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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
4
Mobile Item Auditors Confirm Largest Mobile Circulation
The Mobile Item guarantees advertisers more unpaid circulation in Mobile and suburbs than any other Mobile newspaper. The guarantee is substantiated by Audit Bureau of Circulation auditors over two consecutive six month periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audit Bureau of Circulations
City Net
Mobile
Audit Bureau of Circulation
The Mobile Item Price Guarantee Offer
The Mobile Item announces a uniform price for Mobile subscribers: 10 cents per week or 5 dollars yearly for daily and Sunday delivery to any Mobile address. Subscriptions carry the guarantee of no price variation across Mobile. A reward of one year’s subscription is offered to anyone who finds delivery at any other price by an authorized carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Good order as foundation for good things
A succinct reflection on discipline and purpose. The quote emphasizes order and finding work as the source of blessing, urging focus and fulfillment through purposeful effort.
Citywide Clean-Up Order Aims at Mosquito Control
Commissioner Schwarz enforces fall cleaning across police and health departments to curb mosquitoes. Receptacles holding water must be removed, with police enforcing the rule and health officials tackling cess pools. Business districts urged to clean sidewalks weekly, and enforcement of an anti spitting ordinance highlighted amid public complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwarz
Police Department
Health Department
Down Town
Oyster Season Rules From a Gulf Coast Note
The article notes that in Mobile and Baldwin counties oysters are excellent year round. It warns that months with an R signal spawning and should not be eaten, citing the tradition that the RR months are the unsafe period for oyster consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin County
Iran
New Spain
Still a Mobile Road Committee Upheld by Chamber of Commerce
A Mobile road committee from the Chamber of Commerce defends keeping Mobile in the name of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad amid rebuffing elimination plans. The article praises local protest and predicts Mobile will grow as the railroad reorganizes with improved finances and new connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wt Committee
Chambers of Commerce
Mobile
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Gulf City
Dogs and Tax Proposals Stir Dallas Editorial Room
The Dallas Morning News rebukes a plan to tax dogs, arguing ownership would become a privilege for the wealthy. The piece notes dogs go mad, question their economic worth, and criticize the limited practical service of many canines while highlighting nocturnal disturbances and calls for conservation of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Morning News
Times Office
Alabama style of school economy and canning example
An Alabama note discusses how the Texas College of Industrial Arts cuts costs by canning fruit and vegetables for campus tables. The piece cites 3,500 gallons produced at 12 cents a gallon, versus 35 to 75 cents previously, and suggests Alabama could use nearby lands to build similar canneries for future table use. It argues such a program could yield savings and proposes state lands near agricultural facilities for large scale food processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas College of Industrial Arts
Alabama
Texas
A Chinaman's Moral and a Philadelphia Society Maid
An essay by F T Cheng in the National Review discusses leadership in crisis and the value of united government. A Philadelphia society maid faces a assault charge for insulting a life saver at a resort. the magistrate calls her a naughty girlie and takes the case under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Review
Europe
Philadelphia Society
Justice of the Peace
Sherman Praises Wilson at Rochester Home-Coming
United States Senator Sherman, a 1916 GOP presidential hopeful, praised President Wilson on international policy at a Rochester home-coming. He denounced Theodore Roosevelt's remarks about the administration, saying he is American first and will back Wilson while he upholds the current stance between the United States and imminent conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
United States
Sherman
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Bathouses and bats touted to curb Mobile malaria
Dr. Orlando McCune of San Antonio urges Mobile to build a bat house as a natural malaria control. He cites San Antonio’s success with a large bat colony that reduces mosquitoes and improves local health, arguing bats are more effective than oil. The report also notes oyster season activity and a wave of visitors at Mobile hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Orlando McCune
San Antonio
Tex
Southern Railroad
Charley Chaplin
Dr. McCue
The Goddess at Empire Features Strong Casts and Serials
This week at the Empire the Goddess offers a potent mix with Tommy's miner life imprisonment and Celestia aiding release, complemented by Kathryn Williams in The Strange of Talmai Lind produced at Selig Zoo. Admission 10c. children 5c. Saturday adds How Wife Won Out Mina comedy The Drug Clerk Essanay The Good in the Worst of Us Vitagraph The Black Leopard Selig Jungle Zoo drama with special cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Empire Today
