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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
4
Guarantee to Subscribes The Mobile Item Ad
The Mobile Item states it is the only Mobile newspaper serving all suburbs Mobile and Sun Gay daily and Sunday delivery to any address for 10 cents a week or $5 a year. There is no price variation in Mobile. A year’s subscription free reward offered if found delivered by an authorized carrier at a different price.
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Sun- Gay
Sii
Bailey Quote on Life and Enduring God
A fragmentary quotation reflects on life as a means to an end, touching on mortality and divine purpose. The line evokes philosophical themes attributed to Philip J. Bailey.
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God
Philip J. Bailey
Rest and Change as Modern Cure for Labor Blues
The text argues that balance between work and rest matters for happiness. It suggests practical routines like desk work and lawn care, and urges changing activities to refresh the mind. It notes people instinctively seek small diversions and that old truths about rest remain relevant.
Good Roads Drive Sparks Across Counties in State
Citizens respond to Governor's proclamation calling two Roads Days. Calhoun County shows strong backing for road building with officials urging progress. Mobile highlights include Prent Ward pledging funds and a cooperative civic push toward durable infrastructure.
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Son
Calhoun
Aihoun
Nothfew
Ding
Mobile
How the Melting Pot Is Now Being Charged
An editorial discusses U S naturalization reforms and immigration policy. It cites the 1900s to 1910s shift toward federal supervision under the Bureau of Naturalization and notes millions of foreigners seeking citizenship, illiteracy rates, and the aim to create loyal citizens amid rising immigration.
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United States
Europe
America
Congress of the United Stat
Bureau of Naturalization
Department of Labor
Miss Mary Taylor Denied Hillsborough Probation Officer Post
The Clearwater Sun condemns the Hillsborough commissioners for refusing to appoint Mary Taylor of Hillsborough Florida as probation officer. It notes her Spanish fluency work with Latin communities and broad local support, arguing politics blocked her for partisan reasons. Also mentioned: Dr. R H von Ezdorf and Dr H A Taylor conducting a malaria survey near Holt and Kaul 春ton on the Warrior river. skeeters warned.
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Mary Taylor
Hillsborough
Fla
Clearwater Sun
Mobile
R. H. von Ezdorf
United States Public Health Service
H. A. Taylor
Holt and
Kaulton
Warrior River
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa Creamery Plan and West End Gas Mains Progress
Progress is noted in Tuscaloosa toward a large city creamery and the breaking of ground for extending gas mains in West End. Henry A. Reeves, eighty three, editor of the Greenport Watchman, declines to celebrate recovery from a major operation by marrying, saying he has gone through enough.
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Tuscaloosa
West End
Henry A. Reeves
Greenport, Mass
Watchman
Gowns Return To Button Up Back This Fall
A lighthearted note on fall fashion suggests women will button gowns at the back once more. The piece also notes Chicago's city architect favors rounded building corners to improve sightlines, joking about urban visibility.
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Chicago
Henry James and the blurred line between genius and fame
Henry James renouncing his American citizenship prompts reflection on how genius and notoriety blur the boundary between identity and public perception. The note underscores the complex cross currents of national belonging and artistic stature in his career.
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Henry James
Do You Know Your Mobile County Fruits And Crops
A column extols Mobile county agriculture highlighting Satsuma oranges with 3400 on a tree and 110 trees per acre, plus other crops and the slogan Buy Mobile Grown to ensure freshness and bragging rights for local produce.
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Mobile
Baldwin
Mobile County
Representations of C. of C. on Cotton Rate Off to Washington
Traffic Manager R G Cobb of the Chamber of Commerce and M D Kahn chairman of the joint committee with Luther M Walter of Borders Walter Burchmore will confer with carriers at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the Raleigh Hotel in Washington on the Interstate Commerce Commission order. The meeting aims to interpret the rates in the order. Cobb left Mobile Wednesday night and will be joined in Montgomery by Kahn. They will meet Walter in Washington after a preliminary Atlanta conference with a carrier representative.
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R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
M. D. Kahh
Luther M. Walter
of Borders, Walter & Burchmore
Mobile
Raleigh Hotel
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cobb
Montgomery
Kahn
Walter
Atlanta
Brewton Defeats Andalusia in Fourth Straight Win
Brewton beat Andalusia to extend its winning streak as Bradley Hogg allowed two hits before Newell shutout relief. Tompkins homered and doubled, with Neiderkorn, Northen, and Locke driving runs. Andalusia’s Tisdale scored the lone run.
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Brewton
Ala
Stephens
Newell
Neiderkorn
Narthen
Tompkins
Locke
Tisdale
Andalusia
European War Highlights One Year Ago Today
German cavalry occupies Brussels and follows into the city as Belgians retreat toward Antwerp. Germans press toward Sedan along the Meuse while Charleroi battle costs 6,000. French recapture Mulhouse in Alsace as Russians seize Gumbinnen and capture 12 field guns. Montenegrin troops invade Austrian Herzegovina and German East Africa forces enter British East Africa. S S France transports 1,392 American refugees to New York.
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River Dyle
Antwerp
Méuse
Sedan
Charleroi
Mulhausen
Alsace
Gumbinnen
Herzegovina
German East Africa
British East Africa Protectorate
S. S
France
New York
Billy Reeves Leads Empire Tonight in Billy's Debut
Amusements listing notes Billy Reeves headlining the Empire with Billy's Debut a humorous tale of a fly’s failed acting attempt. Also features Kalem two act drama The Riddle of the Rings with Maria Sais filmed in a grand hotel setting and photo play appeal. Admission 5 cents with additional programs nearby.
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Billy Reeves
The
Empire Today
Billy
William Wadsworth
Raymond McKee
Riley
Earle Williams
Anita Stewart
Mobile
Eugenie Paulette
Anna Luther
Why yawns catch on in public hints
A reader asks why yawning spreads when others yawn. The editor explains yawning is highly suggestible and infectious, driven by a social breath reaction. Stronger when tied to basic needs like breathing, boredom, or illness, public opinion is described as a broader communal reflex.
Fifteen years in baseball shape insights from Kissinger
The Schwartzmen pitcher Rube Kissinger discusses the game from a veteran’s view. He notes players chase the going and that the best part for a player is the first and fifteenth of the month. He adds fans and players alike love the game yet acknowledge slumps. He also cites ongoing citrus-aid talks in Montgomery and lists visitors staying at Mobile hotels from several states, including Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, as well as officials from Divers hotels.
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Rube Kissinger
The
Schwartzmen
Gulls
Kissinger
Smith and Caffey Open Offices in City Bank Building
Notice dated August 7 1915 announces that Messrs Harry T Smith and William G Caffey have established their offices in rooms 716 722 at the National City Bank Building.
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Harry T. Smith
William G. Caffey
National City Bank
Confessions of a Wife and Aunt Mary in a Tender Moment
A narrative scene unfolds with Jim confessing deep affection for Aunt Mary while comforting her illness. Margie notes Jim Edie’s past and his longing for a motherly figure, while Dick reveals old friendships and shared pain. The chapter ends with a kiss between Margie and Dick and a teaser line about picnics.
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Nick
Jim
Mary
Stuart
Maisie
Margie
Jim Boy
Aunt Mary
Jim Edie
Old Jim
Jimmy
Four Automobilists Killed by Train Collision Near Norristown
Four persons were killed and one fatally injured when a motorboat collided with an express train of the Lehigh Valley Traction Company near Norristown Philadelphia. The vehicle was thrown into the air and crashed over the coach roof, landing between the first and second car platforms.
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Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Traction Company
Norristown
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