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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1921
Page
7
The speaker says poor teachers miss learning from scholars and remarks that no restaurant is so dirty that someone would dine there, implying skepticism about cleanliness and knowledge.
A quip filled passage notes that many problems end beyond suburbs and that profitable deals never match the thrill of finding a five dollar bill in an old suit. It adds that Ohioans discover red clover makes home brew and many now are in clover.
A reminiscence asks about early phaeton designs as context for Japan’s trade imbalance and the push to isolate the war germ in the Far East, suggesting readers recall historic automotive styles while noting geopolitical tensions.
A New Jersey baby born in a jitney horse and carriage setting receives the middle name Ford reflecting the vehicle’s nickname. The remark notes the unusual naming choice and adds a playful quip about silent sixes.
A concise note questions the reality behind press boasts about actresses’ culinary talents and why many performers remain unemployed despite claims.
A jocular note asserts that the phrase enclosed find cheek is unbeatable as a great English phrase. The quip plays on formal letter language to humorous effect, prompting readers to grin at the mischief in concise wording.
The city council completes the Main and Church street bandstand ready for summer concerts by the Elks band. Citizens are urged to attend and subscribe to a concert fund to support the performances.
The article notes heirs of James Whitcomb Riley claim he earned 500 a word for An Old Sweetheart of Mine and cites other aristocratic pay rates from literature. It contrasts past poverty of artists with modern profits from the printing press and business model, mentioning Stevenson Treasure Island and Milton Paradise Lost alongside Clyde Fitch royalties. It ends urging personal love messages as valuable.
J A Sweeney of Albuquerque New Mexico, paralyzed in bed on a hot day, devised a spring driven fan to replace electricity. He developed the idea and recovered physically and financially, with offers reaching 106000 dollars for his patents. The tale suggests a handicap may hide opportunity.
A discussion on causes of a nationwide building shortage notes unemployment, high material costs, and wage demands. Steel prices rose 43 percent since May 1913 while brick lime and cement jumped up to 206 percent, fueling debate over profiteering among steel and material suppliers and workers.
Forty five members of the graduating class receive diplomas as the city expresses pride in their achievement. Archibald Johnson urges continued learning before seeking quick earnings and stresses the lasting value of education and college plans despite financial obstacles.
In New York the Anti-Saloon League endorses the Tammany administration’s enforcement of dry laws triggering countercharges from Charlie Murphy’s supporters who call it a Republican trick. The piece notes shifting public attitudes toward education and women's hair styles signaling changing times and Columbia University’s bobbed-hair debate.
A ragbag of urban anecdotes on temper, a waiter named Fred Collins jailed for assaulting a police officer, and playful observations on dehydration of California fruit during wartime. The piece blends dramatic flair with street-level vignettes including skater-everyday crime and a Brooklyn hold-up panic.
Clara I. Cox of High Point thanks contributors and volunteers for the YWCA drive. She reports 11 677 dollars received to fund ongoing work and commends national secretaries Miss Hooper Miss George and Miss Bax for their tireless efforts.
Havana newspaper men would gain a government funded meeting place costing 40000 if a bill by Representative Antonio Pardo Suraze passes in the next Congress session. In 1919 the government ceded a prime Havana plot for the reporters association clubhouse. Mr and Mrs J A Lindsay were visitors to Lexington yesterday.
The notice lists morning and evening worships at Wesley Memorial Methodist First Baptist West End Baptist and First Methodist Protestant with Sunday school times and lay leadership. It notes Lutheran and Lutheran Woman's Missionary society meetings and a vesper program by East End Methodist philadelphia class at the Y hut inviting strangers and visitors.
Saint Mary's Episcopal notes outline the second Sunday after Trinity with Rev Thomas Lee Trott as rector. It lists organist Mr R T Johnson and service details including Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Evening prayer, address, Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. with H S Coffield superintendent and B B Thurman secretary-treasurer.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m with John W Hedrick as superintendent Morning service at 11 a m led by Rev W A Barber No evening service Rev J M Mullan oversees Eastern District Home Missions meeting with Consistory Monday at 8 p m All welcome at services.
Disciples Christian church announces Sunday school today at 3 o'clock in the Junior Order Hall located in the Sherrod building on Commerce Street.
Lisbon reports outrage at the war ministry over Portugal’s disabled soldiers as 25 wounded men discharged on about 35 cents daily beg for aid. Newspapers, allowances, and threatened street processions highlight the distress while the war ministry defends its record and notes jobs offered to veterans.
In Madrid reforming the army to include all youths faces praise though a clause allowing reserve officer selection based on parental wealth draws strong criticism. El Sol condemns a potential caste system funded by money, risking a divide between educated citizens and the uniformed ranks. Miss Mildred Bedford heads to Statesville for a weekend visit.
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