Tommy
Celestia
Earl Williams
Anita Stewart
Meniny
Talmai Lind
Kathryn Williams
Talmain Lind
Selig Zoo
As it Strikes Him: Studying a New Language
A brief odd excerpt shows a speaker discussing a new language with counts like one, two, three as if naming elements. The source presents a fragmentary, dialect influenced line attributed to National Mobthiic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Patriotism Praised as Railroad Executive Supports Guard
Lieut Col F M Maddox commends R V Taylor vice president and general manager of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad for enabling his secretary Captain Vester J Thompson to serve as adjutant of the First Infantry Alabama National Guard. Maddox notes preparation for national defense and honors Taylor for practical patriotism and leadership by example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Maddox
First Infantry
Alabama National Guard
R. V. Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Montgomery
Maddox
Mr. Taylor
Mobile
Ala
R.V. Taylor
V. P
G. M
M. O
National Guard
United States
Vester J. Thompson
Thompson
Cruiser Des Moines Receives Refugees in Crete Harbor
The United States cruiser Des Moines arrived at Canea Crete with 534 refugees mostly French from Jaffa Palestine. The ship was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd as she entered the harbor today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Canea
Crete
United States
Des Moines
Jaffa
Palestine
Dr Burkholder Injured After Fall From Steamship Verona
Dr John T Burkholder on vacation when a bad fall leaving the Verona steamship threw him into the water, bruising him severely and extending his trip. Assistant Surgeon Dr John F Lancaster will act as surgeon in charge at the Marine Hospital during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Burkholder
John F. Lancaster
United States Public Health Service
Fort Morgan
Marine Hospital
Burkholder
Verona
Confessions of a Wife Delivers a Moral Quandary
Mrs Selwin and Margie discuss Mary’s delirium and grief after Jack’s alleged harm. They debate forgiveness, tolerance, and the idea of living life over, recalling a tale of infidelity and the difficulty of choosing the right response for a wife. The scene ends with the two couples returning to a business discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vorna
Mary
Jack
Prince Charming
Mrs. Selwin
Margie
Karl
Mr. Selwin
Dauphin Way Baptists Plan Excursion to Aid Debt
Dauphin Way Baptists will run an excursion to Fairhope next Thursday to raise funds for a large debt. The event will mobilize church members and supporters to boost contributions and address ongoing financial obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin Way Baptists
Fairhope
Dauphin Way
Campaign heats up with mile of pennies planned
Reds and Blues clash in a brisk campaign as a penny mile is set to raise funds soon. A well planned execution day features Dr. John W. Phillips of the First Baptist Church delivering a lecture on John Bunyan, Poet Prophet of the Seventeenth Century. Other events include comic races peanut hunts and a hare and hound chase for older boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Blues
John W. Phillips
First Baptist Church
John Bunyan
Empire City Track Hosts Three Grand Circuit Races
At Yonkers Empire City today the closing card featured three events. The main race offered a $2,000 purse for 2:08 pacers with Russell Boy Single G Major Ong and others among the starters. Additional trots were set for 2:10 and 2:18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire City
Yonkers
N. Y
Russell Boy
Single G
Major Ong
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S. C. Beckwith Uacy
New York
Chicago
Tribune
Sie
Telep Society
Bell Phone
Hones Editorial & News Bell
Martes
A. B. GC. Auditor's Report
Burke
Arlyle
An “R
Mobile Bay
Coden
Dick Kuppersmith
Baldwin Counties
Kuppersmith
R. E. Matthews
St. Louis
Matthews
Battle House
D. Bell
New Orleans
H. D. Spraance
New York City
Philip Friendlander
Robert J. Brown
W. EK. Davis
Ew Orleans
O. C. Harvey
Jackson
Miss
S. W. Jones
Meridian
B. Steele
A. Waterfield
W. A. Whitney
Omaha
Neb
Charles H. Schlechter
L. L. Wilkinson
Atlanta
J. O. Olsen
Norway
Joseph Larlow
M. Lehman
O. K. Cameron
Selma
H. L. Birch
J. F. Mathews
Bienville
Paul R. Decker
Ill
L. W. Morgan
Kaiihope
Z.williams
Jeff Graffs
Beaumont
A. R. Swanson
Gadsden
I. A. Clements
B. G. Lynch
Houston
W.H. Murfee
Pass Christian
Miss. Klosky
J. T. Wilson
Tensaw
S. H.* Bull
W. Thurman
Irvington
B. C. Buchannan
Memphis
Tenn
St. Andrew
C. J. Beard
J. E. Cunningham
Birmingham
E. B. Dismukes, Jr
Columbus
W. Bunger
W. Carter
Louisville
L. H. Ray- Line
Paul V. de
Gray
E. E. Covington
Benmare
W. B. Cohan
Windsor
T. J. Burgess
E. J. Neeley
McLain
J. P. Haynes
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mrs. D. Russell
Fairhage
W. N. Moore, Jr
Pascagoula
The
Empire
RV. Taylor
FF. M. Maddox
Des Moinés
Dr. Burkholder
E. H. Britton
Dauphin St
City Bank
Jacobson’s
Dauphin Street
Gulf Coast
Bay St. Louis
University of Alabama
School of Medicine
Mobile, Ala
Council On Education of the
American Medical Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
St. Anthony and Lawrence Streets
Britton
Ohoe
R. F. L. Tapia
Dauphin
Pete Rere
Western Electric Co
Schenker - Alidor Electric Co
ST. Emanual
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