Wisdom and worldly toil in Ecclesiastes and Coleridge
The quoted lines contrast divine governance of human labor with common sense as wisdom. Ecclesiastes notes toil under heaven as an unhappy duty. Coleridge calls common sense exceptional wisdom.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1969
Page
4
The quoted lines contrast divine governance of human labor with common sense as wisdom. Ecclesiastes notes toil under heaven as an unhappy duty. Coleridge calls common sense exceptional wisdom.
A Pasadena Star News column urges citizens to contact lawmakers and emphasizes that personal letters carry weight. It notes that representatives value written records, prefer concise messages, and advise readers to clearly state positions with legible names and addresses.
A reflective poem describes autumn imagery with rain on panes and bare trees, contrasting nature’s decline with human aging and mortality. It ends noting life's renewal through death, attributed to poet Andrew Talbert.
The Lexington Dispatch highlights Davidson County residents' interest in upgrading North Carolina Route 68 from High Point to Friendship Airport and adding a lane to old U S 29 70 from Thomasville to High Point. The piece notes airport access via I 40 and calls for a unified state highway system crossing county lines to improve regional travel.
The Miami Herald notes a housing surplus at colleges, with universities like Indiana facing vacancies as lenient rules push students to off campus housing. The exodus pressures finances as mortgage payments rely on rental income from dorms not filled.
A reminiscence on National Newspaperboy Day recalls a Telegraph boy who handed his route to a substitute. Parents copied his detailed subscriber instructions, including weather, payment tactics, and behavior tips, illustrating a young courier’s practical psychology and its lasting impact.
A reader chides High Point for unpaved streets since expansion and questions a proposed 1 percent tax. He cites Fairfield Road and Mendenhall Road, recalls Governor Sanford's tax saga, endorses Skipper Bowles, and urges voter defeat. He links tobacco ads to health fears and shares personal recovery from alcohol and DTs.
Poem reflects on poverty of spirit over wealth, praising God and inner riches. It contrasts material need with spiritual kinship, citing wisdom as true wealth. Verses by MRS J D MEADOWS and CLARA WORTH BRYAN envision summer fading to fall colors and divine consolation.
A poem by Mildred Maner argues that nothing is truly new under the sun and that art repeats, yet suggests individuals can still create in their own style. The verses reflect on music, painting, and poetry while contrasting timeless themes with personal originality.
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