Circulation Audit Details for The Mobile Item Six Months Ended March 31 1915
The Audit Bureau of Circulations reaudited six months ending September 30 1914 and verified figures for The Mobile Item six months ending March 31 1915. Net paid circulation: city and suburban totals show 14 231 for the period and 18 778 for the six months including evening and Sunday editions with no copies for employees or advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eat Bureau of Circulations
Audit Bureau of Circulations
City Net
Guarantee to Advertisers Promises Mobile Circulation Lead
The Mobile Item asserts it guarantees advertisers the highest non paid circulation in Mobile and its suburbs, a claim auditors at the Audit Bureau of Circulation have substantiated for two consecutive six month periods.
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Mobile
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Guarantee to Subscribers in The Mobile Item 1916
The Mobile Item guarantees same price for all Mobile subscribers. Daily and Sunday editions delivered to any Mobile address for 10 cents a week or $5 a year with no variation. A year’s subscription reward will be paid to anyone who finds it delivered at a different price by an authorized carrier. Mobile, Ala. December 6, 1916.
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Mobile
Grit as the Path to Progress Says Louis E. Thayer
Louis E. Thayer argues that persistent effort beats complaints, urging readers to stay determined and focused on goals rather than dwelling on frustrations. His message emphasizes resilience and steady progress over whining.
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Louis E. Thayer
Upbeat Trade Outlook Across Financial Centers for Christmas
Across financial hubs and locally, business activity rises with a strong Christmas trade outlook. Clearing house reports show 57 percent higher activity in large centers, November ahead of 1913 by 40 percent. Southern Railway earnings rise by over a half million in three weeks. rail securities demand improves as industries expand payrolls and trade strengthens nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Congress
Mobile
Notable Georgians Endorse One Year Conservation
The current Printers Ink issue gathers statements from Asa G. Candler Ernest Woodruff Frank Hawkins Robert F Maddox and others on southern prosperity tied to one year of conservation. They urge diversified farming home living economy and crop diversification as keys to growth and resilience for the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Printers’ Ink
Asa G. Candler
Dobbs
Ernest Woodruff
Frank Hawkins
Robert F. Maddox
Gate City
Goober Gate
Madnesses
Debts Discussion Set for Alabama Bond Plan
Governor Henderson proposes a plan to relieve pressing obligations without adding debt or raising taxes. A mass meeting at the Lyric Theatre tonight will explain the proposal and gain endorsement for the state bond issue to be voted next month. Citizens and taxpayers should attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Henderson
Lyric Theatre
Satsuma Day Celebrations Set on Gulf Coast
Governor Henderson will attend Satsuma Day on December 9 in Mobile. The event marks the second anniversary of the golden fruit, with a ceremony at German Relief Hall and a Ball at the Battle House Auditorium. The parade will feature over 100 automobiles decorated with golden citrus as the coast promotes citrus industry and unity between rural and city communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Henderson
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
Charles Henderson
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Coast Country
Battle House
Capital Expansion in New Corporations Surges
Over the past eleven months massive capital has flowed into new corporations of all sizes across the country. Despite European war induced stagnation, total new business and industrial organization funding reached 1.362 billion dollars, up from 877 million in the prior period. November alone saw 243 million invested in new corporations, versus 116 million the year before and 121 million in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Opinion notes Schiff optimism and political reflections
The piece presents Jacob H. Schiff as a trusted financier with a hopeful view that prosperity will endure beyond World War I. It cites his influence in finance and philanthropy, and notes readers should heed his future outlook for the country. It also mentions local political jibes over John H. Wallace and Roosevelt in 1906 with Woodrow Wilson viewed favorably by many. It ends with praise for the Alexander City News office location in the Masonic building near the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob H. Schiff
New York
Europe
Schiff
Alexander City
Mobile ships officer heads to Montgomery over ten percent rate case
R G Cobb traffic manager of the Chamber of Commerce left Mobile for Montgomery after returning from Birmingham to attend a state commission hearing on a ten percent commodity rate increase granted to railroads for six months. Carriers seek indefinite continuation while Mobile shippers face changes in normal business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Montgomery
State
Head of the Great U S Steel Corp Shows How Trade War Gains Can Be Kept
James A. Ferrell president of United States Steel Corp and chairman of the national foreign trade council explains how foreign trade gains from wartime can be preserved to secure world supremacy. The Mobile Item presents his article after pieces by Babson Hill and McAdoo as part of a series on America's opportunity for WORLD SUPREMACY.
