Evil Is Private Not Absolute Like Cold
Quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson noting that evil is private and not absolute, likened to cold as the privation of heat.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
4
Quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson noting that evil is private and not absolute, likened to cold as the privation of heat.
The State Optometric Society brought outstanding eye specialists to High Point for a gathering. Dr. R. J. Pierce urged visual efficiency for motorists and noted eye defects hinder many. The visit highlighted the profession's progress and service to communities.
Governor Byrd appears set to win a decisive vote on constitutional amendments aimed at a more businesslike, centralized Virginia government. The changes promote a short ballot with key officials appointed by the governor, mirroring Tennessee's reform under Governor Austin Peay with reportedly strong results.
Bruce Catton remarks on defeating the impossible in war and social progress at Lake Erie College for Women. He cites Morse Wright Ford as earlier supposed impossibilities and urges change in human nature to avert future wars. The Yosemite Park private lands could become national property via land trades and about 2 million dollars, needing a congress act.
The 1920s Wisconsin tale shows Charles A. Lindbergh's firing for poor grades in 1922 and his later invitation to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws. The piece argues colleges miss geniuses, urges persistence in study, and counters the idea that dismissal guarantees failure.
The passage argues state and local government should be more business like and closer to citizens. It notes smaller units affect individuals more directly and praises Governor Byrd’s proposed amendments if they yield the expected benefits, suggesting he would be remembered as a benefactor.
Mayor Zeb Council of Chapel Hill praised E. M. Knox as a capable hire for High Point praising his energy and reliability. The piece notes Knox will start soon and seeks broad cooperation for a long service to the city. The column also reflects on American farming prosperity and a Gleaner Combine Harvester shipment worth over $200,000 sent to Nebraska dealers.
Citizens urged action as lumbering operations are expected to start next year and supporters insist the act must pass Congress to keep Yosemite preserved unspoiled. readers are asked to write their congressman.
Dispatches declare Hugh Leven of Pittsburg the world’s greatest tyer of knots and call for sending the man to Hollywood to showcase his skill.
A columnist argues that the nation should hold a contest to see how long participants can avoid long distance events. The piece critiques excessive competition and calls for restraint.
The novelist Zona Gale married William Breeze in a ceremony described as tempestuous.details on location and other participants were not provided in the readable text.
A survivor from a recent Chicago dance marathon also ran in Mr. Pyle's race likely while vacationing in the city. The fragment notes a link between events and a person named Mr. Pyle.
A delegate explains to his wife that his appearance came from slipping on a wet plank, recounting the mishap and its impact on his travel narrative.
A political remark questions both parties efficiency and hopes for relief affecting seven American League teams. The comment implies anticipated inaction from Republicans and Democrats regarding the issue.
The piece notes Charlie Curtis once a jockey and hints he could learn from Charlie Dawes about navigating the senate. It frames political ambition with equestrian metaphor, suggesting lessons in steadiness and balance for legislative life.
News from the political conventions draws interest from women who are keen on what the politically minded attendees wear. The focus on attire highlights a cultural side of campaign events.
New York producers agree that girl shows are the best summer attractions. The showman seldom have a falling out on a limb.
Brass files a suit against a real estate agent seeking 75000 damages alleging social kissing caused harm. The case centers on misconduct claims and compensation for emotional distress.
Miss Amelia Earhart sleeps in a Park Avenue town house provided by Mrs. Frederick Guest and seeks privacy amid crowds in London. Scotland Yard guards her from overzealous admirers as Stultz and Gordon enjoy less pressure while plans for her reception are clarified.
At Mt. Gilead North Carolina a celebratory event marked the opening of a hydro electric power plant. Democratic nominee O Max Gardner of Shelby spoke as the lion and Republican candidate Hubert Seawell as the lamb, exchanging jests across the barbeque table. Gardner praised power development and joked about party rivalries while Congressman Stevenson of South Carolina noted changes since past NC campaigns.
Three boys were hurt in a Tuesday afternoon crash on the Greensboro road in front of the M. P. Orphans' home. Ollie Hedgecock suffered a head cut while George Powell and Howard McDowell sustained arm and body wounds and minor cuts. Powell and McDowell rode in a Dodge that collided with T. J. Hicks's Ford sedan. neither required hospital care. Powell’s wounds were treated by Dr. W. R. McCain.
In 1927 the California forest service helped distribute and plant nearly four million fish fry across various streams, involving multiple species and widespread effort to boost aquatic life.
Kansas City reports delegates and officials wore badges at the national convention. After adjournment on June 15 a crowd of souvenir seekers, including men women and children, tried to buy borrow or take the badges but most wearers refused to part with them.
The Government Printing Office is described as the world’s largest book and job printing plant with more employees in Washington than six of the ten executive departments and housing the largest battery of typesetting machines.
A compact recap of events from June 21 1783 when U S troops besieged Congress in Philadelphia and forced adjournment to Princeton, through 1788 New Hampshire's ratification, and 1892 Grover Cleveland's Democratic nomination at Chicago.
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