Thoughtful quotes on purity and the sun
A reflective pairing of quotes. Titus 1 15 asserts purity among the pure. Sir E Cole notes the sun remains pure while passing through dirty places.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1927
Page
4
A reflective pairing of quotes. Titus 1 15 asserts purity among the pure. Sir E Cole notes the sun remains pure while passing through dirty places.
Poem lines celebrate two lovers in springtime, dreaming by a river and churchyard. Stanzas evoke nature, peace, and a spiritual home with God as the speakers lie at rest. Kingsley’s lyric voice reflects tranquil mortality.
The piece surveys Republican leaders nationwide debating President Coolidge’s 1928 non candidacy and the unwritten two term rule. It notes states from New York to California reaffirm opposition to a third term and cites 1875 party resolutions as precedent while contrasting views on Coolidge’s intentions.
The piece surveys party attitudes on a third presidential term, citing 1875 conventions wary of overturning Washingtons unwritten law and President Grants stance. It contrasts Coolidge's position with party loyalty, then shifts to commentary on writers and American gambling culture, including a so called hidden key real estate scam.
An American flag was shredded at the Nelson Memorial in Trafalgar Square during a Sacco Vanzetti demonstration as a man attempted to burn it with kerosene. The crowd in London and European sympathizers faced condemnation while 100,000 Boston spectators observed a peaceful Sacco Vanzetti funeral procession.
A backwoods North Carolina man, Paul Green, challenges youths who chase New York to write. His play In Abraham's Bosom won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize, and he warns aspiring writers they may need to take a day job to survive while pursuing artistry.
Testimony recounts a Soperton Ga. flogging incident where editor H. M. Flanders was beaten after being told what to print. One assailant received a sentence of three to five years for assault with intent to murder, signaling a move toward tougher penalties in the region.
A Raleigh gathering of fifty men and women from fifteen North Carolina farm groups outlined plans for a broad local to state federation. The group aims to avoid conflict with existing groups, merge later with Farmers Alliance and Farmers Union, and press tax legislation and national policy beneficial to farmers.
Treasury reports total tax revenues reached 2 865 683 129 dollars, up one percent from the prior year as cigarette and tobacco taxes climb. Costs of collection fell to 1 15 dollars per 100 collected, while admission taxes and automobile sales taxes show declines amid law changes. New York led states in total collections with 755 079 237 dollars.
About 200 Danville division trainmen of the Southern Railway from Spencer to Monroe met in Greensboro to push a pension system for employees. They plan to recruit other divisions and meet in Atlanta on September 11 to set grounds for requesting the pension fund. Danville officers elected were R. E. Weaver president Earl Preddy secretary and C. W. Fowler treasurer and Atlanta delegate.
Federal officers returning from the northwest report a raid by police at Jonesville on the post office. Three bottles containing liquor were found but no arrests were made. The post office has no postmaster at present.
A new city named San Jose will rise on 250 acres in Mindoro province on land donated by a major Philippine sugar firm. Twenty five acres will hold municipal buildings while the rest forms the city proper subdivided into lots. Roads canals and recreation parks will be provided. Lots will be sold to cover subdivision and improvement costs.
University at Breslau researchers led by Prof. J. C. Minkowski report insulin may be taken in capsule form as a substitute for injections. The breakthrough shows capsules effective in several diabetes cases, offering an alternative to injectable insulin previously required.
Germany develops synthetic tobacco using nicotine impregnated paper sheets dyed and perfumed to resemble real tobacco. Manufactured into cigars, the chemical smokes burn evenly and are becoming popular in Berlin.
The town switches to radio time with clocks set by a school bell rung via a school broadcasting set. Classes begin on radio time and residents adjust their clocks to the bell, guided by a general broadcasting company.
F. W. Dean of Ohio State University notes Ohio leads in black walnut growth among states except Missouri, calling the state the walnut state of the country.
Dixon Kentucky August 29 AP The estranged wife of Fred Russell 21 is being sought for questioning by Webster County officials in the death of Russell and his intended fiancee Pauline Deamond 17 Russell planned to divorce and wed Deamond she died after an attack in Evansville Indiana Russell was found slain at the Providence old fairgrounds A court inquiry was called for Tuesday by Judge A L Hall who suspects robbery as motive about $90 was missing from Russell before the ride no charges yet against six men held in jail awaiting investigation
Two hundred men from St Barnabas Pilgrimage of London journeyed to Egypt and Palestine to honor British soldiers buried there from World War I. Led by K Mullineaux the trip’s costs were largely met by public subscription.
Twenty colored youths from two High Point negro scout troops began a one week encampment at High Rock. Free rail transportation to and from the camp was provided by the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad. Scoutmasters O. E. Davis and S. S. Whitted, principals of local colored schools, supervise the trip, the first encampment opportunity for local color scouts.
Arthur L. Adams of the American Board Mission in Rhodesia says Zulus prefer wild western films with a taste for the rough. Comedy ranks second, while educational films are tolerated and society dramas denied. outdoor showings entertain thousands of natives in diamond mines.
A sharp domestic exchange portrays a husband dismissing his wife’s dress choice with a blunt line about avoiding appearances together, while the wife retorts with a pointed acceptance of the split.
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