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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1925
Page
10
The Times invites letters from readers and requires correspondents to sign full names, as anonymous contributions are not published. On request, names can be withheld from publication.
County officials urge stricter enforcement of compulsory attendance, urging parents to cooperate. Despite laws, about 2000 students were absent last year, costing the county 15 cents per day per missing child and creating a larger personal and civic handicap for youth in Bristol and Kingsport.
The article weighs federal versus state and municipal taxes, noting war debt and rising road and school costs. It argues federal taxes can fall as debt declines, while local taxes require careful trimming without harming essential services. It urges strict expenditure analysis and waste elimination to lower taxes.
Plans in New York and Chicago outline a 40 milestone project along Fifth Avenue. Officials and developers discuss funding, design details, and potential timelines for a landmark urban renewal effort. Community groups seek input as construction implications and traffic impacts are reviewed.
In discussing a vast hall and thousands of hotel rooms costing 40 million dollars, the piece ponders whether future centuries will see these buildings and who inhabits them. It contrasts ancient civilizations with modern progress, noting material gains but questioning ethical and intellectual growth, and asks if humanity can improve beyond past limits or fall into decline, citing Mars speculation and a utopian, or cautionary, outlook.
The piece notes a widespread belief in a severe winter based on folklore and sunspot theories, while meteorologists admit no reliable long range forecast beyond a week. It urges prep: stock fuel and food, secure warm clothing, inspect the furnace, and expect Boreas to blow. If winter is mild, the preparations still prove useful and valued later.
A colored man whitewashing a fence is questioned by a passer-by who asks why he uses a brush with fewer bristles. The moment captures a brief, curious exchange reflecting ordinary daily labor.
A Richmond woman Mrs J F Howard hails Mother's Friend for a swift birth with baby weighing eight pounds. She says two hours of sickness preceded birth and only one helper, unlike her first childbirth with three doctors and two days of pain. Mother's Friend is applied externally and sold by all druggists.
A collage of humorous exchanges and brief quotes from papers like the Vancouver Province and Wall Street Journal. It joke rounds on bribery testimonies, conscience voting, and light country sayings including a waiter count and a coin collector husband.
A quirky exchange notes a horse with a wooden leg seen on a merry-go-round. A punning line follows about winter overcoats made with poison ivy, attributed to playful banter among West Point Pointer and Eye Smatter.
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