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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1934
Page
4
A Bible verse from Psalms 7 5 asks for endurance under persecution. An attributed line by O B Frothingham states that those who live for humanity must be content to lose themselves.
High Point Public Library notes that modern readers prize new releases and neglect time tested classics. It argues the label classic is broader than Greeks and Romans and includes Dickens and many others, suggesting readers should sample a couple to rediscover enduring appeal.
Australian explorers report discovering 200000 natives believed lost in the center of New Guinea. The natives reportedly were unaware of their own status as lost people.
A Pennsylvania riding academy guides patrons to treat horses with courtesy as one would a lady, but it refuses to accept a cigarette from students or visitors.
A radio engineer warns sun spot activity will rise for a decade, but effects on air programs should be minimal as most broadcasts continue unaffected.
A satirical query suggests Finland might join the United States to set an example, while noting cities and states collectively owe the federal government about 1.2 billion dollars. The remark blends finance with political whimsy.
The remark notes how a dictator seizes power and then uses elections to create an illusion of public approval. It contrasts the appearance of democratic processes with autocratic control and questions potential parallels in contemporary politics.
A Republican voice argues there is no need for busts of Roosevelt brain trusters, noting that such sculptures already exist in the public memory and suggesting redundancy in honoring the advisers.
A Chicago physician asserts that elevating to altitude cures colds, while noting more severe ailments improve when descending. The remark highlights a listenable but scientifically unsupported view on air travel as a remedy.
The article laments Highway 61 in Liberty, Oklahoma as badly rutted and unsafe, urging immediate repairs as essential to local economy and future travel safety. It contrasts the road’s condition with broader critiques of policy and technology and notes contemporary views on population growth and fascism.
In his death Dr. S B Coe is remembered as a physician who served the Methodist Protestant Children’s Home in High Point for two decades without pay and as city health officer who led sanitation and preventive programs. He also influenced athletics development as baseball commissioner and supported church work, building a lasting impact on health and wholesome sports.
President Roosevelt reassures Pacific Northwest observers with praise for the region’s natural beauty and resources. He frames a New Deal support message, urging unity across the nation and promising a broader war on selfishness to protect agriculture and industry.
Bruce Catton notes a Pompton Lakes chemical factory tied to Technocracy theories was sold at auction for 75 dollars, a stark contrast to its former value. The piece argues the Technocracy experiment collapsed but lessons linger in economic and social implications.
A 100yearold Atlantic City resident muses that girls are nice but should wear more clothes. She adds that if they did so it would be harder to tell they are nice, reflecting a playful social remark from an elderly observer.
O O McIntyre notes lower Broadway below 14th street shows neglectful streets and idle mendicants under garish shops while the Gay 90 lobby at Broadway Central offers a brighter beacon. Beebe mentions a hotel brass rail for drunk side-minded people and quotes Lilian Russell and Lloyd George in light banter. Bruno Lessing, born Rudolph Block, travels Orient to Italy, shaping ghetto epic magazine stories and aiding comic artists.
The recollection notes Mark Twain weighed a daily 450 word column, proposed a six figure yearly wage, and declined. His wife argued it was too demanding. The passage also cites Charlies KR Barnes who quit at his peak, stopped writing, and even gave away his typewriter in later years.
Fragmented remarks from a cafe discussion reference socai es, New York and San Francisco figures, with unclear names and dates. The text hints at social circles, divisions, and potential engagements but lacks coherent details or outcomes.
The ancient roadway near Faso Texas is described as about 6,000 years old and today carries U S Route 82 and U S Route 80. It is cited as the country’s oldest road.
A ten daler piece weighing 45 pounds carries a noted place in Swedish monetary history. The coin’s origin ties to government minting practices and weight standards used in historic transactions.
A quiz section presents five questions with concise answers. It explains a Quaker gun as a dummy artillery piece, notes consuls are appointed by the President with Senate consent, decodes Mark Twain as two fathoms of water, identifies the beaver as the dam builder, and names Bakimos around Smith Sound Greenland as the northern people.
A brief note on usage defines impassioned as moved to strong feeling or ardent and gives an example sentence. The piece promotes vocabulary growth and asks readers to send 30 cents for three books, listing titles and the author W L Gordon of Cincinnati Ohio.
Advice suggests buying ribbon in a matching or contrasting color and stitching over the worn cuffs to avoid a full coat lining replacement. Also includes tips on lemon storage and removing paint spots with a turpentine and ammonia solution.
George Raft, famed actor and former fighter, has purchased about half of light heavyweight champion Maxie Rosenbloom for around $10,000. He will back Rosenbloom in the Wednesday bout with Pietri Georgi in Oakland, a longtime friend from New York.
In India the young lotus blossoms are boiled in sugar water, mashed into a paste, sweetened further, and then set as a clear jelly, showcasing a traditional confection method.
Amanda Cornwell, a claimed 106 year old former slave from Rock Hill South Carolina, says her longevity comes from having a good master and kind treatment. She recalls being sold as a child and notes a large family including 40 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren. She mentions enjoying car rides and comments on the radio with humor.
Specialists from Johns Hopkins hospital praised the Dionne quintuplets health after a radium treatment to Marie the smallest who has a tumor on her right side. Dr. Howard Kelly and team visited Callander Ontario and commended Dr A R Dafoe and his nurses for care at the farm where the five infants, now 70 days old, are housed.
A quick etiquette Q and A covers how a man should introduce himself at social events, who accompanies the couple to their car after a wedding, and whether corn on the cob suits a formal dinner. The guidance emphasizes simple introductions, the best man’s role, and appropriate menu choices for formal occasions.
Wm H Fraser of St Paul Minnesota offers a free trial of Udga for stomach ulcers indigestion and related symptoms. He says thousands praise the treatment and invites sufferers to write for a free pamphlet. Udga tablets sold by Eckerd s of High Point with a money back guarantee.
Washington August 7 The farm administration stands firm on continuing cotton control for the remainder of the crop year amid debate over abandoning Bankhead compulsory control. Officials argued abandonment would spur large producers to grow more without paying the tax while forcing small growers to bear higher costs and taxes.
Medford mass August 7 14 month old Paul E Buck son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Buck was electrocuted when he pulled a floor lamp causing a shock through his body police said. The Gulf of Mexico chas ed seven pound crawfish ts nets of fishermen.
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