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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
6
The piece riffs on public life with satirical lines about battles, weather, and money. It uses pithy quips about marriages, rain for crops and teams, optimism, and the public’s mood amid changing times. It hints at social strains and everyday concerns of voters and motorists alike.
A report notes that jazz venues and cubist artworks were attacked in a coordinated act. Investigators identify two suspects believed to be responsible for both crimes. Authorities urge public tips to locate the suspects and secure the sites.
If automobile prices keep dropping it may be cheaper to buy a car than steal one. The fragment hints at lost ships being swallowed by big fish, echoing sailors and anglers talk.
A string of quirky items includes an extra rib found in a Pennsylvania woman a tongue in cheek joke about paying Adam back and commentary on advertising power dog meat prices and a note on German Reichstag members.
A provocative line questions assimilation by Americans and suggests converting some immigrants into emigrants. The remark highlights tensions in debates over national identity and immigration approaches.
Judge Finley ruled Dr. Peacock is a fit subject for confinement in the hospital for criminal insane at Raleigh. Evidence showed he was insane when he shot Chief of Police Taylor, and his disease makes him dangerous to the community. Defense urged temporary insanity, but the court ordered institutional care.
An article argues that high prices curb demand and reduce overall profits. It uses barbering as a case where both workers and owners lose under elevated costs. The piece claims lowering prices could boost trade, volume, and profits for manufacturers, merchants, and the public.
Henry Osborne notes cave man stone figures found in French caves about 25 000 years old. He says female figures are fat from marrow fat while male figures are thin from exercise. He adds a quip about caveman courtship and a stunned bride.
An irate customer burst into The Enterprise with a letter and a bill mailed April 19 1921 he says he already paid weeks earlier. The postmark shows April 20 1921 and delivery was this morning. He complains delays would be explained if Mr Burleson were still postmaster general.
Thought to be the last of his generation in New Rom ney England Albert Hayward is reported dead in a quiet obituary notice. The fragmentary text mentions Hutché and fiti but offers few verifiable details.
A passage notes a man who first thought to tar roads after seeing tar barrels burned. The idea led to thousands of miles of tarred road across Europe and the United States. It claims every fact of modern civilization rests on a single thought.
Juvenile court officials in progressive towns send girls who attempted suicide to the country for healthful influence. Surrounded by nature they have time to think and often conclude they were mis understood by themselves and are cured.
Alice Robertson declares her stance against anti tobacco bills and urges reformers to reform. She argues that woman suffrage shows no single women’s organization can speak for all women, just as no men’s group can speak for all men in the United States.
The Hall in New York City lists sixty two names including John J Audubon Gilbert Stuart Louis Agassiz Mary Lyon Maria Mitchell Joseph Story and Elias Howe. The piece reflects on fame and asks if you know who they were.
In the big money divorce battle, Peggy Joyce is said to have secured a valued witness from an exclusive California colony. The note on exclusiveness suggests residence in a certain neighborhood equates to wealth, yet money itself is not a reliable marker of character or influence.
A New Orleans boy has answered Thomas Edison's riddle by saying the deepest place in the sea is the bottom. The playful exchange highlights inventive curiosity from a young reader.
The bill in Congress condemns women who smoke in public as foolish and uses strong language to argue for restrictions. It frames public smoking as a social issue tied to women’s behavior and appearance while urging policy action.
Report notes a New York parade may take up to 12 hours to pass a key point amid ongoing anti prohibition actions. Officials expect extended congestion as participants and observers line the route.
In New York a downtown sporting goods window displays a pair of pristine white wool socks with a sign claiming they were worn by Tilden when he won the world championship. The notice highlights fame extending to apparel.
The late James Huneker's books will soon be available to the public for study at the New York Public Library. Readers will encounter Huneker's sharp marginal annotations including phrases like Twaddle and More twaddle. He favored European literature especially Zola Flaubert and Baudelaire within a broad German and other works.
The all colored musical Shuffle Along at the Sixty third Street Arcades draws crowds at 11 30 p m a new nightly peak and drops Wednesday matinees as it thrives despite skeptics. The show recalls Williams and Walker era and proves public appetite for late performances remains strong.
Dorothy Dixon Hyson and Carl Hyson sue a Broadway restaurant over convert charges. They allege entertainers receive 50 percent of the fee and that the restaurant fixed the public price. They report the monthly convert charges reached $12,786, paid by patrons for meals and dancing.
The speaker questions whether cemeteries draw visitors for tranquility or their green spaces and trees. They note a personal lack of fascination with cemeteries, while mentioning a large cemetery uptown that feels connected to the area.
The article notes hotel canaries face high death rates as patrons overfeed them with peanuts lettuce candy and mayo dressing. Managers urge restraint while ladies at tea rooms demand birds for ambiance and signs reading Dont feed the birds appear in some hotels.
A compilation of quotations from public figures criticizing education, youth culture, and crime rhetoric. Ferris calls for productive thinking in schools, Mackin notes rising cigarette use among women, Kirchwey denies a crime wave, Luke laments language by some women, and Magistrate Levine advocates harsh discipline discussions.
Mrs Christine Frederick declares that the American home requires reconstruction above all else, emphasizing domestic reform and improved household practices.
The text lists global area figures: Earth surface 196,940,100 square miles with 57,255,000 land. Ocean surfaces include Atlantic 41,321,000 and Pacific 68,634,000 square miles, Indian 29,480,000. Additional totals cover lakes and rivers 1,000,000, islands 1,910,000, fertile land about 29,000,000, steppes 14,000,000, deserts 4,861,000 square miles.
William S Hart stars in The Toll Gate a frontier drama of self sacrifice and outlaw justice. Hart leads a bandit gang betrayed by a member, escapes a sheriff, slays the betrayer’s traitor, then surrenders to rescue the innocent wife and child before being allowed to depart to freedom.
Murphy paid a $5 fine and court costs after failing to appear for a trial on an aftfray charge caused by a misunderstanding of the date. Judge Royal dismissed James Twine’s vagrancy case and ordered him to leave the city. R M Long had $15 remitted after paying damages to W C Lowe. C B Bundrant was held for Guilford Superior Court on receiving stolen property charges with bond set at $200.
Through A. TV Wishart 100 free baseball tickets were distributed to all who cared to attend the game on Thursday. Since High Point won it was especially fitting that many people took advantage of the offer. Clocks regulated and operated by ter power are common in China.
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