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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1922
Page
4
A fragment from a city newspaper mocks a bootblack who boasts of paying income tax while contrasting bootblacking with bootlegging. It weaves spring fever, weather lore, and social notes into a lively, meandering column about daily life and public tastemakers.
Major Orde Lees and H Crisp of the British Air Mission in Japan become the first climbers to scale Mount Fuji in mid winter. They slept at 4 700 feet, faced dense fog and a 48 hour ascent and descent, losing all gear but reaching Gotemba safely.
Hazel endures captivity and threats as Dan Slike haunts her after murdering her uncle. Rafe Tuckleton confronts Hazel during a tense scene, a clock falls by accident, and Hazel at last drives Rafe from the house with a pistol. The district attorney and allies pursue Dan and the Walton ranch suspect, ending with a shocking discovery.
A column of fragmented, era slang notes and quips on politics, Hollywood, labor, and daily life. It surveys Bible verse echoes, railings against speeders, coal strikes, and headlines about whisky, Ford rivals, and a preacher’s remarks. It closes with jokes about Harding’s trousers and April Fool’s payday.
The piece recalls Geo Broke Joseph Leiter and his ill fated 1897 wheat corner, noting the 33 250 000 loss and warning small investors to avoid speculative gambling. It argues production signals, not brokerages, are the true business gauge and cites Wall Street Journal on rising speculation.
A new wireless talking movie system demonstrated in Chicago syncs film playback between studio and theaters. Actors voice lines are transmitted to audiences by radio, allowing silent pictures to gain spoken dialogue and maintain dramatic impact without blanking performances. Harry J. Powers Jr. keeps details secret pending patents.
A group of Russians formerly high in Imperial favor arrived at Ellis Island from Constantinople in steerage. General Any Mme Kolesnikoff, four czar medals, his wife with five decorations from Red Cross work, Admiral Alexis Zeiff and family, and Vladimir Dubinsky with his wife Mme Nedina Dubinsky, ex-Imperial Opera members, were among the arrivals.
Despite government efforts, certain industries resist income checks. Isadore Weigand operates a stand at the Municipal building, illustrating persistent gaps in tracking earnings.
The Hotel Commonwealth plans 2500 rooms equipped with radiophones to let guests hear concerts speeches dramas and other entertainments. Radiopane amplifiers in lounges and clubs will ensure clear listening for all guests, marking a pioneer move to wireless in-room entertainment.
Guy Bolton has effected an amu ing comedy in the book of The Hotel Mouse the new musical production at the Shubert theatre and the music is tuneful and enjoyable Frances White returned from her wanderings through the country is the heroine and Broadway is glad as always to have her home again.
Sam Zuckerman a local shipping clerk valued one of his fingernails at $1000 after a subway incident lost his nail and filed suit for damages. The anecdote adds humorous local color to an unusual claim.
A nostalgic prose fragment recalls the first day of spring amid lingering winter, describing snow melt, blooming trees, and a boy counting loads of wood to buy a kite. The piece blends whimsy with weather chatter and a playful tone.
An article discusses goiter linked to freshwater inland exposure and outlines two forms of the thyroid condition. It gives patient guidance on rest, sleep, ventilation, diet emphasizing milk and cooked fruits, and cautions against heavy meats and certain organ foods.
T F Wrena sold to Denny Veneer company property at 108 Tomlinson street for 1060 dollars and other considerations. Other deeds recorded yesterday include lands in the Mooffitts vision with small consideration. Purchasers were J A Powell J T Hensley and J D Deviney.
A Chicago committee on origin of crime reports that intelligence tests similar to army standards show offenders' IQ levels resemble those of drafted World War I men. It urges preventive clubs for youth led by capable mentors, funds repeat offenders' confinement, and supports commitment of chronic offenders to suitable institutions.
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