Proverbial Reflections on Pride and Social Rank
A compact quotation piece contrasts humility and pride, citing St Luke and Thackeray. It explores shame in poverty and snobbery in pedigree, urging reflection on social standing and self-perception.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1929
Page
4
Mr. Hoffmans Idea Of A Strikers Armor
Report on clashes at Clinchfield Cotton Mill in Marion where 400 workers attempted entry while 1,600 pickets blocked access. Organizers urged hymn books and Bibles over violence, yet clashes left the superintendent injured. Troopers moved in as authorities sought to restore order amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinchfield
Marion
United Textile Workers’ Union
Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
High Point Welcomes Junior Order Convention Delegates
High Point will host the state convention of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics with more than five hundred delegates expected. The city invites attendees from across North Carolina to engage with local people and institutions to foster goodwill and mutual understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Order of United American Mechanics
North Carolina
Cyclone Mack Attacks Bishop Cannon Over Bucketshop Gambling
The Cyclone Mack column in the Sunday Journal of Winston Salem denounces Bishop Cannon’s gambling. Mack argues public condemnation came from denial, not capture, and criticizes the Board of Temperance for endorsing the bishop. He asserts sin should be exposed as sin and calls for moral accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyclone Mack
South Carolina
Bishop Cannon
Sunday Journal of Winston
Hell
North Carolina order to dedicate Lexington building
The order known for philanthropy will dedicate the North Carolina building of its orphan home in Lexington tomorrow. Half the convention will be in Lexington with local Junior Order members coordinating guest comfort and visits. Dr. Charles E. Brewer of Meredith College will deliver an address at the public session tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
North Carolina
High Point
Charles E. Brewer
Meredith College
Simple Faith The Cure Says Mr Newton
Joseph Fort Newton critiques Walter Lippmann in The Churchman noting his self centered aristocratic religion cannot help the masses. He contrasts humanism and rationalism with science and faith and cites Breton peasant faith as a healing example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fort Newton
Walter Lippman
Betakes
Noam of the Bishop Ram and the Obedient Flock
A satirical critique refers to religious leaders and followers as sheep who worship a dominant ruler. It mocks pietistic preachers who blindly follow a bellwether, likening their obedience to a ram leading a flock. The passage condemns reliance on authority over independent thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitaline
Ram
Jean Paul
Getting Outdoors Promotes Health Through Sun and Travel
The article highlights a rise in outdoor activity as a marker of a healthier nation. Automobiles expand access to country air, camps, and outdoor recreation. It notes growing use of golf courses pools tennis courts and sun exposure as beneficial for children’s health and fitness.
Senate Ends Summer Recess Faces Short Sessions
The Senate opened to end its summer recess but plans brief three day adjournments until September 4 awaiting the tariff bill. Only about 20 finance committee members attended as leaders agreed to three day recesses while the House remains away until September 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Watson
Indiana
House
Cigaret Butts Fire Hazard Warned Across U S
The Department of Agriculture warns discarded cigarette and cigar remnants burn at 170.009 per minute in the United States. Tests show a fire can start from these discards with winds of three to four mph. With western forest fires raging, caution is urged in homes, offices, and city buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agricul
Knight attack on southern education sparks regional debate
The piece defends Dr. Knight's criticism of southern educational lethargy while praising the region for progress. It cites 1926 US Bureau of Education figures showing the South's public education spending at over 426 million since 1914 gains, 20 to 22 percent of national totals, and 88 million invested in new school buildings. It notes the South's 39.7 million population in 1926 versus 190.1 million nationally in 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Knight
South
United States Bureau of Education
Southern Progress
United States
101st Birthday Ride For An Aviation Pioneer
Thomas Gallagher, a man reaching beyond a century, celebrated his 101st birthday by taking his first airplane ride at Roosevelt Field New York. In Chicago, Glenn Voliva of Zion City mocks the Graf Zeppelin round the world flight, claiming the earth is flat and Tokyo would spin away on landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Thomas Gallagher
Chicago
Glenn Voliva
Zion City
Tokyo
Washington Girls Question Tax Revenue Jump on Cigarettes
