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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1914
Page
4
Spokane has a new potato type named Bradley developed by Harvey K Bradley. The cross between Burbank and Million Dollar reportedly tolerates heavy soil, yields 8 to 12 ounces, stores well, and can be planted in May for harvest next year.
In Paris a court hearing argued the right of French women to vote on Mile. Halbiwachs a university educated applicant. She was joined by several suffragists and the lawyer cited a tale of a woman who showed her army nurse registration to prove her eligibility as a voter.
An old advertisement touts Tarove’s as all around tonic with Qui Nine and Iron claimed to drive out malaria and enrich blood. It promotes a general health build up and lists a 60 cent price.
P H Shepard and H E Humphrey, University of Missouri juniors, arrived with funds for one meal and plan six months of hands on work in the Pacific northwest apple districts. They seek practical experience in spraying pruning picking and packing before returning to college.
An English company plans to harness Dettifoss in Iceland with 410000 horsepower to extract calcareous saltpeter fertilizer from the atmosphere. Engineers expect power surpassing Hardangerfjord and Oddo works and will transmit electricity to a nearby port for fertilizer plants and shipping facilities.
In London the debate on arms manufacture and cosmopolitan finance intensifies. The Pall Mall Gazette calls for curbs on arms traffic seen as fueling European armaments, urging Hague conference action and government control of foreign trade in armaments.
In Redlands California Ephriam Tucker decapitates a sick hen after toying with life and death. The bird walked and laid an egg for hours before Tucker finished it with a final hatchet blow. The event befell at Tucker’s Eureka street home after a failed attempt to end the animal’s suffering.
B F Aldridge of La Grange has been building an air powered boat with a forward fan and compressed air motor. During a test in a Kingston pond the craft capsized and the engine sank to twelve feet before recovery. A改 alteration was made and another trial is planned within days to prove practicality.
Copenhagen reports promotion promised to Mrs Von Bauditz Denmark's only woman sea captain who now commands a vessel running between Russia and England. Wife of a physician she shifted from yachting to a master's license and the local firm soon entrusted her with command of a steamer.
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