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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1925
Page
7
Advice on avoiding costly, showy presents for men at Christmas. The writer warns against self-conscious spending misjudged gifts and suggests thoughtful, affordable selections. Emphasizes that money and taste matter more than extravagance, with readers invited to seek guidance from Mimi on related topics.
In Washington the Rev. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain of the House, frames the modernist and fundamentalist divide with a blunt joke about hell. Modernists deny hell existence, while fundamentalists insist there is hell.
Miss Ellin MacKay argues modern women marry for personal choice rather than chasing traditional eligible partners. She notes debutantes may prefer attending a football game with their favorite young man over boredom at society functions.
In Bloomington Illinois a baby has been given the first name Grange amid reports of a rising young millionaire gaining widespread attention. The short note notes the milestone in a city context.
Miss Mary E. Richmond tells a charity conference that New York permits marriage for children as young as 12 with parental consent under ancient common law. No statute bans this practice, she argues.
Suzanne Lenglen rebukes rumors about Helen Wills quitting and cautions Americans not to claim she has withdrawn. Lenglen says Wills may enter tournaments on the Riviera and emphasizes no admission of fear or retirement.
In Atlanta Georgia Game Warden Peter Twiddy remarks on how deer hunting accidents occur after Miss Eleanor Hopkins, already with one deer, killed two more with one shot raising questions about ethics and procedures.
Governor John W. Martin of Florida is urged to intervene in Okeechobee County to prevent Seminole Indians from paying license fees for hunting and fishing on reservation lands.
Two life-term escapees guided guards to a stockade cache containing enough dynamite to blow up the building. They said they kept the explosives to aid their jailbreak but fled on November 10 without using them.
Stephen Michael, 50, wrote of desire to die in New Orleans then took his own life. The note expressed emptiness despite having “everything in the world” he wanted. Police investigated the self-inflicted death at his residence.
The passage notes a request to inform Franz at Lyden Washington and details a bill before the assembly penalizing Turks who speak non Turkish. It also states bachelors would be taxed five times as much as husbands.
London reports the Prince of Wales casually using Spanish learned in South America. Hosts from the Argentine club applauded his effort, regardless of full comprehension.
The Postmaster General leads a nationwide push to shop and mail early to ensure postal workers enjoy Christmas Day with family. Officials urge public to complete gifts and send by December 15 to avoid delays and congestion and guarantee timely delivery.
Fifteen executioners tied to the Czarist system were arrested after admitting they received payments of 10 to 50 dollars per execution. A priest who billed 1.50 dollars per prayer at the gallows was also detained. They reportedly executed at least 500 revolutionists in a cellar.
Mary Pickford tells Laurette Taylor she prefers to be called Mrs Fairbanks at home because her house feels large and she is small, believing the name gives her greater presence when speaking to the butler.
In Philadelphia, exhibitors plan to give each visitor a complimentary glass of wine at the upcoming Sesquicentennial exhibition if the plan is approved. The move aims to attract attendance and showcase Spanish participation.
Kansas City merchants are urged by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to showcase flasks and cocktail shakers in displays. The campaign aims to curb alcohol consumption by highlighting temperance themes in storefront windows and promotions.
London radio fans heard Teisiery’s voice in a broadcast of a reading from his own book. The recording, made 18 years ago, was aired to showcase the author’s work and voice.
Stamford Connecticut Clarence Goodman once a church minister became an excavation contractor. Firemen responding to a blaze at his house found eight stocks of dynamite and he faced court for lacking a storage permit. He said dynamite was good medicine and was fined twenty five dollars.
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