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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
10
Horseshoe Pitching National Championship Recalled
A newspaper reflection honors the national horseshoe pitching tournament as a reminder of simpler times. It argues the sport suits all ages, requires little toil to master, and fosters relaxed conversation in rural lanes, valuing leisure over modern fast thrills.
Scolding and Scolders Across Society
A compact look at how critique and gossip appear in daily life. The piece notes scolding spans marriage, neighbors, statisticians, and even drivers and pedestrians, with humor about universal fault finding and its social role. It highlights mutual nagging as a common human trait across groups and eras.
Going After The Commercial Crooks
At the national Association of Credit Men meeting in Atlantic City officials warned that commercial criminals caused 250 million dollars in losses through credit transactions last year. The group has raised an additional million dollars to combat fraud against firms and organizations, noting that dishonest schemes persist even as business standards rise.
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National Association of Credit Men
Atlantic City
Sharp practices and the need for vigorous enforcement
The letter argues that victims failing to prosecute embolden culprits and lenient treatment of convicted commercial criminals invites greater defrauding. It calls for prompt trials and proper punishment to shield merchants and urges public conscience and cooperation to curb offenses against common honesty. The piece emphasizes merchants’ reliance on protective societies to reclaim rightful property.
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Credit Organization
Eourt
Smaller Paper Money Could Reduce Costs and Boost Convenience
The idea of making U.S. paper currency about one third smaller than today’s notes is being carefully considered by Treasury experts. Proponents argue it would save production costs and ease mailing and handling, while folded notes in letters could raise security concerns. If enacted, legislation would be required to alter size, with potential benefits for manufacturers of wallets and cash registers and a broader market for new currency designs.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Department
The
Washington Post
Another Bureau Needed Amid All the Horrors of Life
A Hartford Courant note mocks public hazards from a Boston man with a wooden leg and lamp who fell, started a fire, and warned that wooden legs should be inspected, laws needed against inferior products, and perhaps a constitutional crime for leg wearers to carry lit kerosene lamps.
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Boston
Chicago
Hartford Courant
Consumer's dollar breakdown on necessities and savings
The report states that 79.6 percent of the consumer's dollar covers necessities such as shelter, food, clothing, light and heat, leaving 20.4 percent for saving, entertainments, development and sundry expenses.
Jokes on the Road Beat to It by Motorist
A brief comic exchange shows a pedestrian joking he will beat the passing motorist to a destination. The motorist replies dryly that he will arrive first, highlighting a playful street encounter.
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Boston Transcript
How To Avoid Accidents Look Right Look Left
A brief etiquette guide lists steps to stay safe in traffic. It urges pedestrians to observe colored lights, traffic cops, white lines, safety zones, and to keep off streets. The tone mirrors advisories found in Life section summaries.
Modern novel eulogies fill paper jackets leaving writers idle
A Punch London quip notes that many fiction writers are employed drafting jacket eulogies for modern novels, leaving them little time to craft their own books.
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Punch
London
A Pilum For Him Then Jack Hunter’s Heiress Wedding
A Boston Transcript note confirms Jack Hunter’s pursuit of the heiress ends in marriage. The piece headlines a wedding date and signals a completed romantic plot. The fragment hints at social circles and anticipated nuptials without broader details.
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Jack
Hunter
Boston Transcript
Remedy At Last Addresses An Anonymous Let Worry
A brief item notes that a long sought remedy has arrived and encourages readers not to worry about anonymous letters or messages. The piece emphasizes relief and resolution in a public health or personal welfare context. No specific names or locations are provided in the readable text.
Best way is not to open them at all
A brief aphorism notes prudent caution. The saying urges avoiding engagement with questionable items or content to prevent risk or trouble.
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Madrid
Local Church Notes Show Sunday Gatherings Across Town
Rev Lowry of Erwin preached at Allegheny Sunday morning and afternoon. George White from Kingsport joined local worshipers. Families and relatives, including the Baskettes and Shipleys, shared meals and visits throughout the day. Several residents attended preaching and prayer meetings and hosted guests from Oak Hill and Johnson City. john sullied, travel and hospitality mark a busy Sunday in the community.
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Lowry
Erwin
Alleghheny
George White
Kingsport
L. Dunn
Frank Dunn
Jacob Hicks
Am Light
Polly Hartman
C. P. Baskette
Jim Pointer
Orville Cox
Family
John Hultz
Mary Kincheloeid
Vernie
Oak Hill
Allegheny
Cecil Phillips
John
Will Phillips
Bert McCrary
Will Good
Orge Copas
John Pas
Sallie Bragg
Sam Light
Thelma Phillips
Clara Baskette
Joe Kinley
Johnson City
John Kinley
Frank Bultz
C. P. Baskette’s
Rev. Lowry
John Copas
Gibbons and Winiger Marry in Church Hill Event
Weath er holds pleasant for fall work as families in Church Hill gather. Albert Gibbons wed Miss Virgie Winiger with Rev J W Morris officiating. A sequence of visits and dinners among the Gibbons family marks a quiet community week.
Social News From Nearby Communities
Ribbons travel to Knoxville for a few days with friends and relatives. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gibbons to see Mrs. W. N. Snapp and family and Mrs. W. N. Snapp hosting Alice Snapp. An October poke supper at Valley View is announced. Rev. T. E. Goodman yields his last appointment of the year on October 4. Ed Graham is reported very ill. Thressa C. Morse visits Kingsport twice. An all day singing is planned at Indian Springs. Toy Holt and family drive to Kingsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Gibbons
John Robert
Mary Gibbons
Maggie Hutchens
Tessie Marsh
Alice Snapp
W. T. Gibbons
Tennis Marsh
Clearence
Old Union
Albert Gibbons
Virgie Winiger
J. W. Morris
N. F. Gibbons
Knoxville
L. G. Gibbons
Jonh Robert
W. T
Ribbons
A. C. Gibbons
W. N. Snapp
Alice
C. M. Snapp
Roberta Christian
Minnie Pearl Snapp
T. E. Goodman
Ed Graham
Thressa C. Morse
Jess Good
Kingsport
Winnie Rupe
Indian Springs
Mrs. Toy Holt
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Kingsport Publishing Company
Market Street
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Associated Press
Revenue Bureau
Church Hill R
T. H. Bailey Jeweler
Atl
Daggone
Valley View
EMORY
Mess Bradley
Bracley
J.fred Johnson & Co., Inc
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