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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1914
Page
4
A fragment from a Mobile Alabama issue dated March 31 1914 shows partial text including place name Mobile and a date. The readable portion provides no clear events, names, or actions to summarize beyond geographic and temporal markers.
George A. Tonsmeire died today after a brief paralysis illness. He was vice president of the City in and Trust Company, noted for his courteous conduct and genial nature. His loss is mourned by Mobile and the community.
A fragmented fragment questions the motives of suffragettes who allegedly used a 4 percent vote day shower to force a parade delay and casts doubt on their ability to project strength.
The Birmingham Age Herald vents its disappointment at Gov Nord O Neal appointing another man to a desired post and shifts blame to Comer supporters. It questions primary results and cites mobile county figures as rough estimates, while noting the paper’s shifting stance and cautions about overall accuracy.
The piece catalogs Mobile County residents backing B B Comer for office. It lists clerks, lawyers, a former deputy sheriff, a steamboat engineer, a piano tuner, and other tradespeople as backers, noting none have notable achievements outside politics and predicting their votes on the upcoming Monday election.
A policeman intervened just as a mob attacked the chauffeur who had fatally struck a boy. The officer’s timely entry halted the assault and prevented further violence.
An article notes Mobile's garden experiment using city lots to lower living costs. It highlights real estate men promoting small seed investments to yield potatoes, lettuce, beans, cabbage, peppers, and more, with clear cost estimates and potential returns for city dwellers.
A fragmented tale mentions Mrs. Elkins' Hungarian servant wearing her mistress' gowns in an alleged jewel theft plot aimed at making the countess lose valuable jewels. The text also notes Andy Carnegie’s ten minute search for a lost dime and ends with a spring moment.
John Craft, President of the Alabama Good Roads Association, argues for state control and uniform construction of Alabama highways to end costly mud taxes. He cites cotton and fertilizer transport losses, cites federal aid, and praises rail and road integration to boost churches, schools, and industry.
Jack Rose reports a poker cheating scheme where signals were used to reveal two pair and a full hand. The victim fought back breaking the signals with a whiskey bottle. the conspirator visited the hospitalized confederate the next day and joked about luck and a full hand.
A curious Lima Peru street scene features an amiable ice cream vendor. The man, described with a sardonic squint, appears content with life while standing among typical urban activity.
A lengthy overview traces the ALA's founding at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 and its expansion to a 2700 member body with 400 institutions. It details committees, publications such as the AL A Book List, international congresses, and efforts to professionalize librarianship, promote reading, and broaden library access including to hospitals, foreigners, and children.
Humorous snippets from Life and Chicago Record Herald mingle with remarks on manners and family traits. Lines mock grumblers and clever talkers, noting fashion and a bemused view of domestic life through brief exchanges and quips.
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