Sullivan County 1874 to 1925 Growth Track in Tennessee
A historical note compares Sullivan County Tennessee in 1874 with 1925, highlighting population rise from 12,126 to over 40,000, Kingsport and Tennessee Bristol growth, road modernization, school improvements, and wealth expansion from about 2.8 million dollars taxable value to much higher, with a forecast of further gains.
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Sullivan
Upper
Tennessee
Kingsport
Tennessee Bristol
Sullivan County
Sresources
J. B. Killebrew
Washington
Bristol
T Tan
Willy
Ling
Mexico Seeks Limit on Alien Land Ownership
Mexico's parliament weighs a bill restricting foreign ownership of land and requiring corporations with foreign interests to be majority Mexican owned. Critics say it marks another exclusion of foreigners and reflects national pride while hampering development and industry.
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Mexico
Masxien
The
Chicago Tribune
O'Ryan Favored for New York Police Chief Post
Editorials praise General John F. O'Ryan as a capable choice for police commissioner. They cite his legal, military, and transit leadership and argue he would earn immediate public support in New York.
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O'Ryan
John F. O'Ryan
O’ryan
New York
Unclear Text From Civilian Press Fragments
Fragmentary OCR cites people and towns with scattered phrases about bandits and officials. The readable remnants mention General O'Ryan and a jail context, but lack coherent event or dates to form a concrete news item or outcome.
Ad reads like a spoof on stenographers speed and nerve
A Wall Street Journal note about a stenographer ad exposes a boastful applicant claiming extreme speed and precision with tools and gadgets. A London Bystander quip and other comments weave in, ending with a quip about a winter suit and a witty maid exchange.
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Euorpe
Aiope
Ivope
Laney
Wall Street Journal
Shorts Report Mixes Mills Prices People and Plans
Short items note near full steel mill activity and a five percent cut in Hawaii costs. Middlewest merchants report brisk holiday buying while plate glass output rose in October. Pensions cost U S industry 66 million dollars last year. Women pursue dietary changes and breakfast routines. White glazed bricks proposed for safety lanes in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania wildlife officers hunt bear with film camera. Electrical firm leaders announce high sales records for the year. A Yonkers judge sentences two youths for a drink offense. Long Island watershed project acquires 2000 acres and 20 lakes for state park use. A movie chain expansion to 1000 theaters nationwide is planned. Americans markedly increase soup consumption. Australian Tennis Association threatens to pull from Davis Cup. Swedish American match firms win Peru monopoly concession under 20 year contract. Congress shows no rush to measure craniums of legislators for hospital data.
Thorpe’s Tennessee tour highlights Kingsport and cities
Mexle Thorpe writes in the legation’s Business about Tennessee during the Dayton monkey trial period. He surveys Greeneville Johnson City and Kingsport’s industry, including textile work and Eastman Kodak, noting a log cabin tied to a future president and a state line split main street.
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Tennessee
Mexle Thorpe
Legation’s Business
Chamber of Commerce For
United States
Washington, D. C
Thorpe
Dayton, Tenn
Dayton
Ternessee
Faust
Greeneville
Fohnson
The
Johnson City
America
State Normal School
East
Nessee
Kingsport
Eastman Kodak ‘Company
Mississippi
Arkansas
Asheville revisits past Fifty three years ago memories
The Asheville Citizens clipping recalls Western North Carolina wildlife close to Asheville, bear and panther sightings, and a reminiscence by Charles N Jenks of Boston. It notes Patten Avenue property value around $100, Jenks’s travels, and a reflection on Asheville’s growth since his youth.
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North Carolina
Asheville
Patten Avenue
Charles N. Jenks
Mrs. Jenks
Boston
El-Jobe-Au
Florida
Sarasota
Fort Hyers
Plymouth Rock Preserved By Colonial Americans Care
Plymouth Mass report notes the Plymouth Rock that witnessed the 1620 landing is being preserved by Colonial Americans who have taken responsibility for its care and safety amid questions of its survival without such attention.
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Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Mass
America
Debt Collecting Chair Used to Enforce Payment in 1647 England
The article describes an old English debt collection practice from 1647 where a debtor sat in a chair placed in the creditor's office. A trigger released iron hoops around the knees, restraining the debtor while the creditor negotiated a settlement, a legal and commonly used method of enforcing payment.
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England
Ancient Egyptian Plants Preserved in Chicago Museum
Rare collection from royal tombs of 300 B C is now in the University of Chicago Museum. Blue lotus delphiniums and pomegranate peach and olive pits with emmiar chaffy and barfey seed remain in perfect preservation due to dry tomb conditions, offering scientists curious insights.
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Museum of the University of Chicago
Unreasonable Powant Question in Tit-Bits Silly Cure Query
A Tit-Bits humorous quip questions why a deaf person seeks a cure in a dialogue about marriage. The exchange highlights social attitudes and the gag tone of late 19th century periodicals.
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Powant
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Kingsport Times
Eminem
Howard Long , L. K. Duckett
Republica
Associated Press
Siam
Philadelphia Inquirer
New York City
Metropolis
New York State
Louisville Courier Journal
Serius Bureau
Agouyate
Houston Puss Dispatch
London
Jim
Ratus Bo Mawaii
Danasey 11
Middlewest
Ameridustry
Lee
Philadelpia
Mennslyvania
Fish and Game
Bear
Yonkers
Long Island
Camtpei
Mation Picture Producing Company
Australian Tennis Association
Sydney
Peru
Arthur MacDonald
House
Senate
Government Hospital
Congress
Colin
Adulreas Historida Altos
National Society
Colonial
Dames of
Cole’s
Red Men’s ‘Organization
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