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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1914
Page
4
Local brief from Mobile Alabama dated February 4 1914 outlines advertising rates for Mobile and Suburbs and notes the paper's mission to inform rapidly and accurately while promoting welfare and intelligent public discussion. It lists office contacts in Mobile and Chicago and mentions agency affiliations and subscription prices.
The article lauds Mobile's Mardi Gras as the city's main advertising medium and annual entertainment. It notes how visitors trade with local merchants, combining leisure and business, and how the carnival sustains regional commerce and social ties while enriching Mobile's cultural prestige.
Pittsburg speakers from the American Society for the Control of Cancer warned Tuesday night that radium may cure only certain early local cancers of skin and mucous membranes. They cautioned no proof exists that radium cures advanced disseminated cancer and urged early operative treatment as the best hope for cure. Frederick L. Hoffman presented statistics from hospitals and private practice showing low initial mortality for operations and rising favorable outcomes, while noting continued risk of recurrence.
Coast residents advocate a thirty foot wide bay shore driveway along the Mississippi coast from Biloxi to Pass Christian. Proposal includes a breakwater and electric railway alignment. The article recalls past plans and asks when such construction last occurred.
Commissioner Pillans stands against a proposed 100000 bond for an auditorium, arguing that the city gains little while public docks and a municipal railroad would better serve Mobile. He warns the plan could harm city credit and align with private interests. The article notes broad public support for Pillans and urges focus on dock and rail projects over the county fair auditorium.
A demographic analysis by Dr. Folkmar shows the United States hosts about two dozen languages with English and Celtic leading among foreign stock. The piece notes the native stock at 60.5 percent and Southern and Eastern European immigration under 13 percent, with future church gatherings in Louisville, April 7 to 10, focusing on rural pastor support, health, and community development.
The Birmingham Age Herald questions Captain Hobson's claim that the Underwood tariff removed liquor taxes. It notes that cotton bagging and ties remain duty free and cites C. S. Hamlin of the treasury confirming free admission. Hobson visits Washington for a statement, with local doubt over his honesty and rhetoric. The piece hints at New York style labeling laws for high alcohol content beverages.
The Washington Letter reports rising race tensions in the Wilson administration driven by NAACP concerns over segregation in civil service and attempts to appoint Negro officials. It notes failed nominations and a looming fight over the agricultural college extension bill funding farmer education and modern science in the South.
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