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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1925
Page
8
In a Mobile editorial from December 1, 1925, the paper argues the city could host four cotton mills, urging financial backers to overcome obstacles and launch a campaign. It notes Mobile as a potential textile center due to location and resources and calls for a survey to remove barriers to industrial development.
Citizens in the hall of the house of representatives express skepticism about a new special session. Governor Brandon pledges no definite actions while urging lawmakers to address bond issues port funding and amendment acts. Alabama remains distant from the goal, with expectations for a concrete plan fading.
In a heated discussion on General King's offense the court martial and military leaders weigh the king's guilt and resignation as the only proper course. The piece also notes the Clark collection gift to the Corcoran Art Gallery and questions the method of public access to privately gathered works.
The Clark heirs and Cartoran trustees clash with the Metropolitan Museum of Art over whether the Clark collection should join the general museum holdings or be kept as a tribute. The dispute centers on future housing of the works and the political tone of the arrangement.
A short, cryptic notice posted near a pie counter in Springfield reads Make your choice and pass on. The terse line echoes a printed line captured by the Boston Transcript, hinting at a local reflection or puzzle rather than an ordinance or event.
In a witty exchange from the Chicago Phoenix, Boet Wick quips that his golf game is worsening as Newvitcher asks about it. he jokes he is moving from bank to bunker as the sport’s woes grow.
In a Boston Transcript style joke, Tommy tells his father that when the teacher asked where he learned a bad word he blamed the parrot. The exchange centers on the humorous defense and parental reaction.
A merrymaking group in a London hotel is interrupted by an attendant who asks for less noise because the man in the next room cannot read. The host defends the reader, claiming he was reading at five, reflecting a humorous exchange from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Back to back in a boat two avid anglers drift off. One overbalances and falls overboard while the other asks where he has been. The drenched fisherman replies he went to check if his bait was all right in a dryly matter of fact joke.
In a humorous exchange, Mrs Newlywed questions cracker prices at a grocer, learning they are 27 cents a pound, then notes Blood's four blocks away charges 28 cents. She returns to buy half a pound, deciding to pay the lower listed price.
A Los Angeles Times item notes a girl taught that a woman's goal is marriage. The pupil dislikes geography and struggles to learn. The teacher asks if the mother read a note. the child replies her mother does not know geography and married, unlike the teacher who did not marry.
A jumble of aphorisms on burglars honesty marriage and gender roles. It muses that concealed safes are common knowledge and that men’s failures in marriage stem from rejections while appearances disguise true worth and status.
Thornt on W Burgess describes Yowler the Bobcat plotting stealthy hunts for Gobblers. Gobblers shift feeding grounds to elude capture while Big Tom leads the family to new spots. Yowler tests a tree ambush plan as dawn repeats with no breakfast.
A police officer questions ownership of a car during a traffic stop. The driver protests, citing outstanding payments and repair bills, claiming the vehicle may not be his. The exchange underscores tension over vehicle responsibility.
A fragment from Film Fun notes a woman claiming every husband in the village attempted unwanted advances, asking who could be the culprit in the Weskh.
A short comic page blends a Pearl Harbor era joke about a private named Jones who refuses to draw his bayonet on his mother's death anniversary and a chorus girl quip about a man saving for a rainy day. A suburban train scene ends with a milk-delivery joke about Sunny Side bungalows.
At a Los Angeles dinner Jack Dempsey commented that spectators dislike brief bouts, noting a man who left a 40 second fight in disgust. The man paid ten dollars for a ticket and fled the scene after an abrupt finish, while others stood amid the chaos outside.
A French traveler disputes a host’s reassurances about a barking dog. He repeats the proverb about barking dogs not biting, then notes the dog understands the proverb better than the dog’s keeper.
Edith and Dora corner their father about a made to order suit then push him into Swinson’s. He boasts to the barber Smythers that he sold the $30 suit for $40, keeping a secret bonus for himself and leaving the sisters shocked at the ruse. The tale ends with a warning about deception.
A man named Dan visiting in India borrowed a gun and went hunting. After a distant shot was heard his host saw an exhausted lion gaining on him. Dan reached the house in time to cry for the door to be opened and bring the lion home alive.
Lexie Campbell refuses Tom Dixon's marriage proposal saying she does not love him enough. She explains her family duties and plans to work, educate Winnie, and seek a better future for her mother and sister after leaving the school and city.
A humorous reminiscence unfolds about four long years of marriage, envy, and gossip between Mrs. Sperry and Mrs. Pilgrim. The narrator recalls wife led disputes over wage claims and a staged long phone conversation, while friendships and rivalries among couples drift and endure amid introspective doubt.
A newspaper piece discusses a seventeen year old boy in serious trouble and explores parental roles. It argues that men often shirk responsibility while women cling to children and advocates teaching men paternal duties to keep families united.
In this comic verse, the speaker hires James Dinger Thomas to cut a cord of wood but finds him freeloading and clumsy. James argues with the tools, proclaims grandiose complaints, and quits for higher wages. Charles Randolph Bally replaces him, works cheerfully, earns two to three dollars daily, and enjoys simple tasks like shopping for oysters.
Readable fragments show a weave shop setting with plans to introduce a new sister and arrange schooling. Characters discuss living arrangements with a mother, and a hurried push to fetch Winnie outside amid unclear surrounding action.
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