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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1925
Page
6
A 1925 poem contrasts two men one clever and one sincere. It praises the humble person who toils for right over the entertainer who provokes with wit. The verses urge valuing sincerity over sharp humor and celebrate moral integrity.
A discussion notes that refinery losses shrink but oil resources fall while gasoline supplies rise. the emphasis shifts to efficiency and reduced consumption. It warns that producers seek current income, not future needs, and warns that overly cheap gasoline may lead to waste and higher prices if supply shrinks.
The aid and counsel of Leon Bourgeois will be sadly missed in future League of Nations meetings. The former French premier and public worker supported social improvement and France during wartime, aiding agreement and fostering friendship with English-speaking nations alongside President Wilson.
The author argues against abolishing all independent bodies like the Federal Trade Commission and the Tariff Commission. He warns against rash cuts while noting excess commissions and divided authority. He also notes Jack Dempsey’s shift to film stardom softening his hesitancy to fight.
A 1925 reminiscence by Thomas R. Marshall recalls Missouri’s William Joel Stone and James Reed, detailing filibuster clashes, rules of the Senate, and personal bonds. The piece reflects on minding constitutional limits, the role of affection, and leadership in adversity.
A devotional note cites Romans 14 17 emphasizing the kingdom of God as righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost rather than dietary matters.
The first meeting of the US and French debt funding commissions yielded limited progress. If France ratifies the tentative plan, annual payments of 40 million dollars will continue for five years, with 20 million applied as interest on the principal. Rejection leaves the status quo and ongoing negotiations.
In Washington the interparliamentary Union gathering is an unofficial meeting of foreign delegates who deserve respect. Incidents in New York and Philadelphia where Irish Free State and Italian Parliament delegates faced assaults and projectiles are cited as un-American. The piece argues visitors should avoid domestic quarrels and maintain American hospitality without hostility.
The essay argues that temporary gasoline price cuts fuel waste and hinder conservation efforts. It notes prices won't stay low, predicts a rise after conditions change, and stresses that petroleum is not inexhaustible. It warns public indifference mirrors forest and coal declines and calls for prudent use amid limited replenishment.
Observation on moves in Washington to reassemble Congress and wipe out independent commissions and boards created in the last 20 years. President Coolidge faces a split on the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation, with talks of transferring duties to a department and possible abolition of the boards.
The column mocks varying claims from Col. Mitchell and Mellon while noting aviation progress and political twists. It spotlights misstatements about the air service, the aluminum industry, and the Federal Trade Commission, alongside quips on coal shortages and everyday wisdom.
New York Diary notes invitees at an artistic gathering and a stroll past an unfinished East 39th Street building after a steel fall. Monta Bell and Adolph Menjou reminisce about Mills Hotel days as Harlem’s Black Belt holds a quiet dinner celebrating Yellow Charleston’s reprieve and eventual execution.
Publishers raise new novels and other books from fr. 6.75–7.59 to fr. 9.00, with papers six times and printing four times as dear. Booksellers expect little drop in sales as readers accept the general price rise for coveted books.
A humorous collage notes blunt lines about rheumatism cures from eating and bee stings. It comments on German youths pledging not to marry smokers or those who rouge. It jokes about women painters and the idea of grooming while lampooning movie vanity.
A prose poem describes a ship model found on a shelf, orange and gray, with torn purple sails. The toy ship, never sailed, embodies romance and daring while holding the dreams of pirates, spices, and distant ports that remain unreachable.
A U S Navy lieutenant, Alvard J Williams, sets a five miles a minute speed record in a small naval airplane. Newspapers hail the feat while noting the nation lags in overall aviation progress. Commentators weigh future aviation implications and national defense readiness.
The article states that the country only welcomes a Red if he is also white and blue, indicating a racially biased stance on national identity.
The Democrat notes a cynic view that prosperity for the average man equates to wealth sufficient to acquire a neighboring business, reflecting on wealth and competition in commerce.
The piece notes Doug Fairbanks sought a “sweet refined creature” to be his princess for a film. A flood of applicants from the west offered themselves and he chose a former Follies beauty, sparking public attention and trouble as expectations collided with Hollywood glamour.
Paris reports a comic domestic dispute as Pierre Benoit leaves twenty four cats with a lady on a journey to the Near East. He is jailed, the cats are claimed by the lady, who is accused of a crime. Return of the cats follows amid a Solomon like solution.
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