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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
2
Washington reports on the chicken mite threat to poultry and the risk it poses for spreading infestation to new stock. An entomologist outlines isolation techniques and roost paper testing, plus recommended sprays and kerosene treatments to prevent mite transfer.
Dr. A Lawrence Lowell at the National Safety Council dinner warned that the war effort should aim for democracy and peace rather than reimposing rule over colonized peoples. He argued the fall of military autocracy requires respect for political liberty and warned against creating a world of perpetual conflict.
The speech urges victory to prevent autocratic rule and to unite nations after the war. It argues for building an international court of justice with enforcement power to summon offenders, aiming to prevent future conflicts and secure lasting peace.
In a Far East custom a guardian requests a friend to visit the Rose theater today. He notes his ward Marcel has reached twenty one and has chosen The Gift Girl as his companion, urging the recipient to view the performer.
Broad Way previews a two reason booking by Manager Hull for The Fighting Trail. The action unfolds in mountain and desert settings with authentic hazards appealing to outdoorsmen. William Duncan directs and stars. Carol Holloway plays the heroine in this Verdant wilderness adventure.
Virginia Kent and his fiancée Virginia Fairfax frame the county saga as Jackson Kent flees after pearls vanish from Col Monroe's ball. Indicted in Evansville for bank embezzlement, he is sentenced to ten years by Judge Kent, his father, in a tragedy of duty and justice. The play promises heart and honor.
Washington reports the food administration hopes for cheaper dairy costs as it studies cattle feed and distribution expenses. Producers and distributors may switch to monthly contracts after semi annual terms expire, signaling possible milk price reductions for consumers.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Downie Bush became the first major league batter to reach 100 runs this season, leading the scoring pace as the campaign progressed.
Foley Cathartic Tablets work gently but surely to relieve indigestion constipation and disordered digestion. Recommends for sick headache bloating biliousness sour stomach gas on stomach eaten tongue bad breath and related conditions. Mann Drug Co.
Fayetteville September 13 A business aid committee appointed by John A. Oates to work with the council of defense will enroll Cumberland county enlisted men and assess their business affairs for targeted help. Members include W F Blount chairman S W Cooper Frank H Stedman R B Evans and A B Smith Cedar Creek. A rally is planned for September 19 when the second draft arrives, with a dinner for departing soldiers at the F L I armory.
Seventeen members of the National Retail Monument Dealers' association were fined in Baltimore by Judge John C. Rose after they pled nolo contendere to Sherman Act charges. Individual fines ranged from 1000 to 5 dollars, with a 2500 dollar cap on the association. officer J H Marsteller of Roanoke Virginia was fined 500 dollars.
Right Honorable Viscount Reading arrives at Atlantic Port with Lady Reading on an American steamship. He carries a special mission for the British war cabinet concerning finances. Accompanied by Col E K Swinton and J M Kaynes, he plans to proceed to Washington.
Louisburg, Sept. 13. Louisburg College reported its most auspicious opening in years as enrollment promises to surpass all prior records. Welcoming addresses were given by F. B. McKinne secretary of the board of trustees Rev W M Gilmore pastor of the Baptist church and the president to the ground ladies.
On September 13 the Austrians launched a desperate effort to seize positions on Monte San Gabriele near Goriza but failed. The battle lasted from dawn to nearly noon, ending in Austrian defeat according to the war offices.
Sofia report says Queen Eleanor of Bulgaria died after a long illness. King Ferdinand Crown Prince Boris and Prince Cyril were summoned to her bedside as the Queen passed away in Sofia on September 13.
A Rocky Mount resident Mrs A G Wells writes that Foley Kidney Pills gave wonderful benefit. The letter notes overwork affects kidneys and aging, praising the product from Mann Drug Co.
Danville Virginia September 13 frost covered the area as City Sergeant P N Boisseau notes a cool spell. Unseasonably cold weather has coal merchants busy tallying orders and keeping furnaces running.
The discovery of the pink boll weevil near Hearns Texas prompted the department of agriculture to announce prompt measures to confine and eradicate the pest in Texas and Washington.
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