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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
6
The Kingsport Publishing Company located at 497 Market Street notes business increasing on Sunday morning and each afternoon through the week except Saturday. Rates listed include one year six months for $4.00, three months $2.25, and $1.25 for unspecified term.
A New York philanthropist endows a course of study in war profiteering tracing from Caesar's legions to Civil War era experts. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes the broad historical scope and philanthropic support for this academic endeavor.
Morrison's Chapel families and relatives from Kingsport and nearby areas visited Natural Tunnel Sunday for a picnic. Several residents from this place and Gibsontown spent the day with relatives, while others noted visits and illness updates including Joel Wheat.
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The Times invites reader letters and asks authors to sign full names for publication. Names may be withheld on request, but anonymous submissions will not be printed.
After a vacation people vary in feeling about returning home. Some find the old town dull, others feel it bright and welcoming. Many quietly note possible improvements and drop seeds of truth to spark small, constructive fixes without criticizing faults.
Enthusiastic boosters push home city pride to travelers, lingering impressions may steer one in ten to consider relocation. Their persistent charm helps a city project progress, as small persuasive efforts cumulatively mold opinions and potential moves.
War correspondent Karl V. von Wiegand reports three million Germans embrace naked living to seek salvation. The German League claims 800 clubs and 150000 members promoting sun, air, diet, abstinence, and back to nature colonies. Adolph Koch faced suspension for naked gymnastics, prompting night classes at Berlin’s coliseum.
The Golden Rule guides tone and conduct toward respectful, inclusive outreach, while Brass Tacks ensures concrete, measurable proposals. Together they balance aspirational ethics with practical policy, building trust and clarity by advocating fair treatment and clear, accountable steps.
The Houston Post-Dispatch notes that Stone Mountain half dollars are surprisingly beautiful and evoke memories of Confederate money worth little. It asserts the new rebel half dollar stands at a premium of 100 percent, offering a nostalgic boost to Southern heritage.
An advertisement offers a large, elaborately furnished room for a refined gentleman. It promises privacy, hot baths, and reasonable permanent party arrangements with references exchanged.
The Wichita Beacon notes people give three cheers for a cause they otherwise overlook, highlighting a paradox of enthusiasm and restraint in public praise.
A Reading Times quote notes that babies attract affection because they do not repeat what parents say, highlighting a gentle, humorous observation on infant behavior.
Mussolini remains unappointed as delegate to any peace conference, keeping his stance quiet while observers note no formal move toward a peace conference by the Italian leader. The Baltimore Sun reports no immediate changes in Italy’s diplomatic role.
In Hagerstown a storm toppled a tree onto tracks and a section hand flagged an approaching train with his red shirt. The vivid image endures as a reminder of old-time Mantua and the red shirt’s survival.
A translated tablet study argued by Professor Chiera of the University of Pennsylvania links human ancestry to sheep 4000 years ago. The finding may not impress scientists or fundamentalists despite its provocative claim.
An Englishman asked M Flammarion if the moon was inhabited. He replied unquestionably no, adding that if it were inhabited it would long since have been annexed by the British empire.
A Rochester Times-Union blurb notes a woman’s intuition fails to guide her direction at a traffic junction, highlighting uncertainty in everyday decision making and prompting readers to consider caution on busy streets.
A disposition asserts itself to refer almost every problem to Henry Ford except that of traffic congestion. Washington Star notes the habit highlights Ford as a symbol of industrial solution yet acknowledges limits on his reach in urban mobility.
The Alexandria Times-Tribune notes a longtime village shop that sold everything has relocated to town and rebranded as a drug store, signaling a broader shift in local commerce.
A Punch magazine quip notes a mother telling her young son about his missing father. The exchange focuses on a street scene and a suggestion that the father had been running or moving, implying absence or flight rather than going to work. The item satirizes parental disappointment in a brief, humorous record.
Oil Weekly reports the bride nearly fainted at the ceremony and was held up by her father. now the father is supporting both spouses amid the event.
A married couple were knocked down by a motor car whose dash fled. Police arrived to find them indignant. The husband knew the plate number and said the first two digits matched his age while the last two matched his wife's. The wife urged dropping the matter.
In a stern school scene the master warns a silent class that all will be punished for a miscreant action. Caning begins but no one speaks until the last pupil confesses, offering to name the culprit in exchange for no punishment.
A New York probate excerpt shows a man’s will dispensing odd bequests to his wife son daughter valet and chauffeur. He mocks his partner and notes a final jab about business in the oil weekly context.
The first malaria fever outbreak in Tennessee’s hill country is reported in White and Putnam counties. Health Commissioner Dr. E L Bishop says the epidemic, linked to Falling River impoundment for hydro power, emerged violently as reservoir waters bred mosquitoes.
Elmer Guy recovers from a hand ailment while visits include Mr. Lawson and family from Kingsport at the McCain home. Walnut Chapel Sunday school grows and preaching is planned there Sunday at 3 PM on August 16. William Guy took a business trip to Kingsport Saturday. Marsh Hemsley and family visited the Guy home Sunday afternoon.
In Rocky Point Misses Thressa Morse and Annie Shipley visited Mrs. J. J. Phillips. Essie Dickson spent time with grandparents C. L. Dickson. Alvin Dixon of Cook's Valley and Miss Helen Woods of Bristol wed quietly Wednesday at 11. Their friends wish them happiness. The health of the community is good. Other locals hosted visits and dry weather continues.
Local social notes report Rev T E Goodman to fill appointments at Emory Sunday at 2 PM and Harbours at 3 30 PM. Numerous visits and family gatherings are listed from Fall Creek Bristol Kingsport and nearby communities with many relatives and friends noted.
Miss Margart Larkey is very ill with typhoid fever. Miss A. E. Anderson attended the Blountville homecoming. Mrs. Frank Starnes and sons plan to move to Detroit with her husband. Several residents, including T. B. Anderson and Mrs. J. A. Gaines, spend time in Johnson City and Bristol. Mrs. Starnes was formerly Miss Fannie Lessley of this community.
Dunlap reports a large crowd at Beulah Sunday night. Names include Earl Barnes of Kingsport who attended the Holston Institute play and stayed with Albert Norris. Mrs N T Barnes and sons Roy and Preston visited Cen tenary Church and dined with N S Barnes.
A crowded Bethel Sunday included singing and visits. Noah Barnes called on A. B. Hilton. Henry Roller and granddaughter Iva Lady hosted H. C. Arnold and Chelsea Hilton, who attends Blountville Teachers Institute. The Arnold, Hilton families and friends enjoyed a Holston play and a kodaking outing. A picnic at Indian Springs is planned for August 22, with many neighbors inviting attendance. Rain is greatly hoped for as dry conditions persist.
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