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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
4
Citizens head to the polls to decide a 300000 bond to buy the Kingsport waterworks system from Ikingsport Utilities. Officials state the city would gain net about 10000 annually after costs, with no new taxes, making the purchase advantageous and protective of public interests.
The piece discusses a broad youth movement in Europe and beyond that seeks to end war and promote a practical, less creeds driven religion. It argues many leaders and diplomats have worsened tensions, suggesting only those who experience frontline fighting would grasp war’s folly. It notes human selfishness drives national policies toward conflict, urging rulers to seek nonwar avenues and defense only against real aggression.
President Green at the American Federation of Labor denounces individual shops as selfish and autocratic. Government officials call conferences with those seeking to keep Maine highways clear this winter.
A Philadelphia Ledger remark notes sixteen million riders on street railways last year proving trolley systems hold their own against vehicles. It predicts buses, managed by railways, will enhance rather than rival urban lines. A Baltimore Sun item questions thrift linked to a rich investor, while a Paris fashion note mocks nude stockings and a Philadelphia Record piece questions gendered intelligence with a Safety First column.
A garbled ad style piece narrates a discouraged cream shovel operator who quits complaining after a prompt to take a Porvlor Psychology course. The item features a sudden success scene with a big deal closed, urging readers to order a ten dollar booklet for guidance.
Reported city authorities tested enforcement near the courthouse as crowds poured into gutters due to fumes from the BIUCE driving timbers into streets. Witnesses describe fear among women and shopkeepers as violent mobs attacked vehicles and property along Spring Street, with residents noting police protection efforts.
In a farm test near Sturgeon Day, William Olte suffered an accident when a newly designed fertli rer failed. A revolving shaft tore his trousers off, leaving him injured. The incident occurred at the Arnold Huer farm as Scofflew’s journal notes describe.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times quotes concerns that Briand’s ministry must stir French patriotism as Niagara Falls and national grandeur risk erosion in the next 30 years. Secretary Hoover warns against delaying attention to natural wonders and national sentiment.
From The Hartford News, a reader notes yearly operating expenses for a car can range from 250 to 500 dollars. Half of that total is consumed by gasoline and oil and tires, while the rest covers other ongoing costs.
The excerpt shows a strict household scene with a new maid named Mary being awakened late by her mistress. Interspersed remarks from period magazines and a shop scene mention humor and attire details, including hosiery and stock items, reflecting domestic life and light gossip of the era.
A shopper jokes that dry goods clerks are offering limited stock, declaring the items will not last beyond a day or two. The discussion hints at scarce supplies and high demand in a local store setting.
A garbled 1917-era summary lists items from Lassen Park California sports and London fog postponements to Boston Harvard deficits. Mentions salvaging a submarine, deer losses in New Hampshire, umbrella colors in London, vice liquor charges in Seattle, fortification plans, skating demand, NYC finances, army collar change, St Lawrence hydro plant, Canadian highway ideas, and aircraft costs.
A fragmented clippings piece mentions a Dutch fable and a character named Gray, with an unclear political or civic reference. The readable bits hint at a biographical or literary note linked to a figure possibly titled Un president and related to bonds or fiscal topics, but the text is too garbled to confirm specifics.
Fragmentary listing shows properties in Osks with a brick house priced at 3000 dollars and a brick house with furnace at 5000 dollars. Additional entries mention two lots on Char at 1800 dollars each and a lot in Sevier Terrace at 150 dollars, attributed to John B. Nald.
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