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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1920

Page

4

Sundar Entered at Ba

Brief mobile news item from Mobile Alabama dated June 1 1920 notes an entry by Sundar at a ba event. Details are sparse in the clipped text but indicate a participation or entry into a local contest or gathering.

Reckless Driving Crackdown Gains Police Backing

The piece argues revoking licenses for dangerous driving strengthens public safety as offenders escape arrests or light fines. Police intensify enforcement with tougher penalties, citing recent arrests and court outcomes as proof of a growing crackdown.

Wealth Drives Presidential Campaigns Many Big Donors Named

The piece argues that campaign funding largely comes from wealthy backers, not average donors, with Colonel Proctor cited as contributing half a million to General Wood. It questions whether money or merit should decide the presidency and notes a shift toward advertising in campaigns.

Colonel Procter General Wood Plonel Wood Procter Ter Accei

Mobile Etchings and County News Highlight Local Oddities

A fragmentary Mobile column notes guards policing at a dock rail line and mentions a bowline rescue. It reflects pacific law observance, a veneer plant announcement on Dog River near Venetia, and county payrolls passing smoothly. It also mentions Mr. William G. McAdoo gaining momentum for a Liberty bond oriented presidential boom.

Noisy Musings on Winds, Revolutions and Roles

A string of quips about Edwards schooners politics and self-determination. Observations touch on revolutions near the Rio Grande private soldiers and public attitudes toward taxes and mortgages.

Odds and Ends of the News

A collection of light comments on marriage and divorce blaming movies, silk stockings, dancing, coffee, and funerals for modern social ills. Citizens propose tongue in cheek leagues such as Anti Movie, Anti Silk Hose, Anti Coffee, and Anti Funeral to curb these trends.

Southern Baptist Convention Committee On Temperance and Social Service Evanston Tfl New Orleans

Worship of Living Men in Hina and Local Followers Rise

A Baptist missionary reports a movement in Chanqing where two disciples of the late Liao, Link Shuik and Lis Sam Shuk, heal diseases in Liau’s name. Liau, once famed for healing, was executed, but his followers erected temples and elevated the two successors who lead a growing cult cluster near Liau’s birthplace.

Hina China E. Burket Chanqing Liao Theuon Dr. Burkett Northern Baptists Liau Ee Link Shuik Lis Sam ‘Shuk Ling Shuk Lai Sam Shuk

The Quick or the Dead Love Tale in Virginia

Barbara Pomfret, a Virginia widow, grieves Valentine Pomfret who died young. She returns home to mourn amid reminders of him, meets his cousin John Dering who resembles Valentine, and falls for him. Jealousy and memory pull her between the living and the dead as she must choose true affection.

Amelie Rives Barbara Valentine Pomfret Valentine Virginia Fation John Dering Dering Ike Dering Wis

Skin Bleaching Home Remedy For Stubborn Tan Explained

Health and Beauty column outlines a Fuller's earth and hydrogen peroxide paste method for facial bleaching. Step by step guidance includes skin prep with soap and warm water, careful application on face and neck, avoiding eyebrows, an hour long contact, hot towel rinse to hasten whitening, and a warning to avoid stress for several hours. Also notes opinions on proper sleep duration.

Mia Fred

Perseverance Trains Hands and Minds For Big Tasks

A motivational essay argues that steady effort beats bursts of brilliance. It cites Phocion on perseverance over violence, notes long training builds skill, and urges daily improvements, practice, and learning from mistakes to conquer difficult life tasks.

Phutarch Panama Canal

God’s Eye as Constant Guidance for Humanity

The passage argues the eye of God as a living, guiding presence rather than a distant force. It emphasizes constant fellowship, intimate awareness of each traveler’s path, and the need for God to be on the spot through continuous vigilance and personal connection.

Mothor

Sleeker Swallow Meets Twins In Scrap-Up Land

Sleeker Swallow recalls the twins from the white house on the hill and learns Jocko the toy monkey is hidden in the barn. The Swallow promises to help and departs to the Land Where Spring Had Come at last as Nick and Nancy head onward with their Green Shoes.

Swallow White House Sleeker Nick Stecker Jocko Jake Mr. Swallow Rubadub Nancy

Famous Women Of Olden Times Appolonia Jagiello

A historical sketch highlights Appolonia Jagiello a Polish patriot who aided rebels in Cracow 1846 rode with troops near Podgorze and later served Hungarians against Austria. She reached lieutenant rank, helped at Raab, and settled in the United States in 1849.

Appolonia Jagiello Poland Appolonia Jagiello Cracow Mile Polis Podgorze Raab United States

Popular Science Talks on the Atmosphere and Cosmic Links

TheAtmosphere is a sensitive organism with rapid internal motions unlike the sea. Early life moved from water to air and airbreathers drove evolution. The record discusses gravity’s grip on the atmosphere, a seven mile high thermal zone, and possible cosmic ice layers affecting auroras and wireless signals to Mars and Venus.

Earth Ongan Mankind Mars Venus Rtech

Cleaning House With Sunlight And Turpentine Tips

Uncle Sam details house cleaning methods favoring sunlight and airing as the best disinfectants. Use damp rag dusting, turpentine or kerosene for certain surfaces, and open air for fabrics. He warns against relying on only dry methods and notes a climate claim about Arizona is unhelpful without access to home comforts.

Arizona United States

Ocean Address to a Quiet Lawn

Poet Walt Mason writes from San Diego to a shore scene praising the sea and its tides. He contrasts the restless ocean with a peaceful lawn, imagining waves, seals, and sharks while enjoying a simple daily life and the absence of weeds.

Jolla Moana

Festival of Agriculture and Haiti's Turbulent History

The article reflects on Haiti and the Festival of Agriculture, noting the island's fertile soil, climate, and main industries. It discusses revolutions, short‑lived presidencies, climate induced unrest, and cultural practices while mentioning neighboring Santo Domingo and historical figures linked to Haiti’s political past.

Barat Chilé Upo Haiti Santo Domingo Ater Usu T& Land Republic Adams James T Camell

Fragmentary OCR Indicates Damaged Roadside Vehicle Scene

Text shows a broken OCR fragment describing a powerful motor camp and occupants near a battered car. Phrases are garbled with mentions of accident, a person, and roadside context, but details are unreadable.

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Mobile Alabama Sundar Congress Warth Bowline Maere Anim Ourrat Cupid Tacon Place Dog River Venetia Fermi Clenicy Cats William ,G. McAdoo Edwards Europe Rio Grande Mexico San Francisco BY Ketten JR Adonis MR Adonis Albert Payson Terhune John Plakr God’s Eye James I. Vance Capetown South Africa G. Garrrood Rufiji River Garrood Popular Science Servils Uncle Sam, M. D By Walt ,Mason
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