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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1925
Page
4
In a striking turn, Presbyterians move to endorse a single method of human creation ahead of Baptists, signaling a rare doctrinal convergence. The piece notes a broader naval focus for the coming congress, with multiple navy days anticipated amid political scrutiny. Walter Johnson reportedly rejected a vaudeville offer worth 2000 dollars weekly after Pittsburgh’s decisive win, as Pirates added two runs.
The report notes fireworks displays at several North Carolina fairs were canceled due to rain. It suggests that the missed celebrations may carry certain unintended benefits and silver linings.
A Washington hotel that previously admitted women only now will host men as guests. The owners noted few women travelers wished to retreat into retirement, signaling a shift in the establishment’s guest policy.
The article notes that initial attendance cannot determine success or failure of the state fair. Crowds reportedly justified all arrangements made for them. An embargo on shipments into Florida is announced, and the embargo on Florida goods might boost North Carolina as the best place to live.
The piece notes many fans misread scores as football rules evolve yearly. Veteran players from a decade ago struggle with current play due to new rule changes altering how points are awarded and tracked.
The Raleigh Times notes A. L. Brooks of Greensboro argues newspaper criticism of the Cole verdict is inappropriate. Editors would oppose abolishing juries, he says the jury system remains best for justice. Brook’s defense aligns with press analysis of counsel arguments and verdicts.
The secretary of a Virginia chamber writes a manufacturer about relocation and taxation. Virginia’s laws deter investment, showing how taxing power can both aid and harm industry. The piece argues for tax relief to spur initiative, arguing lighter federal levies can boost overall revenue.
A Durham jury clears Wiles of murdering his wife and Gordon in a double killing amid an unwritten law justification. The piece argues defenses of self defense and criticizes legal boundaries for such killings. It also discusses Kephart’s push for a national park on the Carolina Tennessee line and forest preservation.
Horace Kephart, a longtime observer of the Smoky Mountain hills, is praised as an ideal advocate for preserving the region as a national park. The North Carolina national park commission releases a book outlining the case and its local significance.
The governor declares the week starting November 16 as American Education Week in North Carolina and urges observance to ensure every child gains literacy. The state has long required school attendance for children aged seven to fourteen, aiming to end illiteracy in a few years.
The passage argues that compulsory instruction should foster a desire to continue schooling beyond the legal age. It notes state funding for schoolhouses and teachers to meet obligations, and suggests education week aims to encourage adherence to the law, enabling fuller enjoyment of education blessings.
The excerpt notes bootlegging in various spheres from love affairs to witness stands and city ordinances. It claims widespread evasion of prohibitions, taxes, and public rules as a common practice affecting daily life and travel.
A writer in Atlantic Monthly argues no woman philosopher exists. The piece then asks how women in past centuries chose husbands and raised sons and fathers if they cannot judge with philosophy and reason. It challenges the claim by referencing female decision making and justice.
During the day many people move about in automobiles while by night they dance jazz in tourist camps. The era sees Americans trading horses for cars and adopting a nomadic, mobile lifestyle.
The text argues that ancient civilizations collapsed under Mongol conquest and related upheavals. It notes destruction from Hulagu in Mesopotamia and the fall of major cities like Nippur and Babylon, suggesting a drift toward Mongolian and Moslem dominance after attempts at Christianity and civilization.
The public voices ongoing concern over high transportation costs, urging a new reduction in railroad rates amid widespread talk of extravagant expenses and a push for relief.
A philosopher notes that well behaved people may relish virtue or seek to shame others with it. He recalls a legend of an Italian who obsessively cared for his meals, supposedly dying at 113 after a heavy pork sausage buckwheat meal with butter gravy and fruit juice. The tale may be exaggerated but illustrates restraint and self-regard.
The speaker recalls an unusually long life earned by self care and restraint. An old Italian with a natural temperance enjoyed water and a cracker near heavy meals, and the speaker muses how a misogynistic man would be astonished if returned, then notes rarely reading doctor books for their tobacco insults.
The bishop Charles Fiske denounces the paid uplifter as a nuisance corrupting church work and social movements. He says ministers bow to commercialized service and that well meaning reform efforts are harmed by paid organizers, while supporters dismiss his critique and continue fundraising.
A speaker notes that historians judge national policies but cannot know right or wrong in big schemes. Individuals, however, may be right in their daily conduct through thrift temperance and justice, even if leaders err in great affairs. He cites Prussian stereotypes and Napoleon to underline personal virtue versus collective policy.
An observer describes discovering a wild plum tree in the woods and an abandoned yard seedling peach tree. Both fruits are praised for exquisite taste not found in cultivated varieties.
A bishop calls some "ordinary preachers" clever in ethics but not intellect, arguing they compensate for lack of brains by good intentions. The remark reflects church attitudes in a 1925 Bell Syndicate column.
Pethick Lawrence, British delegate to the Interparliamentary Union in Washington, proposes that women who marry foreign nationals and lose their birth citizenship be granted independent citizenship. The idea aims to protect wives who lose nationality through marriage.
A large moving scene in High Point shows a cow loaded with furniture and belongings as a family relocates. Evangelist Mr. Stephens plans extended revival events including a Monday service for colored residents and a women only service on Tuesday, with further weeks under consideration due to strong local interest.
High Point hosts the Victor Stove works on the railroad corridor in the western part of town. Secretary Sizemore of the Chamber of Commerce promoted locating the plant here, which employs twenty four men and families. The up to date factory uses veteran stove designers and produces Victor Hot Blast, Victor Classics, Victor Loyal cook stoves, Victor High Point ranges and Victor coil water heaters with broad distribution and bright prospects.
Men's service at the big tabernacle will feature Miss Lamont and Mrs. George Stephens assisting evangelist Stephens party arrives with Miss Lamont leading women at Wesley Memorial at 2 PM. Boy Scouts act as ushers. Tonight at 7 PM another public service is planned in the tabernacle.
In a soggy game at Comer Field Elon hosts Duke in heavy rain. Duke scores a second-quarter touchdown and misses the extra point, posting a 6 to 0 victory over Elon as fumbles affect both sides.
Chapel Hill Oct 17 The University of North Carolina freshmen dominated Maryland yearlings in all phases and won their opener 21 to 0. The Tar Babies scored a touchdown in each of the first three quarters and added a safety in the final period.
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