Content as wealth outshines richest gain
A meditation on riches and contentment contrasts material wealth with true abundance. The quotes invoke a moral view that fulfillment comes from simplicity and inner peace rather than lavish fortune.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1936
Page
4
Hyde Park Offers 30000 to Start Industry in Old Town
Franklin D. Roosevelt through Hyde Park proposes a $30000 fund to launch a worthwhile industry in the area. The idea meets skepticism among elites but is praised as a catalyst to create jobs and productive enterprise, arguing many communities miss opportunities for invention and labor without such backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roose
Vest
Hyde Park
America
Liability Rule for Taxis Redrawn by City
A new taxicab ordinance sets bonded or insurance requirements and safety provisions for for hire passenger traffic. Officials cite court delays as the reason for past inaction while stressing liability protection for riders and property. The measure remains inadequate after a recent tragic crash caused by a reckless cab driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
City urged to provide adequate oversight for public services
A critic argues that proposed measures are better than nothing but fail to offer proper protection. The city must ensure public services are competent and responsible to prevent harm to the public interest and safety with real accountability.
Drinking Drivers Face Law's Teeth Says Court Ruling
Judge Lewis Teague refuses to alter a drunken driving charge to reckless to sidestep the law. He condemns discretionary suspended licenses and warns drivers under the influence face the penalties the law prescribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis KE. Teague
Banking Notes Reflect a 1935 Progress Mood in Banks
Directors report pleasing progress for 1935 with deposits up though loans remain the focus of bank profits. Tighter credit rules curb returns as banks balance service charges and lending income while deposits rise without equivalent loan growth.
Bank head Hanes predicts 1936 gains despite New Deal push
Liberty Leaguer Robert M. Hanes, president of Wachovia Bank and Trust, tells stockholders 1935 was the best year since 1929 and foresees further gains in 1936. The Greensboro Record notes his mixed stance on Roosevelt administration policies and wonders at his rosy financial view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Security National Bank Reports Progress at Third Annual Meeting
The bank notes growing deposits but not matching loan expansion. It continues detailed operation disclosures as a new banking vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security National Bank
Schoolboy patrols shaping safer street habits influence
The paper argues school patrols help develop respect for law and safety among youths. It notes improvements in safe conduct to school, outlines policy changes to limit patrols to sidewalks near schools, and calls on drivers and schools to stress caution around minors.
Noted Japanese leader Kagawa at Duke inspires Raleigh audience
Dr Toyohiko Kagawa famed Japanese Christian leader and cooperative advocate spoke at Duke University in a lecture series. Raleigh residents attended Tuesday night and reported an inspiring address marked by moving sincerity and simple presentation on world social and economic affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Raleigh
Toyohiko Kagawa
Duke University
Duke
Kagawa
Dr. Kagawa
North Carolina
Tragedy in War Reflects Limits of Aerial Warfare
A commentator argues that Ethiopian bombing by Italian airmen causing civilian deaths shows the grim realities of modern aerial warfare. Mistakes by bombing aviators and unintended harm to hospitals are inevitable without international rules restricting targets to enemy troop bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethiopia
Russia’s Bloody Civil War Era Recalled in Arrests
After 18 years six men were captured in Izhevsk for torturing and burying alive a Soviet official. The case recalls a period of brutal control shifts between Red and White forces after 1918, when torture and murder were widespread on all sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Izhevsk
Jackson Day Diners Face Grape Price Question
Attendees at the Jackson Day dinners weigh whether the eight dollar grape keeps its value as a memory item. The reported price of $8 prompts debate on quality and whether the souvenir remains affordable for guests.
The Great Game Of Politics By FRANK R. KENT
Washington analyzes how Supreme Court rulings wrecked the NRA and AAA, boosting Roosevelts political standing. The piece notes no disaster followed the NRA and AAA deaths, cites bread price cuts in Missouri and Chicago, and suggests future farmer aid plans may emerge. Risk to public fears recede as justices gain temporary favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihose
NRA
Mr. Roosevelt
AAA
Walter Lippmann
Missouri
Chicago
New York
Supreme Court
Widows and routine life in Southern California society
Minnie Atkins Edwards observes a large population of widows in midlife and older living on fixed incomes in hotels, apartments, and bungalow courts. Many passively mark time each day, seeking affordable beauty services, meals, entertainment, and social rituals while awaiting an uncertain future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Atkins-Edwards
Southern
California
Pooch Parade Lights Manhattan Dog World of Style
The New York canine promenade unfolds along Fifth Madison and Park with pedigreed biyoodles gleaming and monogrammed coats. Celebrities including Katharines Cornell and Brush appear as a glossy, fashionable scene reflects owners’ pride and the era’s pet glamour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Fifth
Madison
Park Avenues
Cornell and
Brush
Mollie Mallory
Howard Chandler Christy
Bedlington
Fox
Widow Problem in Modern Society and Its Impact
A reflective piece argues widows over forty face social and economic exclusion. It notes a shift from many widowers to many widows as remarrying declines. The essay urges wives to ease burdens, reduce financial demands, and care for husbands to lower widow numbers.
Bereavement Poem: A Father Seeks Comfort After Loss
A bereaved father recalls tidying the kitchen and polishing brass after his child's death. He places toys in a box and asks God to cradle his daughter that night, while promising to sleep nearby in memory of their closeness. Gertrude Cook Page.
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Gertrude Cook Page
Italy’s Ruthlessness Not Appreciated by Bomb Victims
Ambiguous quote critiques American lack of firsthand experience with hospital bombings and wartime injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Nora Bayes Sings On Past Midnight At Sixty Club
Nora Bayes delighted a dwindling crowd at the Sixty Club by singing into the early hours. The audience stayed, listening as dawn approached, with no one leaving as she performed one encore after another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Bayes
Old Sixty
Miss Bayes
Daisy
Charlie Chaplin Treasures Versatility In Varied Impromptu Roles
The passage extols Charlie Chaplin as generous with talent and entertaining after a party tired, noting his ability to revive dull crowds. It praises his screen work and lists persona roles such as a Japanese juggler and a Cockney flower seller, illustrating his linguistic range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Chaplin
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