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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1914
Page
4
A 1914 Mobile Alabama newspaper page lists subscription rates and aims, then presents a string of editorial snippets. Items reference rail, baseball, city elevators, gulf climate contrasts with the North, fashion, jail security, a Battle Creek preacher, London winters, and reformist views on marriage and divorce laws.
A miscellany of era gossip notes touches on gas mileage and ride costs, a girl posing as a man finding work, a rib removal claim by Mrs. Olga Slavin, and fanciful quips about politicians, Kaiser speed laws, and Marie Lloyd’s Vancouver paper stunt.
The long leaf pine in the region had its best seeding period in years with a full crop and favorable weather. By early ember most seed germinated and 2 to 3 inch seedlings are now growing, though some groups were found up to 40 feet from seed trees.
The letter urges voters to reelect Congressman George W. Taylor, praising his past work for Mobile harbor and his current support for a 20 foot channel. It notes his role on the rivers and harbors committee and predicts continued efforts to secure federal recognition and port upbuilding.
A reference notes that objections to a Chinese method require a champion marathon runner to repeatedly press a keyboard, suggesting a need for extraordinary effort to manage the task.
The author argues against long overwater flights in early aircraft noting 610 to 670 mile sea legs between Belle Isle Labrador to Iceland and Greenland segments. He warns of death risks and urges prudence to avoid stifling aviation progress.
News dispatches discuss deaths caused by bitter northern cold lingering on the Gulf coast. The item questions if any Gulf coast death cases have occurred in this extreme weather.
The article argues rural road improvements boost school access and consolidation. It notes one room schools on poor roads deter attendance and limit high school opportunities while better roads raise attendance, efficiency, and cost savings. Consolidated schools become community centers with transport aiding access year round. Babies cannot say what they think while cutting teeth.
House river and harbor panels rejected the Ransdell Humphreys levee bill effectively killing it. In Washington a conference produced amendments to Senator Newlands river regulation and flood prevention bill, now reintroduced. The interdepartmental committee gathers data on the Newlands Broussard bill as revised.
A narrator recalls speaking with a woman about hunting. She laments killing animals for clothing and questions how one can take life for sport. The scene portrays a beauty clad in fur and feathers as the narrator notes the moral conflict.
An American view notes China has moved from feature stories to front page news as Yuan Shih Kai consolidates power. It highlights the April 8 opening and December dissolution of the first congress, the purge of Kuo Ming-tang scions, and the rise of a lean administrative council guiding a improving economy.
A New York court sentenced thirteen local poultry dealers to three months in jail for conspiring to fix live poultry prices. The ruling revives a fifty year old state law and targets middlemen contributing to the high cost of living.
Victor Elliott reports on Representative Lewis pushing government ownership of telephone lines under the post office department. Lewis argues current rates are high, urges buying or condemning lines, and cites parcel post success to claim a financial path without deficits. He notes past proposals by Hitchcock and Burleson and positions for next year action.
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