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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1921
Page
2
SETH TANNER remarks that after extending theaters, builders may start constructing homes. He compares changing habits to teaching an old dog new tricks, implying reluctance or challenge in adapting to new developments.
A collage of editorial jabs and fleeting notes critiques cover politics sports and local life. Mentions include Poland Mexico dandelions and droll references to college sports baseball and golfers. The piece reflects a lively, opinionated interwar press voice with pointed asides and yeardated idioms.
A government report notes about 10 000 silver foxes are bred in captivity on 215 fox ranches as the domesticated fur industry expands across northern and western states. Tax concerns and nonresponse hinder exact totals, but the sector now surpasses Canada's in size.
A La Vanguardia writer argues Spain’s decadence shows in staple beans. Beans are simple to cook, yet daily boiling reveals mental laziness. The piece contrasts habitual bean eating with the idea of choosing meals by taste and experimentation.
A column notes about as much as 30 million dollars in dormant bank deposits across national banks. It warns that forgotten balances arise after sudden death, misfortune, or flight, drawing heirs to search old banks for any remaining funds. The piece embeds romance and crime intrigue behind missing money.
A financial statistician lists wealth and debts for eight nations United States Great Britain Maine Russia Italy Japan Germany and Austria Hungary Total world wealth 1000 billion dollars US wealth 500 billion Debt totals 257 billion dollars about 25 percent of wealth Seven nations debt 233 billion about 46 percent US debt 24 billion under 5 percent of wealth Britain debt about 24 percent of its wealth France 51 billion about 55 percent Russia 25 billion 42 percent Germany and Austria Hungary debt 31 and 27 percent alike Austria Hungary near bankruptcy Little Japan nearly matches the US in debt percent with 2 billion and slightly under in percent of wealth
A New York city vignette contrasts neighborly warmth with a cake plate snatched by a maid, while Rev. Dr. George C. Houghton marks his fiftieth ministry anniversary at the Church of the Transfiguration. Arts notes cover Arnold Daly’s Greenwich Village theater plans with Lillian and Dorothy Gish and a Junior Arts Patrons dilemma over dancing in the Fine Arts Building.
In New Yorks busiest business district parking is settled by the judgment of traffic police. The area handles more daily business than any other on earth, a road parking system remains to be devised. Only in few centers are time limits set. elsewhere motorists may park anywhere so long as not obstructing traffic, with blocking streets carrying varied implications.
A fragment describes police stopping guidance at a Wateli intersection. It notes drivers should proceed to the end of a 14 minute interval, but if another motorist arrives one minute later the first car may block the way and be annoyed.
Grand Island automobile club will provide daily weather and road condition reports for the 293 mile Lincoln highway stretch from Omaha to North Platte. Reports from centers along the route go to Grand Island and are shared with all eastern and western points so tourists know safety before starting each morning.
Lincoln May 24 Nebraska women enjoy several statutory rights and privileges denied men including limiting work to 52 hours per week and prohibiting work between 10 p m and 6 a m with additional protections for dependent mothers.
The article outlines widow rights under Nebraska statues, noting a widow can charge bills for debts to her husband and has support rights, with exemptions from poll tax and jury duty. It contrasts these provisions with mens' status and mentions mourning payments and use of the husband’s property during mourning. It also briefly reports a Florida fish story about negroes digging mud fish from the ground, describing the species and conditions, with locals’ reactions.
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