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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1917
Page
6
Fuel administrator A W McAlister outlines a plan for municipalities to buy, store, and deliver wood to consumers to ease coal shortages. The program encourages wood yards, convict labor, municipal delivery, and promoting wood stoves, with legal backing and no delay before winter.
A New York inventor patents a lifebelt with a dry battery and multiple incandescent lights that turn on automatically when worn. The device promises significant life saves in nighttime shipwrecks by making wearers visible to searchers, a step the article notes should have come sooner.
Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Railway promotes velvet beans as a high value feed crop spreading across the cotton belt. He notes its nitrogen fixing properties, feeding methods for cattle and hogs, recommended mixes, and strong protein content with plans for milling facilities to supply stockmen nationwide.
The report lists multiple upcoming boxing and kennel events across several cities. Notable bouts include Larry Hanson versus Harry Pierce in Brooklyn, Jack Dillon versus Jeff Smith in Brooklyn, and Benny Leonard versus Jack Britton in New York. Also scheduled are bench shows in Atlanta and Texas Kennel Club events in Dallas. Automobile races are planned in Uniontown Pennsylvania and Cincinnati boxing matchups feature Harry Greb against George Chip.
A bashful admirer praises a beautiful dog, asking about its affection. Miss Ethel teases and commands Bruno to demonstrate affection, inviting Charlie Smith to witness the canine kiss.
Having qualified as executor on October 13 1917 this notice requires all claimants to present claims within twelve months or be barred from recovery. Creditors must immediate pay amounts owed. October 15 1917 J Elawood Cox Executor of Estate of Annie Pitts.
A classroom dialogue shows Johnny defining a cube as a solid with six equal faces and a teacher prompting Willie to define a cone. Willie inadequately frames a cone as a funnel stuffed with ice cream, illustrating a playful misunderstanding in geometry explanation.
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