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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1926
Page
4
A quotable reflection on wisdom as infant mindwork, likening learning to interpreting prophetic hieroglyphs with eternity as the guiding levicon. The remark frames intellect as playfully earnest search across time.
The Enterprise invites subscriptions to a local Christmas fund aiding the poor. Kiwanis leads with a $50 pledge and contributions are expected to grow. money will be directed by community welfare groups with the paper serving as a neutral conduit and record. Subscriptions are welcome now.
The piece reflects on the vastness of the country and its unity despite borders, noting that earlier statesmen doubted territorial cohesion. It mentions a Can adian line leak affecting Texas, and reports a Thursday break in a typesetting machine at the paper with a rapid repair from Chicago via Atlanta, highlighting the importance of dispatch in business.
New York financier Ogden L Mills asserts in Trade Winds and the Wall Street Journal that rising state and local taxes threaten burdens on real property. He urges federal relief to redistribute revenue and argues states should reclaim inheritance tax power while federal rates stay restrained.
The piece argues that personal quarrels of actors like Charlie Chaplin harm their careers more than they help, as audiences demand separation of private life from on screen glamour. It notes notoriety can wreck careers and questions the profitability of public scandals amid changing industry norms. It ends with a speculative remark on the era’s broader issues, including bootlegging.
A wry remark notes social double standards about terms of endearment and gender. The line suggests women face fewer penalties for playful nicknames than men when referenced similarly. It reflects cultural expectations in language.
In Buncombe County Judge Sinclair’s grand jury charge he defends the Bill of Rights and condemns policing excesses under Prohibition. He warns that ruthless enforcement and warrantless searches threaten constitutional government, urging citizens to heed hard doctrine to preserve free government.
The sale of ten million dollars in NC bonds at 4.25 percent yields a saving of 270000 over prior issues. The Budget System championed by Governor McLean is hailed as economy in action and a balanced budget policy across state finances.
A High Point reader urges lower city taxes through fair reassessment and tighter spending. He argues the 1926 tax rise is city caused and proposes reducing the rate about 50 cents per 100 with corrected assessments, salary cuts, and abolition of unnecessary offices, backing candidates who promise tax relief.
Elijah Haskins known as the city’s big business man longs to trade his polished desk and six cipher talk for country living. He imagines tending yearlings at dusk and watching cotton seed sprout, only to be jolted back to work as his pen and figures return.
A reflective piece by Al explores how girls also seek to charm and control boys, challenging the notion that only males exploit females. He recounts five friends from youth who enter high school, noting that girls pursue attention and dates with vigor, while boys feel pressured and often misread signals.
The Chief has long desired retirement and has announced for twelve years that this spring will find him at a place where he can wear what he pleases chew tobacco and swap yarns at the country store with Jerry and the other fellows and really live.
A farmer drives by the large commercial building while Elijah delays departure, insisting spring will come next year. The wagon holds fresh hay for a major livery stable and the scent of country grass fills the air.
A wagon load of hay destined for a horse dealer was seized by a financier who sold it instead. The farmer gained five dollars more than the planned delivery, while the Chief delighted in the hay's lingering scent as it rested in the palatial residence sunken garden.
This fragment portrays Amos Dash as a kindly man who daily feeds his hogs while pursuing his dream of a farm, illustrating a moment of contentment and devotion to rural life.
The article narrates Amos Dash, a prosperous farmer with winning swine, orchards, and crops, who dreams of selling his holdings to relocate to the city. Despite his success and a fat bank account, he remains restless and predicts his move only “some day,” often joking about leaving with the city lights as his goal.
The text notes years of decline and boys stopping their snickers as the farmer continues his habitual spell, drawing their sympathy for the man.
A farmer staying in the city for three days cannot sleep due to elevated rail and trolley noise. He is rushed in subway jams and arrested for ity walking, but he defends his actions claiming confusion and distress.
The quote reflects universal discontent as each class longs for a different dream. It notes bankers craving farming, agriculturists seeking finance, and tradespeople envies, highlighting the perpetual human pursuit of wealth and happiness across society.
A radio message from Gulf stations reports the runaway French rum schooner Arsene J is headed for a Nicaraguan port. Captives include Assistant Federal Prohibition Director J B Matthews of New Orleans and Coast Guardsman A W Handley of Biloxi Mississippi.
A historical note explains bridal veils originated in the Orient where many women still veil, and a husband is not to see his bride's face until after the ceremony.
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