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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1927
Page
4
A brief collection of moral quotes dated February 4 1927. Includes a Luke reference about children being wiser than the children of light and a Boileau remark on wisdom belonging to those who think themselves least.
Excerpted lines from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's In Memoriam reflect a hopeful belief that suffering yields final good. The passage contemplates divine purpose, nature, doubt, and renewal, ending with the speaker likening himself to an infant crying in the night for light.
The piece questions whether Atlanta's public funds for advertising are used for genuine moral reform or to boost publicity. It cites a recent bath tub affair as a farcical burlesque and notes the entertainment included denatured vice and whiskey to entertain guests.
The jury finds Captain Peter Wright lied when he accused Lord Gladstone in Wright’s book. The verdict supports Gladstone’s son defending his father’s reputation, noting the elder statesman was slandered by Wright’s portrayal. The piece argues that attacking dead honor dishonors the living.
North Carolina lawmakers consider a two million bond backed appropriation to buy Great Smokies land for a national park. The plan proposes a 70 cent per capita, installment funded investment with interest under six percent, with U S government assuming perpetual care and park improvement duties to protect the state's wooded hills from sawmill exploitation.
The state forester estimates lumber value at two hundred million dollars yearly but urges strict regulation. A proposed park at federal expense faces policy limits, with native forests needing stronger state protection as timber harvests continue and conservation lessons from Europe and wartime France are cited.
The text argues that U S and British Marines went to Shanghai not as a display of confidence in China’s government, but to protect nationals amid civil war and chaos. It warns against an impression that America endorses Britain’s China record while noting China lacks a stable government.
The piece argues about the UC experiment to revive unfertilized sea urchin eggs with Cocytin noting the life is short and incomplete. It reflects on the limits of science to reproduce life and the enduring mystery beyond chemistry and lab work. The author cites ancient thoughts on life and laments that flame in water can never be sparked by man.
A quoted critique argues against Chinese self rule but notes a police editor in Tsing Tau who was silenced not by force but by being given a police advisor post. The passage mocks American arrogance and praises a smooth political maneuver.
The Greensboro Record surveys Governor McLean’s push to modernize county government and cautions that so‑called friends may be undermining reforms. It argues party influence is essential and warns against covert moves to split support and defeat modernization efforts.
A mixed-page column riffs on trends and public figures. It mocks hair trends with a slogan about doom and boom, recalls Browning and rubber eggs, notes Nicaragua politics, and mentions Oklahoma treasurer R A Sneed taking up golf at 81. It also cites Aimee Semple McPherson on Los Angeles and reports Browning trial crowds around 2000 daily.
The column sketches fashion rulings and trivia from a past issue. It notes soft collars for warm weather, military references for boys, questions on indoor sports attire, and asks about parcheesi pants. A dispatch cites the funeral cost of the late Emperor of Japan at $2,000,000 with crowds shouting Long live the emperor.
Edward West Browning real estate operator is jailed on a $10,000 bond as Arthur Lee Mefford Daily Mirror reporter sues Browning for libel over claims he kidnapped a former ward Mary Louise Spas. The reporter seeks $250,000. Spas also sues Browning for $500,000.
The House moved a $12,000 transfer to Former State Treasurer Worth and adjourned to tomorrow at 10 am. Senate action delayed on major measures, with many bills postponed to next Tuesday or Wednesday. A merger of fisheries and conservation departments was introduced as part of ongoing bill activity.
A playful critique of the Mea Culpa tribe who parade their sins in confession. The piece mocks their eager, theatrical self-accusations and the bright, proud faces as they disclose personal failings.
Elsie Robinson decries the self styled moralists who scrutinize faults in others yet gain vanity from moralizing. People confess flaws like temper laziness and cowardice then leave unchanged, strutting as if redeemed. She threatens violence and jokes about life or movie contracts.
Clara Bow, once deemed queen of flappers, is now a full Paramount star after an announcement by Jesse L. Lasky. The plan includes Elinor Glyn's It at the Broadhurst with Clarence Badger directing Antonio Moreno in a key feature.
Raleigh Feb 4. A bill to place the state highway commission under the executive budget act on the same basis as other departments will be introduced in the senate tomorrow by Senator Frank Hancock of Granville County. The plan comes as part of budget reform efforts.
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