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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
3
The High Point public school system reports a total enrollment of 6177 pupils, an increase of 881 from the first week of 1925 26. Officials urge all parents to enroll children immediately and follow district lines to ease congestion. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews is reassigning students to balance crowds as cooperation remains high.
Prizes will be awarded to winners as Saturday is set aside as Everybody's Day likely to break records. Children can attend and homecomers linger to see friends, with many visitors including Mrs. R. L. Elkins secretary of the Chatham county fair acting as a judge and promoting her county fair at Silver City October 5 6 7 and ?.
The passage traces hurricane relief efforts and death toll estimates in the Miami area while previewing the Dempsey Tunney heavyweight bout. It notes ships carrying typhoid serum and supplies, rising insurance losses, and plans to rebuild, alongside expert analyses predicting a rushing Dempsey start and a defense based on weathering the early onslaught.
The Randolph County Fair opens with record crowds as education day brings county students to the grounds. Exhibits showcase education, Made in Randolph items, livestock, poultry, and relics while local leaders praise the event's growth and agricultural breadth. Homecoming day plans attract former residents from across the region.
Advertises a guaranteed cure for epilepsy free of habit forming drugs. Claims to amaze the medical profession and offers a free plan from Pheno leptos Co with Dept No 101 Box 71 St Johns P Sta Brooklyn NY.
Governors senators and industry leaders flocked to the Dempsey event as tickets sold at 27.50 ringside and 5.50 for spectators. Tex Rickard reported nearly 1.75 million in gates, approaching a two million dollar sporting spectacle and marking a historic high in boxing promotions.
A druggists advertisement claims Hem Roid provides quick relief for piles by removing blood congestion in the lower bowel. The tablet is advertised as harmless with rapid action and a money back guarantee from Randall's Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.
Common Pleas Court number one denied a motion to postpone argument on B C Clements application for injunctions to stop the Jack Dempsey Gene Tunney fight in Philadelphia. Proceedings followed in Philadelphia on September 22. Local court action keeps the bout on schedule for tomorrow night.
The death list from a devastating hurricane that hit Asuncion, Paraguay, earlier this week continues to grow. Officials say the city faced widespread destruction and search teams are assessing collapsed structures for missing residents.
Mrs. Margaret Wallace of Columbus Ohio describes severe fatigue that limited housework and daily chores. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports renewed appetite and health and vows to continue using the medicine. The ad frames women fighting illness at home as valiant soldiers aided by the remedy.
Reports vary on fatalities with officials citing about 200 dead while other sources project up to 500. The incident occurred Monday night with ongoing search and recovery efforts and no final tally available.
A North Carolina pastor reports heating an old wooden church with a Queen Anne Home Heater during extreme cold. He notes compliments from parishioners and invites inquiries about the unit used, with a local business reference for contact.
Mrs Lela Cook reports years of gas and nervousness improved by a single spoonful of Adlerika. The ad claims Adlerika cleanses bowels by removing gas and bloating, promising relief and revealing unseen matter. Matton Drug Company at 107 North Main Street markets the product.
A drug store remedy called Emerald Oil is advertised to reduce swollen veins and heal chronic sores. The two ounce bottle is sold by Mann Drug Company with a guarantee of rapid improvement after directed use.
A Perryville advertisement touts Dare's Mentha Pepsin as a superior stomach tonic. It claims the product strengthens the stomach and enables eating without distress, with daily sales and a guarantee by J. A. Hart Drug Company and local druggists.
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