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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1915
Page
4
The publication states that the Mobile Item is not responsible for any debt contracted unless a regular order signed by the publisher is shown. It mentions offices in New York Chicago and Mobile and notes matter is entered as second class at the Mobile Post Office.
The Mobile Item guarantees advertisers more unpaid circulation in Mobile and suburbs than any other Mobile newspaper. Auditors from the Audit Bureau of Circulation substantiate the claim for two consecutive six month periods.
The Mobile Item offers uniform pricing for Mobile subscribers at 10 cents weekly or 5 yearly. The item is delivered to any Mobile address with no price variation. A reward of one year’s subscription will be paid to anyone who delivers The Item at a price different from the stated 10 cents per week or 5 dollars per year.
In Mobile Alabama on September 7 1915 Captain P J Lyons known as Captain Pat is re elected as a city official. He has long served as alderman and was mayor starting in 1904 before the commission government. The piece notes his enduring popularity and predicts continued election by the people and appointment by commissioners.
Confidence grows across business circles as banks report strong conditions and the Federal Reserve system functions smoothly. Optimism emerges that trade will improve, with a potential over-expansion risk considered unlikely. Crop reports remain favorable with wheat oats and corn likely to beat early government estimates.
Mobile hosts Alabama National League of Postmasters convention for two days at the Federal building. Postmasters from across the state attend to discuss improving mail distribution and facilities. Labor Day observances set the holiday mood as fall business season approaches.
Information shows the Mobile Chamber of Commerce withdrew financial support from George A. Maloney’s farm demonstration work. The piece urges local business leaders to fund continued efforts, noting Maloney’s significant impact transforming Mobile County farmland and warning that other cities may attract him if Mobile waits. Captain Joe Walsh is named to lead a fundraising list.
President A P Sandles of the Ohio Agricultural Commission touts the Boys Corn Club and notes twelve hundred boys in 1914 raised corn yields from 85 to 158 bushels per acre for a $20,000,000 annual value. Business leaders rewarded the group with a Washington New York and San Francisco trip. Arnett Rose of Lima won top titles with 131 and 158 bushels per acre. Alabama's similar program is cited as a model for Ohio.
The piece discusses Mark Twain's alleged war prayer and contrasts his humor with a serious line of irony. It questions what inspired the prayer and whether Twain foresaw the slaughter in Europe, noting uncertainty about the Kaiser or other rulers linked to the call for destruction.
The Denison Herald reports peanut eating yields 10 cents worth of nuts equal to 62 cents of steak and other foods, suggesting peanuts could help feed the hungry as meat prices rise. A letter details widespread Cayman Brac destruction with near total home loss and one death, affecting Mobile families with former Cayman residents.
London reports Princess Adalbert wife of the German emperor's third son gave birth to a daughter Saturday. The infant died soon after birth. Princess Adelaide of Saxe Meiningen is mentioned. the prince was promoted to captain in the navy and major in the army.
A Mobile County farm delegation led by Aubrey Boyles and W C Bromley promotes a regional produce exchange to expand markets beyond Philadelphia and New York. Satsuma Axis Mt Vernon Calvert communities pledge support joining a system that could distribute carload lots profitably with centralized office management and member stock at five dollars a share.
Readers ask where to find updated bridge rules with Hoyle's Games named as authority. The column explains color setting depends on cloth type and suggests trimming evergreens in fall. It defines Creole as a French descended or mixed race native of Louisiana and notes moon phase dates require almanacs.
Sid Berrey announces Lyric Theatre season 1915 16 opening for Saturday October 2 with the comedy A Pair of Sixes. Early attractions include Peg O My Heart Prince of Pilsen and Margaret Illington with later appearances by Amelia Bingham John Drew Ethel Barrymore Maude Adams and Billie Burke.
Amusements include Chapter 18 of The Diamond From the Sky headlining at the Empire with Lottie Pickford and Irving Cummings in dangerous scenes. Helen Holmes in The Broken Rail from Hazards of Helen tests fearlessness. Hearst-Selig News Pictorial shows U S and European war zone views. The Climbers a Clyde Fitch drama with Gladys Hanson and George Soule Spencer offers strong entertainment with admission 10 cents, children 5 cents.
Southern Railway official Robson says fine fall California exposure tours will benefit Mobile with new ideas from the exposition. General Superintendent Caviezel notes rapid improvement along the Alabama Tennessee and Northern line, with lumber mills running at full capacity and interior orders driving growth. Visitors to Mobile hotels include D. A. Graff, Charles Jacobsen, S. L. Long, J. Thornhill, F. Pardin and many others from Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, and beyond.
A long line of names from Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana towns appears in a published list. The text includes R E Davis Wilmer J W Kenson Hawthorne St Andrew D H McAllister Athens R S Smith J P Smith Beaumont mis S S Starnes New Orleans F B Fulner Hattiesburg gi H Best Deer Park Edward Hott L H Raymond New Orleans L A Wilson Birmingham J R Anderson St Louis Frank Matlock Irvington A W Banks Biloxi C W Edwards and wife Wallace L B Markel Fort Morgan Windsor C T Rogers Citronella C D Dodge Creola C Tompkins Stockton R M Dyer Robertsdale J Newby Perdida Station. One note adds a casual reflection on a storm coast near a man who raises chickens and another who tends a garden.
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