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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
4
The paper lists its imprint with Mobile Alabama date January 23 1914 and shows subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. It presents organization details including office locations in New York Chicago and Mobile and outlines editorial aims and public welfare orientation.
An analysis of the 1910 census figures shows growing favor for the afternoon journal across the country. Evening editions are read after work, educating and informing households, while morning papers face disdain as commuters discard them after brief readings.
An Independent account argues that Chinese Americans have sown democratic seeds both in China and in the United States. It highlights Chinese laundrymen as artists and contributors building factories schools and churches with support from abroad and within the local community. The piece notes missions colleges and famine relief efforts led by Chinese Americans and cites a Boston mission's donations to Canton and Canton College among others.
Washington officials of the Office of Public Roads the American Highway Association and state highway departments will visit Atlanta in February to plan a 850 mile demonstration project. Three government engineers will head the effort with state cooperation from Washington to Atlanta along the routes to North Carolina South Carolina and Atlanta.
An editorial discusses the Wisconsin eugenics marriage law and its constitutional fate, urging careful lawmaking on this sensitive issue. It notes Wisconsin licenses issued in early 1913, including Milwaukee, and reflects on marriage trends and public welfare implications.
The Item argues Chicago should push direct freight through Mobile to reach South and Central America via the Panama Canal. It cites faster delivery, time savings of about two days, and asks the Mobile Chamber of Commerce to lobby Chicago firms to adopt the north south route over eastern Atlantic channels.
Dr. W C Rucker of the United States Public Health Service defends light open necked dresses as healthful for city women. He notes modern indoor temperatures are warm year round and argues light clothing with proper outerwear reduces cold risk, saying women tolerate neck exposure better than men.
Forbes Robertson argues that the public should be the theatre censor not officials, praising realism in modern drama but insisting the dramatist first must be a painter of virtue. He notes his forty-year stage career and reluctance to publish before now, attributing credibility to public judgment over self-appointed experts.
The Memphis News-Scimitar asserts that prison systems need thorough overhauls, warning that absolute power corrupts when exercised secretly. It argues society must prevent torture and mistreatment by officials and hold those in charge accountable.
The text describes Mexican generals who found shelter in Texas expressing deep affection and gratitude toward the United States. They view Uncle Sam as a friend in need and wonder if adversity would lessen that gratitude if circumstances forced the U.S. to act differently.
Washington Letter analyzes when Congress will adjourn and return home to face voters. It notes 32 senators and 135 representatives must run for re election under the new direct election law and discusses campaign dynamics, roll calls, and the strain of the extra session on incumbents and challengers alike.
A historical health piece extols olive oil as medicine and food, noting Italian diets, health benefits, and wide uses. It urges daily tablespoon doses for the elderly, highlights dental and rheumatic gains, and suggests olive cultivation in the American South as profitable.
A Battle Creek dispatch to the New York Times notes falling birth rates in England Germany and France and references economic worry. The Boston Transcript and others echo caution while acknowledging stress and uncertainty in the public mood.
Julia and her sister Daryl navigate a day of idle time and social intrigue. Daryl evades questions about a city encounter while planning a simple outing, and a later impulse leads her to the Waldorf Astoria where she confronts Somerdyke and a stylish companion.
Julia Bruns, discovered by James Montgomery Flagg, becomes the era’s leading model. She hides in Chicago amid a theatrical role while protected by her mother. Admirers swarm as her fame grows across magazines and novels, prompting her to seek discretion.
A 1913 summary explains how the United States funded the government through internal revenue duties, tariffs and excises, with sugar, tobacco and alcohol as major revenue sources. It notes the Underwood-Simmons act lowering tariff duties, and details port-by-port revenue, internal tax collection costs, and miscellaneous receipts.
A fragment notes Yo Hardup claiming his grandfather was among the first settlers with scattered lines about family lineage and origins. The text includes garbled interjections and nonstandard phrasing, offering little verifiable detail.
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