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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1922
Page
4
A speaker notes the weather will soften and jokes that Jacksonville rarely stays chilly. He praises Jacksonville as a lively, bustling city with crowded streets and attractive residents, reflecting on a winter stay aided by a handy overcoat.
A jumble of phrases notes a failed plan to get rich quick a political clash over Beavis school and kid votes a quirky brain cell claim and odd wordplay about graphophone records and sleep patterns forming a scattered snapshot of a historical page.
Fragment expresses concern that bureaucratic delay may erase veterans by the time action occurs, highlighting anxiety over protections for service members.
A collection of quips on bootleggers reformers and social habits features an 86 year old man wife and three children. The witticisms touch on manners toward women caution against haters and pride in American symbols. Mentions of a Henry making flivvers and a Muscle Shoals bid are included with light humor.
An editorial criticizes import reliance, urging Governor Morrison and Mr Lucas to push a "back to the soil" movement. It notes NC has vast agricultural potential, with 8.2 million acres improved in 1920 but a drop from 1910, and calls for more cows, chickens, and gardens to reduce food imports.
Periods of reduced demand cause seasonal layoffs in American industry. Firms in dried fruit, clothing, glass, and footwear amplify sales through year round advertising and standardized products. By advertising mid season sales and stabilizing prices, these companies extend production, spread work, and keep employees through the year.
A fragmentary meditation on democracy and leadership notes a girl running for Congress and an optimistic view that progress comes from those who believe in the world with them. The passage pairs political ambition with social commentary in a concise, opinionated style.
Chinese students in England report British manufacturers hesitate to admit them to workshops, unlike the United States and France where work and study are combined. First secretary Chu Chao Hsin of the Chinese embassy in London questions Western attitudes toward China and warns against self-serving motives while noting the Open Door policy phrase by John Hay.
In Moscow markets most goods are out of stock except for hair, toiletries, and some planty parlors. Merchants face rising taxes and licensing costs while importing limits bite. A Genoa invitation offers hope that foreign credit will revive supply and turn Russia into a better market in months ahead.
Wealthy orphan Fay Tudor returns from France to face a nervous breakdown and a murder in the Tudor summer colony. At Sandy Cove the arrival of Captain Warren and the love triangle with Laurel Tudor complicates affairs as a supposed wild man prowls the estate and Laurel dies by asphyxia. Sheriff Huise and detective John Barry investigate.
In Sandy Grove Miss Laurel Tudor dies from carbon monoxide poisoning. Lieutenant Cadmus, Sergeant Barry, and Professor Semyonov probe motives and alibis while Mrs Tudor confronts tragedy and a looming autopsy. The case centers on a staged room and possible murder.
Paris March 3 The Paris prefect of police Robert Loullier issued instructions to confiscate and seal cars involved in serious pedestrian collisions. If the driver is found guilty, imprisonment and car sale follow. if acquitted or released, a severe reprimand may be issued.
Wellington March 8 The New Zealand government rejected an American bid for a hydro electric machinery contract and awarded it to a British firm despite the Americans offering £14,000 less. Premier Massey said the loss would be reduced to £7,000 by a preference tariff and that British machinery built by British workers would be used. This marks the first contract in a series for hydro electric works in New Zealand.
Mrs. George A. Kepna known as Trilby the Fat Lady in circus side shows for years died in Chicago after quitting the circus sixteen years ago. She weighed 460 pounds at death and her weight had exceeded that figure while with the show. A casket measuring about a yard wide and six feet three inches long is being built for her funeral.
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