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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1921
Page
6
Seth Tawner notes a conversation between two farmers wives about the perceived ease of city women. He describes tears arising from surprise or frustration rather than sorrow. The remark reflects rural attitudes toward urban life and gender roles.
The text presents scattered phrases about world affairs and quotes from Pierre Murphy and others, with no identifiable date, location, or concrete event. It reads like brief aphorisms rather than a report of a specific incident or issue.
The report cites German counter proposals as echoing bargain day sales tactics while questioning whether Babe Ruth hit a homer today. The text mingles economic diplomacy with a sports query about the baseball legend.
The report suggests Grover Bergdoll could be included in an offer to avert worsening conditions. It warns that if the situation deteriorates, half the world may face disruptions while the other half remains stalled.
Babe Ruth hits his fifth home run off Walter Johnson, signaling his continued dominance. The strong hitter from Jersey City is poised for a summer of intense battles as crowds expect more showdowns with top pitchers across the circuit.
The remark suggests delay in congressional efforts for disabled soldiers and warns that by the time a bill passes there may be no veterans left to benefit, reflecting skepticism about timely legislative aid.
New York journalists halt work as jazz writers strike extending into summer risks music delays though the country remains functioning despite the stoppage.
The United States treasury department struggles to find men to collect tax deficits while insisting Ponzi remains in jail. Authorities emphasize ongoing enforcement and custody despite staffing gaps.
All eyes focus on Danville and the Duke of Spero as tomorrow's match risks extra innings daylight saving timing.
Billy Clark's Broadway acts drew favorable notices in The Billboard as the Carolina Furniture City earned praise as a top Atlantic coast carnival spot. The week offered moderate bright weather and packed midway crowds nightly from Monday through Saturday.
Wisconsin College of Agriculture reports turning pine sawdust into cow feed by cooking it with dilute acid under pressure. Part becomes sugar and the rest digests. not a sole feed due to low protein. Cows grew fat when mixed with other feed, suggesting limited but new fodder possibilities. The joke of breakfast cereal made from sawdust lingers as a humorous contrast.
Trailing Arbutus and many wildflowers are declining due to spring picking. Orchids, spring beauties, blue bells, blood root, hepatica and anemone disappear from once rich locales. The essay urges restraint, noting uprooting destroys entire plants and harms future enjoyment.
A perceptive polemic argues that chronic fatigue among business men is often self inflicted through laziness and neglect of health. It ridicules the idea of a tired executive while urging better self care and attitude changes as the remedy.
High Point fans back manager Bill Pierre as he lines up a strong Furniture City roster to chase the pennant. Owners spared time and money to assemble top players. Pierre demands hustle and full effort from a determined squad. The club aims to be competitive across all positions and win the support of loyal fans.
The Piedmont league heralds the upcoming baseball season as a major year for Pierre and his crew. A French Medal Commemorative of the World War is offered to eligible Americans and French veterans by Brig. Gen. L Collardet, urging applications through the French embassy in Washington.
Lincoln Nebraska officials will enumerate all ex service men this year and publish a 1000 page roster of war veterans issued by the secretary of state. About 56000 names are expected. The process follows section 7151 of the Nebraska session laws with blue pink and white data forms for different wars. Each entry will list army navy or marine unit and overseas service months for world war veterans.
Morgantown West Virginia School Superintendent Smith announces teachers who attend dances during the school year will not be re employed next term.
The McMinnville city council upheld the mayor's veto to pass an ordinance prohibiting all public dances. Violators face fines and imprisonment under the new measure.
City council considers new rules banning dances deemed indecent and requiring all dances to end by 11 45 p m. The measure aims to curb late night conduct and enforce stricter public morality in National Park New Jersey.
Greenville South Carolina city leaders said they would study the shimmy tickle toe and camel walk before deciding whether to ban them. They announced the plan after discussions about what movements might be considered indecent.
Mayor Moore orders strict censorship of all dance halls after a call from the dancing teachers' association citing vulgar dancing and moral concerns in the city.
Wichita enacts ordinance barring anyone under 18 from dances, prohibits indecent dancing and darkened halls, and imposes strict police supervision to enforce the rules.
A congress bringing together masters from England Belgium France Holland and Switzerland plans a general revision of present dances to end the shimmy fortrot and the one step.
