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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
5
A quip notes the vice president joining the cabinet to end his insomnia while satirical lines compare reactions to younger versus older women. The tone mocks public perception and gendered language in politics.
A parade of witty jabs on politics sports and society. References range from Pluvius leading league batting averages to draft dodgers and the rise of electric cars in Richmond. Multiple figures comment on Germany France and postwar tension with playful asides and social observations.
The High Point opening of the annual chautauqua yesterday reflects a firmly implanted spirit and suggests the most successful local assembly to date. Season ticket sales indicate the event’s permanency, and if opening programs set the standard, five days promise the best entertainment yet.
The Swiss army chief praised the American occupation forces in Germany calling them the most up to date best equipped and best looking military unit among the allied troops. He inspected British French Belgian and American troops and reported back to Switzerland.
A loyal Greensboro policeman was fatally shot by a gang of blockaders yesterday. The community is urged to back law enforcement, with calls for severe punishment for attackers and a renewed municipal resolve for active crime prevention.
The Senate Judiciary Committee concludes Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis cannot serve as supreme arbiter of organized baseball while seated on the U S federal bench. It follows a favorable report on Senator Dial’s bill banning federal judges from holding more than one salary and cites Landis’s $42,500 annual baseball pay alongside $7,500 government salary.
A fragment from the Voice of the People column presents community voices on local issues and public sentiment. The readable lines show residents’ opinions and concerns shaped by neighborhood events.
A citizen letter from Mrs. Walter White of High Point urges a united effort to support a clean and impartial city administration. She emphasizes cooperation, noncoercion, and local enforcement to prevent lawlessness and protect youths, calling for residents to clean their premises and back local officials.
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Quotes from Joseph H. Choate Jr and Joseph Daniels highlight fears over a future U S dye industry and calls to internationalize a key cable center. President Harding urged ending government interference with what he framed as legitimate business.
Ingo Stinnes, a German capitalist, argues that the world can recover only if business men come together and discuss practical solutions.
Magistrate March in New York cites Sing Sing records showing 50 percent of men there as subnormal or mentally irresponsible, prompting debate over treatment and justice.
Los Angeles psychologist Orcella Hex ford notes pink clothing signals romance and is sometimes chosen by men proposing to women who may not expect it. Her observations highlight color psychology in courtship customs.
The message presents Mary C. Goodwin of Ohio as a nurse and recruiting officer urging girls to embrace high ideals and a commitment to helping the world.
Governor Edwards of New Jersey warns that statutes erode personal liberty and, if unchecked, will crowd out American life. He calls for a halt to growing government control.
Detroit mayor Couzens urges mandatory vetting registration for highly qualified individuals. Fines and potential loss of citizenship are proposed for those who do not register.
Exiled elder statesman Marquis Okuma argues Japan cannot disarm first, as Britain and the United States possess greater navies. He says Japan’s eight fleet is only a mini mum next to Western powers and calls for reductions by the others before Japan. He notes the global armament burden worsens Japan’s plight and seeks relief.
Viscount Uchida, Japan's foreign minister, refutes claims that Tokyo seeks conflict, asserting that the notion is far from reality and misrepresents Japan's aims in foreign affairs.
Mrs Orville T Bright of Chicago remarks that viewing people from the rear makes it hard to distinguish grandmothers from sixteen year olds. The comment reflects social attitudes toward age and femininity.
A. W. Douglas, chairman of the statistics committee of the chamber of commerce of the United States, states that crop prices this year will be cheaper than in a long time.
ORANGE New Jersey May 4 A new perplexity over women jurors arose when a motion was made to set aside a verdict in a civil suit claiming the lawyer for the plaintiff took one juror to lunch during a court recess The juror admitted the luncheon but said the case was not discussed Judge Dugan said he would review the circumstances before ruling
Quote from Representative London of New York notes a shift from wartime gas production to gases aimed at poisoning human minds, describing it as more active than ever before.
Stahl baron Charles M. Schwab states Germany can ship steel to England for $20 per ton less than domestic production. Carrie Chapman Catt, leader of the suffrage movement, declares she will never seek public office.
The German state edges toward insolvency as authorities appear to pursue a path toward bankruptcy. The report cites economic strain and policy measures impacting the nation’s finances and industry.
Dr Frederick Monsen, noted explorer and lecturer, will present an illustrated lecture on Mexico at the Redpath Chautauqua. He has long studied the country and its people including Diaz Huerta Villa Carranza and Obregon, and offers an impartial view free from commercial or political bias.
A government analysis argues that the price gap between farm products and manufactured goods harms trade. It cites higher transport and wage costs, speculation on how to restore balance, and the need for wage and price realignment to revive consumption and employment.
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