Barber Chair Customer Tops Idle Shop Guess
A sharp saying rails against lazy workers as a barber chair customer outshines a whole shop of loafers. The line hints that quick wit beats complacent peers and that high flyers bear the heaviest fall.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1921
Page
6
Far corners of the earth adopt stiff life in this country
The passage depicts a speaker uneasy with a Fiji Islands employer facing a head hunter protest. It contrasts brutal tropical exploitation with romantic storytelling, noting real conditions diverge from storybook depictions as distant regions adopt a rigid, starched lifestyle here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji Islands
After vacation what season for gardens and pests
A playful paragraph contrasts summer activities with garden prep and pest woes. It mentions paper plates, peevishness, red ants, and the phrase made in Germany, hinting at wartime reparations and garden yields as a satirical backdrop.
Pons-Winnecke Comet May Not Return After Close Encounter
The comment notes that if the Pons-Winnecke comet has a favorable observation of world conditions, it likely will not reappear. The language implies a rare, possibly singular upcoming sighting. Astronomical observations tie the potential visibility to broader global conditions.
French wine interests plan anti prohibition drive in U S
An orator addressing Lake Forest College graduates notes that French wine interests aim to curb Prohibition in the United States. He asserts men want wives with understanding and sympathy, suggesting that greater understanding yields less sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lake Forest
Real Appetite in Charles V Archive Controversy
Belgium and Austria claim ownership of the Order of the Golden Fleece archives with a reparations panel jury deciding. The records recall Charles V as a knight condemned for gluttony and noting he reportedly ate four meals daily starting at 5 a.m. The piece contrasts elite excess with common hunger in his era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Austria
Charles V
Charles
Fiji Islanders Strike Over Wages and Housing Demands
Fiji sugarcane laborers stage a strike demanding three dollars per day for six hours five days weekly with holidays. They seek free two room cottages medical attendance five acres of land and livestock including a horse bull and four cows for every native worker. The text notes unions and staggered work stoppages among the pel ae pers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji
Wood and Filipinos Face Philippine Policy Gamble
General Wood travels to the Philippines to assess whether U S rule should end or tighten. Wilson’s independence push may fade as field work hints at oil prospects, finances hurdle, and Japan relations shaping futures policy. Herman Sternburg admits fragility. Dr Peacock testimony in homicide case reveals chaotic town court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wilson
Wood
Philippines
Uncle Sam
General Wood
United States
Japan
Luzon
Brooklyn Bridge Thrums With Artists and Street Voices
New York report describes Brooklyn Bridge as a hub for artists and aspiring sellers, with promoters hiring line waiters and blue law debates resurging. Florence Botsford prepares to sail to Italy to collect global folk songs for verification with the YWCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Hudson Botsford
New York
Italy
Miss Botsford
International Institute of the Y. W. C. A
Western
Europe
Appreciation From Brother Of Actor Ludlow Allen
Courtland H Allen of Oxford Alabama sends thanks to Mr Ford and High Point friends for kindness shown after the death of Ludlow Allen actor. Ludlow died just after finishing his act at the local theater. Courtland Allen is Ludlow’s brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Ward
Courtland H. Allen
Oxford
Ala
Mr. Ford
Allen
Ludlow Allen
Courtland Allen
Ludiow Allen
Expert Testimony in Peacock Case Recap Continues
The trial features Dr. J. T. Burrus and cross examination of Dr. Peacock. Witnesses include Ed Burton, Miss Evelyn Peacock, and ex-congressman Clyde Hoey guiding the session. A telegram from Irvin S. Cobb expresses support for Peacock’s acquittal as the defense questions motive and liquor handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarice
Dr. Peacock
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
North Carolina
Peacock
Taylor
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