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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1917
Page
5
The poem laments daily life hardships and ironies of fortune. An unnamed speaker notes misfortune, rising costs, and predatory taxes that plague mortals whether rich or poor. Walter G. Doty appears in Judge.
A member of the Women’s Club urged that High Point urgently needs a public library. She cited missing reference books for students and the lack of a safe evening gathering place for young people, and stated women will press to secure a library.
A brief dispatch reports a safe onward journey with friends in the city alerted to the travel status. No injuries or further incidents noted.
Mrs. Emerson Allred has arrived safely at the Isle of Pines in Cuba for her health. The invalid traveler went alone on the long journey a few weeks ago seeking relief from illness.
W F Brennan of National Cash Register welfare department Dayton Ohio visits the city to outline an illustrated lecture at the school auditorium on Thursday April 5. The Civic Department of the Woman's Club sponsors the event with afternoon and evening sessions. The talk and pictures cover flower planting and turning back yards into dining rooms as a means to lower living costs, promising wide interest.
The civic department of the Woman's club will meet tomorrow at 3 30 in the afternoon at the Elks home. All members are urged to attend as important business will be discussed.
Gilbert Moser son of Mr and Mrs T J Moser of Richardson street Mil dred Massey of Bay street Mary Anderson and Virginia Lewis Johnson are the latest additions to the Measley club.
Grace Barringer returns from two years in Thomasville to live with Mrs. L. J. Ingram on Elm Street, this city.
A Philathea class business session of the First Baptist Church will convene at 7 30 PM in the Sunday school room. All members are urged to attend.
Louis A. Woodson arrives for a few days as a business visitor. J. O Neil Craig and Eva Woodburn of Salisbury depart after spending the weekend with J. D. Mann on South Main. Leet O'Brien of Winston-Salem visits. Miss Lacey Hadley of Salem college visits Lindsay street. J. C. Cecil of Illinois and Rev Eli Reece of Greensboro are guests of locals. Carl Wood recovering from measles. Mrs J K Smith of Greenville is guest at Redding apartments. W S Brennan of Dayton, Ohio, was in the city yesterday.
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America urges a week before Easter for united intercession with daily themes. Topics cover the incarnation, forgiveness, will of God, kingdom come, temptation, and the cross, guiding sermons and devotion nationwide.
The Hoffman family expresses appreciation for sympathies shown during the death of their father and grandfather J F Hoffman. They note every kind act helped lighten their sorrow and wish blessings from the Lord on each reader.
Reports from New York financial circles say the Russian government is heavily aiding imports of gold for the Entente. A 41 million dollar Canadian shipment included Russian gold from Petrograd via the Trans Siberian route to Vancouver, plus French gold. The French and Russian governments are believed to be sharing in recent gold shipments.
The Shady Grove school held its commencement on Saturday March 10 with an engaging pupil program reflecting credit on teacher Miss Leona Muse. Rev. James A. Clark gave the address and Prof. W. M. Marr presented the annual prize for top student progress. Miss Muse plans to return home with her parents on South Main Street.
Amand de Meyer and his family arrived in Tokyo as refugees from Bucharest. Once president of a major oil refining company, he now declares himself penniless after his factory and home were burned by the approaching Germans. He and his wife and children fled a ruined capital with thousands of others.
Nine year old Sadie Miller of the Bronx was rewarded with a penny for helping her mother. She stepped in front of a St. Ann's avenue trolley car on her way to buy candy and was killed instantly.
Stockholm police hunt a Swedish American man who bought cigars with a Confederate States $50 bill. He accepted a worse exchange rate, exposing the bill in a Stockholm shop. Confederate money has been circulating in Sweden, mainly ten-dollar notes with some higher denominations.
The navy department took preliminary steps toward contracting for the rapid build of 100 or more high speed coast patrol boats designed to scout for submarines. At a conference with about a score of builders, assurances were given that deliveries could begin within four months and contracts are expected to be awarded soon.
Historical survey notes that Hawaiian fishes were first documented in 1782 by Broussonet from Captain Cook expeditions. By 1903 the U S Fish Commission recorded 902 species around Hawaii including swordfish tuna bonito and albacore, underscoring Hawaii’s potential as a premier sport fishing destination.
A sharp domestic moment shows a stern parent threatening a whipping while a boy laments that discipline is their main shared stance. The exchange conveys tension within a family setting from a London publication.
Quotations capture a brief social moment where two individuals smooth a minor accidental contact. The dialogue highlights polite restraint and shared humor as they acknowledge the stumble and reaffirm mutual tolerance.
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