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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1925
Page
2
Fragmentary text shows ad rates and postal matter notes. Mentions Kingsport Tennessee post office and Associated Press copyright lines. Content is partially unreadable but indicates advertising rate information and newspaper boilerplate.
The Times states it will print readers letters but will withhold anonymous communications and will publish only approved correspondence. Readers are invited to send material, with non anonymous items potentially published while anonymous notes are refused.
The piece traces advertising from ancient Palestine Greece and Rome to Pompeii and medieval signs, noting slow growth until printing. It surveys 17th century newspaper ads and English stamp tax hindrances, colonial crude papers, and concludes with advertising’s rise alongside newspapers and current annual U.S. expenditure of about 1.5 billion dollars as a key business tool.
The piece argues that understanding the constitution strengthens citizenship. It cites that governments are sound in theory but rely on ordinary people to perform civic duties. A new generation should balance work, family support, and duties of citizenship to ensure the system succeeds.
The piece contrasts Europe’s military standoff with the idea of God’s Country as a personal ideal. It notes 6,000,000 soldiers across Europe and argues settlements must be final to end conflicts, while quoting Washington Post ideas on homeland and virtue.
More than 2000 students plan to return to campus after European trips financed by work and savings. The journeys, taken at student rates offered by steamship lines, are expected to lead to further travels and future patronage of transatlantic liners.
The Philadelphia Public Lecture argues federal judges are underpaid for heavy dockets and duties. It warns underpayment deters able lawyers from serving and suggests two solutions: raise salaries and improve court recruitment, especially in district courts.
The Florida Times-Union argues aliens and their lawlessness threaten the United States. It blames government policy for admitting riffraff and calls for deportation to check crime and protect lives and property, noting not all crime is by foreigners but urging action.
The council approves a local option measure while the weather forecast from Omaha indicates Nebraska will be mostly fair with a slight warming trend and Iowa shows fair to warmer conditions as reported by the World Herald.
A motorist asks how to exit a mudhole and offers payment to the farmer. The exchange appears in American Legion Weekly as a snippet. The odd line about a man stuck and a farm reply reflects a humorous or anecdotal column style.
In a Boston Transcript snippet, Bridget declares her inability to break the ies while addressing Her Long Suit and a mysterious fall suggestion by Mistress. The odd exchange hints at a humorous or coded domestic moment in a 19th or early 20th century voice.
The Pittsburgh Press notes a cheerful riverboat query as a deckhand warns the leaky vessel may drift if its repairs are neglected. The exchange hints at uncertain travel fate for the aging steamer and its crew.
More than 800 boys and girls attended state and district clubs camps in Tennessee totaling a new attendance record. 401 were high school students, with Haywood County earning the silver trophy for largest attendance. Crockett County won the stunt exhibition award after a week of instruction and recreation.
The state club camp at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville July 20 25 drew 271 club members from 42 counties. Shelby County led with 49 attendees earning the University pennant while Knox County sent 43. Of 270 present 173 were high school students and 42 graduate soon. The event marks the third state camp and emphasizes delegation over full county attendance.
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