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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
4
An impassioned ode to sunshine praising its life giving power and universal health benefits. It extols ultraviolet rays as vitamins, notes cures for diseases, and urges embracing summer sun safely to reap vitality and well being.
A Nairobi story notes Edward White, famed author Stewart, and two arrow-bearers facing a ferocious leopard. After White kills the animal with bare hands, the leopard mauls the native guards before White recovers a handgun and fires, saving his companions. the chase ends amid peril and perilous action.
The Commission on Race Relations reports 1924 saw 45 attempted lynchings prevented, down from 52 in 1914 and 16 in 1924 by year end. Officials’ protection of prisoners and rising anti-lynching sentiment especially in the South are cited, with a call for broader public steadfastness against mob violence and gun crime.
A collage of jokes, quips, and light verse from 1921. Pithy lines poke fun at tipping, furniture, radio, thrift, and celebrities while weaving in punny wordplay about households and modern life. Notable bits reference Coolidge, ice cream spending, and a playful take on tech, fashion, and social norms.
Edna Ferber’s excerpt follows Dirk Detong amidst campus social strife and a complex clash of crowds. Mattie Schwengauer emerges as a pivotal figure whose integrity and wit shape Dirk’s ideas about education, belonging, and family expectations.
Ontario prohibitionists urge the prime minister to enact measures ending rum running at the border and prohibit liquor manufacture where sales are banned. The aim is to curb illicit shipments and reduce cross-border liquor flow, easing tensions with Americans and limiting rum smugglers on the Great Lakes.
The Naugatuck borough votes next Monday on adopting the city manager form of government. The editorial urges informed, intelligent choice, praising debate, and pledges space for readers to study the proposed charter versus the current system. It emphasizes selecting capable officials regardless of outcome.
Naples report notes ex King Constantine of Greece died in Palermo over two years ago and his body remains sealed in a coffin inside a small room near the Church of Sts Peter and Paul. The room is not open to the public and no burial date or location is known amid calls for a return to Greece for a state funeral.
The United States reduced 1923 foreign shipping costs from 73 million to 1924. Commerce figures show the American merchant marine advanced in foreign transport of the 4.59 billion dollars in exports. Ships totaling 685,823,000 tons cleared American ports in 1924, with vessels under American registry representing most of the tonnage.
Dirk endures long lectures from aging female professors and pedantic younger instructors in a library study as youthful faces fade into constant churn. He grows restless under whispered, constrained classroom rituals and the harsh emphasis of Miss Euphemia Hollingswood. In the High Prairie farmhouse Selina and Dirk study evenings, the firelight curling through walls as life in a quiet, weary home shapes his outlook.
Selina Delong recalls winter evenings with Dirk DeJong and friends at Roel Pool’s shed. Dirk muses on architecture and study plans while Selina defends native Chicago style, envisioning a square, light house with sleeping porches and broad porches to catch the lake breeze.
London reports show 7 258 of the 7 504 women admitted to prison in the year had prior convictions, up 88 percent from men. Over 1 600 women faced repeat offenses up to twenty times, and more than twenty times for others. Total new sentence prisoners fell to 58 216 from 60 832, with 466 sent to penal servitude at the Convict prisons. Authorities cite shifts in inmate profiles and improved prison conduct as factors shaping a calmer prison population.
An American tourist trend centers on Lugano Switzerland as a sun soaked Alpine retreat with year round warmth and scenic vegetation. Fireflies light the hillsides while wild strawberries abound, drawing visitors seeking a European paradise.
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