Mobile and Tampa linking for greater Gulf tourist travel
A Mobile trade mission visit to Tampa spurs mutual tourism and trade plans. Officials from Mobile and Tampa form committees to boost sailings and rail links, promoting Mobile as a gateway to Florida West Coast resorts and increasing cargo such as citrus and phosphate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Florida
West Coast
Tampa
Middle Gulf Coast
Jacksonville
Acroggs
St. Petersburg
Clearwater
Florida West Coast
Atlantic Coast
Florida Peninsula
Mobile-Tampa
Baldwin
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
South
California
Bis
The New York Mail Opinion on Jews and Civilization
The New York Mail claims the world owes a debt to the Jew for civilization yet recounts centuries of persecution as repayment. It questions war’s end and includes a facetious Valentine query reflecting the era’s discourse.
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The
New York Mail
Christendom
Farm Improvement Resolution Promoted for Prosperity
The Bonham News urges farmers to first secure bread and meat, raise poultry and dairy, grow vegetables, and then plant cotton as feasible. This plan aims to make farmers more comfortable, independent, and prosperous next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
The
Bonham News
Who Pays the Tax on Interned Warships in U.S. Ports
An energetic writer surveys responsibility for taxation of interned warships in American harbors, examining whether federal, state, or local authorities should bear the levy and how unpaid duties are handled amid wartime embargoes.
Horoscope for February 14 1916 Advises caution in romance
The daily forecast says Jupiter Venus Uranus and Mars are adverse Neptune faintly helpful. Valentine day romance may disappoint. women under Uranus influence. many ages prone to romance. Various warnings about politics gossip scandals and a long congress term, with cautious conduct urged for those born on this date.
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Jupiter
Venus
Uranus
Mars
Neptune
British Columbia
New England
Congress
Economic outlook contrasts Europe and America in wartime
The article notes Europe lags economically while the U S shows clear improvement. January bank clearings reach 20 billion dollars in principal cities, up from 13.4 billion a year earlier, driven by harvests and steady farm and stockyard demand. Rail conditions improve, but coal miners wage talks and railroad freight staff wages risk labor action. a Mobile conference on miners' terms and an 8 hour day for railroad workers loom, with hopes for an amicable settlement.
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Europe
America
United States
Canada
Middle Western
Mobile
Visitors from many cities stay at Cawthon Hotel Mobile
A long list of visitors from Chicago, New Orleans, Detroit, Cleveland, and many other places arrive in Mobile and plan to stay through Mardi Gras. Names include Anna Bottomly, George Sikes, Robert Crawford, and many more at the Cawthon and Battle House hotels with business and social engagements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cawthon Hotel
Anna C. Bottomly
W. Krause
George Sikes
S. 5. Stone
Robert Crawford
F. K. Markman
N. Smith
E. Chidester
Jesse Hough
Charles Austin
A. 8. Dodge
W., J. Newbold
Mabel Pinder
Evansville
Ind
Mobile
Edwin Fitzgerald
Norfolk and Western Road
Birmingham
Ala
Battle House
Lucien E. Lyons, Jr
New Orleans
J. H. Fiest
Tensaw
G. M. Story
W. H Simpson
J. E. Maddox
A. W. White
N. W
T. J. Hayes
Indianapolis
E. W. Richardson
Concord
J. Roseberry
Jersey City
N. J
H. C. Hopken
Grand Rapids
Mich
A. N. Robinson
B. Howard
Jacksonville
Fla
W. M. Rosenbaum
Meridian
Miss
H. C. Ogle
Louisville
W. J. Spencer
J. O. Bessentt
F. King
Portland
B. T. Crafton
St. Louis
G. C. Hardgrove
Charleston
W. Va
H.C. Grill
J. H. Barnes
Asheland
Wis
E. A. Dickerson
Ill
R. F. Rossett
Knoxville
N. W. Wittig
Minneapolis, Minn
M. E. Biebesheimer
J. L. Andress
Greenville
J. A. Moore
Omaha
Neb
J. Burgett
Memphis
Tenn
W. C. Simms
Calvert, Ala
R. L. Jones
Malcolm
R. A. Smith
A. S. Dodge
Chicago, Il
F. D. Ivey
M. W. Hamey
C. W. Kattman
W. J. Freeman
L. G. Weitzel
C. Reckling
Savannah
J. L. Blakemore
A. M. Whyte
H. L. Howard
M. Tweed
Misses A. M
A. L. Tweed
New York City
A. Lemomier
Barcelona
Spain
Frank Alford
Alphia Alford
Madison
B. Cc. Harrington
Steinhoff
G. F. Hawkins
Adolph Garner
Mount Olive
W. C
Large list of names and places associated with shipping or society figures
A long roster of individuals and locations includes Houston and Citronelle in Alabama, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New Orleans. Entries mention spouses and multiple towns such as Pensacola, Biloxi, Fairhope, Montgomery, and Dublin with many full names and city names.
