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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
6
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City plans for improved traffic regulations soft water Canton abatement of smoke nuisance and expanded parks and playgrounds. A steady program of city street county highway improvements continues with emphasis on public schools development and safe urban infrastructure.
A devotional note cites Philippians 4 6 7 urging care for nothing but in prayer with thanksgiving make requests known to God and the peace of God will guard hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
The Canton municipal contest pits M. Swarts favored by Democrats against an unsettled Republican field led by Mayor Ball and challenger C. C. Curtin. Low primary turnout and lingering party feuds overshadow a tense race as officials contemplate recounts and the march toward unity. The piece also discusses the League of Nations and the U S position, urging support for the World Court and international harmony.
The Times notes the push for the United States to join the Permanent Court of International Justice and likens it to the League of Nations precedent. The article argues that the League already acts as an equity court guiding disputes and compares this to how the U.S. Supreme Court maintains national unity among 48 states.
A collage of observations cites President Wilson on Ambassador Page and English influence, Grey's letter and American protest at neutral shipping. It notes a Wrigley headline, fashion jokes, French airmen records, gender and driving, war costs, and choices between car payments and coal bills.
In New York an odd trend sees two cooks bequeathed annuities, highlighting how cooks remain overlooked amid fame. The piece notes Rosa Lewis as a famed exception and cites figures like Ringling and Carnegie, while contrasting American views of cooks with France and London.
The Northern Ohio Traction Company plans a 500000 dollar extension on the Akron to Cleveland interurban line to cut schedules by 30 minutes. Officials say postwar auto growth revived rail passenger demand, justifying renewed investment to provide faster safer transit and profit from modernization instead of abandonment.
In Edgar A. Guest poem Just Folks, Fisherman Dan contrasts quiet woods with city clamor. He praises nature through images of streams, birds, trout, and skies, arguing that God’s language in birds outshines human words and that nature reveals man’s feeble boasting.
A New York clergyman enters the fur business provoking jokes about parishioners buying fur and dwindling collections. The column mocks religious earnestness and questions about piety and vanity in a light humorous tone.
A fragment from a poem recalling simple desires for a cottage life a kettle on the fire and a small flower bed over flashy wealth and royal privilege. The speaker contrasts rubies pearls and fame with humble comforts and laughter.
In Carmel-By-The-Sea California Samuel Blythe Lorimer and a Saturday Evening Post team tell a tale of a Mississippi planter Captain Tom James whose whiskey bottle is wood alcohol kept for a blind man. The anecdote mocks political schemers and readers.
The piece urges viewing the body as a machine needing regular, properly dosed fuel. It argues appetite is inherited but intelligence to eat well is not, citing headaches and digestive issues as signals of poor diet. It notes common medical advice, the lure of taste, and the cycle of relapse after treatment.
A collage of pithy quotes from various papers noting playful jabs at Shakespeare style, forgers cashing in, gossip columns, a damning admission about milk shortages, bootlegger hijacker schemes, a spelling gripe, and a mock lyric from Roy Haynes. Named papers include Rochester Times Union Goshen Daily News Ohio State Detroit News San Bernardino Sun Waterloo Tribune and Louisville Post.
Georg e E Bushman president Canton Central Labor Union writes to deny any group demanded a poison liquor investigation into Frank Finigan death. He asserts Finigan died natural, praises his character, and rejects rumors linked to organized labor or the union. He cites 12 years of acquaintance and calls Finigan a good citizen and true unionist.
A broad public discussion grows as newspapers urge reforms to curb rising lawlessness. Editors from the New York Herald Tribune to the Wall Street Journal fault delays and leniency in courts, demand harsher punishments, faster prosecutions, and better detection. They call for a national crime commission to push real action.
The piece rails at Chinese bandits for murder and ransom demands toward Dr. Harvey J. Howard, while noting American views on crime. It contrasts English crime data with the United States, mentioning prison closures since 1914, overcrowded federal and state facilities, and arguments that swift punishment reduces crime in England.
Intense interest follows James Salisbury returning from Lourdes claiming paralysis cure after a bath in the grotto. He walked unaided from the train platform amid cheering crowds after the return journey. He said bathing inspired him to stand and he walked after being lifted from the water. Touriste in the Alps find a valuable gold chain missing twelve years by Zeppelin relative. Paris showcases fashion, window dressing schools, and evening classes for employees. Toronto plans a 26 story complex on King Street at Yonge, costing $5,000,000, expected to be the empire’s tallest building by year end.
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