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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
4
A string of satirical observations on politics media and society. It riffs on Taft Roosevelt Northerncliffe Hearst and Creel while joking about registration manners and public figures. The piece surveys mood, humor and confusion in a shifting political climate.
The agricultural committee approved the second administration food bill, seeking a minimum price for nonperishable agricultural products while warning against letting workers face rising living costs. Advocates urge consumer price ceilings tied to production costs plus fair profits. Northcliffe influence noted in wartime policy debates.
An editorial urges maintaining education during wartime citing the need to feed the nation and train future leaders. It warns against shutting colleges, emphasizes preserving youth education as seed corn for the future, and recalls Civil War lessons to keep schools open for leadership and national resilience.
The arrival of Lord Northcliffe, prominent British newspaper owner, in America sparks speculation on his influence and potential impact on war news censorship. The piece notes England’s wartime policy of tight-lipped reporting and suggests the government could gain guidance on how to handle censorship.
Editor notes high Point residents backed a $1500 chautauqua guarantee to fund a week of wholesome, high quality entertainment June 22 28. With 114 guarantors and ticket sales starting this week at $2 for the full course, readers are urged to attend, skip other events, and buy promptly to assure access. Also mention Betsy Todd Lee at seventy one earning a law degree in Pittsburgh.
Opinion note highlights that those avoiding daily papers miss top stories and quality coverage often described as the cream of news.
Vital statistician A. Glover reports 46 deaths and 35 births for May in Wilson township. The Wilson Times notes this weak showing suggests health work began late.
The report lauds the artistic part of the reunion and the overall effort as a triumph, saying comfort for soldiers matched the event's success and unity. It notes the Philadelphia dispatch praising the gathering as a unifying national moment.
Five month old bull calf named King Ormsby Jane Ray Apple sold at Worcester Massachusetts auction for 53200. The Macon Telegraph notes the humorous naming and reflects on ownership rights over naming livestock. It mentions British aviators and Zeebrugge in a separate Canadian baseball note.
A fragment suggests mention of censored reports and inquiries into suffragists attempting actions at conscription quarters, reflecting wartime restrictions and civil liberties concerns in Indianapolis. The note hints at editorial tensions and public interest in press freedom during the era.
The Knoxville Journal cites a bitter view that lax Mexi co slipstreams should face the same harsh response as Americans in Mexico prompting little regret among officials.
The Boston Transcript notes the resignation of China’s vice president, highlighting the political shakeup and naming the official involved.
Foray Cathartic Tablets offered by Mann Drug Co claim to purify the system by gently relieving indigestion constipation and related ailments. The ad promotes these tablets as a safe option to loosen bowels without causing nausea and to improve symptoms such as headache bloating sour stomach and coated tongue.
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