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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1925
Page
6
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The piece blends a character study of aging labor with community notices. An elderly worker named John confronts obsolescence as a master dismisses him and hints at an old age pension. The text shifts to local club meetings and social events in Virginia with reminders of gatherings and dinners.
The article notes dress coats and sports coats in vivid colors and fur trims, highlighting an imported orange and blue tweed with fur collar. It also mentions green suede with fox outlines and shepherd’s plaid suits, while European women favor heavy wool knitted coats for outdoor wear.
At play and six sewers, Miss Lola Anderson won the prize for the highest bridge score while Mrs. J. W. Dobyns received the sewers prize. Mrs. C. E. Drummond of Charlotte was an out of town guest. Refreshments followed the event.
Clyde Reeser of Bristol visited yesterday. Mrs. George S. Barger is ill on Sevier street. Robert Anderson spent the weekend in Johnson City. Gus and Fred Howard visited Knoxville yesterday. John Nelson of Rogersville was here yesterday. BH Hi Poarch and his mother spent the weekend in Johnson City. Francis Moyers and Albert McConnell motor to Bristol yesterday. Arthur Scott and Miss Ella Fan Jones and Miss Ann Stevenson motored to Johnson City yesterday afternoon.
The American Red Cross annual report for the year ending June 30 notes fewer disasters than last year but a higher toll, led by a midwest tornado causing 796 deaths and 2239 injuries. It cites nine annual roll call dates and extensive relief for events from Santa Barbara to Shenandoah and disaster areas abroad.
In New York Ralph A Ward a long time Methodist missionary reports to the Board of Foreign Missions that Christianity is no longer stigmatized as foreign in China. He notes that many leading republic figures are Christians and about 2,300,000 Chinese are members of Christian churches.
With autumn hunting season under way in the Northwest and South the forest service appeals to sports men to guard against forest fires. Officials note many fires stem from careless matches smoking and camp fires and urge hunters to prevent losses to timber and game. Federal and state wardens protect forests and hunters should lead in erasing traces of fires from records.
Miss Trene T. Martin the only woman surveyor in England criticizes London and other cities for continued Victorian ugliness in suburban housing. She cites uniform villas with narrow windows imitation pillars and pompous gates as evidence of stalled progress.
Gardone Riviera reports that Gabriele D Annunzio has donated the original manuscript of his book Alcione to the Ambrosian Library. The gesture marks appreciation of the work as a fountain of Italian culture and heritage.
London to Scotland service reveals that passengers account for 3 percent of the train's weight, about 12 tons, while 97 percent or 388 tons is engine and carriages. The figure comes from a summer calculation on the famous British train.
Classified notices in The Times connect sellers with bargain hunters across town. The ads list items for sale, prices, and contact details, inviting readers to negotiate directly.
The inventor Dr. Paul Appell of the University of Paris unveils Pax, a parlor game based on League of Nations themes and symbols. He aims Pax to boost public interest in the League through an international contest with valuable prizes.
The de Haviland company sells light planes and opens several aeroplane stations for private owners of June Bug aircraft. At Staglane, a weekly aeroplane garage fee is 15 shillings with monthly contracts cutting to 50 shillings. Ground engineers license the air ministry oversee wings and motors for seven shillings sixpence, plus cleaning and maintenance.
A Davidson county Peabody fair display used the tale of four farmer wives who died from farm work hazards to highlight labor saving devices. A pictured family burial ground and clever rhymes contrast with a modern home workshop and kitchen equipped by modern appliances.
Berlin dispatch reports Elsa Rema in Der Montag asserting chance outpaces Cupid in marriage choices. She notes most first loves end or fail to lead to marriage, with men often marrying others who differ in looks, cooking skill, or dress sense. Widowers and self styled bachelors attract practical housekeepers and cooks.
The first water mains of hollowed oak were found in Red Lion Square London. Experts say the timber dates about 300 years back and was laid by an early utility company in Britain.
Miss Vera L. Noyes of the Chicago Diocese proposes mail religion for isolated rural children. The program delivers weekly lessons by mail to fit all ages, aiming to make religion real, attractive, and active in daily life and to create a religious atmosphere in each home.
Chicago hosts the 29th convention of the United Typothetate of America with about two thousand delegates. They plan to renew the fight for postal rate revision. International presence includes A E Goodwin of London and A E Owen Jones. The opening day emphasizes registration and group meetings including Cost Accounting and Trade Composition associations.
San Francisco on lower Sacramento Street hosts a gunnybag factory on the site of Fort Gunnybags, the vigilante stronghold from 1851 when a large vigilance committee seized arms and executed criminals. The 1850s era followed a year of lawlessness with many murders unresolved and a rising military style of social control.
Louisville markets report October 19 shows cattle at three thousand, steady to 25 cents lower to 10 cents, hogs at 15.50 to 14.00, and sheep down seven. A concise headline style market note reflecting livestock price movements.
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