Kingsport Times Masthead and Publishing Details
The Kingsport Times lists editorial and news offices in Kingsport Tennessee with addresses at 136 and 140 The paper announces publication Sundays and daily weekdays except Saturday, with subscription rates payable in advance and postal classification as a second class mail matter. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republish its news dispatches.
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Unanimity of Purpose Elevates Kingsport Community Spirit
The article praises Kingsport for harmony and united effort in public and civic movements. It contrasts with other cities plagued by quarreling cliques and distrust, noting that Kingsport’s single, common ideal drives growth, happiness, and investor admiration for the city’s spirit of cooperation.
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Kingsport
Expensive Attentions and Social Pressures in Youths
The piece notes pressure on high school and college boys to spend on social pleasures for dates, with cars and money shaping who is considered a suitable suitor. It contrasts old norms with modern expectations and praises organizations like Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts for promoting low cost, normal pleasures.
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Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Mellon Sees Prosperity Quietly Restoring World Economy
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon predicts an unprecedented era of prosperity and world-wide economic stabilization. He notes improvements abroad and at home, with confidence restored by tax reduction reform and continued business strength fueling a broader recovery plan.
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the Treasury
Mellon
America
Fingerprint debate and strange imposter case headline
A quirky trial exposed a veteran’s identity error by matching fingerprints with an impostor. A couple identified the imposter as their dead son, while piracy rumors and a note in a bottle sparked notes on authenticity. Argentina uniquely maintains nationwide fingerprints for all citizens. The Times seeks readers with old East Tennessee history material and local archival items for future features.
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France
Hampton Roads
Argentina
Optimistic Read on European Economic Rehabilitation
The Knoxville Sentinel reports an optimistic view of Europe’s economy citing improved foreign debt settlements, inter-allied funding, many nations returning to the gold standard, revived industrial activity, currency reforms in smaller powers, and Locarno Pact promises, all contributing to steadier employment and purchasing power abroad.
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Knoxville Sentinel
Europe
Hold-Up Men in Knoxville Ignore Christmas Shopping Push
The Chattanooga Times notes a Knoxville trend where the early shopping campaign backfires as hold-up men follow suit and rob at least three people on Saturday night before 10 o clock, turning a good idea into an example of crime.
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Knoxville
Chattanooga
Clean Up Paint Up To Make City Look Inviting
Cleveland Banner urges property owners in the business district to refresh store fronts and interiors to boost curb appeal. The article notes a cleaned court square and new grass but criticizes the gilded dome of the temple of justice as an eyesore, calling for a coordinated town effort to perk up the city.
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Court Square
Temple of Justice
Lucy Davis
Cleveland
Wrong Advertisement Druggist Breaks Fat Reduction Promise
An eccentric ad note shows a druggist pleading not to disturb his wife while attempting to sell six bottles of a weight loss mixture. The peculiar item reflects period marketing quirk and household tension in the shop.
Full Faith And Credit Mrs. Barton Have you any faith in life insurance
A short theater column examines Mrs. Barton’s confidence in life insurance as a measure of security and trust.
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Barton
Mrs Gill-Yes Claims $10 000 From Two Husbands
The New York Times reports Mrs Gill-Yes stating she realized ten thousand dollars from two husbands who were not good ones.
Cold Cream Ice Cream Flub Sparks Family Quip
A playful exchange reveals a sibling quarrel about a trip to the drug store. Willie explains his sister sent him for cold cream but he ended up with ice cream, joking that it was the coldest he could get.
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Johnny
Willie
Century plant bloom promise questioned by florist
An elderly woman asks if a century plant will bloom in a hundred years and a florist confirms with a promise to return the plant if it does not bloom.
Difference Between Educated and Intelligent Men
A Polish girl in a New York school answered the prompt by distinguishing educated from intelligent as follows. An educated man gets his thoughts from others, while an intelligent man thinks for himself.
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New York
Ikey in Hospital Sees Monkey Giants in Treatment
In a Templeton Sun item, Ikey laments doctors proposing monkey giants as treatment, arguing five thousand dollars for a few giants is expensive, while a whole monkey could be bought for twelve dollars. He questions the cost and wonders at the idea of costly remedies.
Stone Returns to Street Talk Amid Diamond Tie Pin Tale
Two men chat in the street as one reveals a diamond tie pin given by his late brother who left $450 for a stone. The fragment from Everybody's Magazine notes the exchange and the heirloom value.
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Isaac
Everybody’s Magazine
Nest of young birds sung in woods delight shopper’s mood
In a playful line from London Tit-Bits a speaker recalls finding a nest of young birds in the woods the birds chirping cheep cheep. Cohenstein-Mine urges Ikey to gather the birds for display at the storefront to attract customers.
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Ikey
Cold Walk Teases Sparks Between Isaacs and Cohen
On a very cold day the two men Isaacs and Cohen walked about four miles without speaking. Cohen urged a remark and Isaacs replied with a quip about freezing his own hands.
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Isaacs
Cohen
Isaac
Liddle Semmy Faffer Dialogue Quips on Wealth
In a clipped exchange from the Cornell Widow, Semmy Faffer and a speaker debate wealth and effort. The terse dialogue hints at social pretensions and hardship without full context.
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Cornell
Finger prints traced through centuries of use in justice
A look back at fingerprint history from 400 B. C. to modern times highlights early identification on wills in China and India, Japan’s use for criminals, and widespread US policing. It notes divisions of the hand, rarity of identical prints, and notable cases including the Frazier-Lopes identity outcome.
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New York Herald-Tribune
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India
Japan
Africa
South America
United States
E. R. Henry
England
Frazier-Lopes
Social Trends Highlight Rising U.S. Consumption
A historical survey notes rising ownership of autos and radios, wages doubling, bad traffic injuries, a surge in musical instrument sales, heavy bootleg expenses, and higher living costs. Women’s emancipation is linked to increased cigarette use as figures from a federal source are cited.
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America
Puzzle Contest Asks Which Foot Oscar Injured
A playful public notice invites readers to guess which foot Oscar Lesauce injured in an automobile wreck. Send up to two guesses to Oscar. no extra submissions allowed.
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Oscar Lesauce
Oscar
City Hall Employee Offers Transcript Sealing in Mall Vaults
Oscar Loosa, a city employee, says he will securely lock the complete Rhinelander case transcript in the City Mall vaults if the judge, jury, and attorneys send it to him. He aims to prevent objectionable portions from reaching the public.
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Oscar Loosa
City Hall
Loosa
City Mall
Knee High Beauty Quip Sparks Local Banter
Mike Donaldson quips that beauty is now only knee high, reflecting a lighthearted local joke about evolving beauty standards. The prize gossip lists first prize a Chiropodist College course, second prize corn plasters, and third prize a shaker of foot ease powder.
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Chiropodist College
Mike Donaldson
Photostatic copy reveals sensational Rhinelander letters
Tele photo scoop shows a rushed transfer of new sensational letters to asbestos stationery with a deleted portion noted. The item hints at a dramatic urban correspondence.
Adam Scofflaw’s Journal and the Wise Tooth Pact
The narrator bids Mi lord Fegan the goldsmith fetch his wisdom tooth, kept in a chamole bag in a watercoat. On showing the ivory, it is deemed a fine molar and will be tinkered into a pendant for his dame by Christmastide. Then to the print shop and bed.
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Milord Fegan
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