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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1921
Page
6
A city editor position is announced with management duties and responsibilities outlined. The notice specifies required qualifications and application procedures for candidates seeking editorial leadership.
The piece notes Seth Tanner and others comment on thinking when smoking. Gettysburg Stebbins arrives wearing a new suit, hair cut, and trimmed whiskers, prompting his dog to growl at him.
Local sports note spotlights Mike as leading batter with standout average. The piece frames his performance with heroic metaphor while recounting season stats and team context.
The allied council weighs the upper hand in Upper Silesia as the key issue shaping postwar influence. Leaders debate strategy and possible outcomes amid mounting pressure from regional factions and international actors.
Police report thirty killed and many injured after riots erupt during a national election in Italy. Authorities deploy troops to restore order as clashes flare in several major cities.
A fragmented line suggests Greensboro and Salisbury vie as preferred convention cities with limited appeal for other contenders. The note hints at competition among locales without detailing concrete plans or outcomes.
The remark suggests curiosity about whether Edison challenged Ford or tested ideas from him. The line implies speculation on past experiments and potential rivalries affecting their reputations.
The text questions who discovered gravity and suggests the Kaiser as a candidate, noting a hard fall. It hints that a Philadelphia lawyer may need to resolve whether a league is the same as an association.
The passage notes that top minds selling stock in the league of nations must conduct operations by mail from North Carolina.
A disagreement over the relative positions of the Painters and Patriots is to be settled by sundown this evening. The outcome will determine which side gains the upper hand and practical advantage in the ongoing contention.
Mr and Mrs Solso of New Haven Conn celebrate the birth of guarduplets. The father reportedly holds four of a kind for the first time in his life.
A jab at the era prints the plight of scribes lacking high profile assignments to cover the Dempsey Carpentier bout. The remark notes the scarcity of feature assignments and the tough job market for sports writers.
The announcement notes press agents for Carpentier and Dempsey prepare to cover the upcoming bout with focus on public access and promotion as the event approaches.
The author suggests Boy Scouts enjoy less fun than earlier generations who scavenged scrap iron and bones to raise funds for a circus outing. The remark sits as a reflective aside on youth activities and social expectations.
The conference committee surveys towns for the M. P. college site noting High Point follows Greensboro and Burlington in the intended sequence. The piece then shifts to a Tibet yak overview, describing domestication, habitat high in Tibet, diet, weight, and uses of wood and hide.
About 28 million copies of newspapers are daily read in the United States, with an average reader count of four per copy and five readers per copy in some communities. The piece notes how headlines attract even discarded papers and recounts quotes on optimism, civic virtue, and the memory of World War I soldiers, with tree plantings planned as a memorial in Indiana by American Legion posts in South Bend and LaPorte.
A witty domestic quip frames questions to Mr. Edison about daily habits and proprieties. The speaker mocks casual lapses such as coal orders letters and attire while toying with the idea that quick answers prove readiness for a life of domesticity. The piece blends humor with public figures and common domestic concerns.
The Wall Street Journal cites freight charges raising pig iron to 10.48 a ton in Pittsburgh, down from 13.20 ten years ago. The piece argues high freight rates reshape manufacturing and living costs, forcing farmers to grow more food and consumers to adjust amid broader price pressures.
The article describes William Harrison as a sixteenth century English chaplain and husband who kept close tabs on his household, enjoyed tinkering in the kitchen, and wrote Chronicles that provide a detailed picture of family life. It notes his habit of sharing a printed home brew recipe, including monthly practice by his wife and her maid-servants, and his caution about the drink’s dangers.
In New York on May 17 a trolley crash injured Elizabeth M Tremaint 17 from Westfield New Jersey, her father and grandmother. Elizabeth received 10000 for a scar, the father 84 for a shattered windshield, and the grandmother 1000 for a badly broken leg.
Admiral Andreas du Plessis di Richelieu, chairman of United Steamship, arrived in New York. The Danish officer once asked Siam’s king for a navy commission and was given charge of a non existent fleet, then built eight sidewheel river super dreadnoughts for the king.
Among spring impulses, Manhattan automobiles now feature hand painted landscapes and bright scenes on their bodies. Leafy dell, babbling brook, and occasional human interest tableaux appear on sides heads or backs. The trend grows rapidly and may soon be common practice.
In New York City Mrs O Thompson wife of the American Cotton Oil Co. chairman brightens lives by writing appreciative notes to street car conductors ministers clerks and others. Her act of kindness inspired by a belief that small efforts raise happiness is detailed alongside her publication of a musical song written by her.
On the Aquitania in a Southhampton crossing, a baronet served passengers at table. A walkout by stewards and cooks left Cunard staff short, but 400 crew including Sir Percy Bates volunteered to ensure the ship sailed on time.
The piece notes New Yorkers tanning on park benches and chasing leisure looks while Wichita's American Legion post uses a three relay phone system to alert over a thousand members within minutes. The chain starts with ten callers and expands to ten more per link, each carrying a card with names and numbers.
In Lodi California a mass meeting of the American Legion condemned two brothers for mutilating a picture of former President Wilson. They were given thirty days to settle affairs and leave town under Legion protection as they prepared to depart. About 6 000 to 7 000 maple residents witnessed the proceedings.
Leaves of absence will be granted to ex service men taking training under the federal board for vocational education who are duly accredited delegates to the American regional national convention at Kansas City October 31 November 1 and 2.
An editorial in the California Oil Worker urges every former service member in district council No 1 to join the American Legion and support fellow laborers in securing recognition of their just claims.
The charge that the legion is capitalistic fails given its aim to secure decent treatment for disabled veterans and to create jobs for about 400000 unemployed. In the week to April 29, 27 legion posts and 73 auxiliary units were formed, led by Washington, Wisconsin, and Iowa for posts and by Minnesota, Iowa, and New York for auxiliaries.
Warren Stone, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, warns that organized labor faces an unprecedented crisis in modern history. He frames the challenge as severe and ongoing.
Justice MoéCardie warns that men are losing the sense of the oath and notes rising perjury in London. He urges renewed emphasis on truth and legal duty amid growing public concern.
Liberty Tailors announced a one day sale tomorrow with special prices on cool cloth and serve suits. Manager Wright expects a large crowd at the shop.
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