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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1925
Page
6
The document outlines goals for Canton including better transportation facilities, adequate traffic regulations, soft water, smoke nuisance abatement, enlarged parks and playgrounds, the 4 Jane program, street and county highway improvement, and continued development of public schools.
A daily devotional contrasts Proverbs 11 28 about corn withholding and blessing for the generous ruler. The short meditation urges generosity and warns that hoarding grain brings cursing, while openness brings blessing.
The piece argues Bolshevist leaders claim credit for revolts in China and Morocco may reflect growing Soviet influence. It warns Moscow seeks to foment rebellion, challenges Western imperialism, and could threaten India and the Orient. It urges nations to recognize Bolshevism as a calamity and curb its agents.
The AFL leadership contrasts past support for third party movements with a new policy favoring work through regular parties. It notes the 1924 La Follette bid failed, cost unions progress, and praises President Green for preferring lawful, organized politics over autocratic party creation. It warns labor not to repeat the experiment and urges prudent political participation.
Rev Dr Charles R Erdman moderator of the Presbyterian Church U S A returns from a Southern Presbyterian summer assembly in Philadelphia noting no immediate union with the Northern church. He says reunion is inevitable, though postponed by administrative concerns. North seeks action while South prefers maintenance of separate bodies for now.
A discussion on forging a broader church unity across Presbyterian and Methodist traditions in the United States and Canada. It notes fears of divergence over the negro problem and church-state relations, but urges reunion to strengthen the church, suggesting North South branches and leaders should unite for a greater common good.
A mosaic of quips on culture and politics, noting old fashioned dances fading as new styles rise, modernism in churches, France's war debts, and public figures. The passages touch on social trends, transportation, international policy, and humorous reflections without a single cohesive event.
The New York letter describes Peacock Alley widening and the Waldorf shrinking its plans for open space as real estate climbs. It recalls the alley as a social hub where prominent figures, tricksters, and outlandish visitors mingle amid a history of con artists and high society. It notes old stage pairings McIntyre and Heath and ends with a temper flare anecdote from Wall Street.
King Corn's impact across the North Central and Middle Western States lifts farmer faith in land values. Government reports warned of a bottomless price fall, but recent price adjustments and bailed lands held for higher returns hint at a tentative rebound, though tariff politics and world markets still loom. Transfers remain sparse, yet arriving sales seem reasonably priced as harvests boost optimism for a good year.
Henry Ford pursues a campaign to restore dances seen as American tradition. He has created schools for dances prior to 1912 such as waltzes polkas and galops and wants Americans to learn in an American way. He clarifies no crusade against newer dances but urges churches to adopt period steps.
Poem reflecting on sardines as a humorous breakfast symbol. Narrator laments spending time shaping grand themes yet ends up dining on sardines. Sardines praised as a hardy marine folk while the speaker wishes their freedom instead of confinement on a plate.
A quirky gloss ponders publicity versus notoriety and predicts motorists will quit attempting to beat trains at crossings as future air travel and social trends shift. It riffs on fashion and language, citing Molly and a Detroit News quote, ending with a joke about neighborly quarrels and the ease of saying of course.
A street sighting of a tired gray haired tramp with wistful eyes and dreams. The poem traces a wandering knight of an errant route chasing vanished gleams along a long road toward June while the narrator recalls the man’s lost wealth wrapped in a red handkerchief.
The Better Business Bureau denounces J. H. Bennett for claiming the Greater Canton Bus Schedule is sponsored by the bureau. The bureau states no approval and calls the claim untrue, urging Bennett to retract. The organization seeks contact with Bennett and requests publication of this letter from D. C. Jacobs, manager, Canton, Aug. 8.
A geography teacher notes that children learn geography faster when exposed to moving pictures of countries in films. The eyes become the main entry to memory, suggesting cinema reels could boost long term recall of geography and history versus text alone. The piece stresses travel and films aid recall more than reading.
A compendium of pithy quips from various papers. Wry lines cover film, golf, weather and social stances. Notable jabs touch cinema intelligence, vanity, manners, and heated dining. The brief excerpts reflect playful tone and newspaper voice without a single cohesive narrative.
A satirical tale told by a Cleveland visitor Marshall who works for Lowney Chocolate Company and plans to become a preacher after a misinterpreted vision. The Bishop corrects him by saying the sky message meant Go Plant Corn, highlighting Rogers critique of injustice.
Digest of opinion shows Western railroads seeking an 11 percent rise with a pooling plan to cut to five. Hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission start September 1. Papers across the country warn this is a pivotal, epochal fight that could reshape the Transportation Act and rail economics.
A private member's bill in the Senate aims to boost population by authorizing remarriage for widowed or divorced individuals. It would override laws that remove minors' property rights when a parent remarries and revoke life interest losses for remarried spouses as well as maintenance rights of mothers-in-law.
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