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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary newspaper metadata notes associate press affiliation and staff roles, with branding and post office processing details. The snippet references W. & Keener, managing editor J. Prawley, and 1.25 payment as second class matter at High Point post office under March 3 1872 act.
The High Point community reflects with gratitude on Mrs. R. Soyars ten months of service as health officer. While elated by her impact, officials acknowledge ongoing challenges and urge the city council to explore ways to retain her valuable leadership.
North Carolina mountain people are described as plain, ambitious, and capable, yet hindered by illiteracy, isolation, and frailties. The piece praises their ethic and outlines how aid should empower them to improve farming, education, health, and spiritual life through self-directed effort.
The speaker argues that mountain communities should take responsibility for developing their lands. Growth should be self driven rather than funded by outsiders. He notes the brethren are behind but starting to see opportunities beyond the peaks and seek encouragement to work out their salvation.
A Durham Sun note cites historical estimates of war expenses from Napoleon to 1914 totaling 34.4 billion dollars and projects World War I costs by French statistician Jean Finot at about 80 billion to 100 billion dollars, nearly triple earlier wars.
Judge Samuel Seabury, the Democratic nominee for New York governor, offers a concise definition of social justice. He states it means government ensures equality of opportunity while allowing individual growth without infringing on others' rights. The Raleigh News and Observer notes his clear terms make him a stronger candidate.
Citizens ask Dr H C Moore to reveal how many readers subscribe to the Recorder amid removal of patent medicine ads. Charity and Children hope the count stays small, doubting fewer than fifty in a year. The Asheville Times notes public pressure and questions who bears the cost of this clash.
The Greensboro Record notes 12 senators opposed the Keating bill and argues Overman should have fought to make it unanimous. The paper advocates a Man Labor Bill banning any man over 25 from manual labor brain work or aiding friends.
New York August 15 reports cotton futures opening steady with gains then easing. December and January prices moved from 14.37 and 14.46 to lower levels before midmorning as movement appeared from Wall Street and western sources. Futures held a nervous tone, with August not quoted and later quotes at 14.18 for October and 14.57 for March.
Chicago August 15 buyers from commission houses acted on resting orders as lower cables and better spring wheat conditions steadied the market. Prices opened 13 to 2% under yesterday's close with September trading around 1.35 to 1.36 and rising to 1.36 percent.
Bayboro Sentinel notes politics are quiet for now but will soon heat up as campaigns begin to form. A Detroit Free Press quip suggests a wife of a golf player appears sad and lonely, amid speculation.
Carnegie Museum entomologist Tugo Kahl identifies the female mosquito as the cause of ankle bites and other punctures among debutantes, describing the male as a “gentleman.” He notes the species’ role is to obtain blood and that the insect’s purpose is mainly to serve as food for birds and fishes.
Elmer Shields of Greensboro, an expert window decorator and salesman, accepts a position with Allen Brothers and assumes duties today. He previously served 11 years with Brown Belk and four years with Ellis Stone.
Charleston reports Governor Hatfield appeals for donations to flood victims in the Cabin Creek and Coal River Valley districts. Relief work carries clothes and supplies by pack animals as rail lines remain out of service awaiting repairs.
Train times from Asheboro listed for No 142 at 7 05 a m No 136 at 12 15 p m No 134 at 5 40 p m No 142 at 7 06 a m showing daily departures and sequence of services.
Quotation debate from the Biblical Recorder notes Said Bacon’s line on knowledge while Broadus retorts that a little is a big percent on nothing. The exchange frames how small amounts of knowledge can mislead a lesser mind.
A reader asks what a lame duck is and a Congressman Hammfatt answers that a lame duck is a statesman urged by constituents to step back from power. The exchange appears in the Richmond Times Dispatch and reflects political language of the era.
The South’s superiority is debated as the battle for batting honors in the American League centers on Speaker Cobb and Jackson, all three hailed from the South per the Wilmington Dispatch.
A Charleston News and Courier quip ponders immediate action against Kaiser, asking why authorities delay. the Baltimore Sun’s half column remark notes curiosity about his eventual fate.
A clipped phrase from the Wilmington Star remarks on life and consequences, noting a man beginning life to claim his due ends by getting most one in the neck. The quotation frames a rough fate or corrective outcome.
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