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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
4
The Mobile Item offers uniform delivery to all Mobile subscribers at 10 cents a week or 5 a year for The Item daily and Sunday editions. Any other price in Mobile invalidates the subscription and warrants a year's free subscription if found. The notice is dated September 2, 1916, Mobile Alabama.
Police Chief Crenshaw proposes replacing mounted patrols with two automobiles to guard residential areas. He notes paving makes horse hoofbeats audible at night, alerting thieves, while cars pass unseen. The plan aims for quick auto response from headquarters and cheaper operations than four horses.
Congressman Claude Kitchin of North Carolina prepares to lead the Ways and Means Committee and replace Oscar W. Underwood. He warns that removing sugar from the free list would cost about 50 million dollars yearly in revenue and signals possible retaliation if Allies keep sugar off the free list.
Readers are urged to prepare for winter as fall approaches and flues in homes should be cleaned and examined for breaks. The notice warns many fires occur from defective chimneys and emphasizes preemptive action to protect woodwork and homes.
A historical note praising Woodrow Wilson and US diplomacy for securing neutral passenger safety at sea. Germany agrees to rights of neutrals on the high seas, with warnings before search and safeguards for lives, in effect restoring international law without US entry into the war.
A Mississippi State analysis by M A Crosby of the USDA shows Johnson grass hay has higher protein and slightly lower fat than timothy, making it cheaper and preferred by feeders. J B Ervin Jr of Selma endorses Johnson grass for quality and low cost, while E R Lloyd in Mississippi confirms Johnson grass as the cost leader vs timothy.
The First National Bank of Mobile states purchasing power is higher and will rise monthly. It says crops will set record totals despite some shortfalls in corn oats and smaller crops. Bank surplus is 730 million versus 40 million last year, with ample funds for commerce as crops move. Rail and lumber markets show slight declines and improvements respectively. Domestic trade rises with raw materials and labor demand, and overall conditions are good and improving.
Communications on public matters invited with conditions. Anonymous letters not printed. sign name and address required. Limit 300 words, one side of sheet, include return SASE. Avoid partisan politics and controverted topics. Temperate language. corrections of The Item's misstatements printed. Repeats or frequent submissions from same author discouraged.
A Galveston resident writes to the Mobile Item defending Galveston after the August 16 1915 storm. He says eight deaths in the city, minimal structural damage, sea wall intact aside from a damaged schooner, and food and water supplies remained adequate with bread relief and water deliveries functioning throughout the siege.
Mobile police warn of a new counterfeit Buffalo nickel with a crude read component and cite two men held for federal action over a prior bogus dollar. Officials urge vigilance as cases and imitators may spread through the area while farmers anticipate better market returns and Baldwin County road plans shift dates.
An essay argues the United States faces potential foreign attack despite current calm. It cites the need for preparedness, warns war breeds wars, and urges voters to press Congress to act decisively on national defense with scientific planning and cross party support. The author reflects on history and the risk of a wealthy, defenseless nation becoming a prize in war.
A telephone relay from a New York Evening Post Saturday Magazine recounts Luke sending a mule and wagon to the store. The mule balks in the road and refuses to move despite beating and fire under her, until the wagon is finally hitched and the story ends with a request to send another wagon.
Contracts for two freight steamships costing 600000 dollars each were signed by Crowell & Thurlow Steamship Company of Boston and Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The ships will be 395 feet six inches long and 56 feet beam, with completion in eighteen months.
A long list of names and associated cities across New York City New Orleans Montgomery Pensacola and various Alabama towns appears, linking individuals such as Mrs. McRaee C Morris H T Curd J E Creger Edward Kohlman and many others to their locales. The compilation includes persons from Bay Minette Foley Irvington Laurel Stock ton and other small communities, reflecting a wide regional register.
Recap of wartime claims: Amiens and Somme losses for Allies, La Ferte fortifications seized by Germans, three million French under arms defending Paris, new intrenchments under construction, Austrian losses cited at 160,000 in Galicia and Russian Poland, Lemberg defenses captured, path to Berlin and Vienna opened, Japanese advance toward Kia Chow.
The Empire theatre hosts Charlie Chaplin in The Bank now filling the house with wholesome comedy and action. Lubin presents Her Answer starring William Cahill and Lile Leslie. Friday features Earle Williams and Anita Stewart in The Goddess chapter plus Kathryn Williams in a three reel drama The Strange Case of Talmaj Lind with 10c admissions. children 5c.
Mrs Robert Salisbury entertained guests at a bathroom shower in Wheaton honoring Miss Edna Deane on a Wednesday afternoon as reported by the Wheaton Illinois newspaper.
A wife visits the hospital where Dick copes with sick women and runs a book business. At dinner with Mr. Selwin they discuss how to meet a seven thousand dollar note. She lends support by offering savings and a gift from Aunt Mary, while plans grow for a big school books contract.
The article explains that humans count in tens because early people used their ten fingers as counting tools. It asserts that while mathematics evolved, the base ten system persisted worldwide due to finger counting, linking modern arithmetic to prehistoric practice.
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