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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
4
The Times invites reader letters and requires contributors to use full names for publication. Anonymous submissions are not printed, but names can be withheld upon request.
The piece extols camping and hiking for boys as a civilizing force, praising the Boy Scouts for directing energy from mischief to nature study. It argues outdoor trips build self discipline, fitness, and readiness for school, urging leaders to provide opportunities for youth development in Kingsport and similar towns.
An old style Fourth of July speech shifts from praise of national growth to a call for civic responsibility. It argues celebration should prompt questions about personal effort, job quality, and duties to improve the country rather than boastful self praise.
The text credits Secretary Mellon for understanding business and capital, notes tax-exempt securities attraction, and argues for congressional cooperation across politics. It suggests revising surtaxes as the leading policy move to restore industry through informed leadership.
The Dayton clash over evolution stirs political pressure as supporters fear violent confrontations. A Tennessee governor weighs troops deployment while lawmakers face pressure from factions claiming federal actions could aid or threaten partisan prosperity.
A garbled collage cites phrases about the Dixie Highway travel experience and scenic beauty, paired with political debate on Tennessee leadership. It references the Nashville Tennessean and Chattanooga Times as sources for differing views on state governance and term limits.
Fragmented humorous dialogue shows a niece cheerfully driving and bantering about marriage and paying bills. A landlady confronts Mr. Skaggs over unpaid steak and rent while a courtly clerk jokes about grease and a noisy household scene unfolds toward a punchline.
A Boston Transcript item recalls a church sermon where the minister quoted Job and the church plunged into darkness. He urged brief vigilant prayer while the electric lighting company addressed the outage, highlighting a dramatic moment of providence and utility failure.
A London humorist remarks on a chaotic station scene with garbled names and phrases about trains and places. The fragment suggests playful wordplay on station terms and travel jargon.
A cryptic dialogue shows two men discussing profit from three potsters and giving discounts to friends. One claims a half-crown off price for a friend, then ten pounds off per hundredweight for another friendship.
Preston Maxwell, a Houston veteran, recalls meeting Rudolph Lubbert, once German guard Lubbert, in a kitchen moment after trench fighting at St Millet. Maxwell recognizes the voice and bayonet battle memory from the war, including hospital weeks and postwar U.S. citizenship.
A distressed inventor, Joseph Born, famed for synthetic drug manufacture at low cost, used his own creation to kill himself at Kensington Gardens after financial ruin and a New Year eviction notice. A note on the body read I must die by my own invention. A British firm had offered 42 000 for his invention.
The revival meeting was announced to begin at the First Baptist Church on September 28. The event promises a series of services led by visiting speakers and local ministers with daily sessions and special prayer times.
A garbled historical fragment describes dangers of lightning and resuscitation, mentioning protection, prying, prying near wire fences, and warnings about injuries or deaths from lightning. It references respiration and the need for caution around electrical or hazardous exposure.
De Crume will oversee the revival with a forceful speaking style noted as essential for all to hear. He will conduct all preaching duties. H E McKinley will lead the singing during the revival.
Milton Massachusetts June 23 expert Alexander G MacAdie director of Blue Hill Observatory Harvard University shares thunder storm safety tips. He urges taking cover indoors avoiding trees barns chimneys and metal objects and notes lightning rods add protection. Stay inside away from drafts and do not use radios during storms.
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