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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1915
Page
5
Fragment of a religious quote referencing loving God with all heart soul strength and mind and loving neighbor as shown in Luke 10 27. The OCR text is incomplete and provides limited context or full sentence structure.
The Ways and Means committee of the Chamber of Commerce promotes the Know-Your-City program led by Edward M. Ley. Citizens in Mobile and other growing cities lack knowledge of local industries and sights. A recent visit to the Kau Facturing Company and a Coca-Cola bottling plant impressed attendees with production scale and processes. Mrs. Mathis of Alabama contributes talks on civic interests and outreach.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun transitions from morning to afternoon publication with Sunday morning issue, reflecting a nationwide trend toward later editions. The paper cites improved news transmission and printing tech, notes morning readers’ decreased engagement, and emphasizes service to readers and advertisers by timing editions for optimal daily routine.
A Sumter county tick eradication vote barely passed by nineteen while Hale county voted almost unanimously for eradication. The contrast mirrors cattle fortunes with Sumter boasting fine stock and Hale seen as progressing toward tick free status. The Greensboro Watchman questions state literacy efforts amid education debates.
A provocative idea suggests applying camera hunting to warfare, asking if peaceful observation could replace combat. The concept sparks debate on ethics, strategy, and the potential for reduced violence in conflict scenarios.
Brussels reports an advance halted at the city while German forces retreat from Sarrebourg. French dispatches claim steady progress in Alsace Lorraine as enemy falls back. Serbia claims a major victory over Austrian troops with 15 000 casualties and 14 large guns lost. An Allied landing of 100 000 British forces in France is announced. The Kaiser departs for the front amid proclamations of intensified operations.
Readers are urged to report Mobile County crops and yields claiming local crops rival any region. The column promotes Mobile grown fruits vegetables and pecans and asks residents to share large or exceptional local harvests with details of who grew them and where.
The page summarizes questions and answers on commerce in 1910 US manufacturing value totaling $20,672,052,000 and Panama canal lease terms of ten million dollars plus $250,000 yearly, plus a date for Yom Kippur in 1913 and a note on unrhymed words.
Congressman Oscar L. Gray discusses road improvements with Mobile County residents at Grand Bay and Citronelle, praising public interest and backing county officials. Secretary Mort L. Bixleray previews Gulf Coast Fair cattle exhibits as southern catalogs expand, predicting strong community displays and widespread hotel registrations include visitors from multiple states and cities.
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane head to the sea shore to escape heat. They meet a friendly lobster and a catfish who loses a cradle, which the rabbit makes anew, sparking a promise of return favors as they continue toward the boardwalk.
Rev R W Gerow of Mobile explains he served on the approving committee but did not endorse the film The Hypocrites. He says the Register article misrepresented his role and states his opposition to the pictures as irreligious and harmful to purity and innocence.
A tale shows Nurse Jane knocked by a big ocean wave and Uncle Wiggily tossed ashore. The catfish and lobster rescue him, saving him from drowning before he returns to his hotel for dry clothes. The story ends with a playful foreshadowing of the next adventure about Uncle Wiggily and his trousers.
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