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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1913
Page
44
The article argues that the region’s climate supports year round poultry farming with modest housing costs. It presents buying stock at 60–75 cents a head, outlines simple brooding setups for 50–70 chicks, and suggests hens can yield about nine dozen eggs annually while selling at around 30 cents a dozen for steady farm income.
The city and county host at least fifteen benevolent institutions including the Benevolent Home for the Aged at 903 Government Street and the Catholic St Mary’s Orphan Asylum at 357 Conti Street. The Alabama Infants and Maternity Home and the Salvation Army two branches are highlighted for wide public aid. The article notes leadership by Sisters of Mercy and local officials, with ongoing expansions and substantial charitable work across white and colored communities.
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