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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
10
The Times invites reader letters and states correspondents must sign full names. Anonymous submissions are not printed. Names may be withheld on request.
The text links Napoleon, Edison, Ford, and Conrad to long preparation before advancement. It compares careers to constructing a skyscraper, noting months of foundation work before steel girders rise and the building soars. It emphasizes sustained training, experience, and patient effort as the basis for lasting achievement.
The piece argues life moves through youth dream, middle age soberness, and elder hopes focused on children. It urges keeping families in Kingsport, not the city, to provide wholesome environment, schooling, and open air for children, insisting future success rests on home and locality.
The Indians face a losing streak as the Giants of the National League falter. Kingsport remains hopeful they will regain form, though failure would not be disastrous.
A compact critique of Tennessee debates on science education, arguing modern science reveals miracles within nature and that disbelief in divinity stems from misreadings of science. The piece cites Millikan and Einstein to illustrate how contemporary physics challenges traditional religious assumptions. It notes Victorian shocks and suggests intellectual progress yet preserves awe at the universe.
A New York Times editorial mocks fundamentalists who press Darwin suppression, suggesting if modern scientists deny God they should believe in fairies. It argues Tennessee lawmakers should pray for more science rather than less, highlighting tension between science and religion.
Ms. Johnson praises a new housemaid calling her a treasure after a cancelled bid party. One guest failed to attend without notice, causing annoyance. The maid wore a gown and fitted in beautifully, aiding the social gathering.
An old advertisement extols S S S as the pure vegetable remedy that purifies blood, supports red blood cell production, and drives eczema pimples and rheumatism from the body. It claims safe use and better sleep by removing the skin disease threat Army.
A Kansas farmer ponders an epitaph for his wife while she is healthy, she suggests the tombstone line Wife of the Above, in a humorous Midwestern tale. A Boston Transcript quip adds a twist with extra pay.
A kindly elderly woman uses a pay station telephone for the first time, receiving a patient, practical tip from a helpful operator. The interaction highlights simple navigation steps and the friendly service that eased her routine call.
A Paris L Illustrations gag about a statue of Peace shows a painter boasting the sculpture was not modeled from nature. The humorous dialogue highlights two reactions praising the statue’s beauty and a playful confession.
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