Fragmentary Classified Notices Spanning Gulf Coast Locales
Mixed fragments mention advertising, general management, and financial roles with references to Mobile, Baldwin, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula, Citronelle, Pensacola and surrounding towns. Specifics like contact details and department connections appear, but the text is heavily garbled and unreadable in places.
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Mey
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
T Hanson
Ae Ee Advertising
Mobile
7Th Ave
New York
Bae
Setuns
Col Mobil
Baldwin Séuniy
Gulfpo Biloxi
Pascagoula
Citronelle
Procseach
Atmore
Brewton
Pensacola
Bell
EE Ras
Opening of New Orleans immigration station vital for the South
Mobile reports the opening of the United States immigration station in New Orleans scheduled for March 27. Southern agricultural commissioners, business leaders, and state officials will attend as the station promises improved inspection and handling of migrants, with organizers citing benefits to public and private interests across fifteen or sixteen Southern states.
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United States Immigration Statn
New Orleans
Agricultural Commissioners
Een
Ataas
United States Kissnione
Redfern
South
Clarke County Centennial Move Set In Grove Hill
December marked the centenary of Clarke County with plans launched in Grove Hill on March 10 to honor the Creek and Alabama Tombigbee era. A committee led by J. W. McLeod will organize events and invite former residents back to celebrate May 21 with Mobile County neighbors showing interest.
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Clarke County
Alabama
Court ‘House
Grove Hill
Clark County
J. W. McLeod
T L. Ten
Mobile County
Plan to aid rural loans at fair rates discussed
Discussion in Rural Credits on devising schemes to give small farmers access to affordable loans. References to Yoakum's World’s Work articles on French and German societies, and proposed plans by Governor O Neal to align with statutes, with legislative attention urged.
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B. F. Yoakum
Frisco
France
Germany
O'Neal
Bird Day in Alabama Schools Adopted for 1912
The 1912 Bird Day Book by John H. Wallace Jr. has reached Mobile as Alabama plans widespread observance in public schools. The initiative, backed by the state education department, urges teachers to emphasize birds' economic value and their role in maintaining ecological balance.
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Alabama
John H. Wallace, Jr
Mobile
False Modesty and the Sex Problem Debate in 19th Century Thought
Dr. A. B. Thayer of the University of Alabama denounces parental prudery and urges frank sex instruction for children. The piece argues that moral training and conscience, reinforced by a religious home, trump mere physical education, warning that excessive early information can harm character.
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A. EB. Thayer
Medical Department
University of Alabama
Mobile
Thayer
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Pope
Aesculapius
Aspasia
Rigging Train Schedules Across Coast Rail Service
The Louisville and Nashville plans shift of coast division passenger trains with a New Orleans departure two hours later, effective next Sunday. Mobile and Biloxi business interests press for a 6 am Bay St. Louis to Mobile train, stopping at Mississippi coast stations, to capture Mobile trade. New Orleans must respond to protect its own interests and ensure coast towns gain voice in schedule decisions.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat Today
Biloxi
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Louisville
Nashville
Mobile
Gulfport
New Orleans
R. W. Williams
Bay St. Louis Business League
The New York Avenue Church and the presidential pew
Washington report recalls the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington as “the power of the presidential pew” with ties to Presidents Jackson Lincoln and Wilson. It notes Peggy Eaton’s social clash with cabinet wives and Jackson’s defense of her, the church’s vacancy under Campbell, and Lincoln’s regular worship there.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Church of the Presidents
New York Avenue
Peggy O'Neal
Haton
Jackson
Marquis Lafayette
Lincoln
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Franklin Pierce
William Henry Harrison
Henry Clay
Martin van Buren
James K. Polk
Benjamin Harrison
John Quinty Adams
Harriet Lane Johnson
Cleveland
Colfax
Wheeler, Hendricks
Stevenson
Frye
Virginia
Peggy
Major Eaton
Indian Queen
Major
Eaton
Andy” Jackson
Campbell
New York Avenue Church
Jackson Ii
Canson
Student Question Reveals His Teacher's Opinion
A Washington Star fragment shows Mr. Cumrox assessing a boy’s study habits and honesty with remarks on expense accounts. The text also includes a garbled line about Florida and a monetary figure of 9,427,638 dollars, indicating damaged OCR data.
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Mr. Cumrox
Buna Nature
Washington Star
Married life the third year (1910s) and a watchman affair
In this melodramatic vignette Helen complains when a watchman is discharged for misdelivered letters. She learns the old man’s fate worsens as his wife lies ill, and travels to find him. The superintendent rehires him, and Helen’s actions reignite hope for both, while her affection for Warren deepens.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Helen
Warren
Winifred
Délia
Helena
Chet
John McGuire
John Keetieiper
Charity Hospital
Cane
Tomorow
How to Build the Auditorium in Mobile 1913
In a letter to The Item, A Waker argues for the Mobile Chamber of Commerce to borrow 100000 dollars at five percent to fund an auditorium for the Commercial Congress next September. He proposes a two year interest plan funded by citizen and member contributions and a sinking fund to cover ongoing costs. He pleads rich Mobile citizens to contribute and questions the city’s indifference.
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Item
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commer
Searsh
Mobile
The Acme of Stinginess Tale From A Pennywise Cat
A tale unfolds of stinginess as a woman with a cat orders meat for delivery three miles away. The servant rushes in with news of the cat catching a bird causing a last minute change to the order, sparking a tense moment over the delayed delivery.
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Theernoon
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Washington Comment
Florida
Agen
the People’s Forum
A, Waker
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