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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
4
The article presents a 1914 Mobile item with telephones, rates for Dairy and Sunday mail, and a mission statement of the newspaper. It notes the Alabama edition date January 30 1914 and lists address and editorial goals.
The article notes seizures under the Pure Food Act by the food and drugs administration. It lists shipments from Lewis Packing Co San Francisco Sunlit Fruit Co Richmond Elevator Co Price and Lucas Cider Co and others seized in Portland Baltimore New Orleans and Chicago for adulteration or misbranding. Authorities urge buying standard goods from established firms and warn that prosecutions have resumed with vigor.
An order effective February 16 increases the area released from cattle tick quarantine by 17 106 square miles across Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Georgia Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma and Texas. Total released area now 215 908 square miles about 30 percent of original infested territory. Tennessee first largely free of ticks. progress credited to state county officers and federal help.
Fragmentary text mentions vaudeville managers and Bob Fitzalmmons with unclear context. References to a poll tax and nonsensical phrases follow, lacking identifiable events or dates to anchor a summary.
Alabama farmers gain optimism as federal bills introduce long term farm loan measures and pave the way for a bureau of farm land banks. The plan allows state banks formed under federal charter and inspection to issue bonds and support cooperative banks, aiming to lift Alabama’s agricultural prosperity.
The city removes marriage and gender restrictions, equalizing salaries and allowing women to hold any educational department post. It argues women doing the same work deserve equal pay, positioning Cincinnati at the forefront of gender equality in public employment. A California ransom note and Mobile’s fall forecast are also referenced.
Will G McKinney cites Civil War hero Reuben Fy Kolb of Kolb's battery as one of the war's bravest. He charged Federal artillery, captured the hill position, and turned the guns on the enemy. A white horse soldier died early, but the horse remained in the ranks. The Federal government placed a marble statue for Kolb in Chickamauga Park.
A street scene contrasts a sandwich man with fallen men in the park. A child loss prompts trembling hands to aid, showing small acts of kindness amid gloom. Rowena W Spillane.
A tale recounted of Whistler being shown a rich man's dubious painting set. Asked which institution should receive the bequest, he promptly recommended the East End Institution for the Blind, per Ladies' Home Journal.
A collage of snippets and wry quips from various newspapers. It contrasts artful phrases about Terpsichore with dry humor about holidays, prizes, and workers, ending with a clipped riff on industrial labor and safety labels.
Washington observers portray Woodrow Wilson as a dedicated scholar type who preserves austere dignity and limits personal contact. His Pass Christian vacation is shown as a test of this privacy driven approach, with a reception balancing aloofness and charm from Mrs. Wilson and locals. The piece argues his presidency prioritizes work and ideology over social ease and personal warmth.
In a diary entry a man describes fear of Richards the nurse disapproving of him as Manette, his niece, recounts an attack after school. Richards and Tompkins defend Manette while the narrator consoles the child and contemplates consequences with the school board mentioned.
Julia endures a severe headache while sister Daryl arranges coffee and rest with Mrs. Halloran. Daryl later meets Kelley Delaine. bouquets arrive for Julia, hinting at a hidden sender and upcoming tension as family duties press on the ill girl.
A historical review notes wasteful practices in federal offices from copied letters to scattered files stored in wooden shelves. It cites the Navy’s dual carbon-copy system, the need for an archives building, and shifts toward streamlined, centralized recordkeeping to curb losses and inefficiency.
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