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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
7
The fragment lists the Mobile Item Company Inc address in Mobile and a subscription offer for seven days at a dime, with terms for one year and a New York press association mention. It notes daily and Sunday editions and lists executive roles including president and general manager P Bussel and secretary.
Dr Theodore C Janeway argues in effect that hospitals must advance medical science and autopsy rates, noting Europe autopsy practice far higher than in New York. He cautions that diagnosis is often guesswork and calls for more physician involvement in research while preserving hospital duty and teaching duties. He also discusses Alabama road planning with a Birmingham meeting set for October and routes from Tennessee River to Mobile via Birmingham Selma and Jackson.
State Treasurer John Joy says end of fiscal year will show the state in debt at least one million dollars. He blames deficits on the last session and calls for an economy to cover expenses, noting a possible extra session in November. The article discusses proposed taxation limits and 1901 tax statutes.
A St. Louis woman files for divorce arguing the dispute over musical taste shows fault in both spouses. She claims the husband only wants ragtime while she prefers classical selections, reflecting deeper incompatibility.
United States education officials highlight farm schooling as a practical lesson in earning real money. Southern students earned enough from tomatoes and crops to fund a Washington trip, while their school farm profits net about 200 dollars after expenses. A Florida alligator farmer discovers alligators grow to full size around a hundred years.
The article explains how census race data may reflect personal bias in responses and outlines the evolving classification of mulattoes from 1870 to 1910. It reports figures: 9,827,763 negroes in 1910 with 2,050,686 mulattoes (20.9%), 7,446,670 in 1890 with 1,132,060 mulattoes (15.2%), and 4,880,009 in 1870 with 584,049 mulattoes (12%). It notes lighter skin trends and regional differences while clarifying definitions and methodological shifts.
The piece argues that mercantile success stems from hard work and persistent advertising. It credits newspaper ads as a key investment and notes big firms rely on publicity space. It urges readers to start now to build future success and warns critics of missed opportunities.
A humorous sketch opens with two young women boarding a trolley seeking seats. A coroner’s inquest on a deadly railroad accident features a multilingual fiasco with a coal miner witness. A playful verse laments cannibal queen fashion and bold attire, mocking society’s limits on women’s dress and authority.
A straw derived wood substitute gains attention in Europe as lumber prices rise. A single machine, with a simple process, splits straw fibers, cooks with heat and pressure, and yields a whitewood like material, first seen in New Orleans about five years ago.
The piece argues royalty can live on two dollars but ordinary people must stretch a tight budget. It contrasts an emperor’s luxury with common costs like clothing, school books, and rent, noting the divine right of recessive wealth. It imagines Franz Joseph managing daily expenses if he were an ordinary father with many children.
A collection of humorous observations notes that unfair players offend more than backbitters and that wearing a diamond solitaire on a necktie signals romantic disappointment. It laments gossip and friendship that spreads gloom while poking fun at fashion and churchgoer vanity.
A nostalgic verse laments changing pies and recalls a mother’s old fashioned apple pie. The speaker compares modern crusts to a leather belt and half-sole, expressing fond remembrance and a need to take off his lid in tribute to the past.
A spirited gathering at Ezra Haskin’s place sparks widespread town gossip. The Sewing Circle boasts nine new scandals and vivid tales about Hod Peters, Deacon Stubb, Hank Tumms’ wife, and Ezra Hand. The author admits none of it may be true, yet the gossip spreads through the night.
This profile celebrates Ollie James a towering six foot six inch Kentuckian weighing 275 pounds. Born in Marion and nicknamed Whitey James, he is portrayed as an imposing, robust figure with a commanding presence. The piece notes his potential future in politics and his remarkable physical stature.
An advocate argues that Roosevelt and Taft harmed food and drug controls while Wilson and Marshall will restore the Department of Agriculture and public health. The piece urges voters to back Wilson and Marshall to end adulteration, promote real agriculture, and balance federal and state interests.
U S minister to Denmark Maurice Eagan highlights Denmark’s small holdings and intensive cultivation that allow farmers to own land and prosper. He contrasts with American methods and suggests wide land subdivision could make the United States richest. A British report notes Ireland’s cottage program under land acts, with loans of 38 million dollars and 39 thousand cottages completed or under construction. Emigration declines, birth rates rise, and peasant proprietors grow.
A Batesbury reader criticizes the Record’s Theodore Roosevelt coverage and explains demagogue per the Century Dictionary. The piece notes a misreading by a reader and highlights how demagogues sway public opinion through oratory and appeal to favored groups.
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