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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1922
Page
5
A dated verse exhorts readers to blend caution with ambition. It praises the watchful, steady preserver and the energetic Go-Getter while condemning reckless excess and loafer-like laziness. The piece balances prudence with enjoying life.
A brief aside notes the sixty seventh congress and suggests there have been hundreds of sessions, signaling a long legislative lineage.
The piece weaves weather notes with political quips and social jibes in a brisk survey. It mentions detours and hunting limits, mockery of Turks and sultans, Hall Mills talk, pig-raising in New Jersey, Senator Newberry, and Congress openings day.
Fragmentary report notes authorities reactivating inquiry into a case involving Hall and Mille with reference to secured evidence and a night in September. The readable portion does not confirm consequences or location.
The article notes Senator Newberry resigning but delaying too long, costing him esteem. Michigan voters rejected his methods by sending a Democrat to the Senate, signaling disapproval of the Newberry affair and suggesting political leaders preferred keeping him in office.
Southern states push a massive road program with thousands of miles of new asphalt. In Eight months 343 bond issues totaling 86 436 650 were sold across 16 states funding road construction. Major totals include North Carolina 25 202 500 and Texas 25 436 750.
The Chicago Dilly News argues that national election results reflect broad discontent rather than clear party shifts. Voters blame Congress for high taxes, poor leadership, and economic strains while criticizing prohibition and tariff policies. It calls for leadership and a realignment around vital issues to restore trust.
London November 16 Major John Jacob Astor son of the late Viscount Astor was elected on the conservative ticket over liberal candidates in the Dover division of Kent.
A burglar stole jewelry from Wagger’s window display while avoiding the window and offering to sell it cheaper over the counter. Police investigating the incident as a retail theft with no injuries reported.
New York notes report Frank M. Gould son of Edwin Gould received a Tombs sentence for speeding. The piece then surveys psychic tests and awards by Scientific American, a museum collection on American Indian life, and a theater cast led by Margot Gilmore and Leslie Howard in The Romantic Age.
The author notes Jose R. Capablanca, newly arrived, is a remarkable chess talent rather than a bullfighting star. The piece uses a light, magical tone to praise the Spaniard while comparing champions from around the world and highlighting Capablanca’s field as chess.
In New York the Dental Park Zoo reports Hattie the elephant improves while daily bulletins note she drinks two quarts of whiskey daily. Broadway buzz follows John Barrymore in Hamlet as fans marvel at tragic grandeur. A night watchman saves lumber during a blaze and shoppers orbit a Fifth Avenue Santa workshop display.
In Hot Springs Arkansas on November 17 county deputies predicted more arrests after an ambush attack on men in regalia similar to Ku Klux Klan robes at a Jessieville community meeting to curb illicit whisky distilling. One man died and several were wounded as over 40 Mafigle Township residents were jailed for questioning and multiple stills were destroyed.
The executive committee of the bar association proposes districts in six counties Buncombe Mecklenburg Forsyth Guilford Wake and New Hanover to ease court congestion and link rural counties. They suggest keeping circuits while adding salaried solicitors and maintaining resident judges who travel the state.
An advertisement urges shoppers to visit Wagger's for jewelry with marketing claims of lower prices. The brief note emphasizes value and savings for buyers seeking jewelry deals.
Coffield Furniture Co offers furniture, stoves, ranges, kitchen cabinets, floor coverings and home goods on Ran kin street. The ad emphasizes a full range of home furnishings available locally.
The Milliken and Albertson sale of the Johnston property will be held on Saturday November 25th. Attend to bid on the property and participate in the sale.
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