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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
10
The piece surveys women hiring or relying on servants before duty wars and wartime shortages. It notes many women now do housework themselves as workers are scarce and sometimes grouchy or overworked. It discusses pay, living conditions, and lingering regret for old fashioned housemaids amid a broader view of labor as toil rather than curse.
An article discusses concerns about school and college students playing football and the potential injuries. A school principal argues that while risks exist, the activity supports physical and moral vitality, suggesting keeping youths active under supervision may be safer than removing play, as parental restrictions could shift or heighten danger.
A New York Times letter by Professor Manley C Hudson asks if U S involvement with the Interparliamentary Union signals Europe related entanglements. He questions spending U S funds on a body linked to the League of Nations while America hosts meetings in Washington.
An essay from the Brooklyn Eagle and Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the rise of saving and investment by wage earners in securities. It highlights that more than half of interest income goes to those earning under 5 000 dollars a year and two thirds to under 10 000, signaling a broadening investor class beyond Wall Street brokers. It contrasts this shift with traditional views on unearned income and predicts changing public attitudes toward corporations in the coming decade.
The nations of Europe seek a job settlement with Uncle Sam to borrow more money in the United States, a line attributed to the Des Moines Register.
In early Prohibition era amid bootlegging, Diram and Silas spot Ebenezer staggering in Boonville. They greet him, Eb ignores them, and Hi defends Eb as drunk, while Diram chides his pride in a sly exchange from the Pink 'Un.
A witty exchange from Seuen Humor in Madrid contrasts the medical profession with hostile reactions both in this world and the next, illustrating historical tension between doctors and critics.
A brief comic note from the American Legion references a girl asking to go riding with Johnny Bates and being told to bring roller skates, illustrating a light human moment in a social vignette.
A woman teacher demonstrates the meaning of slowly by walking, prompting a student to shout from the front of the class bow-legged, ma'am. The remark shocks the teacher as the room erupts in laughter in this Tit-Bits anecdote.
An American who speaks seven languages marries a French lady who speaks four. The joke suggests the bride may have a slight edge in language prowess. A cannibal quip adds humor with a wife noting the "sweet girl graduate" as the source of tummy pain.
A lighthearted exchange prompts a quip about an unrecounted joke. The Princeton Tiger notes the humor and memory of prior gags in a playful moment.
Dialogue fragment shows a mother asking Olga and Scaramouche about a show at Notre Dame Juggler. Olga confirms returning from the show, Scaramouche is described as not very much.
Mr and Mrs C N Gray and children spent Sunday in Bristol visiting relatives. Miss Mary and Kate Dillow were dinner guests at the Turner home. Mr and Mrs Thomas Dillow and children spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R W Dillow.
Sunday appointments at Holston Institute Rev Orr and local families share weekend visits. Teachers meet at Blountville while the parent teachers reorganize led by Mrs W L Hauk. Swarthmore Chautauqua arrives in Blountville next week. first quarterly meeting set for Centenary on the 24th and 25th.
Busy farm work continues with corn and wheat. showers occur. Local residents report visits, marriages, illnesses, and small events including a quiet wedding at a bride’s home. Typhoid illness concerns Bertha Ford. religious gatherings planned at Beulah with a YW.Y. meeting invited.
Bell Ridge hosted a Saturday night ice cream and lunch supper with proceeds aiding a local cause. Notables visiting included Ruth Snodgrass of Roanoke visiting sister N B Galloway, and Rev J W Gracet was a dinner guest of G N Galloway.
The small child of Mr and Mrs John Henderson of Kingsport died last Thursday and was buried here Friday. John Booher died after a lingering illness and was buried at Rock Springs cemetery Tuesday at age 65. A large funeral crowd and floral offering followed.
Reverend Goodman preached a farewell sermon to a large Sunday night congregation, with hopes of another visit next year. A crowd from here heard Reverend Melear in Depew's Chapel, and Mr and Mrs Warner Hite visited with Mr and Mrs G W Trevite. A son named Edward Lee was born to Mr and Mrs Guy King on October 6. Katevite visited Mattie Kate Bell. The community fair last Thursday was a noted success with addresses and many exhibits.
Farmers busy with corn husking as Mrs. B. Sneed, Mrs. J. T. Jayne, and Mrs. Bruce Stuffle spend Wednesday on local ag chores.
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