Strange Upheaval in Pennsylvania Politics
Observers foresee a possible Democrat breakout for governor as Hemphill pledges repeal of the eighteenth amendment and Prohibition. Influential figures like Atterbury and Vauclain shift support away from Pinchot due to discontent with his public utilities policies.
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Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Hemphill
President Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Samuel Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Atterbury
North Carolina University Faces Budget Crisis on 137th Birthday
The University of North Carolina celebrated its 137th anniversary amid funding cuts that reduced state support by about 175000 dollars. Alumni praise President Frank Graham as the university risks hardship without swift legislative relief while boasting its largest enrollment yet.
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University of North Carolina
Frank Graham
North Carolina
Rhine Boat Trip From Cologne To Wiesbaden
A travelogue describes a Rhine voyage from Cologne to Wiesbaden by excursion steamer. It notes weather turns, hotel greetings to Americans, busy river traffic with cargo ships and Shell Petroleum, and sights of Cologne’s cathedral, bridges, and unfolding castle country with Bonn and Coblenz stops. The piece highlights Dutch and German landscapes, local foods, vineyards, and active riverbank life along the journey.
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Europe
Rhine
Cologne
England
Belgium
Holland
Weisbaden
Biebrich
Johannesburg
South Africa
Atlanta
Roumania
Germany
Hohenzollern
Coloniae
Nero
Colonia Agrippina
University
Bismark
New York Harbor
Rotterdam
Shell Petroleum Company
America
Bonn
Coblentz
Bingen
Schonburg
Oberwesel
Organizing the Younger Boys of the City
Eight year old movement extends to High Point with Wolf Cubs Lion Cubs and Bear Cubs to be centered in the Presbyterian church. Boys up to age 11 will be enlisted and tested within older groups as proof of concept.
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High Point
Presbyterian Church
Crowds Welcome Hoover With Polite But Reserved Reception
The governor calls the Kings Mountain visit a cordial crowd without political significance. President Hoover received a mild, polite greeting rather than a loud, enthusiastic reception as he traveled through town. Max Gardner noted the restrained applause while Hoover and his wife remained gracious to holiday crowds.
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Carolina
Hoover
The
United States
Gardner
Kings Mountain
Hoover Viewed as Unsuitable Rally Figure
The article notes that Hoover, while a splendid man, fails to inspire crowds under current conditions. It states no political conclusions are drawn, but suggests the facts reveal more about public sentiment.
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Hoover
Bishop Resigns From Blackstone College Board
Bishop James Cannon Jr resigns as president and trustee of Blackstone College citing division of sentiment in the supporting territory and a need for decisive results as the college seeks increased patronage and endowment. He remains bishop and head of the prohibition and public morals committee.
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James Cannon, Jr
Blackstone College
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Rhine voyage shows Germany past present and future
A travelogue along the Rhine describes Coblenz and Bingen after the armistice, noting American troops guarding the area, banners replaced by the Star Spangled Banner, and a festive riverside scene with beer gardens, bands, and bustling industry. The piece surveys castles, industrial revival, military monuments, and the brisk future outlook for Germany.
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Germany
Coblentz
Kaiser Wilhelm
Bingen
Rhine
Glass High School Wins First Places in Southern Contest
E C Glass high school of Lynchburg Virginia won first place in each of its three publications, tying the Southern Interscholastic Press Association contest record at Washington and Lee University. The awards covered newspapers high times annual the critic and the Record.
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Lexington
E. C. Glass High School
Lynchburg
Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Washington and Lee University
Glass High School
High Times
Critics
John Marshall High School
Richmond
Association
High Life
Greensboro
N. C
Chatterbox
George Washington High School
Danville
Orange and Black
Lonaconing High School
Lonaconing
the Columbian
Columbia
S. C
The
Critic
R. E. Lee High School
Staunton
the Brooklander
Brookland
the Record
Class
Saunton
the Taj
Harrisonburg
Supper Programs Start This Week at Central Friends Church
Central Friends church resumes its fall night program on Wednesday October 15 with Rev. John W. Moore of Wesley Memorial Church speaking. Supper by Mesdames Hall Allen and Sykes, served by Margaret Fell circle girls led by Mrs C F Tomlinson.
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Central Friends Church
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
Mesdames
J. C. Hall
Cc. F. Allen
T. A. Sykes
Margaret Fell Circle
C. F. Tomlinson
Sunday School Council
Sykey
Castles Night Dreaming and Drowsy Street Wanderer
Poetic fragment about lying awake at night and sleeping by day as heavy voices drone. The speaker imagines wandering streets with a head bursting into clouds and muses that if castles were saleable they would become fabulously rich beyond Croesus.
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Croesus
Haunting confession of love and betrayal ends in despair
A speaker laments a broken romance and treachery, admitting loneliness and despair. They describe staring into a cold river, unable to find solace as emotions overwhelm them. The tone is intimate and mournful, focusing on the collapse of trust and love.
Faults of the Universe Mentioned in Private Reflection
A reflective note speaks of pervasive faults in the universe, observed by the writer who acknowledges them but cannot forgive. The tone is introspective, and the text centers on fault and remorse without specific events or actions.
Folly Here Is a Fool Who Reads a Woman’s Soul
A satirical line critiques a man who believes he can read a woman’s inner thoughts. The quoted remark highlights假 pretensions and a claim to insight into personal feeling.
