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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1922
Page
4
A mother reflects on her children’s vacation joys and stresses, noting how books, new clothes, and care shape their days. She woos, scolds, and comforts them as they head to school, hoping for fearless steps into the world and a future where she remains fondly by their side. Henry Ford’s coal-buying tip is added as stray advice.
The piece muses on saving money for a Thanksgiving turkey and notes daylight saving time revisions. It mentions popularity of Kellogg and Ralston in the fall campaign and comments on international events affecting travel and sports fans. The sparing tone covers diverse topics from Irish violence to world affairs with a humorous edge.
A city council discussion in High Point about building an incinerator for garbage disposal has lagged. Greensboro recently opened a new incinerator. High Point lacks alleys, faces overflowing receptacles, and residents demand daily trash collection for a cleaner, healthier city.
Dr Hopkins of Dartmouth argues higher education should be restricted to preserve quality, not quantity, suggesting matriculation be reserved for the intellectually eager. He claims southern and western colleges face fewer finances and that social class should not determine who attends.
Analysts favor either the Giants or the Yankees to win the title if key factors do not unfold unfavorably. Predictions hinge on matchups, injuries, and late-season form affecting each club's chance.
The report notes an upcoming gathering by the Allies to frame a peace policy. Hope is voiced that the Turks are not drawn into the discussions while warnings and ultimatums are directed at other nations, reflecting Soviet boldness by comparison.
The note suggests durable footwear lasting a decade as the goal and presents going barefoot as an alternative option.
Emma E. Thomas of the High Point Salvation Army asks readers for $5,000 to fund welfare and religious work among the city’s poor. She notes increasing duties, especially in winter, and urges community rally to allow more homes visits without exhausting volunteers.
An editorial argues North Carolina lags in reading popular journals based on 1921 data from Ladies Home Journal Literary Digest and Saturday Evening Post. It notes wide newspaper penetration locally while NC ranks low in per capita distribution compared with Oregon California and Mississippi. It also reports on Nassau Bahamas Club plans with a large clubhouse 300 acres of land and 750 guest capacity and notes figures of Harriman and Crozer among officers and directors.
In New York a woman named Mrs. Rose Teagues faced arrest for stealing a baby carriage. She brought a crying baby to court to witness her case, causing embarrassment for Magistrate Dale who ultimately dismissed the proceedings as the baby’s wails dominated the room.
A fragmented sentence hints at luxury being defined by common perception, referencing Nassau and Ba. The text captures a discussion on language and value without a complete argument or concrete event.
Ernest Aimless suffers his initial defeat while savoring attendance at Ethel Barrymore in Rose Bernd. The Longacre crowd and a fashion parade add to the evening as Conover Street skull mystery finally dissolves with Mrs. Schultz’s casual denial. Loyalties by John Galsworthy opens at the Gaiety theatre, presented by Charles Dillingham with an English company.
A New York reader recalls a peculiar sight on the Third Avenue elevated, where a man wore his wife's dress while she knelt to adjust it, illustrating a moment of subjection amid rakish husbands.
An old man hesitated at a crowded street corner when a taxi driver noticed him. The driver spoke kindly, eliciting a grateful smile, and offered a ride across the street. After alighting, the man signaled to pay, but the driver waved off the fare and drove on.
A New York group formed about 25 years ago urged women to resist designer mandates and keep skirts at least seven inches from the ground. They argued that weather demands practical dress and urged ample material for limb freedom at their meeting on Broadway.
An article extols a recent Business and Professional Women's Exposition highlighting women brokers educators publishers and leaders across fields. A busy hat display and Nestle hair waving booth draw crowds as attendees discuss government principles nearby.
Penitence that leads to death by own action would be thought of as exclusively human. But it isn't. Binks, the pet monkey belonging to Naughton Lane, of Staten Island, had always been well behaved and affectionate, but suddenly he went loco and bite man. Then in shame over his misdeed, he broke away and raced down Mid land Beach pier and committed sui cide by drowning.
A report notes sweet potatoes in Java reaching a weight of 56 pounds, highlighting an extraordinary agricultural yield.
A collage of quirky facts: Sieur de Brez's candle molds allegedly. the 17 year locust lifecycle. Sweden's area. Patagonian oil output. the fresh water spider. high error counts in births estimates. ancient Egyptian bronze. Dead Sea depth. Dutch youth similarities. Suez-like canal history. bee sting uses. seaweed products. 1548 Jewish exile to Brazil. Scotland's islands. Banana Island in West Africa.
William Averell Harriman, at thirty, emerges as a key figure in U S shipping, aiming to strengthen ocean transportation under the American flag. The United American Lines now operates thirty-two ships between New York Europe and coasts, with flagship motorships Californian and Missourian joining the fleet.
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