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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
4
Point ers' Winning Streak and Chautauqua Reflections
A quirky, fragment filled note mentions the Point ers' winning streak, asks about the o f girl from side saddle days, and comments on a rainless July after the chautauqua. It muses on Bambino Ruths, home flivvers, and summer forecasts with odd humor about Ford, railroads, trains and self starters.
Russian artist claims paintings cure criminals for students
A Russian artist told Chicago art students that paintings would cure criminals, citing a realistic electric chair image. A Japanese university ball team beat an American team yesterday 17 to 1, highlighting debates about the american game and human constitution amid habits of excess and dissipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thirteenth High Point Game Scheduled for Tomorrow
The schedule notes a thirteenth game for High Point to be played tomorrow. In Los Angeles on Friday the thirteenth, Charles Chaplin's pants burned during a movie pose, and the garment cannot be replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Charles Chaplin
Los Angeles
High Point Girls Seek Funds for Sweet Briar Representation
At the Greensboro hardware convention the High Point group asks support to fund a Rose Theatre fundraiser next Monday and Tuesday. They sell tickets for the film Lessons in Love to send a local delegate to the Girl Month at Sweet Briar Virginia, urging strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Sweet Briar. Va
Rose’ Theatre
High Point in Cave Man Days Recalled by Scientist
The piece muses on High Point's ancient past with saber toothed tigers, jungles, and ice ages. It cites finds from San Leon Texas and Cheney, Oregon of mammoths, three toed horses, and camels to illustrate how High Point’s area looked 100 000 to 1 000 000 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yen
High Point
United States
Tarzan
San Leon
Texas
Chenoweth
Oregon
The Better Times and the Rise of High School Focus
The piece contrasts the 1890s with today, noting a rise in high school enrollment since 1890 as a sign of broader prosperity and social improvement. It argues education now drives worker advancement and community progress, paired with calls for sportsmanship amid a rising Piedmont baseball scene led by a confident manager and strong home run lineup.
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America
United States
City
Piedmont
Raleigh
Letter from German prison reaches American Legion
A letter from Frank Zimmer and Charles Nuef in Mosbach Germany on the eve of their sentences for the Bergdoll capture attempt was received by the American Legion in Indianapolis. National officers consider it the first such communication to reach the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Set
Frank Zimmer
Charles O. Nuef
Mosbach
Baden
Germany
Grover C. Bergdoll
American Legion
Legion
The
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Klumker-Wilmar Post
Arvada
Celo
Charles O. Naef
Anfarce Post
Coblence
Friday the Thirteenth Reflections and Superstitions
A humorous essay by Dr. William Be Barton discusses Friday the thirteenth with travel tale across the English Channel and cultural beliefs. It recounts legends about thirteen, notes American optimism toward the date, and lists thirteen famed English and Welsh items once glorified in romance.
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William BE. Barton
Paris
English Channel
London
Judas
Loki
Valhalla
Baldur
Jesus
America
George Washington
Congress
Great Britain
England
Hael
Morgan Mwynvawr
Cydno Eiddyn
Padran Beisrudd
Tegan Euroron
Arthur
Gwendolen
Chautauqua Event in High Point Declared a Success
The seven day Chautauqua featured top attractions despite poor weather and drew strong support. Local buyers already pledge season tickets for next year and business leaders guarantee a contract, signaling a lasting community institution.
Southern Railway timetable note from High Point N C
A brief railway notice lists H D Saunders as ticket agent in High Point North Carolina with times and routes indicated by LY Le Ly LV Liv and AY, AR and a price or fare may be 8 7 spoofed.
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Birmingham
Southern Railways
Meridian
Miss
Vicksbureg
Shreveport
Atlanta
Macon
Columbus
Rome
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ly. Atlants
W. P
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
New Orleans
Ball Club Rebounds Under Pierre’s Class C Build Up
High Pointers doubted local team but Pierre’s plan is yielding a creditable Class C club. The squad, after a slow start, is rapidly improving and fans who have seen them in action are impressed with the renewed performance and organization.
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Pierre
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