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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
10
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The Tennessee state highway department announced a five day drive starting December 14 to dismantle advertising signs along public highways. Under Chapter 87, Acts of 1925, erecting signs in designated right of way is unlawful and aims to keep roads visually appealing for tourists and residents alike.
The fragment notes that 1925 may be regarded as a very bright year in world history, suggesting it could mark the greatest era of peace the world ever knew. The passage emphasizes optimism about global harmony and a peaceful period.
A fragment from the Chattanooga Times cites a young woman who neglects regular complexion upkeep amid reminders of defense spending and Ruhr ventures, noting national solvency despite looming short term loan repudiation risk. It also references a Canada Montreal Star view on Germany’s indemnity payments after Franco-Prussian War and potential future sacrifices if public imagination is stirred.
A French laborer sends 15 francs, a day’s wages, to the French minister as a mite toward national debt relief. He pledges to repeat the act weekly and hopes many workers will follow, multiplying the sacrifice for France’s rehabilitation.
The piece notes a shift from few weekly moviegoers to 130 million per week with many regulars on duty nightly. It highlights 20 198 theaters built to seat crowds, illustrating how society has become broadly movie minded and seeking diverse diversions.
The 1925 summary notes a calm domestic year with economy focus and Dawes plan progress, while Europe faces persistent tensions and a shift toward peace through Locarno. The piece highlights a weaker Congress, the income tax cut, and labor strife in the anthracite sector amid growing calls for settlement over war.
A London news item ponders a building ordinance to bury phonograph records magazines and film beneath corner stones. The satirical piece envisions clearing old magazines from dental offices and erasing Rosary records while mocking stock promoter films and a Rotary Club anecdote. Ruben Weatherbee is named in a brief obituary note. A memory test follows about a wife requesting a diamond necklace for Christmas and a stressed husband.
A group of notable figures appears in a dark street scene. Among the silhouettes, the request is to locate Addison Sims of Seattle among the attendees.
Sunday at 7:00 Jimmy Tolan, a convert, will preach and recount his life story From Hell to Heaven at the Gospel Tabernacle. The acrobatic speaker sways the platform as he shares his dramatic turnaround from a "guck-up" to evangelist. Tabernacle seats about 799, arrive early. Glen dale Theater lists staff including cashier Lova M. Peet.
A newspaper item notes that a driver asleep on Ocean Parkway crashed into a traffic signal injuring passengers. The page also includes scattered captions and trivia about film stars Pola Negri and Charlotte Mineau, plus a string of quips about Moronia and cinema at the Majestic.
The text depicts a quirky day with a self named Adam Scofflaw choosing a coach and a meek wife cleaning glass with vinegar and a safety razor. The narrator mentions visits to the office and the Biltmore for merrie mime company and film workers, plus sniffing varnish remover and domestic tidying before bed.
A Syracuse Post-Herald note surveys year to year movie favorites with Tol'able David Humor esque Robin Hood and The Covered Wagon as benchmarks. It questions if 1925 and 1926 will surpass past appeal as rail employers plan wartime wage demands within two months. Public morals boards discuss liquor stock purchases for distribution control.
The Minneapolis Journal reports a 30 million levas penalty appears crushing for Greece but is clarified as equivalent to about 219 thousand dollars. The note frames the financial impact and currency conversion context for readers.
A Harrisburg Telegraph quotation suggests the average man now wears Sunday clothes throughout the week, reflecting a shift in moral tone or dress norms. The remark frames casual attire as a possible indicator of social standards.
A compact note outlines simple at home exercises and budget ideas to slim a bank account. It mentions reducing spending, tracking income, and staying disciplined with savings while offering quick health and fitness hints.
A fragment from London dialogue shows a boy Ted and his mother in a tense exchange. The mother scolds him for fighting while Ted admits he could not run fast enough.
A college student buys a comb and tells the clerk to pour it into a bottle and cork it while the clerk offers to wrap it up. The exchange appears in the Toronto Globe as a light humorous vignette.
A London Weekly Telegraph fragment recounts a woman's experience at a ball where she claims Mr Shied attempted a kiss. Her mother protests, and she asserts she herself refused the gesture, declaring she dared him.
A sharp exchange quotes a poverty stricken woman lamenting the wolf at her door while a wealthy woman retorts about a cat attempting to lure her cook away. The dialogue captures class tension and social anxieties in urban life.
In a London Tit-Bits exchange two women discuss suffering and consolation. Mrs Kaustic offers encouragement while Mrs Torker sighs and reflects on shared hardship.
Nell asks what one would give for such hair as hers while Belle replies with a playful retort. The line appears as a brief humorous exchange in the Moroorestown Star page.
Indoor tennis in New York is growing in popularity with more facilities opening and players embracing year round play. The shift reflects demand for controlled courts and weatherproof practice.
New York state recorded a historic intake of grape juice in 1925 signaling strong beverage production and consumer demand as officials monitor market shifts.
All railroad freight records collapsed in 1925 notching unprecedented volumes. The American Railway Association cited surging industrial demand and expanded coal and grain shipments as primary drivers of the spike.
The Panama Mail Steamship Company plans to add two passenger and freight steamers to its New York Havana San Francisco service, expanding capacity between key ports and broadening its transshipment network. The move signals stronger competition and enhanced schedules for the trade route linking New York and Havana with West Coast connections.
The Countess Salm von Hoogstraten reports a break in at her Florida winter home. A screen door was pried from its hinges, prompting concern of possible robbery. Local authorities are investigating and advising heightened security.
Engineering condition of the U S battleships is so satisfactory that one ship of the fleet needed more than five days to prepare for extended service.
Daniel Skean a 17 year old from Pottstown Pennsylvania was a high school football player who finished the season after sustaining a broken neck during play and continuing to compete through the final game scanned last week.
A man who invited Katherine to inspect a doll he held attempted to seize her, creating a dangerous confrontation and prompting nearby witnesses to intervene. The incident highlights risk during unfamiliar encounters and draws police attention.
A railroad train cut two lengths of fire hose halting water flow and unable to check flames that consumed Ascension Farm school in Lenox causing about $15,000 in damage.
Edward F. Keller, a pardoned slayer, died of heart disease in a Philadelphia taxi. The cab carried $40,000 in loot he had taken from a bank where he served as watchman.
Speakers at the National Republican club in New York urged abolition of the States parole board and drastic stiffening of prison sentences as specific steps to stem the rising tide of crime.
After 27 years of service, Sergeant Robert E. Tipton of the Pennsylvania state constabulary, an original member of that organization, was pensioned recently at which time he took his first vacation since becoming a trooper.
Russell Statts, cashier, answered a phone call from his wife as two bandits entered the Cheyenne bank. He shouted not to shoot. the robbers fled with the receiver off the hook. Mrs. Statts alerted authorities and the robbers were captured.
William Cavalier, the only boy in Pennsylvania given a death sentence as a Christmas present, reacts with surprise and asks if he is lucky after being told he may set up a small Christmas tree in his cell before the February 1 execution date.
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