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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1925
Page
10
The Kingsport Publishing Company announces Sunday morning and weekday afternoon publication excluding Saturday. It lists carrier subscription rates payable in advance and invites readers to submit letters with full names, though names can be withheld on request. anonymous letters will not be printed.
The notice states that The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to news dispatches and local news published in the paper, including republishing of special dispatches. It emphasizes the paper’s obligation to honor AP’s exclusive rights and distribution terms.
A retrospective on the first 25 years of the 20th century noting rapid advances in science and technology. It contrasts automobiles and the telephone then with today, comments on moral progress, business and political conscience, industry harmony, education, and shifting social norms since 1900.
The piece argues progress includes truth and sincerity, condemns pretense and lawlessness. It urges conformity to community rules and laws, noting motorists, bootleggers, students, and business people who ignore rules erode social cooperation and education goals. The call is for shared responsibility to build a better community through adherence to established principles.
The postmaster general announces a 17 cent postage stamp bearing President Wilson will go on sale the 28th in Staunton Virginia Princeton New Jersey New York and Washington. Admirers complain the issue chosen and lamentations in papers suggest it may replace other issues. the stamp will be printed in bank note black as part of the release.
The Hartford Courant notes observers remark the current seven cent stamp bearing President Harding is printed in black though the original seven cent issue was described as gray. The remark highlights a change in color in the reduced denomination stamp.
The New Haven Journal-Courier notes a 17 cent stamp bears Wilson and hints at a potential emblem for the famed internationalist. The piece wryly observes how official design confines creativity within bureaucratic limits.
A Wilmington News-Journal reflection notes a modern young man can carry more on running boards of a car than a great grandfather could load on a covered wagon, highlighting ingenuity and hardship across generations.
A Rhode Island Red tribute proposal in Adamsville aims to honor the rooster breed with a national monument. Local officials back the project as a patriotic cultural statement celebrating agricultural heritage.
Editorials from St Louis Globe-Democrat and Kansas City Times argue against declaring war outlaw, noting it undermines rational preparedness. They warn unprepared nations face massacre if attacked and stress defense readiness as essential to national security.
Boston begins a trial of the boulevard stop plan to ease congestion and improve safety on major city avenues. Officials say the pilot focuses on signal timing, crosswalk visibility, and driver compliance, with data collected over several weeks.
A humor piece notes that Fords would not suit politicians because they lack cigar lighters. The remark implies a snub about practicality and image in political culture.
A noted film personality creates a composite showing twenty seven famous producers and directors. Readers are invited to list the identifiable names from the illustration and mail them to the National Academy of Design for a framing prize.
A fragment reports Lew mixing a strong brew resulting in his wife’s moderate sip and a funeral set for Thursday at 2. Another verse mocks Samson’s strength in today’s era, noting Delilah would trim her own hair. A line mentions Conrad rushed to West Side Hospital with rashes and severe injuries.
C L Fiddier performed a trombone solo on the radio last night, delivering a clear melodic display as listeners heard the broadcast across the region.
A humor fragment shows a purchaser asking the price of a battery and the garageman replying with a joke about one and a half volts and the ink er.
A brief dialogue records a parent remark about a son not liking the navy. The son replies his trousers felt too tight at the bottom, signaling discomfort with uniform fit and prompting the exchange.
A brief boatside exchange notes a swell day as a visitor jokes about Sundays, reported in Fenton News with a touch of local humor.
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript shows a yachtsman warning that persistent delays may force him to heave to, while his passenger responds with reluctance yet a defiant quip about not surrendering to the issue.
In a Winton Advance feature, a child named Archie Gee swallows a worm prompting anxious father to urge a quick drink of water, then pleads for letting the boy walk off. The scene captures a tense family moment likely from a local column.
In Pittsburgh during rush hour a traveler notes relief as the worst part is over after a ride on a streetcar. A chance companion asks about distance, and the traveler replies heading to California while referencing Carnegie Tech in a casual context.
In Stockholm Tidings a husband says he understands her writing yet seeks the meaning behind her words. The exchange hints at a broader question of interpretation and intent within personal communication.
Industrial conditions are described as good across most New England states while apple inventories rise by 26 percent from last year. Mexico denies Bolshevik propaganda on its soil. Poisonous liquor caused 511 deaths in New York City within 11 months. A farm near Mount Carmel Pennsylvania traded a horse for a ton of coal. The finance commission opposes a city travel law in Boston. The Reichstag bans selling German art treasures abroad for another year.
A removal of a prohibition on selling Christmas trees in southern Tyrol Italy is reported. Other notes include U S Russia trade totals and a plan to use Keats home bricks in a memorial, with varied public interest items.
A Cambridge Massachusetts boy was fined twenty dollars for trespassing in his parents home after refusing to work and saying he preferred sleeping.
A New York county grand jurors association urges a reserve judiciary as a remedy for crime, likening it to a safeguard system that could deter and manage criminal activity. The idea suggests creating a parallel judiciary to handle certain cases, reducing strain on regular courts.
Police Commissioner Enright orders 150 honorary commissioners to resign ahead of a new New York city administration. Chairman Green denounces tax dodgers as detrimental to state progress. French wine dealers cheer Senator Edge’s beer bill with one Paris letter claiming Americans need wine to be gay. A committee of the best minds in finance will be named to root out building industry abuses and corruption.
Ignace Jan Paderewski the pianist and former Polish prime minister will be the principal speaker at the Woodrow Wilson memorial dinner in New York scheduled for December 28.
The N M Rothschild banking firm offers London city council 78000 pounds to retain its current address in St Swithin's Lane for a 50 year term.
The document lists travel fares set by the British government with Halifax at 15 dollars Winnipeg at 27 dollars and Vancouver at 45 dollars. A vessel disguised as a coast guard patrol boat, the Lynx 11, carried 75000 dollars worth of whiskey and champagne into New York harbor before an anonymous call led to its capture.
Patrick Joseph Fox, aged three and a half, completed an unaccompanied trans-Atlantic voyage. After visiting his grandparents in Ireland he returned to Newark to spend Christmas with his parents.
The passage notes that substantial emigration to Canada is anticipated in response to deep cuts. It highlights how policy changes or reductions are driving people to seek opportunities abroad, with Canada seen as a primary destination. The item underscores rising migration pressures without detailing specific sectors or numbers.
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