Night Train Death to Mind and Soul
The speaker laments night trains with smoke rain and cinders against windows. The grinding wheels and dull passengers shape a grim scene. He despises the rich in diners and the poor with makeshift comforts, calling night travel a death to mind and soul.
Sun on the dew brings ecstasy and pain
A speaker recalls spent days in the Louvre gallery including the Mona Lisa and Ryder's Death on the Racetrack, noting that only once the sun on the dew brought a mix of ecstasy and pain.
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Louvre
Ryder
Woman Is Fickle Once I Fell in Love
A reflection on a brief romance, noting changeable affection after a short affair. The speaker recalls love lasting a single week and emphasizes the swift shift in feelings.
Night Night the Thousand-Faced Man
An old man known as Night Night is described as crying most of the time and rarely laughing, hinting at a weary, secretive character with many disguises.
Dawn Dawn in Love Blossoms with a Blush
Dawn Dawn, a girl in love, is seen blushing as affection blooms. The short moment captures youth and tender emotion in a shy, heartwarming scene.
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Dawn Dawn
Moonless Speech and Sharp Words Theme
Poetic fragment hints at danger in talk and words. It contrasts restrained talk with metaphorical sharpness and two syllable cadence implying deadly precision.
Boss Ambitions In A World Of Work
A speaker longs to rise as a boss arriving at eleven, issuing orders, and judging others with a condescending smile. The aspiration includes a sharp line of dismissiveness toward those who disagree, framed as workplace authority and tough leadership.
Circus Day Thrills Shaped a Child's Life
A narrator recalls liking circuses and parades. The child narrator describes standing on street corners, shouting, tossing a cap, and crunching peanut shells. Lions, tigers, bareback riders, and death-defying acts mark a vivid, formative experience.
Jazz as a cacophonous clash of devils and scales
A satirical take on jazz likening it to a hellish roundup of devils and a madman’s bleating about lost loves under a low moon. The passage uses vivid, chaotic imagery to personify jazz as disorder and carnival performance.
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Hell
Love Love as Thin Ice Lake for Fools
A short aphoristic note warns that love resembles a lake of thin ice where many fools skate. The image suggests fragile trust and risky romance.
Letters Manufacturers Record Lets Continue Its Line
The Manufacturers Record says it will carry on its work after the death of former editor Richard H. Edmonds who died October 4 after two years of illness. The office in Baltimore notes his long service in advancing southern growth and that he sold his stake during a 1930 reorganization. The firm pledges to uphold the publication’s core principles as it continues Edmonds’s editorial legacy.
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Manufacturers Record
Baltimore
the Enterprise
The
Richard H. Edmonds
South
Edmonds
To Live as Gently and With Honor
Poem excerpt urging gentle living, steadfast faith, and consistent character. The speaker commits to honesty, resilience, and inner virtue, vowing to be true to himself whether seen or unseen, and to act with courage without pretense. Selected for publication.
North Carolina Humor by H W Kronheimer
North Carolina humorist H W Kronheimer offers fresh short tales from the Old North State. He notes the stories are new to print, having circulated orally among friends with amusement and polite laughter.
Barber Sam Brewer and the stir of Winston-Salem’s early days
Sam Brewer ran a Main Street barber shop as the town’s only white barber with Black assistants. A veteran customer recalled the barber’s looks, and the exchange sparked a line about aging and keeping one’s own standing, reflecting the era’s racial and social dynamics.
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Winston-Salem
Sam Brewer
Main Street
Darkey
Unnamed Black Cook Accuses John Smith in Fatal City Crime
A High Point cook seeking leave to attend a funeral recounts a fatal confrontation in Eastern Carolina. She asserts that John Smith fatally harmed Bill after a dispute outside a restaurant using a public safety item. The case centers on the alleged motive and whether charges will follow.
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High Point
Carolina
Bill
Rascal
John Smith
Durham cook's child named in theft term misunderstanding
A Durham household overheard a maid calling her daughter Larceeny mispronounced from larceny. The new cook explained she chose the name from a lawyer's party name in the books she checked while working for him. The exchange centers on a misheard baby name and a legal term.
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Durham
Larceeny
Buck Kitchin Remembered as a Fiery North Carolina Democrat
The article recalls Buck Kitchin of Scotland Neck a prominent Democrat who campaigned from mountains to sea delivering passionate attacks on Republicans and energizing the party. A fearless rough and ready speaker he once challenged critics at the Blank hotel while maintaining loyalty to Grover Cleveland during his 1892 and 1896 campaigns despite past feuds.
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North Carolina
Buck Kitchin
Scotland Neck
Will Kitchin
Claude Kitchin
House of Representatives
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Kitchin
Qwen Wister
Reminiscences on Chestnuts, Persimmons, and a Circus Hero
A reader recalls rising prices in everyday goods and shares memories of chestnuts and persimmon fruit as small pleasures. The column then hones in on Charlie Sparks, who built a classic railway circus and later joined Downie Brothers Circus, recounting his early show life and a recent reunion at a performance praised for its wholesome entertainment.
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Greensboro
Charlie Sparks
High Point
Wrenn Street
Gate City
Charlie
Agnes
McGinty
Bronco
Mustang
Cyclone
Mary
Cork Charlie
Ringling’s
Downie Brothers’ Circus
Circus
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the State University
Charles Haddon Nabers
Blackstone
Southern Scholastic Press Association
Friends Church
J. W. Moore
H. W. Kronheimer
Jamestown
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