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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
4
The article notes a forthcoming New York international exposition opening next Monday to showcase film manufacture and history. It highlights the growth of the American motion picture industry from its Chicago 1898 start, with $80 million invested, over $300 million in receipts last year, and weekly production of ten million feet of film across 17,000 theatres.
The Atlanta Constitution reports Governor Slaton pledges a business like, efficient administration for Georgia. It notes he represents all the people, not a faction, and urges the legislature to move beyond past makeshift methods. Alabama could follow Georgia’s example in 1914 if it chooses capability over faction.
The Age-Herald warns Birmingham residents of rising mosquito numbers especially in outlying areas and urges cleaning yards and draining premises to curb anopheles. The piece cites Panama Canal health work and lessons for Mobile, urging a vigorous midsummer sanitation effort. It also notes stray insertion about Nat Goodwin’s wife.
Witnesses mark the fiftieth anniversary on the Gettysburg field, noting the unlikely reunion under one flag. Historians debate the fog of war and the split decisions by Lee and Longstreet, while Meade’s cautious pursuit policy remains contested. The piece argues the battle’s outcome shaped the Union and the nation, despite lingering uncertainties.
John Burns, president of the local government board, refutes claims of rising pauperism in free trade England. He presents facts showing a substantial year over year decrease in pauperism and an unemployment rate of 1.7 percent among trade union members, calling it the best period on record.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reflects on Balboa as the first European to glimpse the Pacific Ocean in 1513. It urges a towering Panama Canal end statue ensemble showing Balboa with banner and sword, plus other figures like Magellan De Lesseps Goethals and Gorgas to tell the era’s story.
Frederic M. Halford of The Field reviews his new book The Dry-Fly Man's Handbook Dut ton. The manual covers fishing rod and tackle management patterns modern fly progression selection and preparation methods plus a comprehensive entomology and a chapter on fishery management.
A humorous Washington dispatch surveys the varied facial hair of U S senators. It highlights Knute Nelson Martins Kern Rausdell Thornton du Pont Stephenson O Gorman Sutherland and J Ham Lewis, praising bold colors and elaborate shapes as a playful portrait of political fashion.
An arrest exposed as a fatal trap leads Dr. Sergius Koltschin to risk his life to aid the wounded aboard a burning express. Believed dead by officials, he survives and returns to his Paris life with his wife and children, aided by two grateful wardens.
New York reports on the estates of Darius Mills and John B. McDonald showing official appraisals around forty million and about a million and a quarter respectively. The piece discusses inherited wealth, gifts to families, and the rising importance of goodwill as a taxable asset, citing J. P. Morgan, Addison Camack, James R. Keene, and Frank Munsey in estimating the value of corporate and newspaper goodwill.
Herbert Corey in the Cincinnati Times Star warns of scams by music publishers and play brokers along Broadway. These outfits bill “songs poems wanted” and sell first hundred copies for a guaranteed but fictitious royalty, netting swindlers about twelve dollars per case while authors pay for worthless material.
The Boston Globe notes Madame Bernhardt’s claim that she stays young by doing what she wants and by happiness. Mrs. R. V. Martengen of New York emphasizes smiling and doing what you don’t want to do to stay youthful, noting her own eight grandchildren.
Mrs. Johanna Vogt faced a New York magistrate with her parrot Archie as neighbors testified the bird used scandalous language learned from sailors. The judge showed sympathy and quipped with Archie, who contributed a flurry of staccato remarks while Vogt pleaded for the bird’s home.
A whimsical poem by John Kendrick Bangs wishes readers a Happy New Year and suggests starting good cheer any day. The verseplay playfully notes there is no rule against beginning anew in July and counts daily small acts as a yearly start.
A verse by K. Bowers in Smart Set about a pilgrimage toward Arcady. It emphasizes that no broad road exists and urges travelers to seek a personal path guided by inner stars as thousands search in vain for direction.
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