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The Enterprise invites short letters on topics of current interest. Writers must include their name with each submission, though they may omit the name if they prefer.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
4
The Enterprise invites short letters on topics of current interest. Writers must include their name with each submission, though they may omit the name if they prefer.
The piece notes German aims toward Odessa and possible Swiss loan pressure, plus Kornilov’s mixed results in Russia. It highlights local funding shifts for High Point and Greensboro libraries, county sharing, and cross city cooperation, urging unity amid war news and public works.
The article weighs whether Lee surrendered to Grant and explores conjecture about German and Swiss influences. It discusses potential German moves through Switzerland, impacts on France and Belgium, and how the war could tighten this fall and winter with front widening and allied strains.
The notice states that two more negroes than whites were accepted for the new draft army from the exemption district, arguing northern papers misjudged black loyalty. It asserts southern negroes will serve loyally, praising High Point’s African American community and contrasting southern and northern attitudes toward citizenship and duty.
The Berlin Post reports Hans Riedmayer a 19 year old locksmith apprentice received six months for breaking into Prince Frederick Henry’s Wilhelmstrasse wine cellar and stealing 218 bottles including Mumm champagne and Chartreuse. He sold some bottles to restaurant keepers and shared others with his sweetheart. In a separate note, food swindlers in Berlin persist with rotten eggs at a Hindenburg market, provoking a riot and the egg dealer’s injury.
A farm based creed praising outdoor life and work with nature. It asserts dignity in labor, equal opportunity for rural and urban youth, personal responsibility, and a square deal in all actions. Emphasizes self effort over dreams and the value of pluck.
A visitor praises a farmer for educating his two sons as a doctor and a lawyer. The farmer doubts the plan will hold the family together, joking that one son would cure him while the other would want damages after a locomotive accident.
The Review criticizes county funds to Greensboro library at $1,500 yearly while High Point received nothing and only $600 after a request. The piece notes Greensboro’s library is established and serves the public, implying unequal treatment.
A brief dialogue from Keokuk Tunes shows a bride reassures her father she can stay after marriage despite her husband confessing he has not saved enough to start housekeeping. The exchange highlights practical concerns over wedding plans and parental approval.
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