Silent and portable typewriters shape modern writing life
Uncle Rays Corner notes progress in the writing machine industry from silent and noiseless typewriters to electric models. Portable machines ease movement for travel, with authors like Thurber and Sholes cited as pioneers. The piece highlights better visibility, shifting cases, and expanded roles for women in office work. It mentions a Music Masters leaflet via a three cent stamp to the paper.
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Mexico City
Europe
Thurber
Sholes
Elves Edited by HT Prisley On Streets Pedestrian Frustrations
A reflective piece by One of Them critiques urban driving habits and the hazards for walkers. The author laments cars blocking sidewalks at filling stations and aggressive drivers tearing around corners at high speeds.
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HT Prisley
Editor Pet Peeves For The High Point Enterprise
Dear Editor Pet Peeves I am struck by how some readers request headlines yet ignore context and accuracy. It irks when feedback is treated as trivia and not a chance to improve reporting. I wish more voices from the community shaped coverage rather than a narrow viewpoint. My pet peeve is lazy phrasing that glosses over crucial facts or misleads readers with spun narratives. I value precision dates names and places and concise clear writing that respects readers time. When editors push for clarity they strengthen trust and accountability. I hope the paper invites diverse input while upholding standards and verifiability in every story.
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Pet Peeves
The
High Point Enterprise
Stories in Stamps: Mexican Volcano on a Peso Stamp
The article describes Mt Popocatepetl near Mexico City and its deadly activity. It notes the smoking crater, lake, boiling water and noxious gases in fumaroles. It mentions the mountain as one of America's active volcanoes and its depiction on a 1899 Mexican one peso stamp.
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Mt. Popocatepetl
Mexico City
Great
America
Mexico
Grant Non-Suit in Manslaughter Case in Greensboro
Judge W C Harris granted a non suit in the Charles W Simmons manslaughter case over the death of Miss Helen Williams who died when a train struck the car she shared with Simmons near Maxton. Parliament members face imprisonment for persistent absence for the Clock Tower, last used in 1826. The loss of the Alexandrian library marks a major misfortune in civilizational history.
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Greensboro
W. C. Harris
Charles W. Simmons
Helen Williams
Maxton
Simmons
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