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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1925
Page
8
Turpentine prices held firm at 91% and 92% in Savannah while rosin showed steady levels. St Louis market reports wheat around 1.79 for May and 1.52 for July, with corn near 0.86 for May and 0.88 for July. New York stocks steady, cottonsoftened, and sugar coffee trends noted.
Cleveland reports two physiology discoveries from the last six years. Dr Robert Jessell of Michigan and Dr Harvey Cushing of Harvard medical school announce results challenging the idea that blood acidity drives respiration. The findings mark a major shift in early 20th century physiology.
Washington December 30 opposition to the Nickel Plate merger plan gathered as H W Anderson of Chesapeake and Ohio called it the rawest proposal seen for railroads. He argued the plan concentrates power, harms public interest, and would benefit promoters and bankers. He cited six men controlling country wide rail operations and warned of self dealing among merger railroads including Chesapeake and Ohio and Erie Pere Marquette.
Dr Dayton C Miller, Case School of Applied Science professor, argued at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting that Mount Wilson ether drift experiments show a relative earth ether motion of about ten kilometers per second. He proposed two assumptions to explain this, including solar system motion toward Draco and Earth dragging the ether, challenging the constancy of light in Einstein theory.
The article notes the pituitary gland at the brain base as the regulator of water balance. It mentions Dr. A S Lowenhart of Wisconsin reporting arsenic compounds easing certain insanity cases with prisoners living about eighteen more months post commitment. Dr J J McLeod of Toronto, co discoverer of insulin, reports progress in diabetes treatment. A possible cheap acorn based source is mentioned, replacing prior fish derived supplies.
Historic coast legends recount four maritime caves near Marinere that locals fear. The site, long dubbed the Graveyard of the Atlantic, is linked to perilous shoals and mysterious wrecks around the uncharted isle.
The piece reports a southward influx of unemployed migrants nicknamed shoe-stringers driven north by Florida conditions. Salvation Army and welfare agencies in multiple cities describe rising driftwood from Florida straining resources, with many northbound return trips and daily requests for aid from travelers.
The Associated Elmira New York reports Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist, was rendered speechless for a short time due to a bad tooth. He spent six hours in the dentist's chair and is now recuperating at a local hospital.
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