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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1925
Page
6
Classified note noting editor business manager entry for the Kingsport Tennessee post office and stating advertising rates are available on application.
The Times invites reader letters with full signatures. anonymous submissions will not be printed, though names may be withheld upon request.
The article lauds Santa Barbara as a model of resilience after a severe earthquake. It praises immediate action to clear debris and plan reconstruction, noting the city’s rebound mindset, confidence in recovery, and vision to rebuild into a finer, more attractive urban center that will draw tourists.
A warning spread about counterfeit five ten and twenty dollar bills circulating locally. The piece notes the rarity of bad bills among many transactions and praises bank vigilance and the difficulty of reproducing genuine currency. It stresses that counterfeiters risk trouble for tampering with U S money.
A philanthropic society reports a boy ran away from home and investigates why youths feel discontent. It notes frequent runaway cases,often blamed on youthful depravity, but suggests parental friction at home. In Kingsport, restless boys need more scope for activity and careful, thoughtful handling.
The article notes broad northern support for the Stone Mountain Memorial project with a federal reserve district committee in New York aiding coin distribution. It highlights a Southern led effort and a message from The Atlanta Journal editor praising the memorial silver half dollars as unprecedented in national history.
The United States minted a commemorative half dollar under a congressional act to honor Confederate soldiers. Coins are sold at one dollar with proceeds to a memorial fund. Proceeds support the mountain work and the plan seeks wide distribution via stores nationwide. The effort aims to unite a divided country through shared remembrance.
Multiple brief European and domestic curiosities. Senator Harris of Georgia had tonsils removed. A Washington expert cites a 5.1 person American family. Lyons Kansas man names two trucks William and Charles Bryan. Aleutian teachers ask who won last fall’s election. government should send radio. Lord Dawson says businessmen die early due to not relaxing during conferences.
A collection of witty lines from various papers mocking policy, philosophy, and fashion. References include Rochester Herald Arkansas Gazette Longfellow Buffalo Post Presbyterian parlanes and Punch alleging birds and worms, hammer or anvil, ecclesiastical feints, silk braces fading, steel cables, and orange tree money tied to brides and orange blossoms.
Dayton prepares for a national show with an evolution trial drawing attention amid local activity. The small Tennessee village is making noise of potential economic impact as organizers lobby for stage and event support.
Western Washington poultrymen with the state college of agriculture and the biological survey plan a calcium cyanide gas attack on rat burrows under farm buildings. A demonstration on a farm with 3,500 hens killed 163 rats and aimed to stop losses estimated at $1,000 yearly.
In Shanghai the Yu Pa-hong workshop case ended with harsh sentences for the proprietor 15 years and expulsion, his wife 10 years, and an accomplice 15 years. The concubine and amah were released. The court ordered sale of the shop to cover trial costs and care for unclaimed children.
Waseda University prepares to complete a new steel and concrete library building, designed by Naito and Sato, with a two story main reading room for 500, and a five story stacks section. The project, aided by alumni funding, will house about 500,000 books of a 320,000 volume collection. The facility includes fireproof safeguards and connected student dining, book bindery, and librarian quarters. Notable donors include Kenkichi Kodera and Shozo Tsubouchi.
Loden July 3 report cites the Blue Book showing 16 000 000 thunderstorms yearly and about 44 000 per day. It notes the energy from a single lightning flash could exceed six months of world water power output, urging use of harnessed water power as a measure.
New York July 4 The Waldorf Astoria plans wide Peacock Alley restoration removing a partition and adding shops on Thirty fourth street. The popular hat removal custom returns once improvements complete by September 14.
The Brooklyn Bridge acts as a landlord raising rents about 25 percent as leases expire. It shelters 51 business firms with an annual rent roll of 72 619.92 and total yearly receipts of 307 652.45, including transit charges and concessions.
On average land uses two tons of lime and ten tons of manure per acre, with each applied once every six years.
Paderewski, newly knighted by King George, will keep using Mister or Pan in Poland and abroad. In public, he plans no airs at his cracow country estate or hotels, and he continues to hobnob with peasants who call him Ignace or Jan. The knighthood grants the title Sir, but he favors plain forms at home and abroad.
Paris July 4 crowds for dressmaker displays at the modern arts exposition led to police intervention and a sliding admission scale from five to fifty francs. A dressmaker with three Seine boats charged for access to his floating exhibits including interior decoration, perfumes, and restaurant showcases.
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