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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1925
Page
6
A May 1 1925 article discusses traffic in Mobile noting the need to reduce chaos with one way streets signals and officers. It praises recent changes in parking rules on left streets and one way direction adjustments while calling for strict public compliance and enforcement to reach full effectiveness.
Admiral Palmer praised Mobile for planning a port capable of meeting demand for the next fifty years or more. He stressed building public projects to accommodate future growth rather than current needs and expects to influence trade development as the port expands.
In Mobile county twelve dipping vats used for tick control were blown up, according to Dr W E Ward in charge of eradication. He says the act delays the campaign and costs more, harming law abiding citizens and cattle owners. The offenders face imprisonment as a consequence of their actions.
Report describes President Calles traveling with his official family, avoiding crowds and schedules. Officials justify the evasive approach as necessary, while observers question the transparency of bulletins and public access to the president.
The text notes efforts to strengthen Mexico's school system through rural visits and communities lacking schools. It warns that disrupting education would harm Mexico and mentions the president's secrecy over movements, hinting at the need to conceal details.
An editorial notes Doctor Luther and President elect Hindenburg signaling a possible comprehensive and equitable security plan for evacuating the Cologne area. It urges patience to see the new regime's international and domestic proposals before conclusions, while contrasting a Los Angeles acid attack case where a wife faces punishment as she views her scarred husband on the stand.
In a forthecoming oceanography survey the navy hints at seeking Mc Ginty’s body. Mrs. Governor Ferguson defends her pardon record issued during her tenure. The couple who waited fifty years to marry may still enjoy a sunset of connubial bliss.
A letter from J Fred Johnson Jr Commander American Legion Department of Alabama thanks the News Item for extensive publicity supporting Mobile's drive to raise funds for the American Legion Endowment Fund. He cites Mobile as a standout success and expresses gratitude.
A fragment notes a Scotch house with matched stones to save mortar. Dartmouth references Jack o Lantern and confirms the craft ethic behind economical building in a brief, quoted exchange.
A Hedonistic Exchange in British papers features neighbors scolding pets and a playful hat debate. Mrs A muses on purchasing a hat while Mrs B asks if she bought it, leading to a joke about a husband’s approval and compromise.
A Kansas City Star note recalls a quip about a horse running away with a woman leaving her laid up six weeks, followed by a rival boast about a friend who took a horse and faced six years of trouble.
A Kansas City Times report describes a motorcar agent proudly presenting a customer with the vehicle and boasting of its reliability, while a traveling man and a poor woman seek alms. The scene ends with a grocer funded by a bystander’s act of charity.
Jimmy Skunk, fearless and independent, noses around Farmer Browns barn and discovers an open cellar window. He slips inside to explore but soon finds it hard to exit, realizing his curiosity has led him into trouble. Bowser the Hound stays distant as Jimmy learns the limits of his mischief.
A Des Moines Register article notes that after the Civil War the nation took thirteen years to resume cents and riots subsided. It cites 1878-79 as peak unemployment and demoralization in a young country with immigrant influx, contrasting Europe’s exhausted resources and Britain’s continued expenses and France's reparations.
A Hopkins Journal notes persistent jokes about women’s attire and buttons. It argues men bear responsibility for gowns and critiques a century of back-button jokes with little progress.
A social observer recounts meeting Besse at a spring luncheon and promising to sell tickets for a charity concert. Plans unfold with rivals for attention, conflicting social obligations, and a last minute scramble as funds and promises collide with vacations and double bookings.
The Women Voters Conference director in Richmond says today’s flapper controls America’s political future a point that can be cheerfully endorsed as a flatitude but debated as a political pronouncement according to the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger.
The department of labor announces a slight decline in food costs aided by instruments sensitive enough to detect changes overlooked by ordinary observers. The report appears in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
John Blake argues the modern world offers greater liberty, science, and comforts than the past though it remains imperfect. He contrasts Europe’s old warfare, rigid class rule, and punitive beliefs with today’s laws and opportunities, urging readers to value progress while noting lingering flaws.
Instructions on proper ointment use cover preparation of skin, protection with gloves for mercurial preparations, washing hands after use to avoid belladonna or holof orm exposure, and steps for applying a small amount with gentle rubbing and a light bandage.
A gray tweed man trying to vault a back porch on Grove Street is stopped by a New York police sergeant after being caught with roses carnations a baseball mitt a necklace a cameo brooch and 37 cents. He claims to work for H Robertson Co and begs to contact his wife and Mr Robertson to explain the spree.
A narrator assesses Alice May, a refined young woman who appears old-fashioned yet proves to be a modern, cautious figure. The piece contrasts traditional virtue with evolving social norms and hints at tension between mother and daughter amid shifting times.
A letter discusses the financial obligations of a money earning wife. The writer, a salaried stenographer, explains continuing to work after marriage to support her family and keep some personal funds, while her husband’s dependence on her earnings grows. The columnist suggests a fixed household allowance and the rest for her, arguing against removing her income and noting economic incentives.
A tale recalls Pete aiding an old woman across a crowded street who thanks him. Years pass and he forgets, until lawyers reveal the woman left him a fortune in a roll. The narrator reflects on ungratified deeds and warns that kindness may bring only material rewards.
A chaotic scene unfolds as a police official and a gray tweed man confront attorney Harper at a birthday party home on Grove Street. The tense moment escalates when the large stranger demands, Whose birthday, and Harper stares in astonishment amid accusations of underworld information.
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