Fire draws Mobile crowds as a building burns
A large Mobile crowd gathered at the corner of Dauphin and Joachim streets to watch a fire on Saturday afternoon and night. Residents crowded streets, hampering firefighters, while observers pondered the spectacle and the lesson of careless behavior. The piece argues that fires captivate but study and caution are needed, urging preemptive patience in marriage and a shift toward wiser life choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Joachim Streets
Smalier
New York
Chicago
Mobile
Joachim
United States
Saou Seotrad
Sreybeards
Tammany pushes South to back Al Smith for president
A Montgomery dispatch reports a Tammany Hall spokesman urging a mainland South alliance to back Al Smith. The piece warns of a large slush fund and questions Southern willingness to trade long held principles for political gains. It contrasts dry South values with the East’s alleged ambitions.
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Montgomery
Tammany Hall
New York
South
al Smith
United States
Tammany
Atlanta
Walker
Texas
Grange Faces Pro Football Fallout and Fickle Crowds
The era’s favorite star Patented as a glorified hero now endures boos and doubt as Grange confronts the harsh realities of professional football. Critics question his earnings and the myth of a $300 movie contract while speculating on a possibly brief decline from meteoric fame.
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Red” Grange
Grange
Gentry
Bey
Excess Alarm Announcement Sparks Debate
A fragmented notice quotes a caller describing a proposed book announcement as excessive, noting one youth warned a volume would be too thick for a living room. The readable text shows a conflict over display size and public interest.
French Politics and Economic Woes Prompt Calls to End The Game
The piece argues influential French newspapers urge politicians to suspend politics for the nation's good. It blames factional deadlock for economic troubles, cites bloc voting in France and Germany, and warns that failure to unite on fiscal policy could lead to repudiation or bankruptcy as currency inflation persists.
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France
Germany
The Paraded Doctor of Our Town
A rough, uncouth physician with strong morals and sharp language is the town’s central figure. He cops fights, bets on games, loans money, and shows shocking honesty, yet remains deeply loved and trusted by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilix
Adam Qver
Lawless
Doc
Buster Bear Gets a Nose Smarting from a Moving Stone
In Thornton W. Burgess bedtime tale, Buster Bear noses Farmer Brown’s sugar house then bots a hanging stone. A surprise return swing hits his nose twice, sparking a flash of temper before he steadies himself. Next tale: Sammy Jay Nearly Splits His Sides.
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Suster Bear
Busser Bear
Farmer Brown
Buster Bear
Buster
Sugar House
Agar House
Sammy Jay
Doctors warn against reducing sleep allowance
BY H. ADDINGTON NAVCHE argues against cutting sleep from the traditional seven to nine hours. He notes experiments on prolonged wakefulness do not prove habitual sleep reduction is safe for the general population and that individual needs vary by sex age energy and life attitude.
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Agen
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason After Hours
Poem notes the clash between go get it hustle and leisure. Jabes Joop hawks homes while the speaker longs for quiet and art. The piece contrasts shop talk with peaceful evenings of reading playing phonograph tunes and family moments.
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Jabez Joop
Jabes
Dante
Proverbial Reflections on Marriage and Habit
A collage of pithy maxims on beauty and home life. It notes skin deep looks, self represented legal help, first wedding rings, wealth and prosperity, motherhood intuition, and the control of habit determining its goodness or badness. Each line delivers a concise moral or observation.
Poison Gas and the Army's Public Persuasion
The Army Chemical Warfare Service campaigns to reassure the public that gas exposure in France harmed soldiers, citing Major General Amos Fries and medical statistics. The writer, skeptical, notes the public would require a strong effort to be convinced.
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Army Chemical Warfare Service
America
France
Amos Fries
United States
Barbara at the Lighthouse Inn A Roadhouse Scene
Hawley breaks with her fiancé Reynolds to view the Telegraph and see editor Andrew McDermott a former family friend. Barbara receives a mysterious letter from Violetta at the mall. At a Lighthouse Inn dinner she meets Sinbad Sullivan and Jerome Ball. Sinbad overindulges as Bruce Reynolds watches a gunshot echoes from an inner room.
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Tods
Hawley
Reynolds
The
Telegraph
Andrew McDermott
Bob Jeffries
Barbara
Jovelorn Mall
Violetta
Lighthouse Inn
Sinbad Sullivan
Presse
Jerome Ball
Death in the Lighthouse Inn front page mystery unfolds
Barbara Hawley covers a private dining room incident at the Lighthouse Inn as Norman Hollowell dies by his own hand. Bruce Reynolds presses, Barbara pursues the truth, and an unknown woman may loom over the tragedy while Barbara faces backlash and a looming front page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hollowell
Lighthouse
Barbara
Bob
Babs
Five Laws of Sound Thinking from Father Fox
Father Fox of Marquette University delivers five duties for effective thinking Find the facts Focus the facts Filter the facts Face the facts Follow the facts The essay urges realistic handling of facts over romantic preconceptions to avoid disaster.
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Father Fox
Marquette University
Shur Acre
We Women By Betty Brainerd
A conservative observer notes that charm can mislead. She distrusts a charming newcomer with many acquaintances but no old friends. True friendship requires time, depth, and durable bonds beyond surface allure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
We Women
Betty Brainerd
Lee
Father and son confront a guarded union and fading ties
Jefferson returns home with a new wife Violet and a baby on the way. The aging father, neglected and ill, recalls past joys as Violet reshapes the household. As comforts vanish and sleep falters, the old man questions the wisdom of Jeff’s marriage and endures until the newborn binds them in fragile kinship.
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Walt
Violet
Jefferson
Jeff
Lettuce, Linens, and a Hotel Napkin Mystery
A fragment from a 19th century style dialogue: Eve stuffs lettuce, a firm's quality is praised, a party reveals dream linens and lace, and a Splendid hotel napkin gift raises a curious riddle about hotel woven names and donors. The tale hints at fashion, weddings, and discerning taste in textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Son
Demande Wickkinson
Splendid Hotel
Fragmented muse and paradox in a cryptic verse
A jumbled, archaic passage muses on knowledge and fame with scattered phrases about wisdom vanity youth and grace. It weaves quotes and stray lines, mentioning Cowper Fréré and a reflection on life and rumors, ending in disjointed musings.
Familiar Room Confused Exchange in a Domestic Scene
An excerpt shows Violet urging Jeff to leave and requesting a fresh start with a childlike pledge to be fair. The dialogue hints at a strained relation and an anticipated period of rest as a doctor plans a country retreat, while a vague caption references a banner and a super picture.
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Jeff
Violet
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