Red Cross to Open North Main Street Headquarters
The High Point Red Cross chapter will occupy the empty store beside the New York Bakery on North Main Street as its headquarters. The building, donated by Greensboro owner E Sternberger, will house volunteers from 9 a m to 5 p m starting Thursday, and all interested persons are welcome.
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RED Cross
High Point Red Cross
New York
North Main Street
E. Sternberger
Greensboro
Severe hailstorm damages Polkton gardens and crops
A severe hailstorm and cloudburst swept Polkton causing extensive garden and cotton damage and harming small grain. The storm washed land badly in places, according to M. A. Tucker.
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Polkton
M. A. Tucker
Notable Druggist Predicts Hair Remedy Ubiquity
A prominent American druggist forecasts Mil dred in a Hair Remedy will become widely used within eight years, claiming universal adoption will banish dandruff baldness and scalp diseases. The company offers samples for 10 cents and mail orders through Mildred Louise Co., Boston, with a local retailer named J. A. Hart Drug Co. involved.
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America
Mildred Louise Co
Boston
Mass
J. A. Hart Drug Co
Tonoline Beauty D touted by Boston specialist Mildred Louise
Boston beauty expert Mildred Louise promotes Tonoline as a health aiding flesh builder. She cites relief from stomach trouble and nervousness, noting improvements in appearance and urging readers to try the vegetable preparation sold by Freeoline Coenen in Boston.
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Mildred Louise
Boston
Mass
J. A. Hart Drug Co
News from Old Trinity Highlights Local Visitors
News from Old Trinity reports arrivals and departures including Jesse Carpenter of Wadesboro visiting Trinity, Prof Guy Phillips of Oxford in town, Mrs Nannie Craven visiting Chase City, and Rev O P Ader's wife Ruth Blair Ader buried at Springfield. Other items mention Mr and Mrs Johnson's sick infant, Mrs Dave Leak and daughter visiting Hickory Slope, James White and family visiting Glenola, and Alice Lineberry with Edna Stimpson from Greensboro in town.
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Jesse Carpenter
Wadesboro
Trinity
Carpenter
Jackson
Sam English
Methodist Parsonage
Guy Phillips
Oxford Graded Schools
Nannie Craven
Chase City
Geo. Craven
Chase City News
Byrum
Mary Badgett
Dorothy
Ruth Blair Ader
O. P. Ader
Springfield
Ader
Old Trinity
Johnson
South Trinity
Dave Leak
High Point
Misses Johnson
Hickory Slope
James White
Glenola
Bob White
Alice Lineberry
Edna Stimpson
Greensboro
Children Day Exercises Planned at Hickory Chapel
High Point area notes report a Children’s Day program at Hickory Chapel Sunday afternoon with route singers aiding in song services. Families and residents from Mechanicsville and surrounding areas visit and travel between local homes. several residents are mentioned for visits and illness.
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Hickory Chapel
L.D Phillips
Fair Bluff
S. C
Arthur Goodman
Mechanicsville
Tom Hilton
Greensboro
J. W. Guyer
Fred Clinard
E. S. Montgomery
W. L. Guyer
F. G. Hammer
Gibsonville
A G. Dixon
High Point
J. W. Montgomery
W. P. Jester
Gertha Lee Smith
Thomasville
W.L. Horney
John Blair
Edith
Eber Jester
Martha Guyer
Merchants' Convention Opens in Wilson With Dignitaries
The fifth annual Merchants' Association convention opened in Wilson Tuesday with addresses by Governor Bickett and State Insurance Commissioner Young plus association members. The meeting adjourns this morning.
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The
Merchants’ Association
Wilson
Bickett
Young
Association
Red Cross Campaign Sees Regional Appeal Grow
The Red Cross campaign progresses well with High Point asked to donate 15600 dollars, half of Guilford county’s target. Nationwide, one hundred million dollars is to be raised this week as Red Cross Week kicks off.
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Red Cross
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina to be chosen as army cantonment site
Senator Overman won support for North Carolina to secure one of sixteen army cantonments after talks with Secretary of War Baker in Washington. The effort credited to Overman, with a note on regional ties. A separate paragraph reports Schenectady strike actions by white workers upset over a Black employee kept on during vacation.
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North Carolina
Baker
Senator Overman
Washington
SHOW YOUR COLORS TO. Scand Allied Flags
United States French and English flags in sizes 12 x 18 and 6 x 9 on black enameled sticks. Cotton material, fast colors, priced 50c with 5c mailing. Also Italian Belgian Russian Japanese flags in various sizes and silk options. Flag Holder for auto with three flags 50c. World Manufacturing Co. 5429 Market St Philadelphia.
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United States
World Manufacturing Co
Market St
Philadelphia
Bee tree yields honey and mischief in High Point route
Mary A. Clodfelter reports Shoaf and companions cut a bee tree near Shady Grove church. They found ten feet of honeycomb and ate it, later discovering it was dry comb. The column also notes local moves, illnesses, thefts, and a death on June 12 as neighbors cope with a busy rural scene.
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High Point
Mary A. Clodfelter
John Lee Shoaf
Shady Grove Church
Charley Weavil
Ernest Weavil
T. S. Ford
Carley
Shoaf
John Cheek
Wallburg
Durham
D. B. Clinard
Washington
Guy Whicker
Ezra Montsinger
Loren of
Winston
Luther Green
Phillips
L. D. Myers
C. C. Smith
Results Tell All Doubt Is Removed By Kidney Pain Testimony
High Point resident Mrs. E. C. McIntyre describes severe kidney pain and back distress before using Dean's Kidney Pills. She reports quick relief after the first dose and full recovery after a box, with no recurrence in over three years. Sold for 50 cents at dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo N.Y.
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High Point
E. C. McIntyre
Morris St
Dean
Foster-Milburn ‘Co
Migrs
Buffalo
N.Y
Dixon speakers spark patriotism and politics in 1917 lecture tour
The piece praises Frank Dixon and his brother Thomas Dixon Jr for their oratory and influence. It frames Dixon as a sower of thought seeds aimed at community health in Uncle Sam M D. It notes A C Dixon’s move to London and lauds Frank Dixon as among America's most eloquent speakers.
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Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Sam
Frank Dixon
Carolinas
Thomas Dixon, Jr
A. C. Dixon
Chicago
Metropolitan Tabernacle
London
England
America
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the Saturday Evening Post
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Paul A. Stamey
Review Office
Tassco Co
Cardui
Cardu
Tonie
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Roprietary Co
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Merchants’ Convention
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Co
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J. R. Cook
Esther Bolling
Riley Smith
Richard Crouch
Myrtle Crouch
A. A. Gordon
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National Auto
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Em. C. Henley
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