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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1912
Page
12
A revival in activity across the country drives records in iron output with potential 2 000 000 to 30 000 000 tons for the year. Steel prices rise, cotton goods demand improves, lumber recovers, railroads face car shortages, and labor demand grows as industries anticipate strong crops and broad commerce.
Ida Reese wife of a Manhattan optician tried to hang herself with a corset string in a Brooklyn Adams Street station cell. Edith Du Bois, a patron, visited the prisoner during the night and the guard found her cutting flesh at five in the morning. Morrison from the Brooklyn hospital reported the self harm.
The article calls Bright's disease a malady of civilization tied to modern living. It links it to poor diet, overwork, lack of fresh air, and excessive alcohol, noting kidneys and poisons fail as a result. It cites government data estimating about 25,000 high quality American men die from it, primarily brain workers in their prime.
The article explains a tiny blind spot at the retina where the optic nerve enters. It notes the spot is about one twelfth of an inch wide and exists in all eyes. It describes a setup using one eye covered and a partner positioned to illustrate the blind spot through focused gaze.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a moving foe and leper day with unclear references. The readable elements include Rich and weight phrases, but no coherent event, date, or organization is identifiable for a factual summary.
American visitors in Baden learn a statue honors Sir Francis Drake for introducing the potato to Europe. The piece notes Germany is the top potato producer, yielding about a billion bushels yearly, with high per acre yields and strong potential for U S farmers to boost output and profits through careful cultivation and fertilizers.
The Texas Wonder bottle promises to cure kidney and bladder issues in men and women, with children’s bladder problems improved. If not found locally, it can be mailed for $1.00. Each small bottle lasts about two months and is claimed to nearly always cure. Testimonials from other states available. Address Dr. E. W. Hall in St Louis Missouri. Sold by druggists.
Doctors at the German Hospital Brooklyn operated to remove a pebble from ten year old Herman Rosenberg of Ridgewood. The stone lodged near the left lung entrance five and a half inches from the mouth. Under Dr Morehead guidance a cylindrical tube with a hand shaped grip was used aided by X ray to complete the extraction. Recovery expected.
A column muses on why women might prefer socks over stockings noting fashion color choice and possible intended wearers. It questions comfort and propriety, suggests women may choose socks for reasons beyond utility, and cites observations from Chicago fashion ads and shop windows while acknowledging the piece is speculative and delicate.
A Washington country estate bought by Grover Cleveland before his first term spurred a real estate boom in Cleveland Park. The 29 acres and old house were sold for 139000 after his first presidency, yielding about 100000 profit, while current values would add 750000 if kept. The episode influenced neighborhood growth and speculation around the former president.
The piece notes Bolivia's rich mineral wealth with mining as a major income source, comparing its tin production to global levels and noting the high altitude and long-standing mining history. It references a Christian Herald and outlines the growing scale of Bolivian mining relative to other nations.
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