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Buvinger
W. M. Clemens
Mobile
Ala
United Press
Suna Ty
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Reek
United Ber Audit Bureau OF
Rbs
Audit Bureau of
Ple
8. C. Beckwith Special Agency
New York
Bias
Tribune
St. Louis
Third National i
Houston
Tex
J. W. Turnipseed
Mount Vernon
J. W. Gentry
Citronelle
W. J. Newbold
Mabel Pinder
Evansville
Ind
Klosky
S—W. Baumgartel
H. Meyer
New York City
R. A. Turner
W. T. Backstrom
McLain
Misa
William Tokey
Tuscaloosa
Frank Bough
Ocean Springs
Miss
F. D. Troup
Fairhope
R. Duffond
Atlanta
Berry
Biloxi
J.A. Gerrard
Philadelphia
L. H. Ware
E. Ware
Atmore
H. G. Brandum
Pascagoula
M. Anderson
M. H. Zimmerman
Anthony
Latham
E. B. Ware
Sweetwater
J. Lofters
Murphysboro
Ills
C. Murray
T. P. Hanaway
Wm. Hargest
Pittsburgh
A. Hoff
New Orleans
W. E. Hamilton
Grand Bay
T. Raney
Birmingham
W. R. Morrison
J. O'Leary
J. Smith
Pine Hill
R. D. Hooks, Jr
A. W. F. Jennigan
Jackson
J. J. Rew
I. B. Taylor
Nashville
Elberta
T. C. Ratcliffe
Benmore
Capt
Jersen
Verona
E. S. Hancock
Big Point
I. B. Downs
R. F. Post
Readers Editorial Rules For Submissions At The Item
Communications on public matters are invited with conditions. No anonymous letters. sign name and address. limit under 300 words. use only one sheet. enclose return envelope if not used. Avoid partisan politics and controverted topics. Temperate language and no libel. Corrections limited to The Item only. repeated submissions discouraged.
Coin queries and Asian, African, and Russian peoples briefed
The Q and A cover numismatic premiums for 1841 to 1882 issues and advise no premium on half dollars since 1853, with limited exceptions. It also answers inquiries on the Cingalese of Ceylon, the Senegals of Senegal, and Cossacks of Russia, detailing habitat, ancestry, and appearance.
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Ans
A. W.G
Ceylon
Great Britain
Indian Ocean
Senegal
West Africa
Russia
Confessions of a Wife Demands and Riches From Will
A will reading reveals stock bequests totaling over a million dollars for Dick and twenty thousand dollars for the narrator. Dick gains yearly stock value and a salary as manager, with full ownership after ten years while executors include Dick and the book company's auditor. Mrs Selwin inherits and maintains independence, while the narrator contrasts aging with generosity and contemplates staying in the house with Mrs Selwin.
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Mr. Selwin
Mrs. Selwin
Mrs.Selwin
Not know how it is with Dick and me
Fragmentary line from a diary or letters indicates uncertainty about a relationship with a person named Dick. The text presents a question about their status, followed by an admission of ignorance, and a note that the piece is continued.
Why Tolerate Catarrh and How to Heal It
Advice on treating nasal catarrh from a vintage health ad. Recommends rinsing nostrils with warm salt water, applying vaseline, and using Scott's Emulsion after meals for a month. Claims Scott's improves blood flow to tissues and soothes membranes with glycerine.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
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Labama
Bell
Wereeee Society
Bell Vewins
Steeseseve Home
Jen Henry Newman
Tampa Board of Trade
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mallory
Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Detroit
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Gulf Coast
Frank and
Madison, Wis
Omaha, Neb
R. W. Rassebber
A. G. Golden
Marshallville
Cawthon
T. D. Johnson
Pensacola, Fla
John P. Reese
Gillespie Ills
Oliver
Washington
D. C
W. B. Oliver
Richard
Mary
Hookus
Joe
Bella
S'Long
Detroit, Mich
South Royal Street
H. E. Jones, JR
F. L. Tapia
Dauphin
Britton
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