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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
4
A Bowie enterprise faces scrutiny as several bluff claims surface in local dealings, with only a few proving credible. Officials warn investors to verify details before committing funds or time to the venture.
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A whimsical note asserts that hay fever ensures a citizen’s right to sneeze without restraint. It frames allergies as a personal liberty issue and humorously calls for tolerance of seasonal irritants.
A father expresses concern over the triumphs and public adulation of his son who holds a prominent seat of power. The piece contrasts parental pride with worry about the son’s rising status and its impact on family and community.
The readable text expresses poetic ideas about wishes and dancing rather than a clear news event or reportable item. It lacks concrete persons, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes to summarize into a news card.
A reader voices frustration over a weather report that claims lightning as an uncalled strike. The remark uses a playful image of a dimpled knee girl as a metaphor for high stepping news. The note blends humor with weather commentary.
The text signals a transitional era with calls for expansion and trade. It references Ford and wooden ships as symbols of industry, notes thirst in peace and war, hints at a private cellar guard, mentions one car sold per minute, and references shifting birthrates, a mob in Georgia, coal to Newcastle, and women's changing ears bringing new information.
A report notes Father Harding married without informing his son Warren sparking surprise and family tension as details remain sparse about the ceremony and motives behind the unannounced union.
In Baltimore a garage owner fought off a gunman during a confrontation. The owner restrained the assailant and the incident ended without escalation as police investigated the altercation.
A brief editorial quips that De Valera’s push for independence would have greater impact if his surname were Murphy or O Brien, suggesting perception influences political weight.
The peace talks in Washington alter the tone for war coverage as correspondents reassess frontline reporting and potential outcomes. The event introduces new diplomatic angles, hinting at possible ceasefire developments and shifts in official messaging.
A local resident proposed a witty slogan for Hickory North Carolina in a city contest. The line reads Hickory the home of the Hicks and sparked amusement.
A fragmented quotation notes that someone says Pienies make you forget and the speaker recalls a head of a family imagining many errands after reaching the grounds, suggesting a sense of memory lapse and distraction in routine tasks.
The editorial argues that outright banning public pool rooms harms the community and urges High Point to establish a Young Men's Christian Association as a substitute. It notes clubs exist but neglect the youth and calls for a ready substitute to provide fellowship and activity for young men and boys.
The rear of the band stand at Main and Elm Street is overrun with weeds and unkept ground. Citizens see the school grounds as a city park but urge grass and flowers to replace weeds to match the bandstand’s handsome appearance.
The League of Nations is praised for restoring prisoners of war to their homes. Dr Nansen of Norway leads the effort, directing the return of 400000 POWs from Russia and other countries with about 100000 more awaiting repatriation. The program costs five million a year and will continue until complete.
The agitation for stricter national divorce laws highlights South Carolina as the only state without grounds for divorce. Remarriage after divorce obtained elsewhere is prohibited by law. The Episcopal bishop claims South Carolina has a purer home life than any other state.
The tariff law debate focuses on using American valuation to set duties as the bill moves from House to Senate. Supporters argue it neutralizes abnormal exchange rates while opponents anticipate unclear effects on consumers and living costs. Experts are divided, predicting a revenue rise with questionable impact on prices.
Blanche Shoemaker Wagnstaff, once New York society poet, has married Mr. Carr. Her verse, once a daily occupation and a thrill of novelty to her circle, was even read aloud by the officiating clergyman at the wedding, suggesting no change in the value of her writing.
Yellowstone Park’s tame elk Bill, once a pest eating laundry and scraps, was adopted by New York Lodge B P O E during a park visit. Members found him eager for food and even swallowed a membership slip, earning him the title western mascot at a special lodge banquet.
About 20 000 employees of Interborough and Brooklyn Rapid Transit agreed to 10 percent pay reductions, saving nearly 5 million dollars annually. The Interborough Brotherhood has 15 000 members. Brooklyn workers operate under a representation plan with 12 000 to 13 000 employees in the arrangement.
Plans for a national American Caruso Memorial foundation propose a million dollar fund to train promising young American artists under Europe’s celebrated masters. The move, framed by the Order of the Sons of Italy, draws wide interest among music lovers amid talk of spiritualism and novelty love charms seen in Fifth Avenue shops.
A Sixth Avenue millinery shop posts a sign offering ten percent off for cash. A sales girl explains the scheme: husbands pay in real money, while wives receive hats sent C O D or charged. When husbands help choose, they cannot kick.
In Manhattan's Christopher Street a famed street figure, the pirate idol to local children, paces outside the den in rain carrying an umbrella. The bohemian district is famed for the hokum restaurant and priestly waiters, yet the romance fades as the hero's feet are shown to be clay.
Havana August 10. The Chinese steamer Wollonra sailed from Havana July 21 to Vigo with nearly 1,000 Spanish laborers aboard. The Spanish consulate reported life saving equipment for only 360 passengers and warned that wireless gear, officers, and provisioning must meet standards before sailing.
Dr. Syngman Rhee, leader of the Korean Provisional Republic, says Korea seeks complete independence from Japan after six months of touring Korean territory and holding talks with exiled leaders. He reports seven divisions of Japanese troops remain and vows no reform can win loyalty. Rhee, an Honolulu native, plans to proceed to Washington.
Unclear OCR reads of a brief note describe a theft at sea near a Japanese location. The fragment mentions a route toward the coast and a possible street or road context. No identifiable people organizations or exact dates are readable.
Kansas State Agricultural College reports higher yields from Kanred wheat compared with Turkey and Kharkof varieties as thrashing begins. Kanred, developed at the college experimental station, is widely grown across Kansas and parts of the hard wheat belt from Texas to South Dakota. The 1920 Kansas harvest was 500 000 acres, with Kanred proving 3 to 5 bushels per acre higher on average. In Lyon County a Kanred field yielded 50 bushels per acre.
Copenhagen Aug 10 William E Pussyfoot Johnson American prohibition leader sails from England for India in early August. His itinerary includes Bombay Poona Baroda Lahore Amritsar Delhi Calcutta and more as temperance groups host the visit. He will then visit Ceylon before returning to England.
The Rockefller Foundation plans an antimalaria program in the southern United States using fish top minnows to eat mosquito eggs and cows to graze grass along riverbanks to deter mosquitoes. In Hinds County Mississippi the method cut malaria by about 75.7 percent last year. The foundation spent nearly 1.6 million dollars on mosquito and hookworm control, with films used for outreach.
Organizations operate under contracts not expiring until January 1 next year. Wages for workers remain unchanged while negotiations proceed to reach a new settlement.
Riga reports the Pravda printing Lenine's speech from the summer conference. It explains why Russia will make limited concessions to peasants to keep on the road to socialism, stressing proletariat interests and limits to reform. The talk warns that without peasant agreement, conflict could arise and only restoration of capitalists would follow.
Rome notes Italy seeks emigration outlets for surplus population and raw materials for industry in Argentina and Brazil. Professor Giovanni Bonacci cites coal and petroleum from Brazil and Argentina as potential supplies, discussed at the Italian Colonial Institute conference.
Sugar Saturday promotion at the U Tote-Em Store features 74 and 100 pound sugar bags with tag line Tech limited.
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