Seth Tanner Faces Financial Decline and Storage Fees
A rough, humorous note recalls Seth Tanner once hoarded items for future need, now broke from storage charges. The speaker adds a quip that a man gets angry when his name is misspelled.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1921
Page
4
The Rhine watch needs winding again
The item humorously notes a clockwork watch on the Rhine requiring winding, paired with a quip about the power bill being dead and reduced power. It reads as a concise witticism on energy and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
North Carolina Audiences to Censor Films Continues
North Carolina moviegoers will keep acting as censors of film content, overseeing what can be shown in theaters and influencing what scenes are allowed to screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Movie censorship bill hinges on pulmotor call
The text suggests the pulmotor must be deployed to salvage the censorship bill. No additional details on dates people or organizations are provided. The line reads as a metaphorical push to revive stalled legislation.
Germany Must Understand Bargain Season Not Opened by Allies
A brief note asserts that the allied powers have not opened a bargain season, stressing Germany must acknowledge the current status and avoid assumptions about concessions or timelines.
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Germany
Allies Undertake a Task Left Open in 1915 Fall
The report notes that the allies seem to be taking up a small assignment that was not completed during the autumn of 1915, suggesting continued coordination and effort in the war effort.
Stolen goods in a hearse spark grave charges in High Point
A High Point man faces serious charges after authorities say he deposited stolen poods in a hearse. The incident prompted a criminal case naming the suspect, the vehicle involved, and the location of the alleged crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
French Army Ready to Move Into Germany and Pass the Hat
The French army poised to advance into Germany signals total readiness to mobilize for war even in unconventional measures, including fundraising efforts. This expresses a stance of determined action and public support mobilization as the conflict escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Germans Refuse to Pay More than They Can Borrow
The Germans show reluctance to pay additional costs and avoid borrowing from the Allies, signaling a stance against further financing.
Harding Eyes Merged War Navy Departments
President Harding plans to unite the war and navy departments and to pursue economy and efficiency in government, with the aim of undertaking meaningful reforms and making progress on valued goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
War
Navy
Panama President Reflects on Threats After U.S. Aid
The Panama leader who survived an attack thanks American troops and faces looming danger from unnamed assassination factions. The piece analyzes ongoing security risks and potential extremist groups pursuing his life.
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Panama
Rhine Territory Appeal to League of Nations Seen
German leaders plan to appeal to the League of Nations over the Allied occupation of the Rhine border area, arguing the action breaches international agreements. The contrast between Allied powers and the League is debated as a matter of legitimacy and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Rhine
Keynes shapes German reparations in war cost plan
The passage notes that Britains economist John Maynard Keynes proposed easing German reparations and shifting the heavier financial burden to the United States, a scheme seen as guidance for German payments in the postwar period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
John Maynard Keynes
United States
Alaska Delegate Sworn In With High Daily Pay
James Wickersham was sworn in as Alaska delegate and will reportedly receive about 7000 dollars per day until the session ends. The piece hints that using personal funds could avoid this cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Wickersham
Alaska
Will
The German Proposals at London Conference
The German peace terms are criticized as absurd and impractical. The article compares Germany’s demand to pay 37 billion marks with Allies’ 54 billion and argues the money could not be capitalized or funded by the Allies. It recalls past indemnities and stresses Germany must repay for wartime ruin, while noting the Allies accept no full payment. It ends with a critique of a street car conductor’s perceived stupidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Upper Silesia
Germany
Europe
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Italy
Roumani
Serbia
Hostages to Fortune in Bacon and the single life
The article debates whether unmarried men outperform married men in public merit, citing Bacon and contrasting him with Shakespeare Cromwell Milton Washington Franklin Lincoln and Edison. It notes Franklin’s remark on wives aiding success and reflects on personal fortune and industry.
