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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1925
Page
7
In a 1914 conference amid heated debate, recommendations on admitting preachers face scrutiny. Questions arise over trust, conduct, and the admission process, with committee members pressed on ethics, church discipline, and potential recusals or appeals within the assembly.
A historical debate features Whlin Mackay defending women who prefer cabarets over poyknerly outings. Elders push youth toward nightlife, while Dr. Wallace Hosen, new pastor at Trinity Methodist, denies moral decline from women smoking and argues restraint is prudent.
The Rev T M Tignes and Dr Siegers weighed morals and propriety in women smoking. Both urged caution as some women reportedly smoked heavily and challenged the new freedom of women in a church context.
The house began work on the tax bill and the flow of debate continued in both house and senate. President Biden's annual message was read to Congress. The army furnished witnesses in the covert-martial effort. Hundreds of nominations were sent from the White House. A cotton crop of 15,603,000 bales was forecast by the Department of Agriculture.
A terse court filing claims Mere Knox sues her younger husband Knox, son of the late Senator Philander Knox of Pennsylvania. The document mentions a subpœna and related proceedings, with details obscured by garbled OCR. The case centers on a domestic dispute and legal action initiated by the former wife.
An old newspaper ad touts Pleasant Tablets as quick relief for stomach indigestion. The copy emphasizes fast action with phrases about instant relief and repeated calls to “stomach bad.” The tone mirrors midcentury consumer ads for digestive aids.
Katherine McCook Knox seeks higher maintenance for her 18 year old daughter Kathleen from her ex husband Knox. Divorced in Pennsylvania in 1915, Knox has remarried and lives in New Haven Connecticut. The former wife claims the fund for the child pays only $100 monthly, while Knox reports an $18,090 annual income from his father's estate.
The West Charleston Business Men's Association approved demand for railway crossing protection and called for banning children from street play. The group shifted its meeting night from Monday to Tuesday with plans for a December 28 gathering at the Gun ter department. In other notes, a separate item reports Southern college presidents contributing to education and lists average salaries across southern universities, noting Texas highest at 16,000 for presidents and 1,900 for instructors, plus a record ocean depth off Mindanao at 32,111.8 feet.
A stylized Paris note promotes wearing pink pearls in multiple strands around the neck with a rope dropping down the back, suggesting husbands buy more pearls to keep up with new fashions.
A faded item describes a trim crepe de chine step in garment with ban deau and matching garters. The text seems to market a soft shaded garment labeled as a sunset inspired gift for girls, suggesting a fashion item from a past era.
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