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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1914
Page
4
The piece urges a city wide get together to foster leadership and communal progress. It cites a Wisconsin Belleville example where diverse citizens form mixed basketball teams to promote cooperation, frank discussion, and shared purpose across religion, income, and status.
Los Angeles and surrounding counties mobilize hundreds of civic groups and 100000 school children to create a flower filled landscape for 1915. The effort includes a half million-dollar public beautification fund, private investments, and 200 miles of asphalt boulevards with rose trellises. The plan ties to the Panama Canal celebration and Carnival of Roses in the Sierra Nevada foothills starting New Year’s Day with forty cities joining.
Five Rhode Island cities pass referendums granting fire department members one day off in five. In each city the measure wins by large margins. The Mobile firemen have one full day off in nine.
A circulating cartoon depicts Uncle Sam stepping over a fallen Belgian, declaring I am no I have it to give to you as relief. The image conveys U S aid sentiment amid wartime suffering.
One Fourth Estate member in Teece cites editorial praise for the war in Europe. The Plaintalk editor notes plenty of possums and a bulk vote, with Tom Rye elected by a narrow margin, giving this year more justification than many past.
A Mobile committee urges public cooperation to advertise the new Satsuma industry. They plan to distribute sample fruits to inmates of local institutions, and mail packages with advertising matter to boost recognition of Mobile county Satsumas. The effort aims to rival Florida fruit in size and quality and enhance local currency circulation.
Special Agents Duncan and Kerlin of the Farmers' Cooperation Demonstration at Auburn outline a letter to Alabama Boys Corn Club members about their reports. Mobile County boys have a history of strong results and, with a favorable season, are expected to perform well. the state offers valuable prizes and The Item hopes Mobile county earns them.
Public health officials note that improved water and pasteurization have not eliminated typhoid. Outbreaks linked to carriers in kitchens, such as Lehigh University, prompt calls for routine blood tests of food handlers where feasible and available. Hospitals and institutions with bacteriologic facilities should consider similar screening to prevent future outbreaks.
A suggestion to the pessimist urges him to decide that business isn’t as bad as it seems, shed the grouch, smile, and stop dwelling on hard times. Try it and observe improvements in condition.
A deaf mute resident of Philadelphia sues for divorce. The filing states no reasons are assigned.
Reporters admit fatigue over familiar descriptors and plan to coin new terms. Editors note renewed energy as frontline language evolves with evolving conflict dynamics.
The note states that Mother Jones has invited General Villa to visit the country while Washington hints he should stay at home. The remark places the invitation in a political context and contrasts attitudes toward Villa.
A writer notes the eager Dervish fan in the crowd urging quick admission to the game. The remark implies a desire for a fast start and swift completion of the match.
Birmingham Age-Herald reports optimistic forecasts from industrial leaders that 1915 will usher in a new era of high prosperity. Confidence grows as bankers and manufacturers expect revival in January, with expansion of exports and benefits from the European war. By spring 1916 prosperity could be at a high water mark nationwide.
A Washington D C reformer argues at the W C T U convention that cities should hire policewomen to tackle social evil and female crime. She cites Portland Los Angeles Seattle Baltimore St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago as examples and says the move reduces vice while aiding law and order and even lowers taxes.
At its Wilmington Delaware convention the National Grange urged Congress to pass rural credit legislation aligning with the rural credit commission program. The piece argues for easier farmer access to credit, praising the new currency law yet calling for a conservative rural credits law to complete credit emancipation for farmers.
The article explains Malta's faldetta as a hood of shame worn by women during the French occupation to shield religion from persecution. After a century of devout mourning the vow ended, and the faldetta declined while women increasingly adopted Paris fashions and European styles.
A famed politician recounts a rainy Liverpool trip with his wife. He recalls a grim day, a lecture, and a fortune machine that predicted the second marriage would outshine the first. The anecdote blends travel, mood, and a light fortune twist.
Shaw argues that moving pictures breed discontent and urges better productions. The witty playwright implies current films fail to satisfy discerning audiences and calls for improvements in cinema.
A reader notes apples are plentiful and cheap and nourishing yet many prefer beefsteak now. The parcel yost system is receiving gratuitous advertising similar to the old express companies.
The State Anti-Tuberculosis League reports rapid growth of Red Cross seals distribution with over a million issued. Piper village leads per capita sales and aims for a pennant among small communities. Anniston plans a visiting nurse to bolster health effort as counties organize nurse programs and tuberculosis day outreach.
Atlanta may provide insight as Little Rock joins the Southern League filling Montgomery’s spot . Cholly Frank is urged to coach Little Rock and lift its standing while Gabby Street’s Nashville move hints at Bill Schwartz reshaping the Vols and Moose McCormick likely leading the Lookouts in 1915.
The German American Alliance of Alabama and west Florida elected officers for the coming year at the Pensacola convention. Paul Celbrat of Birmingham was chosen state president, with Oscar Foerster of Fairhope named fourth vice president. The business portion concluded Monday afternoon at City Hall.
A front dispatch from London reports Indian troops in the trenches amid trenching and hand to hand fighting with no Gurkha breaches behind German lines. German attempts to seduce the troops fail, one Indian scout earns a night in the German lines and a promotion for his bold signs and salute.
Auburn November 25 1914 special agents urge every boys corn club member to send in their prize acre report even if yield is small. December 5 is cutoff for prize acre reports with scholarships of 250 150 and 100 and a 25 scholarship to Auburn short course. consult county agent for details.
The group praised the Pensacola branch for eight years of faithful service and hospitality. Treasurer E C Furcht received honorable mention while collections for the Red Cross reached 131 55 dollars. Birmingham was picked for next year’s convention.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal argues New York leads a shift in fashion, denying Paris as sole trendsetter. It praises American designers for originality and predicts Europe will later acknowledge war’s costly lessons after peace.
An Indianapolis News editorial praises American generosity led by the Red Cross in global relief efforts. It argues wealth and sympathy obligate the United States to fund aid for Europe’s suffering, noting voluntary large contributions and a duty to save lives over enactment of financial self interest.
Charles M. Schwab predicts a period of broad prosperity for the United States as he returns from London. He argues that capital confidence will rise with reduced radical legislation and that both international trade and domestic conditions will reset after tariff and currency reforms. The observation stems from perspectives on Europe’s upheaval and evolving U.S. policy.
Warren County Times notes Governor Rye will win by over 20000 votes as independents wake up to oppose design to defeat Democracy and discredit Wilson. The piece suggests supporters returning to Democratic fold while some move to Republicanism, promising a welcome for returning voters.
A Charlotte Observer summary notes Oregon at four cents per person, Massachusetts at 22.78, Virginia highest in the South at 10.46, and Texas at 1.14. It observes Southern states reducing or holding debt with Democratic administrations and claims Democrats perform when state government actions are debated nationwide.
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