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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
6
Public notice from Mobile Item Company of Mobile Alabama announces subscription rates for seven days including Sunday edition. Provides officers roles and addresses, with contact telephones and publishing affiliations. Terms show yearly and monthly options and delivery details.
The piece discusses Democratic campaign finance reform calling for public ownership of campaign funds. It credits Dr. Wilson of Princeton and Governor Wilson of New Jersey with shaping the idea of PITI PUBLICITY and urges citizen and press cooperation to fund politics directly from readers to reduce corporate influence.
A newspaper argues for red haired women, citing historic figures and popular opinion. It notes red hair as a source of fascination for men, links it to temperament, and cites artists and models who favored red headed subjects.
The central executive committee of the Wilson and Marshall Democratic Clubs of Alabama votes to actively campaign in every county to organize clubs and solicit subscriptions for a national campaign fund. Envelopes will be mailed to Governor Woodrow Wilson with blank amounts, forwarded via county chairmen to Governor Jelks and national headquarters.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges doctors in Western and Southern states to stop sending consumptives in late stages and with limited funds to the Southwest. They warn ten percent of six million Westerners may have TB or have a TB-affected relative, and ten thousand infected go West to die yearly. The group also asks railroads to curb charity fares and insists TB can be treated nationwide, recommending sanatoriums or home treatment when funds are insufficient.
The piece cites American Prison Association figures and Judge De Courcey contrasting U S homicide rates with England to argue courts and police laxity fuel crime. It notes nearly 900 more murders year over year, low capitally punished rates, and dismisses liquor as primary crime cause while alluding to a fake East aviation school.
A portrait of Colonel Harry Y. Kramer and A L Thomas showing their joint rise with Cascarets through bold advertising. They faced long hardships, shared stock, and built massive wealth, illustrating faith in advertising as a path to success.
This Item column invites readers to submit short truthful messages for public notice. Contributors sign their real names to show good faith and freedom to commend or criticize.
A letter to The Item from Lower Peach Tree, dated August 15, 1912, urges Mobile residents to vote on September 2 for Pat J. Lyons, presenting him as a native, steady reformer who will improve the city and keep it free of contagions. The writer criticizes frequent promise makers and endorses Lyons as the safest, most practical choice for the city’s future.
A Texas street reader sues ice wagon crews for loud disturbances claiming local drivers bossed by a Black gang cause feverish bed days. He notes no similar complaint downtown and appeals to the editor for relief.
The piece lauds Mr Underwood for passing the wool tariff bill over the president's veto. It calls the act a historic tariff reform gain and a setback for Taft's "reactionary" forces. It notes Republican crossovers under voter pressure and predicts Senate resistance due to trust influence in an election year.
Roy Koulton describes a rustic tour newsy piece about a traveling circus arriving, unloading and performing. The narrator notes animals such as elephants giraffes hippos camels and a polar bear and ends with a lost gold watch and pocketbook by a slick thief.
A collage of quips on buying gifts and fashion mishaps. A shopper asks about neckbands and hat sizes while others debate ribbon shades cuff links and coat returns. The piece pivots to humorous asides about fashion and a rapid-fire list of playful slogans and names.
The Times-Democrat recalls Jules Massenet’s remarkable career and his influence on New Orleans audiences. It notes his stature beyond France, his role in shaping modern French opera, and his tutelage of younger composers while highlighting his enduring artistic legacy in an city famed for embracing his works.
The Atlanta Journal reports Hon. Fleming withdraws at Watson's urging, denouncing Thomas E. Watson as a political menace. Voters in the Tenth District rebuke any candidate allied with Watson, warning that his support ruins candidacies and undermines party primaries. Fleming’s exit argues against aligning with Watson to avoid the treacherous influence and self serving aims he represents.
Senator La Follette testified before the United States Senate alleging that his mail was opened and read by postal authorities in a system of espionage resembling Russian methods. He offered letters as evidence, urged dismissal of officials, and argued mail secrecy must be sacred, citing cases from his Washington correspondence and criticizing gag rule practices and GOP-era actions.
The piece contrasts a child's gardening joy with a neighbor's ten month old learning to show teeth. It then features Dr Martin Potter who runs an animal pawnshop lending money on pledged livestock and keeping a menagerie in his stables including elephants camels and many dogs. He recalls a dog escape after its master showed tricks.
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