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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
4
A religious editorial urges a nation wide revival of Christian ethics in business. It links honesty among employers and employees to Bible teachings and the Golden Rule, stating that moral integrity is essential to society and economy and that the church must continue its mission.
The notice urges farmers to prepare a written census of crops livestock fruit trees hay tonnages fertilizers and other farm details for the 1922 season. It states data is confidential not taxable and aims to stabilize markets and guide farm interests with supervision by J. P. Hodges.
Colonel George Harvey, American Ambassador, told a British war missions reunion that America and England share a common heritage. He urged mutual reverence and pride, noting many Americans have English antecedents and stressing the broad span of sympathy across the nation.
President Harding recounted a childhood incident to the American Society of Newspaper Editors to illustrate a moral lesson that influenced his later life as Marion Star editor and the adoption of a newspaper code of ethics. The tale centers on a boy who falsely claimed responsibility for a gobbler's death after striking a goose with a stone.
Fragmentary transcription shows a wedding rite replete with affectionate teasing and coded vows. The dialogue, rendered in a rural dialect, sketches mutual promises and gender roles amid playful ritual phrasing and affirmation by the participants.
A reflective piece argues migration from rural farms to cities fueled by overproduction and low returns. It cites a 1922 USDA survey showing average farm cash yield of $715 on profit of $1,211 against $16,400 capital, with 14.6 percent failing to cover expenses and few earning above $3,000.
Rural readers note farmers migrating to urban areas, forming cooperative associations and selling produce at auctions. Some plan to abandon farming, a trend seen as harmful to the country’s agricultural base.
Federal probe into prohibition enforcement alleges graft by treasury agents. No losses to the government reported yet and inquiry continues to sift charges. Some former agents are accused of extracting money through misrepresentations of influence. No statements on current agents' guilt.
A quotation from Thrift in the N E A notes that the coin jingle drives youth energy and patriotism, arguing production needs a profitable market to avoid discouragement and that schools and agencies must not overlook this fundamental human trait.
A local grocer notes the lesson that time and eternity matter for buyers who pay over time. For sale is one 1919 model Ford Truck in good condition with easy terms. Call or phone Finley P Hodges Sands North Carolina 30 2.
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