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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1926
Page
4
A brief reflection cites Ecclesiastes on vanity and quotes Dr. Johnson noting human pretensions to fame are often disputable. The tone mirrors a period meditation on reputation and the limits of worldly glory.
An 1820s style excerpt by P B Shelley lamenting aging, fading glory, and the return of the prime. He laments life’s fleeting joy, with spring and summer and winter heat moving his heart with grief yet stirring some delight.
The piece argues for reducing federal taxes on tobacco and cigarettes. It notes tobacco leaves bring five million dollars to the state and details a cigarette tax of six cents per pack, totaling about 21.90 yearly per smoker. It cites 83 million dollars collected in five months in North Carolina.
The article notes Ontario's shift toward regulating liquor sales similar to Quebec and other damp provinces. It contrasts Canada’s strict controls with U S views on medicinal whiskey, noting North Carolina's stance and the ongoing debate over medicinal prescriptions versus total prohibition. Canadian reform is watched for its potential impact on U S policy.
The News and Observer reports opposition from figures including P. P. Claxton Bishop Candler and Shailer Matthews to a plan for high school rifle practice led by the war department. The Winston-Salem Journal also protests the initiative claiming it stems from Winchester Arms influence in a nationwide program.
The War Department promotes rifle clubs for schools and argues that American youth can gain physical mental and ethical training through rifle practice even as Soviet objections surface. The author believes the movement has limited staying power if schools cut arms training.
A long history of Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough culminates in a Papal annulment of their 1895 union and Consuelo's testimony that she was sold for title and money. The piece then shifts to West North Carolina urging towns to grow beauty through clean streets, flowers, and small industries to attract tourism and reflect local prestige.
Readers ponder the happiness of Mary and a drug store clerk's possible rise to wealth or even presidency. The piece contrasts royal intrigue with common life and notes the Queen Marie and Princess Alexandra Victoria coming to the United States for art study, stirring public appetite for royalty.
A new training school for clowns has been established in Moscow as today’s prize for painting the lily goes to the city. The venture aims to formalize clowning skills and bring professional standards to performances.
A Kansas Teachers' College student, upon reading the headline Marie Sails, insists that Marie is already here, reflecting a playful reaction to the day's news.
A claim contrasts a general rule about persistence with the stock market dynamics. It suggests success habits may not directly apply to investing markets and implies a distinction between consistent effort and market behavior.
Ether was discovered in 1540 but did not gain popularity until the Arid Era. The note emphasizes a delayed adoption and the era’s role in popularizing the substance.
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reports October business conditions in the fifth district held to seasonal norms. Crops appeared above average, tobacco profits rose, deposits hit record levels, and labor stayed seasonal. coal output was high but textiles hesitated on cotton prices while building permits declined.
The state collected 880 251 08 in gasoline taxes title registrations and license receipts in November. First five month total for the current fiscal year reached 9 059 314 41, up from 7 728 330 71 year earlier.
An advertising notice promises a Berk Stevens special toy display in tomorrow's Enterprise edition with featured items and promotional pricing for holiday shoppers.
Eight opinions were handed down by the North Carolina Supreme Court in Raleigh. The cases include Yelverton versus Yelverton reversed and Burlington Hotel Corporation versus Bell with no error. Other rulings include Woodlief versus Woodlief remanded for a new trial, Helderman versus Hartsell Mills Company affirmed, Benton versus Baucom reversed, Dulin versus Henderson Gilmer Company no error, Hood versus Bottling Company no error, and Hambley versus White with an error.
Royal Arch Masons are invited to a Thursday 7 30 PM session featuring the Mark Master Degree. All members urged to attend by order H P Gueth W E Herndon Sec.
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