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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
4
A letter laments the lack of smooth Cedar Point road seven miles long linking Mobile Bay's cedar banks to the sea. The writer recalls a once famed shell-paved route used by drivers to enjoy salt air and woods, urging maintenance as a vital pleasure and utility highway for residents and visitors.
A science tale explains how a bass note could move every object in a house. Farmers in Russell County pay negro boys a stick of candy per boll weevil captured. Austria and Hungary boycott hotter.
A column mixes Mr. Figg of the Justice Department deriding women’s dress with satirical notes on currency exchanges, local missteps, jail escapes, the Auto Club street work, No Man’s Land pavement duties, grand juries, and a July Fourth shift to Sunday holiday.
A compilation of pointed opinions on political figures and events. It critiques Edwards campaign strategy, notes on self-determination for Poles, housing and fire production, and the Dardanelles blockade discussion. It reflects on campaign funds and old-guard politics with sharp, wry commentary.
A London Daily Mail critique laments transatlantic movie slang shaping British youth. It highlights glamor of Fairbanks-Chaplin films and urges refinements as American slang seeps into households and conversations. The piece cites Squire Abner Harpington about housing and cost of living as part of the broader social commentary.
Thaddeus, a brave Polish defender, seeks support in Europe after exile. He falls for Mary Beaufort, struggles with poverty and debt, and gains aid from Pembroke Somerset and his father Sir Robert Somerset. A turning reunion leads to fortune and romance.
A rambling collage mentions a recent tornado touching a barn and unknown damage. The piece shifts to assorted facts including gold value since 1792, energy standards, Kansas farm workers returning, a new oil blaze extinguisher, and Canada’s motor vehicle ratio, concluding with nationwide phone counts.
In a whimsical tale, Mr Tingaling the fairy landlord plans to collect rent from Maple Tree Flats tenants including Squirrels Owls Woodpeck Beetles and Moles. Nancy Nick and the Magical Mushroom join the quest as Tingaling suggests visiting apartments with double shifts for two families.
An excerpted survey of success psychology highlights will power as the key to turning ideas into achievement. It contrasts 3 percent who succeed with 97 percent who do not, notes the negative effect of hesitancy, and urges action fueled by will and discipline. Also included are scattered statistical claims about crime, life expectancy, farm loans, sugar consumption, and entertainment spending.
Article notes Babé Ruth's shift from pitching to batting, turning into America’s best batter and drawing crowds of schoolboys to see him. It argues success comes from concentrating on a single outstanding skill. The rest of the piece includes miscellaneous notes on wills, births, deaths, and statistics.
In 1777 a Italian captain to Napoleon's army rose to prominence. By 1799 she moved to Paris and gathered distinguished men around her. She ruled Lucca and Piombino while her husband served as aide de camp during troop reviews. She died in Trieste in 1820.
Dr James I Vance urges honoring soldiers with a war bonus after years of sacrifice. He recalls patriotic drives, family farewells, and the resolve of troops abroad, arguing America cannot be too poor to reward those who risked their lives for the flag.
The U S Public Health Service promotes fitness and sex education for 15 to 20 year olds with school and YMCA cooperation. Advice column covers rupture treatment and cautions against unsubstantiated cures. Global notes mention Burma petroleum, Polish stamps, and other current trivia.
A fragmented verse sketch features Walt Mason musing on peaceful Edenlike imagery and a stranger lamenting foreign influence. Amid pensive lines a sunny coast and sparkling sea emerge as a counterpoint to gloom and complaining.
A tribute to George Goethals, architect of the Panama Canal, detailing the challenges of building a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. It covers the 1903 treaty, wartime leadership, the 1904 start, and the seven-year effort leading to the 1914 opening, with Goethals later named major general.
The item notes the 1843 publication of the ballad Ben Bolt by Dr Thomas Dunn Pennant born in Philadelphia and describes him as physician lawyer editor and politician. It mentions Dunn's death about 18 years ago and asserts the ballad's lasting merit beyond other works. It also lists trivia about US tooth sales and lumber supply, ending with Iceland as a source.
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