Enterprise’s Platform for a Greater High Point
A draft platform outlines an $825,000 bond for immediate expansion of the city school system and lengthening city limits in all directions. It calls for a municipal building and auditorium, a substantial city library, expanded parks and playgrounds, a new passenger station, tracks raised, a city planning system, more homes, broader paving, sewer and water extensions, hard surfaced roads, and a modern garbage system, projecting a 20,000 population upon extension.
The Greatest Gambler of Them All
A compact poem by Berton Braley extols the farmer as the ultimate gambler who bets time labor and risk against weather pests and market shifts to feed the world. It contrasts farmers bold wagers with those of gamblers in other trades and honors the farmer's toil and perseverance through cycles of toil and uncertainty. The piece notes the 1922 copyright by NEA Service.
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NEA Service
Odd Bits and Snatches From a Witty Daily Page
A collage of quips and observations spanning social manners, politics, fashion, and culture. Jokes about uniforms and brides, references to Russia, Harding, and jazz, with humor on marriage, work, and life’s quirks. A brisk, scattered lampoon of contemporary life.
Pioneers in Community Drama at Carolina Playmakers
The Carolina Playmakers at Chapel Hill pioneer native drama, expanding community theater beyond North Carolina. Under inspired direction they push for a non commercial American theater and native material, showing North Carolinians’ strong interest in drama they can claim as their own.
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Carolina
Chapel Hill
Koch
Shakespeare
Carolina Playmakers
North Carolina
Ibsen
Moliere
How He Got Rich from Patterson the Sales Wizard
This piece recounts John H. Patterson as a psychology driven pioneer of scientific salesmanship. It highlights his cash register empire, the first salesmanship school, and his belief that thorough selling creates wealth. It compares him to industrial giants and Horatio Alger legends, urging young readers to value sales skill.
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Patterson
Germany
Cash Register Company
James J. Hill
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Flager
John D. Rockefeller
John Wanamaker
Horatio Alger
China under martial law prompts questions about other laws
The prompt asks what other kinds of law exist in China besides martial law, touching on constitutional, criminal, administrative, and civil codes, plus party ordinances. It notes that Chinese law blends statutory provisions with Communist Party authority and enforcement practices.
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China
Appreciation Note From Denver Tubercular Home Fundraiser
Louis Hindes thanks High Point citizens for support to the ex-Patients Tubercular Home of Denver. He credits S Rabinowitz and Rabbi Goodkowitz for help and notes S. Roebinowitz named national director to recruit members and raise funds in High Point and beyond.
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Denver
Colo
High Point
S. Rabinowitz
Hebrew Congregation
T. Goodkowitz
Denver Institution
Louis Hindes
Col
Philadelphia
Maryland
North
South Carolina
N. C
P. S
S. Roebinowitz
Rebinowitz
Common Sense Ways To Health Foot Care Advice
Readers receive guidance on foot health linking proper shoe fit to overall well being. Tips emphasize correct standing and walking, barefoot room exercises, toe spreading, and gradual shift to low heels to reduce backache and correct fallen arches.
Concord Officers Seize Liquor In Moonshine Bust
Prohibition agents using watchful waiting raided near Frank Goodman’s home between Kannapolis and Concord. They arrested Boyd Grant of Kannapolis after locating five gallons of liquor and then discovering three gallons being bottled by two men. A Ford roadster was seized and one other man escaped.
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Concord
Frank Goodman
Kannapolis
Widenhouse
Agent White
Roach
Mr. Widenhouse
Boyd Grant
Soviets and Turks Plan Treaty Conference at Kars
The Russian soviet government and Turkish nationalists aim to hold a conference at Kars to draft a treaty resuming trade with Caucasus republics including Georgia and Azerbaijan. A prior pact signed last fall awaits ratification due to alleged impracticality amid Russia's abnormal conditions.
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Constantinople
Kars
Turkey
Caucasus
Georgia
Azerbaidian
Russa
Big Stil Found in Cleveland County Farm Raid
Jim Irvin a prosperous farmer six miles north of Shelby helped Sheriff Logan raid a secluded area on his land where an illicit still operated. The landlord discovered the still and summoned the sheriff. the large outfit was destroyed in the raid.
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Cleveland
Shelby
Jim Irvin
Logan
Irvin
Mingo County 5 Again In Trouble
Charles Town West Virginia May 10 Facing a volatile crowd police clash erupts after the arrest of Lieutenant Mack Lilly of the state constabulary. Local leaders push for withdrawal of troopers while Lilly is freed amid claims of police brutality. A John Doe warrant is issued for those responsible for the hotel fight.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Mingo
West Virginia State Constabulary
Mack B. Lily
Constabulary
Guy
Lilly
A.S. Morgan
William Sliver
Morgan
W. M. Wiley
Boone County
Smith
Lieut
John Doe
Jim’ Smith
Srrti
Jilly
Graduating Class Plans Memorial Tower At State College
The State College class of 1922 will fund a memorial tower by signing notes of 236 each, totaling 3 400 to the Memorial fund. The tower base is to bear a bronze tablet crediting the 1922 class, with completion hoped within two years as funds allow.
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Sprotae
Enterprise State College
Lasaat State College
Gocestell
General Alumni Association of the College
Poincare Embarrassed by Allied Leaders Visit
Paris May 10 Premier Poincare described Supreme Council talks as a moving picture show before taking office He disapproved of Allied statesmen traveling caravanism He appeared ill at ease during Lloyd George Genoa stop with cameras everywhere He escaped to his automobile after the train rolled away.
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Paris
Poincaire
Supreme Council
Europe
Lloyd George
Genoa
Wheat feed production and historic gold nugget figures
The United States mills produce about 4 750 000 tons of wheat feeds annually. The largest gold nugget discovered weighed 2217 ounces. The census recorded 4590 Indians living in Oregon at that time.
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United States
Oregon
Dense Chinese coastal areas force millions to live on boats
In crowded regions of China the population density drives many residents to inhabit living on boats. The arrangement reflects extreme housing shortages and local economic patterns shaping maritime settlements.
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China
Flirtations and Schemes In New York Club Scene
Lucinda Cruce, a New York society matron, faces dissatisfaction in her marriage as Bellamy flirts with Amelie Severn. Richard Daubeney, Lucinda’s old sweetheart, returns to complicate matters while Bellamy tours a Clique Club luncheon seeking renewal. Amelie pushes for a plan involving divorce.
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Lucinda Cruce
New York
Bellamy
Amelie Severin
Richard
Lucinda
Amelie Severn
Clique Club
Amelie
Clique
Ross Severn
Rosy
Mexican Election Riots In Uruapan
Six persons were killed and sixty wounded in election riots at Uruapan Michoacan as reported from Mexico City on May 9.
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Mexico City
Uruapan
Michoacan
Baldness Gap: Men Far More Likely Than Women At Fifty Five
A study finds sixty percent of men are bald by age 55 while only one percent of women experience baldness at the same age. The data highlights a stark gender difference in hair loss prevalence.
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John H. Patterson
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Fifth Ave
Peoples Gas
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
Enterprise
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Army
Russia
Harding
White House
Voice OF
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People
Mingo County
Charlestown
Fear
State College
Louis Joseph Vance
Fifth Avenue
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Monsieur
Amy
Ritz
Rita
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Bel
Inda
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