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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1925
Page
10
Fragmentary newspaper schema shows postal matter designation and Associated Press rights notice. Reads like boilerplate copyright language from the Kingsport Tennessee paper, noting second class mail status and republication rights. No clear event or person to identify.
The Times invites reader correspondence and requires full names for letters. Anonymity can be requested but will not be published unless withheld by request.
Editorial argues Locarno agreement among Germany France Britain and Italy could become a major milestone toward enduring European peace. It notes skeptics will warn it cannot work and warns against war mongers in Germany while praising American support for peaceful progress.
The article contrasts public notions of female extravagance with U S labor figures showing average spends of 571 38 by men on clothes versus 63 55 by women. It notes income limits many families face and remarks Kingsport women appear not to overdraw their family budgets.
In a united stance across counties Southwest Virginia urges early completion of the Lee Highway stretching fourteen rough miles. Officials stress the road’s value beyond the main artery as tourist traffic is expected to swell, drawing visitors and benefiting all swaths of the region.
The Southwest Times from Pulaski notes Post-Herald advocates road improvement to connect Carroll and Grayson counties. Meeting on November 2 aims to show officials the region seeks completion of the road, highlighting economic benefits and cross-state hard-surfaced progress for Virginia.
A man named Bill suffered injuries while constructing an imaginary air castle. The structure reportedly toppled as bricks fell, leaving him in a vulnerable condition. No further details on location or witnesses are provided.
A light literary quip from the Boston Transcript notes Edith has turned down many good matches and now complains a good catch fails to appear. The exchange contrasts optimism with irony about romance and timing.
A Boston Transcript item notes a man claiming old school values and a woman countering that such attitudes were dismissed years ago, reflecting evolving gender norms in social expectations.
A London Mail quip remarks Madge carries her age well and asks how she endures the burden so long as the joke circulates. The light exchange highlights social humor about aging and resilience in public perception.
London Mail quotes a cheeky line about marriage motives, asking if the union with an heiress was for her ace or her figure. The remark highlights social gossip on marriage intentions and wealth discourse.
The piece notes World Wars weather affecting apparel demand as sweaters and gloves sales fluctuate. It mentions New York druggists seeking relief from liquor distribution duties, September bank shrinkage tied to crop financing, Massachusetts shifting to fuels, Paris political shifts amid US debt talks, Philadelphia life insurance payouts totaling 16.1 million in 1924, and freight car loadings staying above a million for the week ending October 10.
An improvement organization Laing formed in Kansas City seeks 14 million to aid Missouri river navigation. Camden industry faces skilled labor shortages as factories run at capacity. Vatican arranging bank loans for enlarging the American College in Rome. Newark suffers anthracite coal shortages. a ban on smokey coal is to be suspended. Over 4 000 shovel varieties were cut to aid standardization. Hereford hotel party features guests aged 70 to 92 and a 100 year old carriage. Mauretania sails from Southampton carrying a large gold shipment around 15 million. New Jersey parks chief pilots seed planting in a park strip then replants. Soviet officials weigh abolishing foreign press censorship and reorganizing foreign trade. German hotelkeepers join National Hotel Alliance and will attend the Paris hotel con- gress next spring.
Captain Harold Amundsen lectured in Philadelphia about a planned North Pole flight likely in the summer of 1927. The venture would be undertaken in a specially built monoplane now under construction in Germany.
Several foxes were killed by vehicles along Pennsylvania highways as headlight glare apparently confused the animals. The incident underscores dangers for wildlife during nocturnal travel and may prompt calls for safer driving at night.
Farmers gather coirn and sow wheat in the area. Mr. and Mrs. James Bushong winter with daughter Mrs. J. T. Jayne. Miss Grace Ketron and mother spent Sunday with Mrs. T. H. Ketron. Miss Verna Mae Wolfe is recovering from illness. Mrs. Floyd Litton improving. J. K. Breeding and B. Sneed with George Taylor visited the Meade and Vicars households. Verna Wolfe and Clarence Miller attended a Kingsport tent meeting. Mrs. L. M. Pearler accepted a job at Borden Mills. G. W. Ragsdale visited Floyd Litton. J. R. Dykes visited the Meade home. L. H. Ketron called on Mrs. W. D. Hicks at Bloomingdale. Breeding made a Kingsport trip. W. H. Perry in Kingsport on business. L. H. Ketron visited Mrs. Stuffle. Watch for Bobbed Hair.
The eleventh annual conference of Tennessee county agents and agricultural extension workers will meet December 7 to 12 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Directors district agents and specialists met October 16 to plan a unified farm demonstration program for 1926, with Director Charles A. Keffer and Assistant C. E. Brehm directing. All county and home demonstrator agents colored agents district agents and specialists will attend for the full week.
An article notes that agricultural recovery warrants cautious judgment as farm prosperity can be overstated or understated. It says agriculture has been fairly profitable in most sections this year, reflecting mixed outcomes across regions.
An old advertisement extols Creomulsion a creosote based remedy for persistent coughs and colds claiming two fold action soothing membranes and stopping germ growth. It promises relief with directions and money back if not relieved and cites Creomulsion Company Atlanta Georgia.
The country expects improved purchasing power for farmers to bolster general economic well being through winter. Cotton and wheat are highlighted as key money crops with projected values from the U S department of agriculture at about 1.5 billion dollars for cotton and 1 billion for wheat.
Many Tennessee boys and girls have earned enough money through their club enterprises to pay their way through college in addition to knowledge gained which will be of value to them throughout their lives.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that hog losses from cholera can reach about 65 million dollars in a single year. Autumn is a high risk period to watch for the disease and take protective measures.
Farmers supplement cash income with self produced food for family consumption and home fuel. The passage notes these non cash incomes are common and compare to the average city man’s total resources. It emphasizes household use of farm products for sustenance, shelter, and energy.
A educational note emphasizes that growing children require foods with building materials such as milk vegetables and fresh fruits to support healthy development.
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