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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
4
An older newspaper snippet notes The Mobile Item Company address in Mobile Alabama with a Chicago office and Associated Press news service, mentioning subscription rates and telephone connections. It states editorial aims to inform promptly, interpret world events, oppose evil, and serve public welfare through impartial discussion.
A Mobile Tribune feature urges generous aid to the poor this season. It highlights the Ladies of Charity and The Register toy drives, Salvation Army efforts, church benevolences, and the Hicks’ annual orphanage toy distributions, calling on readers to support the spirit of Christmas. Also recounted is William Jennings Bryan’s Leesburg visit for a $300 billing episode at the Heavy Draft Show, and Mobile’s hoped Panama celebration turnout.
A poem contrasts the ideal jolly Santa with the real thin weary figure aiding families in need. It urges readers to give to the real Santa, those who share their scarce stores to brighten Christmas for hungry children.
Daryl Marvin accepts a lunch offer from Somerdyke after a tense scene with his friend De Laine, who questions propriety and motives. The trio, in a Somerdyke residence, vie for control of the social moment as emotions rise.
Secretary Frank Lane outlines a plan to create a national board to manage Alaska’s natural resources and assets. The report argues Alaska has been neglected since purchase, with vast lands opened via leasing and royalties to fund development like power and irrigation, while preventing resource monopolies.
Data from the year ending June 30 1913 shows elevated transit riders in New York City, with nickel collections and surface palidans noted as part of overall growth. The report cites a 26 million increase in revenue and higher passenger counts driven by system expansion.
The life saving appliances committee for the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea in London agrees on key measures. Boats for all are approved with davits space allowing pontoons for 25 percent aboard, lifeboats for the rest, fire safety rules, and patrols for detection. Debate over boat hands and qualification duration ends with practice used on large steamships.
A digest of opinions on reform and social duty. The Hartford Times argues Mexico must cultivate political conscience among the educated and upper class while extending land rights to peons. It notes democracy rests on virtuous elites and fair treatment, with wry lines on motivation and human nature.
Washington reports a forthcoming School of Woman's Suffrage under the Congressional Union. The curriculum covers essays, lobbying, pageantry, and voter education with lectures by Dr Anna Shaw and Mrs Robert M La Follette. Enrollment asks a ten dollar fee for eighty four lectures.
Syracuse University archaeologists announce a remarkable discovery on the Seymour V Mérriam farm near Cazenovia. They report petrified bodies of a woman and infant, preserved in limestone within an ice age moraine, likely Eskimos who perished in a glacial crevice.
The Baltimore Sun suggests Hobson delay for war with Japan while the New York Sun criticizes him for self aggrandizement. The exchange frames Hobson as eager for national conflict and personal prominence.
A Washington Star excerpt mocks political talk and frames a suffrage fundraising agenda. It notes discussions on street meetings and automobile campaigns, while economists and speakers weigh the value of voice and money in advancing women's rights.
Irvin Cobb tells of two black-owned restaurants on the same street in a Southern town. A white man orders a large meal calls for quick service then boasted of cutting off another man’s ears for overcharging. The scene ends with the proprietor guessing a dish total as a dime.
The Indianapolis News argues that focus on agricultural products does not neglect babies and that improvements in society benefit all, including infants. It asserts health is sustained by both infant care and broader advances, and that dedicated attention to babies will expand with time.
A public overheard in St. Louis contrasts ambition with laziness in job hunting. A candidate asserts a live, hustling stance while another warns against clock watching and laziness in politics. The piece notes truth telling and gender contention as social traits.
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