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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
8
The text lampoons early 20th century figures and topics. It references Secretary Bryan and California lemons, a Dunbar case, Mrs. Belmont praising Mrs. Pankhurst, a Perth Amboy coffin-maker, General Coxey predicting bloodshed, graduation speech pretensions, Mexican civil conflict, suffragists and Nihilists, Hobson and Roosevelt silence, provisional government talk, and a quip about diet turning people into food.
City statisticians estimate the annual smoke nuisance costs Chicago eight million dollars though the exact calculation method is not provided.
The Houston Post extols year round mint growth and signals strong immigration support, hinting at plans to influence Kentucky's population.
An Arkansas gentleman proposes publishing a book of famous Jeff Davis sayings. He suggests binding the volume in asbestos covers and attaching a pair of tongs as a premium to attract readers.
The article notes President Wilson may settle in New Jersey after his presidency and suggests he keep hold of influence there. It also lampoons various quotes and a barber strike in Brooklyn with playful commentary on local life.
A Bureau of Education report states three quarters of Alabama teachers hold their first position, and only seven percent have taught more than two years.
A statistician claims 1 750 000 000 eggs were produced in 1912. The note questions whether duck and guinea eggs are counted in the grand total and hints at possible method differences or omissions.
The piece surveys Argentina as a top corn and meat exporter and Russia and Australia as leaders in wheat and wool. It cites a San Francisco Star correspondent on Japan's alien land law and notes U S billionaires opposing a new income tax. It implies heavy tax effects on Rockefeller and others under an underwood tariff proposal.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels supports continuing maintenance and operation of the Pensacola and New Orleans navy yards. He notes their ideal Gulf location, the need for both stations after Panama Canal opening, and argues against permanent abandonment amid plans to sell the Spanish dry dock.
The Jacksonville Real Estate Exchange and most Florida real estate men back adopting the Torrens system. It would provide state examined titles, certified and recorded for all time, easing transfers and loans while reducing litigation and deed book storage across counties.
An article by Homer Croy outlines practical home fly control methods. Pyrethrum powder fumes, carbolic acid vapors, mignonette, white clover, bichromate of potash in water, and formalin solutions are proposed to deter or kill flies. Keep curtains mostly closed to lure flies toward a single opening for easy expulsion.
Dr S Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia urges memorials for army surgeons who died at Gettysburg before the celebration. He notes thirteen Union surgeons killed and estimates eighty Confederate surgeons killed or wounded on the field, praising the surgeons as Civil War heroes.
During the Turko Italian war Italy seized French merchant vessels. Instead of fighting, France and Italy formed a Franco Italian court of arbitration. The court awarded a reasonable sum to the vessel owners and both governments accepted, closing the incident.
A lyrical piece contrasts dreams of soaring above roaring crowds with the desire for sturdy legs and steady feet on the streets. The speaker longs to rise beyond clouds while embracing grounded, practical navigation of daily life.
A nameless tramp wanders from farm to farm in June seeking work and food. Once a sergeant in the Seventy-fifth, he rose through the ranks until a night of absinthe and a betrayed love doomed him to crime and prison. Starved and hunted, he finds a farm with bread and tobacco but faces a moral test at the door.
Victor Elliott notes national political wit and chance in the California alien land dispute. He analyzes Democratic federal stance, Progressive California leaders, and Japan’s reaction as a diplomatic test, ending with Bryan and Governor Johnson negotiating a settlement in Sacramento.
The Irish World reports High Court assize details across Ireland with Ulster mostly good outside Belfast City. Leinster and Munster counties praised for peace and low crime, Kerry Limerick Tipperary cited as satisfactory or peaceful amid shifting rural reform and industry gains under imperial support.
The 1900 to 1910 census shows whites up about 22 percent and negroes about 11 percent, with immigration boosting white growth. Indians rose about 12 percent while Chinese declined and Japanese nearly tripled.
Charles H Sherrill argues U S firms should expand commerce with Argentina and broader South America as Panama Canal opens, citing rising bilateral trade, cotton industry growth, beef cattle development, and a push by American capital amid German and British interest. He predicts doubled U S South American commerce in 10 to 15 years and urges maintaining U S leadership in regional markets.
The prospect of Huerta's fall may please Americans if a more effective government could rise. Yet there is little trust that successors to Carranza would unite or avoid factionalism. Dissent and ambition plague Mexico, making peaceful resolution unlikely as Huerta and Carranza fight on amid growing indifference in the United States.
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