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A short listing notes the Associated Press service byline and roles with names such as J Prawley as managing editor and a business manager noted as One Week in the publication.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
4
A short listing notes the Associated Press service byline and roles with names such as J Prawley as managing editor and a business manager noted as One Week in the publication.
Good Roads Press Bulletin notes engineers favor a concrete foundation with an asphalt macadam wearing surface to balance durability and cost. Mixed construction reduces foundation and wear risks, with costs cited around 11 500 to 7 250 dollars per mile for 16 foot widths.
The High Point column comments on Maine as a political barometer, critiques local newspapers, and notes civic issues. It praises the Library department of the Women’s club for library fundraising, discusses courtesy of dimmers on the High Point Greensboro road, warns of odorless whisky, and hints at the Central Carolina fair approaching.
New York buyers watched the cotton market start steady with declines of 7 to 1 points in early trading. December recovered to 16.20 and January to 16.30, with most futures 2 to 3 points above last night’s close after the first 30 minutes.
The School Thrift club launches next week to teach systematic saving for pupils and parents. Two cents buys a membership card and may yield a substantial year end nest egg, with Home Banking company backing efforts and aiming to enroll thousands of future High Point citizens. Congress-like notes on Li Yuan Hung, Yuan-hung cabinet prospects, reforms, and cooperation with parliament are also summarized from a Beijing dispatch.
Chicago traders saw wheat firm on Sept 20 as London reports Romania in peril and Russian dispatches cast doubt on Dardanelles opening for this season. Opening bids rose 7% to 7% with December near 1.497 to 1.51 and May around 1.504 to 1.534, then a retreat followed.
C B Mattocks company has received a large shipment of new fall footwear for men and boys. The line of shoes at this popular store is among the best in the city and offers good looking styles with comfort at right prices.
A short ad advocates aging health by avoiding abdominal problems and constipation. It promotes Chamberlain's tablets as a pleasant, effective remedy for digestive trouble, claiming easy use and wide availability.
An advertisement extols Chamberlains Tablets as a remedy for constipation. The text claims they move the bowels improve appetite and strengthen digestion and notes availability everywhere.
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