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U. S. Steel Corporation
Mobile Item
America
James A. Ferrell
United States Steel Corporation
National Foreign Trade Council
Roger W. Babson
James J. Hill
Treasury
McAdoo
United States
Union
Europe
Teutonic
American Manufacturers’ Export Association
American Asiatic Association
Pan-American Society
Washington
St. Louis
New Orleans
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railroad
Foreign Trade as Vital for U S Prosperity and War Impact
James A. Farrell argues foreign trade boosts national wealth, noting Europe’s war disruption, currency strain, and grain shortages. He cites record 1914–15 exports, a large trade surplus, and the push for a sustained foreign trade policy through national councils and upcoming conventions.
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Farrell
December 6 1918 Horoscope and Political Forecast
Horoscopes predict an unusually lucky day with plans for the New Year and activity in naval matters and battleship expenditure. Congress faces a session of extraordinary character with political strife and potential leadership changes. Russia may reverse losses while allying with England. Birthday individuals see a prosperous year ahead. Also included is a humorous office anecdote about paying for a taxi ride.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Neptune
Venus
Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Congress
Russia
England
Boll Weevil Suggestions From State Entomologist Hinds
Auburn's W E Hinds outlines steps to combat boll weevil including crop rotation, soil improvement, and timely weevil removal. He urges early harvest, destruction of green cotton, cover crops, and debt reduction while promoting soil health and home food production.
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W. E. Hinds
Auburn
Ala
Auburn Polytechnic Institute
Gurley firm wins Citronelle sewerage contract
J. W. Gurley of Gurley & Co. returns to Mobile from Citronelle where his bid was awarded the sewerage and waterworks project over 25 competitors. Work starts at once with local labor and electric pumping equipment from Citronelle Public Service Corp. The location for wells and standpipe is to be decided, with talks to use part of the Chautauqua grounds.
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J. W. Gurley
Gurley & Co
Mobile
Citronelle
Ala
Citronelle Public Service Corporation
Ohio
Hotels and Bienville listings of guests and visitors
A long OCR list documents guests and visitors at various hotels and places including Battle House Bienville Crowe Crowe Savage and Klosky's with numerous names and locations from Chicago to New Orleans to Birmingham and Nashville. The fragment provides no narrative, only traveler names, towns, and states.
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Battle House
Julius Stein
W. M. Weld
J. K. Utz
H. F. Koeber
A. Valley
R. L. Benson
Chicago
Ill
Edgar Whitehead
W. L. Edwine
New Orleans
L. Lemon
Leroy M. Wilson
Jackson
Ala
Jay Lee Cross
J. E. Harris
Cleveland
Ohio
F. C. Leobolt
Memphis
Tenn
George H. Bhing
Helen Golden
de Golden
New York City
Thomas W. Lyons
Birmingham
H. E. Robinson
Nashville
J. N. Bullock
Eufaula
H. C. Roberts
Coffeeville
C. W. Warren
J. H. Bryans
Mr. Pleasant
John J
R. J. Pumphrey
Delaware
W. H. Allernus
East Orange
New Jersey
H. B. Schofield
Chattanooga
A. Goldring
Pensacola
Fla
W. M. Slover
Baltimore
C. L. Edwards
P. G. O'Hara
Atlanta
B. M. Morey
E. N. Imms
Detroit
Mich
Jay Lee Crow
Klosky
S—N. B. Boyles
Thomasville
T. H. Steede
Moss Point
Miss
Grand Bay
W. H. Schofield
Whistler
J. N. Polard
Theodore
Savage
D. J. Lund
Daythia
Arthur Nason
Marie Dreens
Lew Gordon
Kansas City
Iva Butler
Edward Holden Linked to Churchill Vacancy in English Cabinet
Rumors in English financial circles suggest Sir Edward Holden will fill the cabinet seat left by Winston Churchill. He would be made a peer to sit in the House of Lords and given control of war business affairs in the cabinet.
