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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1901
Page
2
A poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes reflecting on virtue and temptation. Flowers and eyes are personified as watchers from day to night, warning against deception. The poem ties light in the heavens to human guilt, with stars and the horizon as silent judges of truth and vice.
President Roosevelt designates Thursday November 28 as a day of general thanksgiving. He mourns McKinley’s death and calls on the nation to refrain from worldly pursuits and give heartfelt thanks for peace and prosperity while urging citizens to fulfill duties to fellow citizens.
The document states that in the City of Washington on November 2, 1901, the seal of the United States was affixed and the signature of Theodore Roosevelt as President appears, with Joan Hay as Secretary of State.
A lighthearted Pinehurst column reflects on Christmas hopes and New Year cheer, notes on aging, and advice to slow the pace of modern business. It also reports Miss F C Griscom failing to qualify, Miss Herron reaching a national final, and Eliz Mary Porser defeating Elsa Stumpart for the consolation cup.
The excerpt extols Pinehurst as a place of adversity turned to comfort, highlighting a busy man’s dream of recreation and rest. It portrays daily life as content and peaceful in a delightful atmosphere.
Miss Genevieve Hecker of Essex County Country Club Orange N J defeated Miss Lucy Herron of Cincinnati by 5 up and 3 to play at Balticusrol Golf Club to become national and metropolitan champion. She led 2 up after nine holes this morning on the Bal tusrol course.
Offer for The Ouriook promotes a six month subscription at fifty cents. Readers are urged to stay connected during winter and secure the periodical by subscribing for half a dollar.
Seaboard Air Line Railway offers reduced rate tickets from Norfolk Portsmouth and Richmond to Virginia North and South Carolina for hunting and fishing trips. One dog free per passenger, others at small charge. Full details from agents. Chicago Record quote follows.
The New York Press highlights amusing misreadings by public school pupils. Errors span many topics from literature to politics, including Christians calling Franklin’s brain teething with grand thoughts, a pupil misdefining excommunication as telegraph failure, and llamas described as beasts of burden and priests.
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