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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
4
A survey notes 17 000 to 300 automobiles in operation in the United States and argues highway systems must bear traffic. It calls the auto industry a boon to the economy, with millions employed in car making and parts, and asserts autos add to national wealth and business profits despite rapid wear.
At a Chicago convention the American Booksellers Association proposed sending books by telegraph to distant buyers with same speed as flowers. The plan aims to let members of the association deliver books instantly, sparking a new slogan Say it with books. It may lead to nationwide Christmas shopping via telegraph, easing postal strain but impacting telegraph workers.
The obituary honors Mrs Margaret T Rose of Little Rock Arkansas who requested a bright funeral with natural voices and seating reserved for 16 BB friends who cheered her through life, noting kindness and mutual aid while she faced death.
A reflective piece on Warren Slane and the motto The Eternal Now. It argues that living in the present shapes destiny while cautioning against overwork. It cites Carlyle and Yeats in urging balance between labor and rest to prevent burnout and preserve clarity of purpose.
A collage of humorous observations and crossword era asides on science, anatomy puns, romance verses, fashion foibles, labor jokes, and political snippets. It riffs on youth, marriage, receipts of fortune and the idle chatter of hotel staff, ending with a bite about W. J. Bryan and Coolidge.
A Tamora farmer named Seb refused to pay for surgery to remove a tunney and cut it out himself. The self operation led to infection and his death from the wound. The piece condemns self surgery as misguided pluck and notes a New York Zoo bull moose giving children bumper rides as a parallel to inglorious pride in politics.
New York Postmaster Kiely announces unregistered Bermuda mail will be carried by the airship Los Angeles, leaving Lakehurst New Jersey in April. Letters and postcards must be marked Airmail by Airship LOS ANGELES from Lakehurst N J. Postage rates are 2 cents per ounce or fraction for letters and 2 cents for post cards.
From shina column recounts cable news on strikes riots and killings in China with Boxer Rebellion memory. It notes foreign gunboat intervention curbing bloodlust and blames Bolshevism Germany and Russia for stirring revolt while reassuring Americans and property remain safe.
Archaeologists report the discovery of the first known Crusader grave near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The stone platform inscription identifies Philip d'Aubigne, favored by King John of England and tutor to King Henry, who joined Frederick I’s crusade in 1229 and died there years later.
Bath England Bath Abbey, historic and famed, risks collapse in the future due to damage from the death watch beetle chewing the oak timbers supporting its leaden roof. Renowned cathedral architects have been summoned to assess the abbey’s condition amid fears of structural failure.
Evening gowns emerge as the latest Dame Fashion novelty for women. Named for their ability to fold into an amazingly small space, they use the softest materials to stay practically uncrushable.
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