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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1925

Page

11

Winter Meet Of Southern League Set For Monday

MEMPHIS Tenn Dec 2 The Southern League annual winter meeting will be held Monday with eight clubs represented by president John D The gathering may discuss prize to the most valuable player and whether matters of importance will be acted upon It is believed harmony exists among Dixie magnates and Monica session will likely be peaceful

Memphis Tenn John D Deats Dixie Monica

One More Hiker Is Lost On Long Trail

Senatoria Mississippi December report notes Cathe Webb of St. Louis left for a Christmas Tampa trek. After brief stop and work, she met Luther Butler in Grenada and the pair married in Senatobia by Mayor J B Snider. Arctic radio link opens in Canada.

Senatoria Miss A.P Cathe— Webb St. Louis

Danderine Ad Promises Thicker Looking Hair

An old advertisement touts Danderine as a hair product that moistens the brush to make hair appear thicker and more lustrous. It claims the 35 cent bottle revitalizes dry brittle or gray hair, strengthens roots, stops falling hair, and gives a fresh, youthful look with gloss and wave.

Crossword Puzzle Clues Span Horizontal and Vertical Entries

A dated crossword puzzle lists clues across two sections labeled HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL with numerous hints such as headgear devoured a very high mountain and other varying terms. The article notes surgeons use the radio knife diathermy to reduce scar size in operations.

Proof Finished for New Wilson Stamps

The die proof of the 17 cent Woodrow Wilson stamp was completed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Postmaster General New announced the first issue would go on sale December 28, Wilson’s birthdate, at Staunton Princeton New York and Washington. The stamp will be printed in bank note black ink and feature Wilson’s favored motto approved by his widow and Norman Davis of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.

Washington A.P Woodrow Wilson Bureau of Engraving and Printing Postmaster General New Staunton Mr. Wilson Princeton N. J White House New York City Woodrow Wilson Foundation Wilson Norman Davis

White House guard mutilated in off duty assault

Paul A. McDuffie a 32 year old member of the White House police detachment was badly mutilated in an assault early today. He wandered to a local hospital in a dazed condition and could not identify his attackers. He had been with four enlisted men at a house off duty and left in a mutilated state as detectives pursue clues.

Washington A.P Paul A. McDuffie White House McDuffie

Fragmentary note on hunger driven patients in Belfast

An unreadable fragment notes hunger drove a significant number of patients at Belfast mental hospital. The text is incomplete but implies a concern about patient conditions during a period of strain.

Belfast

Asphalt Laying Progress and Road Improvements

County commissioners discussed extra work on the Cedar Point road project with action deferred. The highway engineer noted asphalt laid at 400 to 500 feet per day and consideration of using a patrolman for both the Craft highway and the county road between Chickasaw Pennsylvan ia. An investigation into school libraries for future funding will be by Clerk Thomas B Allman. A bor yipe will be placed in the east ditch near the tourist camp.

Cedar Point Chickasaw Pennsylvania Thomas B. Allman Cedar Point Road

Joint-Base Promises Relief for Stiff Joints

An advertisement touts Joint-Base as a remedy for swollen inflamed rheumatic joints. It claims to remove agony reduce swelling and loosen joints after ordinary cures fail. Available for 60 cents a tube at Albright & Wood Drug Stores and all druggists.

Albright & Wood Drug Stores

Tax on Eating Abolished in Article Ad

Abbreviated notice style mentions Stuart's tablets and a sale in Marshall Michigan. The ad touts Stuart Company products available for twenty five cents.

Stuart Compass F. A. Stuart Marshall Mich Dasce

Tennessee animal wins show prize at International Livestock Exposition

The Ames plantation entry of Grand Junction Tennessee won third prize in the show bulls carved between January 1 and May 31 1924 with Aberdeen Angus at the International Livestock Exposition last night.

Chicago Ames Plantation Grand Junction Tenn Aberdeen Angus

Record Wheat Prices Jump to Season High in Chicago

Wheat deliveries climbed to a season high in Chicago with December 11 at 1.75 dollars per bushel after an overnight gain of 43.8 cents. Market cables from Liverpool reported prices up six pence amid reports of crop damage in Argentina.

Chicago Argentina Liverpool

Army activities at Mobile discussed by Salvation Army board

Local advisory board reviewed six months of Salvation Army work in Mobile and winter plans. Major A P Storey of Birmingham, divisional commander, attended. The board agreed to hold meetings quarterly and considered a Daphne camp proposal.

Salvation Army Mobile A. P. Storey Birmingham Storey Daphne

Army drive to fund mothers and children expanded

The plan to conduct a summer program for mothers and their small children was approved and expanded. The annual fundraising drive will be held here around March 1, as announced.

Get McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Today

An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a fast flesh builder. It promises 5 to 10 pound gains in 46 to 80 days with a money back guarantee if no gain, urging readers to buy at pharmacies like Albright & Wood and Van Antwerp Drug Co.

Albright & Wood, van Antwerp Drug Co McCoy

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