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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1920
Page
4
Poem fragment reflects on the horizon and the sky framed around the speaker as a personal hub. It presents a philosophical meditation on divine design and self in a concise verse form.
The piece notes the implied landslide of the election and critiqued figures like Jimmy Cox and Bill Hays for organizing political support. It contrasts Harding’s claimed landslide with the writers calling it an avalanche and mentions Democratic members of Congress feeling increasingly isolated. The tone is ironic and reflective on political outcomes.
The article notes the public will learn the number of men and women involved in yesterday's fisticuffs, with details to be released the day after tomorrow.
High Point voters and students played active roles in yesterday’s election. Campaign managers anticipate four more years of political theater as parties claim victory before midnight. President Wilson stayed up late awaiting the national result, not alone, with others nearby
Women voters in High Point arrived before pollholders and some attempted to vote a week early, signaling strong turnout in the early voting effort.
The writer argues North Carolinians should rest from political debate and push for better schools and roads, urging the general assembly to act on common public interests rather than lingering on the primary law.
Editors and reporters exhaust effort to provide readers with results from national, state, and county races. The piece notes public skepticism toward journalists while stressing the urgency of timely answers on election night.
A column condemns the proposed Dempsey Carpentier heavyweight title bout with a half million dollar purse. It argues the sport glorifies brutality, surpasses wartime heroes in pay, and corrupts youth by rewarding violence over virtue. It urges parents to tell their sons to eschew such spectacles.
The piece praises Roald Amundsen as a Homeric figure pursuing exploration over practical rewards. It contrasts his risky journeys including the Northwest Passage and the South Pole with the comfort of normal life, arguing that courage and curiosity advance human knowledge despite lack of tangible collateral or profits.
In high temperature furnaces ordinary thermometers fail, but a pair of bonded metal strips such as lead and antimony produce a tiny electric current proportional to heat. By calibrating this current for the furnace, engineers deduce the exact temperature without melting instruments.
The Enterprise hosted an election night party with several hundred guests as AP returns flashed on screens. Cox and Harding were referenced as results appeared, with mentions of Rawley H M and Filmer Shields crediting slides and staging under manager A B Huff’s courtesy.
Ann escapes responsibility through a prank while Deb and the narrator fear a sensational scandal. The scene shows family tension as rumors swirl about kidnapping and elopement, with Ann displaying carefree defiance and mock innocence. The excerpt ends with Ann fleeing to her bungalow as pursuit continues.
A description explains how metals are struck by a thermocouple connected by two copper wires to a delicate electric meter. The pyrometer measures high temperatures as the furnace heats the thermocouple, the meter dial moves, and the engineer reads the heat in ordinary figures.
The creed declares the city as the embodiment of democracy offering freedom in thought speech and religion. It highlights abundant churches schools parks and countless institutions and praises a superior school system and vast transportation networks aiding agriculture industry and defense for future generations.
The United States must stop turning foreign policy into partisan theater and maintain a steady line in international relations regardless of which party governs. Republicans and Democrats should now agree on America’s relationships abroad and proceed with a common course.
The document argues that U S foreign policy requires nations to end disputes at the waters edge and urges Democrats and Republicans to establish a nonpartisan tradition at the State Department to prevent partisan passions from influencing treaty talks. It notes two thirds Senate approval for treaties and calls for cross party cooperation.
The article surveys Childs Co. restaurants as a dominant wholesale feeder with 4 percent dividends last year rising to 8 percent this year. It earned 16 million dollars, two million more than the prior year, and defends high prices as justified.
The fragmentary text mentions Cam Morrison and democratic amendments, unusual bird pigment behavior, a four eyed killfish, ancient irrigation in India, grassland depends on rainfall, and ancient writers noting flour adulteration with white clay.
Vague remarks note voters scratched a candidate and wrote Jigs and Dinto Moore on ballots. The text also mentions carpets in Persian palaces currently in use for 300 Vas.
A garbled report notes a Johnson campaign chant suggesting support for Hirem sparking a voter to back Hi yesterday. The fragment indicates Johnson gained at least one vote in the display.
Historical astronomy records indicate that before the telescope's invention, scholars recognized just five planets. This limited celestial catalog reflects early observational constraints and geocentric thinking of that era.
The note contrasts Hindu attire by region noting turbans or caps are common outside Bengal. It also observes that deep sea fish edges appear larger than those near the surface, highlighting size perception differences across depths.
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