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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
4
A column collects quips about fame friends and home life with puns on ego and irony. Snappy lines tease artists and public figures while skimming politics tariffs and fashion. The tone is playful satire reflecting early 20th century social quirks.
The U S Veterans Bureau announces reinstatement terms for ex service men who dropped government insurance. Eligible veterans in good health may reinstate by paying two months grace and a medical exam. Costs vary by age with examples given for 1000 and 10000 policies.
The piece notes Philip Brockwell a Raleigh would be legislator hopeful with a jokey platform on first degree rent profiteering. It also reports Mrs. R J Reynolds funding a Memorial Auditorium in Winston Salem and urges High Point to consider a $250000 bond issue for new and expanded schools and terms for an autumn election.
The nationwide strike gives miners a rest and lets thousands of mules roam pastureland and enjoy daylight and sun. The hardworking beasts underground all their lives will not object if the strike lasts through summer.
In New York on April 14 a nameless benefactor supports struggling painters by selecting sea paintings and offering help to penniless youths. Reportedly, this patron uses an alias and assists artists by boosting their prospects as seamen or stewards aboard ships.
The wheels of the diamond trade resume in Maiden Lane after months of idleness. Observers call it a strong sign of upcoming prosperity and a source of cheer. New York receives the finest stock of diamonds today, cut and polished in the small skyscraper shops around Maiden Lane.
Peter Gurnik fell from a window at 53 East 25th Street and was carried to the morgue after bystanders believed him dead. A passing auto driver claimed he was dead, but the man later woke and survived with a fractured thigh, later recovering in hospital.
A German police dog refused to leave his owner Mrs. Mary Stephens aboard a French liner. As the final whistle blew the dog tugged so hard on his leash that several men had to drag him down the plank. He nearly jumped into the East River to rejoin the ship.
A Norse figure head washed ashore at Virginia Beach is identified as the Niobe of the sea. The Dictator, a Norwegian barque with an American crew, wrecked off the coast in 1891 with only four survivors. The salvaged figure head later joined the Norfolk St Lukes church story and lightning struck the church a year after.
A grief stricken captain places a wreath on the sea and sands at a lonely shore. Report notes that seasons bring a pilgrim to this spot to honor loved ones who perished offshore with a solemn ritual.
The article outlines a simple home facial regimen. Nightly steps include warm water rinse, mild soap, and a cold final rinse with benzoin to tighten pores. Use a grease cream only if the skin is dry, otherwise skip it. Morning cleansing uses cold water and vanishing cream. A homemade cold cream recipe combines spermaceti wax almond oil rosewater and potash to remove dead skin as old skin is shed.
Voice of the People from Enterprise reports Dr George R Brown thanking subscribers to Armenian relief. High Point has given about 800 dollars. the goal is 2000 dollars. Contributions accepted until early week, voluntary with no pressure. Five dollars will save a child for one month guiding appeal.
A letter from Prof. B. H. Brown of the Bishop Museum reports the Marquesas Islands as the most interesting region for botanical work. He and Mrs. Brown collected 60 plant species in seven months, noting valuable material on flora age and origin. The letter highlights ancient plant anatomy with native tissue names and mentions assistance from a Marquesas royal family member.
Nations meet in Genoa led by Italian Prime Minister Facta to address foreign exchange debts and postwar economic strain. China, Japan, Canada represented. U S absent. Separately a new tariff bill tightens farm imports as Forest Protection Week urged by President Harding with focus on preventing wasteful timber loss.
Pickle forks olive forks and berry spoons along with other utensils are on display at Waggers Jewelry Store showing a range of ornate silverware pieces for sale to customers.
Washington April 14 Five people including the wife of William Lawrence and four of his children drowned when a two masted schooner capsized in the Potomac river off Alexandria Virginia. Lawrence and his eldest son survived by climbing a mast and were rescued by a passing steamer.
A local shopper reports receiving an assortment of silverware pieces from Waaver's Jewelry Store. The items appear varied in style and condition, with no single pattern dominating the collection.
The executor Eo H. Mandentlall informs all claimants to file claims by April 11, 1922 or be barred from recovery. Creditors are urged to settle debts promptly with the estate.
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