader tensions.
Hotel guests hoard shoes indoors at night as theft rises in the Kaiser’s realm. A porter would polish and return footwear or pass them on, but today thieves strike. To replace stolen shoes, one must prove ownership at the Imperial Clothing Bureau, a task hindered by prior loss.
An Irishman skips work claiming illness to save his life but later confesses passing the factory on a bicycle while supposedly seeking a doctor. Foreman questions the absence and the man offers a humorous reply that he was off to get the doctor.
A promotional notice invites readers to mail a slip with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and cold, Foley Whisky Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Mann Drug Co.
Article notes that not only middle aged women but younger ones suffer from backache internal pains swollen ankles sore muscles rheumatic pains and related ailments, highlighting widespread health concerns among females across age groups.
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