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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
6
A fragmented notice from The Mobile Item Company Inc lists addresses including St Emmanuel Street Mobile Alabama and a Chicago office at Lytton Building Entatives. The readable fragments reference business contact points and locations.
The program lists Hearts and Flowers at 8 15 p m along with continuous showings of ROYAL Moving Pictures and E Moving Pictures. The Blue Light Inn runs 7 30 and 9 15.
The article argues that open air treatment for health, especially tuberculosis, is supported by experiments showing that breathing fresh air with cool moving air improves health. It contrasts old toxic-air theories, notes crowding and heat slow heat regulation and worsen health, and emphasizes outdoor exposure aids digestion, metabolism, and physical activity per The Journal of the American Medical Association.
The Women's Association of Commerce staged an exhibit showing women in business and the arts in Chicago. Miss Florence is credited with inaugurating the movement over a year ago to restore female identity in commerce. The group promotes harmony and broader understanding of womanhood as a societal power.
A proposed Behring Strait tunnel is touted as the only solution to ocean disasters tied to Arctic waters. The article predicts Congress will stay in session until snow flies, with additional notes on a new oil burning British battleship and efforts to calm turbulent seas after a sinking incident.
A fragmented report suggests Dyke is named minister, with discussion of a Congress buttons moment and the phrase whiskey and seltzer as part of the scene. The text hints at a non Spanish naming, and an Ibir Commercial context appears in the murky OCR.
The triennial meeting of the International Association of Refrigeration in Chicago drew delegates from major nations who toured Washington and observed high attention at the White House and state department. The banquet ending the congress featured 2000 plates, 500 waiters, a three language menu, and cold storage histories under each dish, costing $20,000. The piece notes refrigeration as a vital modern engine and a key to year round food safety and urban comfort.
The Item reports on County Commissioner John D. Hagan urging the use of convict labor for road building under an honor system after Warden Tynan’s successful Colorado demonstration. Illinois tests about forty convicts near Chicago with voluntary work and promised term reductions for good performance, while foreseeing how such humane treatment might work with both white and black inmates in other counties.
The report compares August beef import and export data from 1904 to 1913 1918 showing U S exports of beef and cattle dropping from forty four million dollars over eight months in 1904 to about one million in 1913 while cattle imports rose to 340 105 head and valued at five million dollars in 1913 1918 Beef imports in 1904 were small for the year totaling fourteen thousand nine hundred twenty two dollars in value while July 1913 alone imported six hundred forty two thousand four hundred pounds worth fifty six thousand nine hundred ninety three dollars and August and September 1913 each surpassed one million pounds and eighty nine thousand dollars respectively.
National banks added about 2 million in government two per cent holdings with the treasury to secure public deposits while deposits against circulating notes declined. Market sales of small lots trade 4-5 points under face value but are not alarming as bankers expect no ultimate loss. The United States Investor urges Congress to promise a future conversion of these bonds into full value.
The Oyster Growers and Dealers Association of North America declares the week of October 20 to 25 as Oyster Week to boost interest and demand. The public is urged to feature oysters at tables and expand the industry, noting the oyster as a historic staple and economy in the diet.
Washington letters describe a plan to stage a national industrial exposition showing negro progress since emancipation. A nine member committee and the National Emancipation Commemorative Society led by H L Johnson push for federal aid, hoping to display in seven buildings including a Tuskegee Institute replica. Deanwood is cited as a probable exhibit site amid possible racial tension and district opposition.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal refuses to print rumors accusing the Mississippi governor of infidelity saying the charges lack proof and public interest. The paper urges reform of political standards and cites the disgust such slander brings to families and public duty while noting real issues remain to be debated in Mississippi.
A Detroit Free Press quotation recalls a girl who was charming and sought after in youth yet never married. She attributes the lack of proposals to the era's high cost of living and the era's social pressures. The exchange captures nostalgia and humor from a bygone neighborhood.
M Lechartier, a famed flirt, drags through a bored life with his wife Mme Lechartier at their Ville dAvray villa. Aided by a mysterious Miss Matthews and a hotel theft, the incident leads to a public arrest and the couple’s reconciliation as the husband yields to a calmer domestic life.
A scientist notes whales can live around a century. The New Orleans Picayune suggests a whale would be a good long term companion for someone who hates parting with a pet once attached.
A newly elected Bankers Association president Arthur Reynolds says bankers nationwide, from 2 400 delegates, broadly oppose sweeping changes in the currency bill while Vanderlip testifies before the Senate committee, noting some approved provisions and possible refinements.
In Victoria era custom after performances for the queen a private secretary sent letters of thanks to entertainers. Sir Henry Ponsonby wrote to the proprietor of a troupe of geese that entertained royal children at Windsor garden party expressing gratitude and hoping the performers returned to London safely in good health.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Roosevelt remains silent while veteran figure Uncle Joe Cannon seeks another run, signaling a potential realignment in political dynamics.
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