Mobile traffic strain spurs plan to shift business districts
The article argues widening Government and Broad streets in Mobile would ease pedestrian congestion and support expansion. It notes the hefty cost of condemning 20 feet of street space, suggests relocating commerce to other districts free from thoroughfare limits, and mentions a future ferry across Mobile River as traffic grows. It also contrasts Northern and Southern spindle activity, linking industry to regional growth.
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Government Street
Bienvillé Square
Ward
Broad Street
Government
Mobile
Mobile River
Mobile Bay
Burning Ships Mark End Of War Transport Era
The article laments the burning of World War I transport ships no longer needed for peaceful trade. It notes the ships carried expeditionary forces to Europe and evokes memories of their service, while approving the policy as necessary.
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Europe
Flanders
Recall of Marines from Nicaragua Signals U S Policy
The United States plans to withdraw Marines from Nicaragua as part of President Coolidge policy to keep U S involvement in Latin America minimal. Dominican Republic evacuation and Haiti recall announcements accompany aims to protect citizens and property, while Nicaragua’s native constabulary aims to fill the gap despite concerns about effectiveness.
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Nicaragua
Dominican Republic
Haiti
The Case of Mr Dempsey
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a boxing figure named Mr. Dempsey and his habit of stroking a nose, tying this to reluctance to resume heavyweight competition and exile from a sport context. The text is garbled with misplaced punctuation and foreign phrasing, hindering clear conclusions.
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Dempsey
Jack
Pithy Snippets on Travel Diet and Daily Life
A collection of short quips and exchanges from various papers. Jokes about travel weight Sunday School faith and teaching summer school mix with light social observations and an anecdote about a dieters diet plan versus ordinary meals. Contains names of papers and playful banter.
Painleve questions crash risk on Morocco flight
M Painleve asks his pilot about what would happen if the plane crashed during a Morocco return flight. The pilot quips that a ministerial crisis would ensue, eliciting a hollow laugh from M. Poincare. The scene shifts to a crowd and a boy noting a sunset cloud effect.
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M. Painleve
M. Painlevé
Morocco
M. Potaere
Av. Mur 1
Ta Feria
Fragmentary text about watches and relationships in a dated style
Fragmented OCR reads about a watchmaker selling watches and a rhetorical poem fragment. It mentions love as a game, a wise child, a wealthy relative, and references to service and help in unclear context. The passage lacks coherent events or clear entities.
Old Age in Youth as a Career Warning
A speaker argues against pursuing sports as a lifelong career, noting athletes decline by forty while many leaders remain active into old age. He urges youths to value trades and brain over physical prowess, warning that early sports fame often ends in poverty and irrelevance.
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Gladstone
Rippling Rhymes and Jasper Jinx in Village Gossip
In a rustic scene villagers mock Jasper Jinx as sly and immoral amid rumors of missing poultry and a widow’s pig. A speaker defends him lightly while noting his striking whiskers and a habit of stirring local quarrels.
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Jasper
Sunset Park Man Declares End to Sunshine in Comic Misadventure
A Sunset Park man declares life a burden and vows gloom in a humorous tale of mistaken identity and a costly overcoat mishap. Greenlawn friend recalls practical jokes as an eight foot stranger confronts the narrator in Sandy McIntosh’s office corridor.
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Sunset Park
Greenlawn
McIntosh
Sandy
Asha
London
Sandy McIntosh
J. K. Smith
Mere Panhandlers Compared to Old-Time Criminals
A brief wry note contrasts modern panhandlers with famed stage villains of the west, framing local hardship as a different kind of crime while invoking frontier theatre and Detroit press echoes.
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Press
Worth Considering School in Unsle Sam Thoula Overwoke N
A compact reading of an Evening Post item discusses a local school named Unsle Sam Thoula with notes on community views and educational aims as the piece weighs modern guidance versus tradition.
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N . Evening Post
Bedtime Stories Johnny Chuck Leaves Home
Johnny Chuck leaves his comfortable Old Orchard home to spite Polly after a quarrel over moving. He travels across the orchard and recalls the urge to see the Great World, feeling a mix of relief and loneliness as he plans a new house without Polly.
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Johnny Chuck
Polly Chuck
Johnny S Chuck
Polly
Johnny
Helways
Mother Chuck
Chuck
Boy writes on water in a child’s school composition
A handwritten school piece extols water’s presence everywhere from rain to oceans. It notes onions and radishes make eyes water, sailors sail on water, ships float only with sea, and water helps catch fish and fight fires. The piece ends with a simple remark on water and food.
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Jane
Eid
Pig iron price slumps but no effect on per pound costs
Report notes pig iron has dropped to its lowest level since April yet claims the decline does not translate into a lower per pound price. The Courier Journal highlights this disconnect between raw iron values and consumer costs.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Exemption Debate Shrouded in Vague Economic Terms
An unclear report from Springfield outlines ongoing discussion over exemptions tied to European trade attitudes. The piece hints at financial impact, tourism implications, and potential policy moves without presenting concrete details or named parties.
The Riedra Mystery Ends in Confrontation and Arrest
In a night of revelations Samuel Honeybun faces Wilmot the accused killer. Inspector Roake and Warden Klyne arrive to prevent further danger as Wilmot surrenders, revealing Sir Francis Larans’s chauffeur tie to the scheme. Honeybun, shaken, awaits word on his son as the case closes with formal charges and confessions.
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Las Ease
Samuel Uel
Eeeaes
Francis Laag
Mer
Laxhrop
Gir
Guy Barkvep
Wilmot
Monkey-Face
James
Tr Roake
Wepunes Yard
Kiyne
Baxter
Honeybun
Roake
Mr. Honeybun
Bulpeter
Samuel Honeybun
Mr. Honeybunt
Klyne
Hiram Z. Cable
Inspector Roake
Kigné
Samuel Jeestek
Gagan
Long
Paétan
Sir Francis Larans
Mr. Symes
Grange
Sir Francis
Syme
Seom
Aunt Mattie’s Self-Sacrifice in Family Tale
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Aunt Mattie as a steadfast charity figure who shouldered family duties and selflessly helped others. The narrator contrasts Mattie with other relatives, noting her cakes, nursing, and duty bound motto The Lord will provide.
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Aunt Mattie
Mattie
Tim
Aun
Market Place
Wilhelmina
Yesteri
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Italy
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Penn State
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