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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1925
Page
12
The Times welcomes letters from readers and requires signatures for publication. Anonymous submissions will not be printed, but names may be withheld on request. The notice indicates standard post office handling in Kingsport Tennessee.
The Kingsport Kiwanis Club guaranteed the 1925 Redpath Chautauqua with receipts of at least 2100 dollars and shared in excess receipts. Proceeds fund a state tubercular hospital in Tennessee. The club exceeded the guarantee and plans to underwrite the 1926 season. Citizens’ support welcomed and appreciated.
A Joliet AP dispatch alleges Richard Loeb suffered a serious mental and physical collapse in state prison while serving a life sentence alongside Leopold for the Franks murder. The piece weighs insanity pleas, public trust, and the fate of life sentences versus capital punishment.
President Coolidge in Annapolis frames navy service as defense and civic duty, stressing peace through reason and defensive posture. The piece references the American idea and minimal aggression while noting past reliance on war avoidance. It also highlights the Maternity Center's growth, funding from foundations, and its extensive services in New York and nationwide.
A quoted New York Times passage ridicules a prevailing reformist mood, labeling critics as New Barbarians who torment independent minds. It portrays Priest, Butler, and enlightened thinkers as targets of public derision by fellow citizens who worship conformity.
In her annual address Miss Mabel Choate, president of the Maternity Center Association, reports a shift toward mothers seeking care directly. The 1924 canvassing effort yielded 475 visits, down from prior outreach, indicating greater initiative by those needing guidance.
In a humorous miscellany, a thrifty driver laments the loss of the free air sign at Gassey Garage while the proprietor quips about the abundance of hog balloon tires. The clipping blends wry quotes from Legion Weekly and Tit-Bits with European notices on wit and social mores.
A Boston Herald profile describes Senator Borah with a strikingly square head and a strong jaw, noting the unusual proportions of his head relative to his body as a notable characteristic.
Mrs. Oldwed asks a pointed question and Judge replies with a wry forecast about the era ahead as the couple debate a changing social scene and the role of women. The exchange hints at evolving gender norms in a light, humorous tone.
A playful quip from a humorist about an underpaid worker named Bill who toils endlessly because the boss never looks his way. The joke hinges on misreading short sight as a workplace vice and keeps the tone light and observational.
In London a heated quarrel unfolds as a woman insists on buying a new frock despite financial restraint. He refuses cash and warns he will not speak to her again. A spirited reversal, she calls the action bribery.
A Columbus Dispatch cartoon caption compares wireless telegraphy to a long hound dog stretched from Cincinnati to Cleveland. The joke envisions the dog howling at distant points when its tail is stepped on, illustrating action without wires.
A montage of humorous dialogues and sketches including lines about marriage names from American Legion Weekly and Uncle Remus, plus banter on racial language and identity. The excerpts mix social satire with regional dialect humor and light self mockery.
A fragment shows a scene with Stevens Tech referencing a stone jug and a Kind Traveler asking if help is needed while a voice from within replies that they are getting along nicely in California Pelican.
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