The minister of home affairs issues a decree banning jazz music and the fox trot and the one step in Hungarian dance halls, effective immediately, signaling new cultural restrictions across Budapest venues.
Washington officials predict the end of America's industrial crisis by June first with a path to renewed prosperity after troubled transport, wages, and credit. The interview discusses taxation, revenues, wages, living costs, and global factors affecting trade and policy. Turkish women in Constantinople mingle with American guests and naval officers.
Commander Galbraith calls Congress to pass a unified reform package for disabled veterans. He urges every post to send four resolutions to Washington and write lawmakers, aiming for 10 000 post resolutions and one million letters by May 1 to back the Legion's plan including centralized agencies and expanded veteran training funding.
The Worcester police prohibit "the Chicago drag" camel-walk pivot shimmy tickle-toe and all forms of jazz and cheek-to-cheek dancing. The ban dampens lively social dancing in the city as censors curb popular dances and expressions.
The Cantillo bill advanced to Governor Miller authorizing the licenses commissioner to regulate dances including style time and place in Albany.
Government aims for wage readjustment across building and skilled sectors. Closed industries and unemployment are seen as stronger drivers than direct employer negotiations. Officials expect government help but acknowledge the process will be painful and not harmonious.
Government experts say labor cannot bear all cuts and wages must fall further. Retailers have not matched price drops from manufacturers and wholesalers, and many now earn higher profit margins than in wartime. Public profiteering prosecutions may resume.
General revision of railroad rates is considered imperative though the Interstate Commerce Commission has not yet shown readiness for a broad overhaul. Cabinet members insist on a thorough rate structure reconstruction and readjustment between commodities, beyond the wage issue.
A committee on governmental reorganization recommends creating a transportation bureau to study the entire traffic problem of the country. The bureau would likely be assigned to the Department of Commerce.
A mid summer improvement in credit and export conditions is expected after new reparations negotiations between Germany and the allies. The Hughes note to Germany declines arbitration while inviting proposals to be submitted to the allies, aiming to resume talks toward a workable reparation agreement.
Officials say Great Britain is hardest to satisfy on reparations. The British focus on world trade and desire German industries taxed to prevent undercutting English wares in markets. France, seen as 80 percent agricultural, seeks guarantees of safety over competition protection.
Dr. William BF Barton writes of meeting a congressman friend and congratulating him on his large election majority. The fragment notes a political milestone and friendly acknowledgment between colleagues.
In Constantinople on April 26, Turkish women ignore Sheik-ul-Islam orders to avoid the stage. Occupation and hardship foster new freedom as veils adopt blue tones and homespun dress replaces old styles. Halide Hanum inspires a noted fashion shift.
London reports a fourth summer salvage effort to recover gold from the Laurentic sunk off Donegal in 1917. The Racer and Canadian drifted No 1 will work the wreck, now buried under gravel and silt, with divers aided by a recompression chamber to safely rise from 20 fathoms.
Garfield A. Wood a wealthy New York and Detroit sportsman sails northward from Miami in a 50 foot cabin cruiser with 900 horsepower chasing the Havana Special fastest Atlantic Coast Line train as they speed toward New York.
Wood sails from Miami aboard the Gar II Jr with C F Chapman editor of Motor Boating as timers track a 1 240 mile dash first of its kind on record with a 19 foot beam and two 450 horsepower Liberty motors.
Hurley s Oh Listen Girls Co opened a week at the Orpheum with Jimmy Van and Billy Kane delivering a barrel of laughs. Jack Neff the tenor impressed with a sweet voice while Moss and Day danced wildly. Billy Coellen on ukulele and the Oh Listen Trio added vivid acts to a stellar season showcase.
The Irwin station near Corning suffered a total collapse after an Erie Railroad passenger train from Cleveland to New York plowed through it. A lone baggage man from Buffalo was blamed for the wreck which derailed six cars carrying 75 passengers. the cars toppled against an embankment but remained upright, believed to spare many lives. The run was reported over 60 miles per hour at derailment.
Liberty bonds valued at 12400 dollars were found missing after auditors finished the bank’s books. James Novak, cashier, has disappeared in Chicago on April 26.
Detroit April 26 Standard Oil of Indiana reduced the retail price of gasoline by three cents a gallon to 22.9 cents. The cut also applied to refined oils and naphtha.
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