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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1915
Page
4
Advertising line from The Mobile Item Co Inc based at 16 18 Gt Emanuel Street Mobile Alabama appears on the newspaper page as a publisher's imprint or masthead note likely indicating the paper's office location and ownership.
A brief notice from Mobile Alabama dated March 9 1915 reports a total net paid amount of 16 049.
The Southern League will be presided over by Robert Baugh of Birmingham a genuine enthusiast like the late Judge William Kavanaugh who raised the league’s standing in baseball. Directors selected Bob Baugh noting he will add tone and weight to the organization.
A coroner’s 1914 New York report notes 494 personal crisis cases. Carbolic acid deaths dropped after a law restricted access, firearms cases fell post regulation, while bi chloride of mercury pills rose. Manhattan saw 170 auto deaths, including 82 under 14, with streetcars and wagons killing 76 children.
The Better Babies movement gains momentum after Moble’s first contest at the Home Products Show with hundreds of infants exhibited. The initiative started by Woman's Home Companion aims to educate parents on child care. two hundred thousand babies have been examined and many parents reached by lectures.
Howard Elliott of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad argues that rapid population growth requires balancing trained experts with practical business sense. He says future progress depends on efficient specialists who do not neglect government relations and public opinion in shaping national policy.
In 1914 six and a half miles of streams near Roanoke Rapids North Carolina were oiled at a cost of $300 using three thousand gallons of oil. Mill owners report lower malaria among workers and plan to repeat the process. Local drainage was impractical, so stagnant pools were treated to kill larvae. The Public Health Service advocates mosquito eradication and warns malaria is preventable with ongoing sanitation and oiling where appropriate. A Mobile survey plan is being considered following a Rotary Club talk by Mr. Van Dine.
A letter from Citrus Fruit Grower appears stressing the citrus industry’s growth in the region and the need to safeguard investments. The writer, a citrus cultivator, urges careful measures to protect the new Mobile county fruit venture and the large sums invested there.
The piece notes 1,485,967 immigrants added in the last fiscal year and describes a war induced pause in arrivals from August onward when daily landings fell to about a week’s pace. It predicts a postwar surge, and urges the labor department to prepare for screening to admit only desirable entrants.
A reader quotes Dr. Wiley urging at least an hour for meals. They ask if a tea and toast menu would justify shortening the period. The exchange invites discussion on dining pace and nourishment.
The Mobile Item editor notes we prepare Satsuma plants and fertilizers while California growers plan year round Valencia orange production. He praises California oranges and warns of strong marketing networks with vast annual sales and market control challenging local growers.
Francis X. Bushman and Ruth Stonehouse star in The Battle of Love at the Empire tomorrow. The lighthearted romance pits love and deception in a stage performance likely to draw crowds.
A Citrus Fruit Grower column urges Alabama and Mississippi growers to focus on quality over rapid profits. It promotes patient cultivation, nitrogen reduction, intercropping with legumes, and ample potash and phosphoric acid while government experts offer guidance for producing superior oranges.
A Mobile reader urges Edwin A. Delchamps for the state oyster warden post. The letter praises his long interest in equitable oyster laws and his independent stance, noting he would enforce regulations without industry ties. Mobile, Alabama, March 9.
Victor Elliott reports Uncle Sam promotes urban home gardening to boost the nation's food supply. Dr C D Jarvis oversees a federal survey with J R Randall and Miss Ethel Gowans, in partnership with the National Child Welfare League, aiming to engage ten million city schoolchildren.
A United States bureau of education bulletin from the joint committee on health in education urges rural schools to be as sanitary as the best homes. It highlights home gardens as economic gains, better recreation, and lists detailed sanitation standards for ventilation heat lighting and toilets to curb illness and improve student welfare.
Copies of the full set of requirements may be had free by writing to the Commissioner of Education in Washington District of Columbia. County superintendents of schools and county boards of education may obtain a sufficient number to supply all their teachers and school committee men.
Advertisement urges thin readers to gain 5 to 8 pounds in 14 days by taking Sargel with meals for two weeks. It claims the product converts eaten fats into usable nourishment, stops waste, and results stay after the program. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp. and other Mobile druggists with a money back guarantee.
Washington Herald reports President Hamilton of Capital Traction argues jitneys may bring efficiency and lower costs but threaten streetcar revenues. He urges PUC to regulate early to protect public interest and ensure fair service as jitneys enter urban transport.
Catalog listing shows prices for several tonics and cosmetics including King's New Discovery 8c at 23 cents, Syrup of Figs 50c, Camphor Ice 20c, Lavalliere Cream 15c, Egyptian Cream 40c, and Nadinola Powder 40c. Describes typical mid century consumer goods with quick price points.
Clearout offer on crockery and glassware with special 10¢ and 20¢ plain thin glasses. Includes 6 25¢ yellow mixing bowls, 10¢ value items and 5¢ to 15¢ price points. Limited quantities.
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