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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1929
Page
4
Evening edition notes publication details for St Michael and St Joseph streets. Excerpt shows a post office examination in Mobile with street names and distribution context.
Dexter 3605 is listed for exchange connect marts with home editorial rooms at 141 and 1041. The notice provides information lines for further contact and reporting.
The text notes a push to replace or modify utility poles along streets in Mobile to improve appearance. It mentions a street railway company open to removing its poles and wiring to city poles, with a fair cost difference for installation. The aim is a more harmonious streetscape and better cooperation between city and railway authorities.
An inland 9 foot minimum depth ship channel between Mobile and Pensacola gains Army Engineers approval, boosting small craft movement and Gulf coast transport. The plan links coastwise channels with inland waterways, supporting regional development and lower costs. Separate water concerns urge immediate county funding for a poor farm water system to protect residents and avoid supply cuts pending agreement.
A state health officer urged stricter dairy sanitation after a Montgome ry conference with over 50 dairymen. He argued milk must be wholesome from producer to consumer, crossing county and state borders to prevent contamination. The piece also notes local road and bridge projects and calls for timely action by officials.
Canada considers using mounted police to curb rum smuggling across the border into the United States. The plan would test the famed force’s capabilities in border enforcement.
A British lecturer argues India is not yet ready for self government. He notes England reached this conclusion before India did.
The piece questions the city commission way of financing a water system for the gateway to Panama and implies growing concern over funding. It frames reckless driving as less tolerated and highlights the financial strain on the poor farm to raise needed funds.
Chicago police pursue gunmen amid ongoing chase, with officers asserting skill in locating suspects while public debate questions youth crime priorities and handling.
A collage of 1929 political quips covers Congress pacing recess, tariff battles, and progressives, with references to a 162 plane war department contract. Hoover planning a Rapidan fishing trip hints at a farm relief board, while Thoreau and Lindbergh appear in aphorisms.
The Detroit News notes a proposal to coin a term honoring Dr Einstein with a single word for use by and about infants. The fragment hints at celebratory naming but offers no details on who proposed it or when.
New York reports trace the rise of the Three White Sisters from a small midwestern town to Broadway and vaudeville, noting marriages to Wall Street and Paramount figures. It recalls Weber and Fields era salaries and laments the decline of night spots, clubs, and transatlantic steamship parties as Hoboken’s scene fades.
A reader criticizes Robert Keable s The Great Galilean arguing the portrayed Christ was not ignorant and possessed transcendent wisdom. The writer contends modern war pressures clash with Christian pacifism and nations fail to follow Christ s principles of love justice and forgiveness.
In New York on June 22 the widow Dorothy Benjamin Caruso runs a sound recording studio open four days a week. She welcomes visitors to preserve their words on aluminum disks that can be carried home immediately after recording, with Romeyn Benjamin directing the session.
Mrs. Caruso runs a studio making personal phonograph records on metal in minutes. Customers encode piano pieces operatic arias or vocal letters for families left behind while others use them as novelty or teaching aids. Cole Porter reportedly uses the records for songs in a new musical.
Italians frequent a studio drawn by the tenor name and play accordions and mouth organs. A Naples youth faces a family warning for mischief while prominent locals order a home recording setup. No party records yet, but Elocution and readings provide amusement as Willie's display and Uncle Oscar's recital entertain.
Mrs. Caruso notes metal disk recording devised by Texans Frederick Sanborn and H L Wadsworth. First metal records during the war used gold disks with a 40 word message from General Pershing. Two copies exist. one given to President Wilson, the other in Mrs. Caruso's possession.
The Milwaukee Journal notes that last year most pedestrian vehicle accidents involved children under 16, causing deaths and injuries. Sudden street entry from sidewalks or obstructions to a motorist view triggers many cases, with playing in the roadway cited as a risk.
The piece cites Department of Commerce data: 24 million cars in the United States means a rumble seat for every person. It notes Britain and France with about 1.3 million and 1.1 million cars, and jokes about taxicabs. Spitzbergen reportedly has only one passenger car.
The imagined Spitzbergen motorist Olaf Bjohnson can obtain license plate No 1 each year by sending ten dollars to the capital, with no need to pull strings. The piece playfully contrasts Spitzbergen as a city and a vast island, citing almanac facts.
A humorous sketch describes Mr. Bjohnson taking Mrs. Bjohnson on a slow spin in Spitzbergen where no traffic cops exist. The island lacks repair shops and even car breakdowns are handled by oxen or bears, with Mr. Bjohnson charging himself or Olaf Bjohnson for tinkering.
The piece jokes that Spitzbergen offers 25 000 square miles with no parking issues and no filling stations. It notes Mr Bjohnson must mail a check and order ten gallons of gasoline on the next fishing boat to Norway when his tank nears empty.
The piece argues taxpayers fund art museums for community entertainment and education. It says museums entertain and educate through well chosen objects, effective installation, clear interpretation, varied exhibitions, and stimulating experiences aligned with staff taste. It frames museums as part of public education.
Capital Notes discusses a Navy regulation forcing officers to sea after four years in Washington. It notes Army postings around the capital, including Fort Myer Fort Washington and Fort Hunt in Maryland, offering continued social life near Washington.
The Mayflower left Washington navy yards as new officers, uniforms, and sea duties were scrapped by Hoover economy. Four years of monthly Potomac cruises vanish, forcing navy families to chase fleets from port to port for glimpses of their husbands.
A veteran recalls aboard the yacht the moment a guest offered coats to an officer in uniform. The officer dropped the coats on deck, anger boiling in him while discipline prevented a clash. The scene captures tensions between ceremonial duty and perceived rank.
A playful campus anecdote centers on a student council event where a speaker’s suspenders gave way mid speech, sparking embarrassment, and the moment is amplified by a roommate and lighthearted banter about the mishap.
A discussion argues for a civic center combining visual education with a history and art museum. It urges collaboration with schools, patient staff, and programs to bring Egyptian mummies medieval armor and art guidance into daily life for homemakers advertisers designers and shoppers.
A fragmented OCR item notes an event tied to Australia and a region code, mentioning a win and a milestone. The readable text references a path or route and individuals connected with the occurrence, but specifics remain unclear due to damaged wording.
The author argues sun exposure should start short and increase gradually, praising tanned skin as healthy. She praises low back and sleeveless dresses for better sun and air contact, notes fashion and health trends, and says these trends may curb rickets and posture issues, urging acceptance of lighter garments.
A health note praises apples as a daily fruit choice one should eat four to five apples worth of fruit daily. It explains malic acid but says the alkaline ash from apples supports health and may aid digestion and constipation. It cites energy content of a seven and a half ounce apple providing 100 C. of energy.
Readers are advised Dr Peters cannot diagnose or give personal advice. Questions of general interest will be answered in the column in turn. Submissions require a self addressed stamped envelope and two cents per article, plus 10 cents for pamphlets, sent to Dr Peters care of the paper.
In Hollywood the star world feeds on fame and fear as actress Fannie Fay climbs from obscurity to wealth. She earns vast sums yet fears weight gain and loss of status, weighing every bite while the camera catches her ascent and the gossip of Easy Street.
A moral exhortation urges immediate rejection of sin to prevent it from growing. The speaker emphasizes early effort to curb vice, warning that neglect leads to greater spiritual decline and theater of sin within the soul.
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