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Sir Edward Holden
Winston Churchill
Edward
House of Lords
Brief list of names and cities from Mississippi and Alabama
A fragmented roster-like list includes Miss Henry Maynard Forsyth Georgia W M Allame Pine Hill Alabama W B Rogers R E Dubois Bigbee Alabama M Healy Memphis Tennessee Miss Ina Butler Chicago Illinois W E Eusor Mann Alabama J L Williamson Whatley Alabama W H Daniel Dothan Alabama W R Sweat Fayedemlu Alabama Windsor M C Ellis Orrville Alabama A F Howington Gilbertown Alabama M F Moore Isney Alabama Ned Alwyn Richmond Virginia.
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Orrville
Ala
A. F. Howington
Gilbertown
M. F. Moore
Isney
Ned Alwyn
Richmond
The Question Box On Eye Spots And St Valentine
The article explains why viewing bright light leaves dark spots on the retina and briefly answers Valentine’s Day questions. It notes February’s calendar drift and explains origins of Valentine customs and the February month length. It ends with a character sketch of agreeable companions.
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St. Valentine
Lot
Quips and quirks in daily life headline
In these day days a humorous exchange about a hair tonic is cited. Ab Adkins notes his son in law is ordinary yet notable for a certain trait. Early Christmas shopping is advised to ease clerks though it strains wallets. Cackling chickens in streets mock incubator stereotypes.
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Ab Adkins
Father
Mobile pledges staged effort to fund Gulf Coast Fair
Mobile officials and about 100 business leaders plan a three day drive to boost fair stock capital with the slogan A Greater Fair For Greater Mobile. The campaign lists numerous directors and local figures aiding the effort while Satsuma Day closes Thursday.
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Mobile
Greater
Satsuma
James Hope Glennon
J. H. McCormick
Jex Luce
George Unruh
Sid Dorgan
Sidney Lowenstein
Lionel Adams
E. M. Bailey
W. O. Lott
Guy Hartwell
D. S. Bauer
Hammond Gayfer
Leon Schwarz
W. D. Bellingrath
Jacob Reiss
James McDonnell
J. D. Bloch
F. M. Maddox
C. B. Hervey
E. B. Dreaper
Gordon Smith
J. T. Duggan
E. G. Rickardy
T. P. Norville
J. L. Hermann
George J. Sullivan
Dr. W. T. Henderson
W. L. Henderson
J. D. Sutton
T. C. Thomson
George A. Hillman
W. H. Holcombe
H. H. Wefel
R. M. Weinacker
Russell Houston
F. C. Turner
J. C. van Antwerp
J. W. Little
Martin Lindsey
John A. Lamey
F. J. Inge
M. J. Vickers
Joseph G. Tyrrell
Harris Vaughan
Edwin Warley
J. H. Zelnicker
Lee Zimmern
Dr. A. G. Ward
Shelton Sims
G. M. Luce
L. M. Bailey
W. H. Reynolds
J. C. Bush
E. O
Vinci bronchial asthma remedy advertised in Mobile
A vintage advertisement claims Vinci cough syrup cures bronchial asthma by addressing the cause. It features testimonials from John H. Condell of Tilden Illinois and notes Vinci combines cod liver oil, iron, and beef peptone to strengthen the system. Public notice urges readers to seek Vinci drug stores in their towns.
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Mobile
Vinci
John H. Condell
van Antwerp Drug Corp
P. S
Vinci Drug Store
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Buvinger Stret
Slemens
TED Press Reports Press Service Member
Eecree
Hones Editorial & News Bell
Rome
A.B. C. Auditor’s Report
Asa
John H. Wallace
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
B. M
James A. Farrell
James Farrell
Elihu Root
Mr. Root
Jimmy
W. J. Gannon
Cairo, Ills
R.J. Pumphrey
Mr. Pumphrey
J. S. Peatt
C. W. Strain
J. A. Brown
Houston
Texas
Cawthon
West Florida
E. M. Morey
Detroit, Mich
South
Br. C. Hoffman
Minneapolis, Minn
P. G. O’hara
Atlanta, Ga
W. L. Currie
John W. Fitzpatrick
Philadelphia
The
W. L. Gazzam
Seattle, Wash
Fred L. Hermann
Interior Court
John T. Brown
Toney Berbeze
Bart B. Chamberlain
Chatom
James J. Barry
Recorder’s Court
Round Table Club
S. Kahn
H. C. Geron
Louisville and Nashville
G. H. Hillman
Nashville, Tenn
Holden
Churchill
Sonny
Vincl
Amie Nationa Banking Association
Sears
Ieee
Lockel
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