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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise notes exclusive rights to AP and locally credited dispatches. It reserves all republication rights for special dispatches printed in the paper and local Jewish notices.
A community story revolves around a couple said to have wed while seated in an automobile. The bride declares divine happiness as questions arise about the ceremony. A South Carolina minister, identified as Mr Jahan, is rumored to have performed the Pickens ceremony and may clarify the situation.
Thrift is a cumulative virtue based on four years of statistics showing steady gains in bank resources and phenomenal increases in savings bank deposits despite the billions invested in Liberty bonds and government savings certificates.
The New York Globe doubts that many committees and agents will solve the high price puzzle. It complains about duplicate proposals that fail to tackle real issues and suggests plans merely echo common rhetoric. The Enterprise continues with the discussion of Palmer's proposal.
Poem reflects on human struggle and desires while contrasting with poor creatures. The speaker asserts pride in being human despite hardship, taxes and profit woes. Reading exalts aspiration over mere sustenance and laments life’s burdens.
The column reports on claims of a secret Pickens marriage involving Mrs Irene Treeman and Captain Treeman after Captain Castle's death, with denials from both. It also covers bank resource growth in Brooklyn from 1916 to 1918, Palmer's profiteering law proposal, rising savings deposits in Brooklyn, and debates on price fixing and thrift campaigns amid World War I pressure.
An editorial riffes on a costly Pleasant Smile Sundae at a Wilmington shop and notes other city happenings from the Roosevelts memorial plans to Elks convention in Yakima and a Seattle Loyal Legion gathering. The piece mocks high prices and a pricey two-scoop sundae while naming no shop.
A newspaper column argues Christian education can resolve the Mexican muddle. It cites high border costs, warns against intervention, questions U S actions, and notes Diaz's quote on the schoolhouse as liberty's keystone while detailing current power players Villa Zapata and Carranza.
The item lists birthdays and deaths of scientists like John Wyndham and Ely, plus historical events from 1863 to 1917. It notes a 1893-1894 Confederate raid on Lawrence Kansas, White Star Cedric launch in 1902, 1911 Taft Statehood bill edits, Charleroi clash in 1914, Marmora sea battle in 1915, Balkans battles in 1916, and 1917 Canadian trench advances at Lens.
Racing at Saratoga New York trotting at Poughkeepsie New York Great Western Circuit in Springfield Illinois golf national amateur championship in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania yachting inland lakes regatta at Lake Minnetonka Minnesota polo Dedham Country and Polo Club opens its annual tournament in Dedham Massachusetts
Naturalists note the frigate bird spends most of its life in flight for feeding nest materials and resting. Its wingspan is vast and it can reach speeds approaching ninety six miles an hour while appearing almost stationary in motion.
Historical notes claim wild pigeons are among the most voracious eaters for their size. One bird reportedly consumed a thousand grains of wheat in a single day, illustrating remarkable dietary capacity.
Brigadier General Harry H. Bandholtz is appointed as American representative on the interallied military commission to Budapest to arrange armistice terms. A Michigan native, he graduated from West Point in 1890 and served in Cuba during the Spanish American War and in the Philippines. He was elected governor of Tayabas Province in 1902, directed the Philippine constabulary for six years, and commanded the Plattsburg training camp in 1916 before further service abroad.
A year ago today British forces opened a 10 mile front in Ancore as Sen March announced 32 US army divisions on French soil. French troops pressed a 15 mile advance piercing the German line to a depth of five miles.
Yam Sims was arrested last Sunday in a church for allowing his mule to brag loudly during the preacher’s talk. The Tickville railroad conductor warns travelers not to rush off trains at the depot as engines often wait hours while the engineer eats. Tobe Moseley reports on a man attempting to send a message to Mars, while local communications remain sluggish.
Train timetable lists arrival and departure times for No 22 and No 21 between High Rock Denton Gordontown Thomasville High Point and other stations. Service notes states times may change and are not guaranteed.
Hon A B Hudson former attorney general of Manitoba and Liberal leadership candidate is celebrating 44 years since birth in Pembroke Ontario. Frank A Minnsey prominent publisher and financier marks 65 from Mercer Maine. Cardinal Fruehwirth papal nuncio at Munich turns 74 from St Anna de Argon Austria. Claude Graham-White English aviator born Hampshire England is 39. Frank J Marshall American chess champion born New York City is 42.
A compact note reflects rural life advising that obtaining eggs requires tolerating the loud clucking of the hen. The saying captures a humor of farm routine and patience.
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