Federal taxes on cigarettes rose by 40 205 715 dollars in a year prompting questions about the impact. The report notes the rise as part of the federal revenue changes and mentions potential effects on policy and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Electric chair for mosquitoes touted by New Jersey inventor
New Jersey inventor Hary Kikoff creates a hidden electric wire within a sugar dish designed to shock and kill mosquitoes when they land to feed, an invention reported from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New
Natives Avoid Speech Recorders in Africa
New York report notes Ovimundu from the west coast of Africa treat speech recording devices as black magic. Frederick H. Rawson field museum expedition leader W. D. Humbly struggles to get them to speak or sing into machines, though they consent to photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Africa
W. D. Humbly
Frederick H. Rawson Field Museum
American made wood furniture exports rise in first half
In Charlotte on Aug 19 the United States bureau reports $2,229,519 of American made wood furniture shipped abroad in the first six months, up 26 percent from $1,761,888 a year earlier. Chairs, office furniture, store fixtures, school and church furniture and other wood products show strong gains led by store fixtures and willow and wicker merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
C. Grant Isaacs
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Isaacs
Rival Pairs Watch Matrimony Under Texas Rule
In Texarkana two veteran justices of the peace George M. Orr and Draper watch from opposite courthouse sides as couples seek marriage licenses under the Texas three days notice law. A lively rivalry marks their rounds as they collect fees and monitor the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texnarkana
Texas
George M. Orr
Gd. $. Draper
Dedicate Junior Home to Open New Dormitory
The North Carolina dormitory at the Junior Order Orphans Home in Lexington is finishing preparations for the dedication of a $105,000, two story fireproof building. It houses eighty girls in eight ten room apartments plus rooms for four matrons and four teachers. The ceremony Tuesday will be attended by 400 to 500 Junior Order members and about 2,000 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar Heels
North Carolina
O. Max Gardiner
Department of Conservation and Development
Raleigh
N. C
Lexington
Junior Order Orphans Home
South Lexington
State Council
Junior Order
High Point
Omer C. Stubbs
Kentucky
Orth Carolina
Stu
Women aboard Graf Zeppelin spark limited press curiosity
The piece notes that women travelers on the Graf Zeppelin drew attention while male companions were overlooked. It argues that media treated women as curiosities and highlights that several female passengers were assigned writing tasks.
Ash and garbage chief asked to locate discarded jewels
A Buffalo housewife wrote to Charles J. O'Connor, first assistant director of streets, reporting she accidentally wrapped valuable jewels and discarded them with the garbage. The missing items include three large diamond rings two diamond clusters a bar pin a locket and cuff buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Charles J. O'Connor
Aloha Oe Birthday to Mark 50th Anniversary in Honolulu
Honolulu observers will mark the 50th anniversary of the composition of Aloha Oe by Queen Liliuokalani. A bronze monument bearing the queen's likeness and the song’s words will be set on volcanic lava stone in Washington Place yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloa Oe
Honolulu
T. H
Liliuokaliani
Aloha Oe
Hawaii
Washington Place
Chorus Girl Returns to Cast After Illness
A chorus girl who recovered from the flu rejoined the cast and joked with a friend about her appearance saying she looks no worse than usual. The remark appeared in Tit-Bits.
Praise of Ashtoreth by Eleanor W Ketchie
Poem praising the goddess Ashtoreth for night beauty and moonlit earth. The speaker vows love worship and admiration as silvery beams play on dew laden ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtoreth
Stars Voice Views On Movies And Gender Roles
Gloria Swanson warns parents against exposing children to films with too much sex. Virginia Merceran punches a street masher in a Chicago court clash. Ellen Tomlinson, posing as Bob Godenauer, sung tenor in a Lancaster church choir for over a decade before being dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria
Gasper
Gloria Swanson
Virginia Merceran
Chicago
Virginia
Ellen Tomlinson
Lancaster
Bob Godenauer
Liverpool Cotton Prices Rise as Demand Increases
In Liverpool on August 19, spot cotton shows firmer demand with American grades leading. Values range from strict good middling at 11.01 to good ordinary at 8.88, with sales totaling 5,900 bales including 3,300 American. receipts 4,000 American. Futures end quiet with October at 9.77 and July at 9.86.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
An average watch contains about 1450 separate parts
A watch is described as comprising roughly 1450 individual components. The fact emphasizes the complexity behind a common timepiece and hints at precision engineering involved in its assembly.
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