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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1921
Page
4
Several stray lines recount shopping urgency and political notes. Mrs. Harding is mentioned with eight shopping days left. A remark on Wood's rule in the Philippines is noted alongside a snowy Boston gag.
Weather bureau notes the blizzard has moved out to sea and ended. The item satirically mentions work, hobos, and the idea of men in a changing world, while a jab about early baseball practice and a $1000 world-rounder challenge is included.
The article notes Voliva asserting a flat world while New Yorkers counter with a humorous image of a single endless street bounded by electric lights and the Hudson River.
A historian notes soldiers’ psychologists found the phrase lets go helped win the war and asks why the same brash slogan could not drive business success. The idea suggests applying wartime morale tactics to corporate momentum and branding.
A Texas banker has resigned the presidency of his bank to become an oil driller. He plans to learn the trade from the surface down and pursue opportunities in the energy sector.
The oil shortage has shuttered many Portuguese sardine factories with reports of kerosene use. A remark on cosmetic fashion notes a $50,000,000 1920 spend on powder and decorating.
February 22 holds dual significance for Rotarians as it marks the birthday of the Father of His Country and the 16th anniversary of Rotary. The club notes the date with celebration of heritage and growth.
As the Indian population in the United States grows and buffalo herds increase, the native Americans are implied to persist for some time longer.
President Obregon of Mexico says revolutions are processes of evolution toward progress. He asserts Mexico has advanced more rapidly than all other nations combined.
The essay reflects on Edward Bok’s retirement to pursue play and leisure. It argues that while few can fully retire, most can reclaim daily time for play within work, seeing play as a national tonic and a path to health and happiness.
The piece argues top leaders golf and play themselves while urging local action to fill leisure time with wholesome activities. It promotes the National Community Service and calls for a local Y M C A in High Point to provide recreation centers instead of street corners.
The piece recalls George Washington as first in war and peace and in hearts, but also first in farming, dress, business, and leadership. Historian Lodge notes his exactness in farming, crop rotation, and attention to improvements, imagining a modern machine farm with tractors. It questions how many leaders excel in multiple domains. Washington was born 189 years ago today at Bridges Creek, Virginia.
Mrs. Irene Cockefair of New York proclaims her 102 year life proves a strong body resists disease, stating she refuses to submit to illness and remains active in daily routines.
Quotations from Ed Howe and Professor Elizabeth Fisher warn that Cape Cod may erode or vanish if a robust sea wall is not built. The pair emphasize rising peril and the need for protective infrastructure to preserve the coastline.
The town presses for turnout at next Monday's mass meeting in the high school auditorium to support bringing a co educational Methodist Protestant college to High Point. Local citizens urge strong attendance as officials from Burlington and Greensboro may oppose.
Bishop A. W. W. Darlington of Huntington West Virginia, a leading Methodist Episcopal Church South figure, toured High Point during a brief North Carolina visit and delivered two impactful talks about the education movement.
The piece extols George Washington as a heroic American statesman who shaped the nation. It notes his enduring legacy and asserts that his birthday should be observed with reverence and reflection on his contributions.
A serialized reflection reveals changing norms for married women through conversations about leisure and society. The narrator notes new freedoms, references to companions Martha and Ann, and hints at plans involving Arthur Mansfield and hospital visits.
The narrator argues with Ann and Martha over visiting a hospital ward where a feared derelict woman lies. A gold purse and a jail-fire rescue fuel plans to recover the bag before it is sold. The tale references Madeline Marche a once famous beauty known across the land.
A woman recalls years of distress from constipation and bloating until two years of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She credits the course with ending all symptoms, claiming the product safely clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract and curing stomach liver and intestinal ailments. The ad promises one dose will convince or money back.
A third floor collapse in the old Masonic building in Cleveland traps workers. Two men are believed dead and two more may be dead, with one injured as police and firefighters search the wreckage for bodies. Authorities note alcohol was found elsewhere in the report.
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