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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
6
Five High Point banks published sworn statements showing total resources of 16.79 million dollars at the close of business on Tuesday September 14. Cash items total about 1.109 million dollars, signaling ready money and faster service, with significant growth in deposits and savings accounts.
The Crown Princess Cecillie, future empress of Germany, marks her 31st birthday amid the war era. Born a Mecklenburg Schwerin princess to a duke father and Russian grand duchess mother, she married Crown Prince Frederick William in 1905 and has six children. Her grace and家庭 devotion earn widespread esteem among Germans.
Major De Ridley of the engineer corps United States Army was presented to President Wilson today by Col. W. W. Harts in Washington. Ridley has been stationed at Wilmington North Carolina for the last two months and Harts is expected to proceed to France soon.
Critics expect the Giants powerful lineup to overpower White Sox pitching in the World Series. Yet some warn that predicting the outcome before the series starts is speculative and like drawing numbers in a raffle.
Henry Schreiber an East ern league infielder who signed with the Braves will report October 3 at Cleveland for the national army.
Raleigh reports that smut in wheat lowers yield and quality. A NC agricultural experiment station recommends formalin seed treatment before planting to eradicate the disease. Use one pint formalin per fifty bushels, mix with water, wet every grain, cover with saturated bags, wait eight hours, then dry thoroughly before planting.
A state health bulletin argues indigestion is not a recognized cause of death by the federal census, labeling it a catchall term tied to myriad conditions. It describes digestive disturbance from over eating and stress, and urges thorough exams and diet lists for treatment.
Washington reports temperatures well below normal across central and eastern belts for the past week. The thermometer averaged six degrees below normal, rainfall was light except in parts of North Carolina and Louisiana, with severe flooding September 14 15 in eastern North Carolina. Tennessee cotton remains two to three weeks late.
Pocket bootw8 lost between the bakery and history mill. Return to Jesse Lee Davis at Enter prise.
An advertisement touts Q Ban Hair Color Restorer as the right method to restore natural color and improve hair health. It promotes a 50 cent bottle through Hart Drug Co. or Hessig Ellis Drug Co Memphis and offers a free book Hair Culture. Also advertises Q Ban Hair Tonic Shampoo Soap and Depilatory with a note about Ed Walsh managing a frayed Braves pitching staff.
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