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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
6
The article The Tragedy of Cotton in syndicate form misidentifies Mobile’s steel municipal shed as a cotton warehouse. The picture shows the City of Mobile steamer beside the shed, exposing bias as Mobile is omitted from the text and revealing a deliberate miscredit to Alabama's cotton trade.
Franklin W. Sears of New York offers a simple, inexpensive treatment he claims grows hair and even frees wearers from glasses after twenty five years. He describes silent breathing and repeating a mantra about peace and harmony of the universe as the method. The note says it keeps the mind occupied and is shared without endorsement.
Freeport New York reports a nine year old girl healed four months after a neck fracture from a ten foot fall. X rays showed two breaks in the third and fifth vertebrae with an appt forward dislocation. Plaster cast enveloped her body and she soon regained strength and begged to return to school.
The Miami Herald notes the Florida Citrus Exchange seeks accurate registration of Florida citrus groves. Growers are being contacted for data on tree counts and other details to support industry valuation and planning across the state.
Mobile hosts inaugurations of Satsuma Day as citrus growers from Alabama Mississippi and visitors join Mobile citizens to promote the fruit. The event highlights rising citrus industry in Mobile Baldwin and adjacent counties with hundreds of acres now under Satsuma cultivation and plans for Mobile to become a key visiting point for growers and buyers.
Helen was convicted in a Hattiesburg Mississippi court for illicit liquor selling. Her appeal argues jurors attended a religious revival during the trial as the evangelist denounced drink, claiming it biased the verdict. The paper avoids commenting on the legal merits, noting the unusual timing and the potential prejudice.
W. H. Diehl of Burbank a station on the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad reports a Satsuma tree planted eleven years ago yielding nine crops the largest 520 oranges He claims the first Satsuma oranges grown in Washington county Diehl resides 47 miles north of Mobile and has never protected the tree from weather.
U S Department of Agriculture bureau declares the odoriferous skunk is one of the most useful animals as a foe to the range caterpillar after exhaustive study. The report notes the investigator had a notably pleasant job during experiments.
In addition to his own fire direction system, the supervisor of the Palisade National Forest Idaho was notified of each fire by from five to ten different local settlers who thus showed their cooperation in working for fire suppression.
The Tarpon Springs Leader cautions newcomers on citrus farming to separate lemons and limes from oranges and grapefruit. Pollination across types can alter sweetness and acidity, potentially spoiling the grove. seasoned farmers seek expert guidance, but smallholders may overlook this risk when planting all trees together.
The article reports the Bureau of Chemistry of the U S Department of Agriculture setting a tentative maturity standard for California oranges to combat unripe fruit shipped for high early-season prices. It specifies juice must contain at least eight parts soluble solids per part of acid, calculated as citric acid, with a note the rule may tighten after more crop data.
Captain J. W. Neisigh of New South Wales promotes direct traffic with the United States as the Panama Canal nears completion. Australia sells over 10 million dollars of goods to the U S annually while receiving 40 to 50 million dollars in return, and merchants show growing interest in wool tin and other products.
H J Tucker of Houston county near Cottonwood sold Malone Grocery Company of Dothan a lot of paper shell pecans for 175 dollars. The crop value equaled six bales of cotton at six cents per pound, with minimal farming costs.
George A. Searcy of Tuscaloosa is praised as a sound banker chosen for Alabama's Wade Fund committee. The plan raised 130000000 to loan 30 per bale of cotton to farmers, helping them hold cotton rather than flood markets. Searcy is praised for prudence and integrity in the role.
Paris dispatch reports that after over three months of war and large mobilizations France has kept overall living costs steady. Food transport limits and territorial occupation hindrances did not trigger wide price shocks due to abundant harvests and welfare measures. Beef remains near 1913 levels, pork cheaper, poultry cheaper, potatoes and cabbage cheaper, butter and eggs higher, sugar up four cents a pound.
Nearly two hundred pension cases were considered in a called session of the state pension board. The board approved a large majority and will report to the governor after a three day meeting. Cases covered counties include Lawrence, Limestone, Lamar, Lowndes, Marion, Macon, Lee, Mobile and Montgomery.
Foley Baldwin county and Gulf Coast Horticultural Society leader President W H Reynalds laud Satsuma Day at Cawthon Hotel. He predicts a future annual celebration, calls the industry an infant to become a regional giant, and urges widespread support and organized marketing for prosperity.
The piece extols Satsuma oranges as royalty of citrus, with Mobile named as the new capital and navel orange and grapefruit as attendants. It notes lessons from earlier developments in California and Florida, and explains Satsuma grafted on trifoliata stock with cold tolerance as enabling large scale citrus growing in Alabama and Mississippi, though a demonstration was still needed.
In recent years 12 000 acres have been planted with satsuma oranges spreading through Mobile and Baldwin counties. The Mississippi coast shows a checkerboard of groves while fifteen years ago only a few trees existed in Mobile county and survived the 1899 freeze.
The article discusses how trained troops save ammunition and increase hit rates, noting range, target type, and rifle improvements affect cartridge use. It cites historical data from 1866 to Leipzig, comparing muzzle loaders and breech-loaders, and lists typical ammunition carried by infantry from major powers, highlighting the U S army practice of 100 rounds in hand and 100 more in bandoliers.
The American Exposition of Safety and Sanitation opens Saturday afternoon December 12 at Grand Central Palace. It features safety life saving and health devices from many industries with awards including grand prize gold silver and bronze medals and diplomas. The Safety Congress of Mayors begins December 14 with Mayor Mitchell speaking and Fire Prevention Day on Tuesday with addresses by fire department heads.
The Alexandria Times laments a party where the author and friends discover they can no longer dance. A guest from the city introduces new steps like half and half and Ford flop, leaving the narrator feeling outdated as the Victrola blares By the Sea.
The principal asks a pupil if he objects to war. The pupil replies yes and cites that wars make history, revealing an ironic dislike of history itself. The exchange underlines students questioning the costs of conflict.
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