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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
4
A boss and a buggy were seen on Three Notch Road last Sunday sparking nostalgia for old times. The remark suggests that those with less money often wish to be philanthropists.
A historical aside notes that removing teeth cured insanity in Illinois and Germany, framing a controversial belief in dental intervention altering mental state.
Latest figures cite German war deaths at 6 888 982 while New York honors Milk Week and fashion hints emerge with Paul Poiret predicting the corset return. China faces unmolested banditry per William Philip Simms as satirical cost plus jests echo.
J Stanley Joyce asserts he paid his wife Peggy $100 000 for a kiss prompting readers to question his wife Peggy's involvement in a perceived profiteering act.
A playful remark suggests the inventor of a bald head hair growth device could explain sprouting grass on a bare patch. Subtext hints at dubious or humorous promises, mixing hair growth invention talk with lawn care.
A temperance worker asserts Carpentier will lose the fight due to his wine drinking. He argues wine cannot produce a punch and undercuts Carpentier’s strength.
Sir Oliver Lodge claims volcanic eruptions on the sun will boost sunshine. The playful remark shifts to asking what could dim the moonlight, inviting reflection on celestial influences and light sources.
A feature on child prodigies notes a New York boy gifted with advanced words and thoughts at a young age. The piece contrasts his mature mind with typical childhood play, suggesting prodigies feel isolated and misunderstood by peers.
The passage argues that those who truly count in society are ordinary boys who play hard for fun, study adequately without brilliance, and can hold their own in any challenge, rather than exceptional or precocious youths. It emphasizes steadiness, effort, and resilience as the defining traits.
The article recalls Peary and Cook rival claims to the North Pole and Roald Amundsen reaching the South Pole, then surveys postwar hardship in Europe with a push for clothing aid. It urges Women’s sewing circles to support the American Friends service committee by sending garments, yarn, and shoes to Europe, detailing drop points in Philadelphia. It ends with fashion and health notes and a note on Roger Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union amid wartime politics.
The trial heard further testimony about Dr Walter Peacock's mental condition with witnesses describing paranoia and unbalancing influences. Doctors and relatives testified to diminished capacity and loss of reasoning, while the court adjourned for the day and would resume at 9:30 AM.
The piece surveys centuries of exploration from Buddhist monks to Norsemen and Columbus and foresees future voyages by air, rocket, and beyond. It frames Albert Einstein’s arrival in America as contemporary exploration of time and the unknown, alongside Marconi and Lodge pioneering wireless and posthumous inquiries into existence.
Michael Nolan a 43 year old University of Washington student and former sailor and lumberjack holds the Alpha intelligence test championship with a perfect 212 in 13 minutes. He defeated a Yale professor who held 207 in 17 minutes while the average Alpha score is 135 for officers and students.
Editor Enterprise notes Europe faces clothing scarcity and widespread misery as shortages drive up needs and compassion campaigns seek relief for affected families and communities.
More than $1,000,000 worth of 51 Vanderbilt horses arrived in New York from France, averaging near $20,000 each, including Oversight which earned over $100,000 in France. The horses are to be sold as 110 remaining Vanderbilt stables horses stay in France.
A seemingly sane man wades on rocks by the Battery sea wall near the Customs House drawing a crowd in Manhattan. Onlookers speculate about clams treasure or a dropped pipe while the man explains the doctor prescribed saltwater wading to cure rheumatism. He adds he is using the nearest salt water to his office.
A speaker reflects on classical Greek sculpture and compares it to modern beauty standards, noting how the famed Nine Muses would seem huskier by today’s measurements. He consults a young artist who, at five feet tall, questions the appropriateness of large arounds for today’s ideals.
The world’s largest apartment building is finished on Park Avenue. One unit contains seventeen rooms and the rooms are sizeable rather than small.
The Peking post of the American Legion asks national support for annual grants of 56 dollars per child for schooling in China and Japan under American auspices. The post, formed Nov 18 1920, has 101 World War vets and cites 2400 American children in China. The effort follows collaboration with the American chamber of commerce and other groups.
The American Legion's national legislative committee reports the U S state department has ordered Greece to investigate fifteen American World War veterans residing in Athens who say they were mobilized into Greek military service. Dayton Ohio legion members raised the case and the department promises action if claims are confirmed.
Senator Frank BR Willis of Ohio urges lawmakers to legislate for Americans first and questions foreign influence. F W Galbraith Jr national commander of the American Legion praises the stance and encourages broader action in the Senate.
Among 1600 resolutions urging immediate aid for disabled veterans and Congress to pass the American Legion relief program, two Arkansas colleges Central College and State Normal passed unanimous resolutions. The documents were signed by the Commercial Club Rotary Club B P O E a literary club and the local American Legion post.
Ex Sergeant Staniford of the 18th Field Artillery A E F demonstrated gas knowledge in France. He and his gas mask saved a Glen Rock Pennsylvania house from a blaze, the only casualty being the mask too small for his nose as he led his post of the American Legion.
The department of Poland of the American Legion leads a campaign to pressure the U S government to secure Captain Emmet Kilpatrick release from a Moscow prison. Reports say Kilpatrick, a Red Cross worker captured in Crimea, endures brutality and terror in confinement.
The Big Bend post of the American Legion mobilized to battle a town threatening blaze in Alpine Texas. Legionnaires then patrolled the devastated area for 24 hours, offering security in the mayor’s request and marching in a military manner.
In Frontenac Kansas a small town of under two thousand hosts 22 nationalities living in harmony. All groups are represented in the local American Legion post and its Women’s Auxiliary. Over 90 percent of Legionnaires belong to the United Mine Workers, employed in nearby coal mines near Pittsburg Kansas.
An American offered 30,000 marks to buy the Hindenburg statue in Berlin noting plans to bring the figure to the United States. He would let Americans drive nails into it at 25 cents each with half the proceeds to the American Legion and half to the Red Cross.
The American Legion is conducting a city wide house to house canvass in Chicago to locate veterans still unpaid on government compensation claims. In Illinois a new membership drive reports 10000 members added in the first four months of 1921 compared with the same period last year.
The Jefferson Post Handicap was the featured race on Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky honoring the Jefferson Post of the American Legion.
Inter state commerce commission will heed complaints from local express shipment receivers. E E Clark chair of the commission states a conference with American Railway and Southeastern express companies and director of traffic is planned to discuss routing. Goal is an agreement to improve interchange traffic and service for shippers.
Kiwanis groups across Greensboro High Point Winston Salem and Burlington plan a group meeting and big picnic at the Greensboro fair grounds on June 15 inviting members and families to attend with details being distributed to club members.
H. J. Hartman, a Baltimore business man, is in High Point for several days to conduct meetings and explore local opportunities.
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