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Francis Bacon
Bacon
Aran
Shakespeare
Oliver Cromwell
Milton
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Edison
Franklin
Knut Hamsun Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 1920
The text notes Knut Hamsun, famed Norwegian writer, as winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize for literature. It recalls his time in America, his obscurity then, and a Chicago Halstead street job on a horse car, describing his red wrists and missed rope pulls that angered passengers.
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Knut Hamsun
America
Halstead Street
Chicago
Republicans Spend Millions In Presidential Race
Figures indicate Republicans used 8 100 739 dollars and Democrats 2 237 770 dollars in the presidential election with votes roughly proportional to money spent. Harding spent less in the primary than rivals yet drew support from a notably accurate group of predictors.
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Harding
German Diplomats Worry Over Future Generations
The passage notes German diplomats fret about future generations while lamenting the current generation’s casualties in France, England, and Belgium. It reflects concern over wartime losses and broader consequences of ongoing conflict.
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France
England
Belgium
U D C members upset by club room refusal in High Point
In a Voice of the People letter, the High Point chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy denounces three Commercial Club board members for denying a request to use three rooms for an Easter Monday benefit. The letter notes Elks Lodge offered space and urges broader club awareness.
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High Point
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Lee
Jackson
Commercial Club
Ladies of
High Point Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
Elks’ Lodge
Daughters of the Confederacy
High Point Chapter
New Air Line Planned Between Pittsburg and New Orleans
H J Lambert of Lamberton West Virginia and R A Neville of Connellsville Pennsylvania travel to Miami to study long distance flight. They plan a commercial airline service along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers from Pittsburg to New Orleans for firsthand knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Air Line
Miami
Fla
Maren 8
H. J. Lambert
Lamberton
W. Va
R. A. Neville
Ship Doctor Baths Immigrants After Oil Spill
Dr Yaja Donato surgeon on the Ferdinando Palasciano disinfected passengers as the liner arrived with 1593 immigrants. Faced with oil on the water he had hundreds of buckets scooped and passengers bathed in oil to cleanse them.
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Philadelphia
Yaja Donato
Ferdinando Palasciano
Brame's Vapomen tha Salve Promoted by Drugstore Ad
A dated ad encourages readers to ask their druggist for Brame's Vapomen tha Salve today. The line hints at a product promotion likely from a historical newspaper page.
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Brame
Forged Ulster County Gazettes Circulate as Old Newspapers
University of Chicago curator Edward A. Henry notes many imitations of the Ulster County Gazette from 1800. Libraries report several editions while Wisconsin and New York holdings show multiple variants. The forgeries likely arose to capitalize on interest in Washington's funeral account which appears accurate in some copies.
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Chicago
Ulster County Gazette
Washington
Vicksburg Citizen
Edward A. Henry
University of Chicago
Oid
Wilberforce Eames
New York Public Library
Gazette
Library of Congress
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Middle West
New York
Kingston
Ulster County
Hudson
Ulster County Gazettera
Ulster County Gazettes
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Beams With Promises
Five months after taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for gas and stomach trouble, the writer reports felt improvement and youthfulness. The letter claims the remedy removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and fixes stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. Sold by Hart Drug Co High Point and Randleman Drug Co Randleman.
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Mayr
Hart Drug Co
High Point
Randleman Drug Co
Randleman
Declammers to Be Named at High Point Today
A preliminary contest this afternoon at High Point High School will select students to represent the school. The event names participants and sets the path to a final competition.
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High Point High School
Declamation contest draws participants from North Carolina colleges
The local institution at Guufierd College hosts a March declamation event with entrants from High Point and other regions. Winners receive prizes including a 25 dollar book gift, an 8 dollar scholarship, a 12.50 gold medal, and a 8.50 pin engraved with Wake Forest society names.
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Guufierd College
Thea
High Point
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Baptist Institution
Dendaifmer
Train Schedules for Lea to Greenaboro Guilford
A fragmented timetable lists departure and arrival times between Lea and various hotels and towns. Entries show early morning and late afternoon options with multiple stops at Clegg Hotel and Hugh Point Elwood Hotel.
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