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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1926
Page
4
A short, reflective pair of classical quotes on inner purity and beauty. The text cites Proverbs 22 11 and Socrates wishing to be beautiful within, offering a devotional tone.
The passage describes children Joh nny and Mary along with neighbors anticipating a shift as vacation ends. Mothers adjust busy household routines and prepare clothes for a new school term. The piece hints at improved behavior and pride once routines resume.
The North Carolina tobacco markets opened with high prices unseen since 1919. The leaf sells well as the market widens for manufactured tobacco, though profits often favor manufacturers. The rising prices may reflect market forces or a shift toward fairer farmer profits, benefiting the state’s two money crops.
A column lauds Gertrude Ederle for refusing paid endorsements of products she knows little about. It highlights her honesty versus promotional fame, likening her stance to Robert E. Lee’s wartime refusals and praising integrity over easy money.
Mayor Moffitt and city council indicate no delay in ordination of track lowering at Grace Crossings. They acknowledge High Point may share the cost of street and railway grade separation, with negotiations to be accelerated by an official council ordinance.
The piece argues monarchies lose power to stronger forces across Europe with generals and dictators rising. It notes Alfonso in Spain as a weak king under Rivera, who wields decisive control, while Italy shows clear succession of authority, and Spain’s king cannot stop dictatorial decrees.
The Southern group holds limited authority but may call a showdown. High Point stands to gain by pushing a new ordinance next year and, if acted upon with municipal intelligence, will be financially ready to proceed with needed improvements. The council is expected to address the measure at its next meeting amid broad business backing.
A New Jersey girl killed herself after her father refused to let her bob her hair before returning to school. She feared social shaming as peers wore bobbed styles and lacked the courage to be different.
The death of Robert M. LaFollette senior sparks infighting among Wisconsin Republicans. Four main factions contend for control with Blaine and Lenroot potentials shaping the race. The young LaFollette faces a challenging path to maintain his legacy and lead the progressives.
A remark suggests that a boy with a fondness for study is likely to outgrow it soon. The tone implies casual parental advice about childhood interests fading with time.
A reflection on parental concern rooted in family history. The piece connects a father's care for his son with the shared lineage, suggesting worry flows from being a son in youth to a father in adulthood.
A bull escaped in Valencia, Spain, injuring multiple bystanders who may have been singing a song. Police and emergency responders cordon off the area as crowds gather near the bull.
A witty note suggests the cookbook relies on unavailable ingredients while joking about Pullman car inventor insomnia. it also mocks the constant Dempsey-Tunney fight coverage obscuring whether Congress is in session.
A politician filed a lawsuit against a well known novelist alleging defamation from remarks reported in media. The action seeks damages and a retraction while the novelist denies wrongdoing and contends freedom of expression.
The text notes aviation as the higher paying field in education. It mentions school starting and some weeks being challenging, with a casual line about Eve's husband calling it Paradise due to no fig leaf bills on the first.
A fragment notes a battle in China with uncertain purpose and unclear parties. The text provides no details on causes participants or outcomes.
A Douglas Georgia sheriff bit a man in an incident noted with unusual phrasing about seasoning. Separate report mentions a Hungarian silk factory collapse suggesting shifting conditions.
Harry Thaw releases his life story amid legal gaps while a Seattle youth who tried a home robbery fails in a bungled crime.
A compact notice notes shifting influence as Britannia slips in maritime domains while France secures long lasting fixtures or permanents, signaling a subtle geopolitical realignment in naval affairs.
Reports note oysters returning without weight gain while statistics show 1,590,000 cars junked last year. The Valencia dance debuts as a lively trend similar to the Charleston though viewed as silly by some observers. Dawes appears delayed in his thinking after another fishing trip.
Babe Ruth will receive $100000 for a vaudeville circuit tour the highest sum yet paid for a baseball star in such a appearance. A new source of rubber is reported in Africa from the Euphorbia tree replacing bakery doughnuts in some markets.
An Indianapolis man files for divorce citing a single attempt by his wife to kill him as the reason. The case frames a domestic dispute as grounds for dissolution of marriage, with the husband seeking separation amid alleged danger.
A Nebraska report notes moonshiners are on a bread and water diet to help get the water down.
A young woman fled with an unnamed partner, vanishing for weeks before her worried family alerted authorities. Investigators pursue leads as tensions rise and local officials urge discretion.
Citizens voice concern not about rising prices but about finding funds to cover essentials. Experts say employment prospects and wage growth will determine overall financial stability as households seek reliable income sources.
A quirky joke item notes an Eskimo in New York eating six candles, attributed to a light diet theory. The brief humor highlights a playful misunderstanding of dietary habits.
The Wachovia's September issue features John Dewey Topping of Asheville arguing Western North Carolina industry has grown 715 percent in twenty years, with textiles, wood products, furniture, lumbering, tanning, and more expanding near raw materials. It notes rail access, power, labor gains, and crop surpluses, plus a section on local hotels and a review of keeping and conserving estates.
A captioned cartoon from Oslo recalls a romantic proposal and the overwhelm of the moment. The dialogue highlights a speaker who could not speak for an hour and a partner who calls it the happiest hour of their life.
A short London Opinion item recalls a jealous husband warning against a woman’s romantic advances. The note claims the man would shoot her if she did not stay away from his wife, but the writer did not sign the letter, leaving anonymity as the puzzle.
A U S department study shows the south has more efficient larger gins despite a drop in total gin plants from 1912 to 1925. For 21 plants capacity 1 000 to 1 500 bales cost 6.96 per bale. 3 001 to 38 500 class costs 4.58. Overall 74 plants handled 141 666 bales at 5.70 per bale. Volume drives costs per unit.
Asheville reports preparations to fight a forest fire epidemic in the mountain country starting October. Pisgah National Forest supervisor M A Matton says firefighters will also learn prevention. Bulletins urge campers and tourists to exercise care in forests as a dry summer raises risks. The fall season begins in October and runs to December with early snows ending the danger.
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