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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
4
A collection of quips and opinions lampooning wartime events and public figures. It mocks newspaper warfare talk, asks about the Roosevelt emblem, notes rain signs, and jokes about ostrich feathers, collar sizes, goats for farmers, statues for George Washington, Joffre, and a humorous ship auction tale with Robert E. Lee bidding 2s 6d.
A editorial argues the U S should openly state its war aims and terms with Germany to honor democracy and liberty. It condemns censorship and warns that restricting press freedom under a spy bill undermines republican ideals and the people’s right to know government aims.
The Greensboro former mayor and finance commissioner Thomas J. Murphy has been elected High Point city manager. Murphy led Greensboro municipal affairs for six years and is recognized as a top North Carolina municipal authority. The council expects continued street improvement and growth under his systematic leadership.
Editorial rejects President Wilsons push for wartime censorship led by a Creel headed board. It argues freedom of press and speech sustains US democracy, cites the Official Bulletin as hidden publicity, notes government waste, and contrasts with Russia's call for maximum publicity of policy.
A poem celebrating brotherhood across seas and lands. It depicts people arriving by train, boat, and land from distant places to share ideas and ideals. The piece emphasizes unity, learning, giving and taking, and striving for mankind's highest ideals.
A North Carolina act to protect travelers by sanitary inspections of hotels and restaurants is to be enforced, with annual state health board inspections and doors screens against flies from April to December. The law hints at future health certificates for cooks and wait staff, citing New York City practice and its troubling findings.
In Whitsett May 23 a Travelock Craven county man Earl A. Rooks and Alma Ruth Ingle, a Whitsett student, quietly wed after the institute's graduation exercises. The couple, longtime friends, married at 4 p.m. and left for New Bern to begin their life together. The Mississippi Federation of Women's clubs plans its twentieth anniversary celebration soon.
A reader commends the mayor and council for selecting Thomas J. Murphy as city manager. The letter praises professional, nonpartisan appointment and condemns politics and cronyism in local government citing Murphy’s six years of leadership as proof of progress for the city.
Richard C. Travers, star of Essanay's The Phantom Buccaneer, sailed as a deck hand aboard a freighter to the Georgian Bay district for a hunting and fishing trip amid dangerous Lake Michigan gales. He sent back many photos of lake trout, the largest at 42 pounds, and plans to hunt moose later, after securing passage despite wrecks that hindered freight ships.
Fannie Ward, famed for The Winning of Sally Temple, shifts to a chic modern role in The Schools for Husbands, a Lasky Paramount photoplay at Broadway today. Harvey T. Thew prepared the photoplay version for Miss Ward, showcasing her versatility and charm as a leading screen actress.
Washington May 23 The agriculture department announced shipments of new potatoes onions tomatoes cabbage lettuce and celery were at least equal to last year when prices were lower. New potatoes and tomatoes shipments were twice as high and lettuce was nearly seven times the prior year, debunking the shortage claim.
Mrs Penny of 115 Taylor Street High Point testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieve kidney discomfort and urges others to use the remedy. The ad notes a 50 cent price and recommends asking for Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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