Thought Provoking Reflection on Life and Death
A dated devotional excerpt from August 7 1038 contemplates vanity and vexation of spirit. The author notes life’s toil and fear of death as inevitable, urging acceptance of earthly burdens.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1935
Page
4
Co Ed Reveals Trend as Sibley Returns to Sideshow
A co ed from Sibley reappears at a carnival sideshow a month after disappearing. She says she learned more in a day there than a year in college and argues education should adapt to living with people rather than a rigid classroom mold. The piece suggests broader youth revolt against traditional schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley
Coney Island
Miss Sibley
Antioch
G. O. P cradle robs Lindbergh as presidential hopeful
The piece notes Col. Charles A. Lindbergh as a Republican hopeful in early 1930s trial balloons to defeat Roosevelt in 1936. It argues his chances are slim, cites his youth and the idea of cradle robbing as a political concern, and compares Roosevelt's ascent to the presidency at a young age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
G. O
Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Theodore Roosevelt
Deadlier Than Rattlesnakes In Faith Testimony
From Thomasville comes a careless faith testimony where a minister endured a rattler bite after being goaded into a demonstration. He refused medical aid, risking serious harm, and Campbell Holmes endured a needless ordeal with hopes for recovery and lesson learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Campbell Holmes
Vanishing Manners Among Men: A Review of Democracy's Impact
In a critique of Henry Dwight Sedgwick's book, the article argues that democracy and scientific progress erode gentility and the gallant pageantry of history. It warns that fortitude temperance prudence justice and consideration for others remain essential as refinement is chipped away in a raucous era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dwight Sedgewick
Cicero
Medgewick
Man of Faith Endures Snakebite Risk Amid Quarantine Concerns
The account argues the preacher's exposure to venom shows no proof of omnipotence. It notes the bite was from a single fang and questions the medical outcome while criticizing neglect of quarantine against whooping cough seen in photos of the dwelling. It stresses prudent safety over risky demonstrations.
Rumbles and Manners Amidst Global Tensions
The passage reflects on the clash between rebellious impulse and the need for orderly conduct in both personal conduct and international affairs, urging civility and practical comforts as a remedy.
What Others Say Ragweeds and Cockledurds
Upton G. Wilson defends Dr. Emmett A. Sumner of High Point who sewed and later undid repairs for two clients who did not pay. The column argues doctors deserve fees and praises Sumner for independent stance against moochers while criticizing a city indictment as excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton G. Wilson
Reidsville
Emmett A. Sumner
High Point
Sumner
National News Roundup on New Deal Tactics and Policy Fights
A sweeping digest covers House Senate clashes over the death sentence and Black Derby Bennie in Congress. It details gold suit bans, courts, and the Justice Department stance, plus aviation and defense plans, Big Business tax debate, and looming licensing moves amid New Deal struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Huddleston
Messrs. Burns
Rayburn
Alabama
Bennie” Cohen
House
Senate
Bennie
Cummings
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Treasury
War Department
Department
Alaska
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Caribbean
New Deal
Iron and Steel Imstitute
Combination furniture on display in Chicago
A display in Chicago shows a combined piano desk and liquor cabinet. The setup aims to help visitors refresh memories when playing old pieces or writing home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mussolini Presses Ethiopia Threatening League of Nations
The Italian dictator has issued multiple demands on Ethiopia and now threatens the League of Nations' safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Isolated Voices in League Talks Over Italo Ethiopian Dispute
Small nations feel sidelined as behind the scenes League of Nations negotiations address the Italo Ethiopian clash. Critics say the little states are not invited to speak or be heard in shaping potential resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Congress Debates Utilities Amid Calls for Action
Washington cries for reliable utilities as Congress leans toward addressing utility issues. The political debate centers on ensuring power and water services while balancing costs and regulatory approaches.
Denver Professor Notes Decline in Profanity
A Denver professor reports a noticeable drop in profanity recently while traffic police are ordered to treat motorists politely. The observation links social signals to policing tone and public behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
House Panel Rejects Midget Coins Idea
A House committee votes down the plan to issue midget coins. Lawmakers say the proposal would mislead the public and complicate commerce while sparing the nation from impractical novelty currency.
United States Regrets Nazi Flag Incident in New York
The United States issued an official apology to Germany after a Nazi flag incident in New York. Officials expressed regret and concern over the event and its international implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
New York
Rex Reachie revisits Alaska muse and old New York scenes
Rex Reachie retraces Alaska recall from his novels The Barrier and The Silver Horde exploring mining camps and old loves Edith Crater and Aileen Stone. The piece notes changes since Nome fire and Jacksonville era urban shifts, plus mentions J Edgar Hoover's DOJ pay and New York rotisserie culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rex Reachie
Alaska
Edith Crater
Aileen
Fred Stone
Réadeh
Lady Lous
Shootine
Dan McGrews
Beach
Publicity Assistant for Attorney General Earns 14000
A special assistant in charge of publicity for the United States Attorney General is described as a press agent earning a salary of 14 000. The statement notes the role and compensation, reflecting concerns about official communications and spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pice‘ture
United States Attorney General
Farley Receives Gracious Note From O'Connell
Postmaster General James Aloysius Farley is praised in a green ink message from J F T O'Connell. The note calls O'Connell a fine friend and capable official, reflecting a cordial, friendly exchange in Democratic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Aloysius Farley
New York State Democratic Committee
Jim
J. F. T. O'Connell
Sudden flood of detective magazines spawns cheap sensational writers
A wave of detective magazines multiplies this year with weekly semi weekly and tabloid formats. They employ fast writing journalists to serialize tales of infamous criminals like Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd at two cents a word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beat
Dillinger
Pretty Boy Floyd
Mystery and Detective Fiction Masters Departed
In recent years several prominent mystery and detective authors have died, including Louis Joseph Vance Edgar Wallace LeRoy Scott Arthur Somers Roche and Earl Derr Biggers. The piece notes their influence on leading readers and writers of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Joseph Vance
Edgar Wallace
LeRoy Scott
Arthur Somers Roche
Earl Derr Riggers
Woodrow Wilson
English Writers Noted in Field After Justice Hughes
The article notes that the field narrows to four English writers: E. Phillips Oppenheim Agatha Christie Sydney Morler and Valentine Wil lame with Justice Hughes and others mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Hughes
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Agatha Christie
Sydney Morler
Valentine Willame
Mystery writer Clarence New dies after long confinement
Clarence Herbert New, a mystery author known for his pulps and a sprawling monthly series titled Free Lancing, lived confined in a Brooklyn boarding house for years. He died at 70 with fourteen unpublished stories remaining in a single magazine shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Herbert New
New
Anani
Brooklyn
Daring West Virginia Publisher Wife Drives Coast to Coast Solo
Mrs Ted Woodyard, wife of a prominent West Virginia weekly publisher, is described as a tireless woman motorist. She makes sleepless nights productive by dawn spins, often covering 600 miles from her Park Avenue apartment to Spencer and back. She has driven to Florida and Canada and to the coast in under seven days, always alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Woodyard
West Virginia
Park Avenue
Spencer
W. Va
Florida
Canada
Ghost talk at Cooper penthouse studio spooks writers
Ryley Cooper's colored butler tends a gabbing group of writers in a penthouse studio as tales of ghosts grow terrorizing. He trembles as the crowd parts and Cooper asks if they fear ghosts. The response is a wry admission of fear mixed with bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryley Cooper
Cooper
McNaught Syndicate
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