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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
4
A brief note argues that spirituality resides in inner faith rather than external sites like Las Jerrold, emphasizing personal devotion over place-based worship.
Rev. A. F. Owens led a donor funded Thanksgiving meal for 344 inmates across City Hospital Poor Asylum Hannan Home Detention Home and Colored Folk Home. Generous subscribers funded today’s feast and laid the groundwork for a Christmas celebration.
The piece traces the origin of Thanksgiving to 1637 Plymouth law and notes earlier 1621 harvest relief. It also mentions a Tampa Times report on Southern Alabama seafood canning expansion between La Barre and Coden, suggesting regional economic growth opportunities.
The excerpt compares agricultural and industrial income in 1915, projecting total agricultural income around 3 billion with a manufacturing lead over a potential deficit of about 1 billion. It notes population growth since 1910, virgin lands, and cautious optimism about labor, education, religion, and economic policy in the South as it seeks reconstruction and expansion.
The piece describes Massachusetts adopting a policy to ease tenement congestion through a Homestead Commission. If enacted, the state would buy land near manufacturing towns to subdivide into home plots with gardens. It also proposes agricultural classes to train those wishing to move to the country, aiming to provide humane housing options without a mass back-to-farm move.
A New York Woman's Peace Party Forum speaker argues genuine peace requires a strong national front, while others including the president insist preparedness backs peace. The piece notes widespread peace propaganda and recalls Revolutionary Fathers who deemed preparedness essential before securing liberty.
Mobile social column lists residents and guests during Thanksgiving travel. George Leslie travels with his mother to New Orleans. hotel staff changes include G Siegman succeeding Harry Michael at Cawthon Hotel. Various Alabama residents from Selma, Tuscaloosa, Grove Hill, Grand Bay visit Mobile, register at Battle House and Bienville, and plan trips to Dauphin Island.
Bob Evans, residing at 1047 Spring Hill Avenue, is a victim of lockjaw. A prominent physician reports his life is in danger and medicine is unaffordable. local charities cannot cover the cost, so someone must provide care.
A voice urges thanks for peaceful prosperity in the United States while noting distant wars already spilling blood across waters. The author warns that global events render the era perilous and awe filled, with wide consequences beyond description.
The article notes that much of the graft complaint stems from individuals who were shut out and feel unrecognized, suggesting resentment among those who did not participate.
The text notes early electric railway efforts including Field and Edison in 1881 aiming to build electric locomotives. It cites the first electric railway in Germany in 1881 and Baltimore Union Passenger Railway equipment in 1884 with trolley segments, after Saratoga and Mt McGregor's earlier steam operation.
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