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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1922
Page
4
Strikers in Spencer and Salisbury confront troop presence as public opinion divides over the use of soldiers to maintain order during the strike. Governor’s caution urged to preserve calm while rail actions move forward. The piece also notes changes in local education with new faculty and calls for community cooperation.
A playful vignette describes taking groups of children in a small car for joy rides through hot slums, noting how their happiness revives the narrator’s mood. Interwoven are snippets of humorous quips about life, winter, dances, and small curiosities, ending with a Nebraska ball game gag.
The article laments undeveloped business properties held by owners who can develop yet refuse to sell. It argues such inactivity slows new locating for businesses and hinders city growth, suggesting a hypothetical link to Conan Doyle’s “the Brave” to illustrate stubborn power over land.
A reflective piece questions daily honesty in ordinary moments asking whether delays and irritations reveal true motives or mere fatigue. It challenges readers to examine truthfulness from breakfast routines to work promises and meetings.
The school authorities report a strengthened faculty at the local high school. They cite several new teachers and a plan to elevate academic standards, aiming to build the strongest staff the institution has had in years.
A large man on a Spencer to coach tried to take half a seat from a lone lady with one ticket. He insulted her and insisted on the space while a lady companion apologized for him. The incident drew little attention and left the woman hurt.
In a September number, the fat lady of Ringling's Circus spots freaks in the crowds and tells the living skeleton about them. She hopes for an extra platform in the tent, prompting him to seek the picked out freaks. Some of the world’s smartest people are in asylums.
In New York a north end drug store and a chain will stop handling drugs due to volume of other business. A rumored safety week may follow as a public reminder. A leading sports store incident left glass shattered when a loaded firearm misfired during handling. No casualties were recorded.
Following Kempy success the Nugents prepare production of A Clean Town. The piece, written by a vaudeville veteran and performed largely by the Nugent family, promises subtle humor and broad appeal to fill New York audiences' appetite.
Mrs. Ed Sladden says she will pursue her rights after a policeman knocked a cigarette from her hand on the corner of Eighth Avenue and 24th Street. She escorted her husband to the police station demanding an apology and has hired a woman lawyer to represent her.
In New York City shoppers at Costumers department store and several women who bought fall outfits reacted with alarm when a cable from Paris misinterpreted the French term rouge as a sale signal. The misunderstanding led to rumors that brown attire was the current fashion, prompting wardrobe reevaluations.
The piece recalls a shift in style as Paris designers abandon rouge for a subtler look. The public fears loss of bright makeup but resolves that red remains a key color, while makers express relief at a clarified trend.
Mrs. Fiske, famed Min nie Maddern Fiske, announced to perform on Broadway in a repertoire season. She will star in a dramatic Bleak House adaptation and a new play The Sea Woman. Sculptor Jo Davidson has returned from Genoa after modeling busts of Russian leaders and Frank Vanderbilt. His monument to the American doughboy debuts in Surennes, France. Davidson plans a bust for W. S. Scripps.
In Tarrytown a laundry explosion and the sudden departure of its proprietor sparked an emergency police branch office. A crowd formed around the block on the second day as officers attempted to identify clothes marked with peculiar symbols amid the ongoing confusion.
A U S Department of Agriculture circular warns that forest fires harm game and habitat. Fires destroy food and shelter for species like partridges and woodcock, drive deer and other animals from cover, and reduce fish supplies by drying streams and reducing moisture.
In Asheboro the Randolph county summer school for teachers will end next week after five weeks. A large turnout has worked diligently despite heat. Monday evening Dr. Cr. Er. Perisho will lecture at the courthouse, followed by a community singing session open to town and county residents.
In Fort Pierce Florida on August 21 County Judge J R Johnson of St Lucie county ruled that a prohibition officer may not seize a person in possession of liquor without first proving the material is intoxicating by chemical analysis.
Charlotte will host Davidson College students and faculty in September as part of an annual Davidson Day organized by the chamber of commerce. C. Q. Kuester notes Davidson’s high leadership and character, and Davidson College plans a campaign for $660,000 to expand facilities and boost endowment.
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