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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
4
Tennessee To Tear Down Advertising Road Signs
The state highway department will dismantle advertising and distance signs on public highways starting December 14 for five days under Chapter 87 of 1925. The aim is to keep Tennessee roads beautiful for tourists, with uniform markers replacing clutter and unsightly displays. Local citizens are urged to cooperate to maintain scenic thoroughfares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Stile Highway Department
Highway Department
State Highway Department
R. H. Baker
Pennessee
Lome
Mr. Baker
Looking Back to 1925
A fragmented 1925 review notes a quiet year with modest economic gains, a notable income tax reduction, and Dawes Plan debates. It cites Europe’s upheaval, ongoing coal strikes, and shifting postwar tensions as major international undercurrents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
América
Congress
Ashich
Sumer
Dawes
Senate
Europe
Utey
Bert Pouwce Myguly
Resogistoe
French laborer’s patriotism shows weekly sacrifice
A Montreal Star note describes a French laborer who sent 15 francs as a day's wage to the French minister to help liquidate national debt. He plans to repeat weekly donations, hoping others join. The piece notes France’s solvency despite rehabilitation costs, defense needs, and Ruhr commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
The Movie and the Man
A historical note on the rise of cinema, noting a shift from scarce film access to a vast industry. It cites 130 million weekly viewers and about 20,198 movie theaters, suggesting broad public engagement and that many regulars work nights, allowing others to seek other diversions.
Fragmented memory test hints at office cleanout plans
The text hints at clearing old magazines from dental offices and eliminating Rosary records to make room for films produced by stock selling promoters. Mentions Jere la Ruben Weatherbee and a quoted Mercury Authoratory Club. Weatherbee labeled as poorly misguided by Menchen's club in a dated memory note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epstaffy
Jere la Ruben Weatherbee
Menchen
Mercury Authoratory Club
Ww. M. W
Prominent Citizens Dark Night Grep Sparks Family Demand
A chaotic page feature shows Addison Sims of Seattle seeking a Christmas wish from his wife as he paces, the scene punctuated by musings on class life, a roadway accident report fragment, a sermon tease at the Gospel Tabernacle, and cuttings about a Fox Studio and film personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Sims
Seattle
Vague Household Humdrum Narration Laments Domestic Friction
Fragmentary diary like entry describes a household scene with a conflicted couple. The speaker mentions cleaning, vinegar, a safety tool, and a night outing to Biltmore with companions of mime and film butchers, followed by discontent over varnish remover and a dish jacket incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biltmore
Movie awards reflect public taste through the years
A Noted magazine reviews annual film favorites, noting 1925 selections such as Tol'ably David Humor esque Robin Hood and The Covered Wagon as evidence of evolving public opinion. The Syracuse Post-Herald and Minneapolis Journal weigh Greece’s 30 million levas fine in local terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Figienlly Certai
Robin Hobd
Syracuse Post-Heralxis
Greece
Minneapolis Journal
New York tennis grows in popularity and travel trends
A scrambled dispatch notes Indyar tennis rising in New York and a surge in purchases of grape juice in 1925. It mentions Washington planning a 9 million dollar reclamation project, a possible visit by the Prince of Wales to St. Moritz, and Billy Sunday’s anti alcohol campaigns in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince of Wales
Moritz
Switzerland
Harrisvars
Telegraph
Charity Ball Sparks Dances for Ethel and Maude
In a lively charity ball, Ethel recalls Captain Titzelarence finally paying attention after dancing with her four times, while Maude notes the event as memorable though messy. Rose mutters about a unflattering photo, highlighting the night’s social bustle and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Titzelarence
Fragmented Quotations From Various Papers
A garbled OCR fragment lists dialogues and brief snippets from multiple papers. It features stray lines about banking, exercise, courting, cosmetics, a college student, and a London Globe style exchange. The text includes partial quotes about humility, threats, and social observation, with several incomplete proper names and locations.
Fragmented 1920s crime and public notices collage
A jumbled OCR fragment cites multiple 1920s items: a Philadelphia man fleeing a police line, a Western Maryland railroad purchase of liquor stocks, and public morals board debates. It mentions a fire destroying Ascension Farm, a bank loot case with a $40,000 cache, abolition of parole boards, and proposals for harsher prison terms. Also notes Sergeant Robert E. Tipton’s vacation after long service and a Cheyenne bank robbery and capture, plus a Pennsylvania girl sentenced to death as a Christmas present, with no coherent single event clear.
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