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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1925
Page
4
A fatal blaze at a Coca Cola bottling plant in Atlanta injured several and killed one worker. Firemen fought the flames after two alarms, with losses hitting homes, a cafe, a pressing club and a store nearby. Origin of the fire remains undetermined.
Jack and Dotty meet an old sailor in Mother Goose Land and plan a voyage across the Pacific. They thank Mother Goose before boarding a boat bound for a new adventure. The tale hints at a future peril as they prepare to be Lost at Sea.
Monticello Illinois physician Dr W B Caldwell promotes Syrup Pepsin as a gentle gentle laxative for children. He argues most infant and child sickness stems from constipation and that one dose can regulate bowels for weeks. The remedy is claimed to be harmless pleasant and often requires months before another dose. A 60 cent bottle is advertised at local stores.
Good as gold is the idea guiding everyday purchases as people exchange money for products they trust. Advertised goods appear best when dealers expose quality publicly, and readers are urged to read ads to buy trusted items.
Mr and Mrs Randall Gilpin and family of Prichard will move to Chickasaw Monday occupy a cottage on Fifth Avenue. Mr Gilpin is connected with Chickasaw Drug Company and many friends welcome their return. Choir practice at Community House 7 30 invites all. Edward Kellys returns to school after illness. Miss Dorothy Dennon Oak Grove principal spent last week in Chickasaw.
The District Senior B Y P A convention will be held at Bethany Baptist church Friday night October 30. The public is invited. John Nelson returns to Sparta Illinois after a week with friends and relatives. Miss Laura Mortis and Miss Estelle Mortis of St. Louis are visiting Mrs. Riss on St Stephen's road. Mr J C Eckert is ill at home. St Pauls Episcopal Guild to attend the Episcopal consecration at All Saints church Wednesday night.
Early exchange prices show an upward trend with gains in Union Bag and Paper, Du Pont, Woolworth, Chrysler and United Drug advancing 3 to 4 1/2 points. Industrials such as American Man, Pullman, Mack Trucks, American Woolen, General Electric and Standard Oil of California rise 1 to 2 points. Foreign exchanges are irregular with sterling at 4 8 41/2 and francs easing to 4.13 cents.
In Gadsden Alabama United Press reports Curtis Hawkins of DeKalb County was found guilty of moonshining after pleading insanity which the jury rejected. Hawkins received six months hard labor while partner Pete Chambers got 90 days after pleading guilty. Chambers had admitted guilt when trial began.
In Mexico City on October 28, Jack Dempsey was fined 500 pesos after crowds at his arrival trampled a small popular car used as a grand stand. Mexican law held him responsible for controlling the crowd, as witnesses reported the incident.
Officials in London said the Anglo French debt settlement was wrecked by the fall of the Painleve cabinet. The Locarno pact status remains uncertain while car industry tensions grow amid the political crisis. A man was assessed a peso and paid with a mile.
The American Legion Post No. 14 faces criminal action after A. H. Melodis charged they staged a boxing bout last night in violation of Florida no fight law. Over 50 post members including drum and bugle corps, local sports writers and matchmakers were named as involved.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., famed newspaper owner, recovering in Atlanta after an infected jawbone required an operation. He had been confined to his hotel due to the infection, tied to exposure from World War I chemical fumes, with a recent relapse from toothache and a cold.
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