Mobile Item Company Ad Offers Daily 7-Day Publication
The Mobile Item Company advertises a seven day newspaper published in Mobile Alabama with daily and Sunday editions. It lists address at 118 120 Conti Street and notes leassed wire full day AP service with Sunday report. The notice includes pricing for home service in New York and the Mobile edition.
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THE
Mobile Item Company, Inc
Contt Street
Mobile
Als
I Home Service
Ave
New York
Campaign Fund by Popular Contribution
Governor Wilson declares no campaign contributions from corporations for the presidency. Democrats favor a fund supported by the people to free the party from special interests. National committees will still need money for campaigning and will collect from individuals, with acknowledgments in the paper.
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Wilson
Corions
Alabama Highway Funds Awaiting County Applications
Alabama counties must apply for their 1911 12 state highway shares by January 1 1913 or lose allotments. About 30 counties have their 1911 funds and 26 have received pro rata for 1913. The balance have not acted. Each delinquent county forfeits 4000 dollars and reverts to the general fund if not claimed. State officials W S Keller and Boyd urge action to avoid loss.
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Alabama
Pitveer
W. 8
Keller
Boyd
What Men Talk About in Clubs and Society
A New York club woman, with a male accomplice, compiled verbatim reports of club room conversations totaling 290 117 words. Doctors, clergymen, editors and other professionals discuss sports as the main topic, with women, stage life, politics, morality and profanity among listed topics.
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New ‘York
Fragmented OCR yields oddities and local color notes
Readable scraps describe priests, prison terms, and travel mentions with garbled phrases about a Denney penitentiary and champagne transport. The text hints at a nutty mix of gossip and incomplete sentences including a fishing woman and a London ship, but lacks clear events or facts.
Trustees Debate Alabama Medical School Location Next Week
University of Alabama trustees prepare to evaluate the Birmingham Medical College offer amid debate over moving the Medical Department from Mobile. The Mobile school is praised for its record and Class A status, while Birmingham faces downgrades and seeks reorganization or control.
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University of Alabama
Birmingham Medical School
Mobile
University of Alabama At Mobile
Alabama
Carnegie Foundation
South
United States
Council On Medical Education
American Medical Association
Birmingham Medical College
Mobile School
Council On Education
Atlantic City
Klow
State University
Birmingham School
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
University
The Man on the Farm Letter Promotes Farm Demonstration
A President James J. Hill letter to the New York Times extols practical steps to double crop yields. It urges demonstration farms in every county and notes European progress with extension supervision and education.
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New York Times
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Hill
Europe
Belgium
German Agricultural Society
London Cops Resign Over Cuffregist Worries
Two London policemen resign citing fatigue from being worried by the women cuffregists. They remark that this explains why some men leave home.
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London
Reading the Shadows in Want Ads
A historical piece urges readers to read 'shadow signs' in everyday life and use newspaper want ads as a timely warning and payment strategy. It claims signs appear in bread brownness coffee taste landlord rent hikes job resignations and other daily events guiding readiness through advertising.
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Belthazar
Short Stories From The Nursery To The Street Car
A man applies for a nursery job and jokes about grafting knowledge. A county commissioner laments bridge contracts. A tramp seeks food from a Manhattan woman, arguing about family support. A city nephew guides his country uncle along town sights, as the uncle recalls the auto era.
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Manhattan
Ulwie
Suiu
Noy
Man orders unique headstone inscription ends in missing e
A husband requested an original on his wife’s headstone. He directed letter size and spacing but could not obtain the correct "e" in the word Thine, leaving the inscription incomplete as carved by the stone mason.
Playwright A. E. Thomas Apologizes After Dining Incident
A. E. Thomas, while dining with companions, moved to another table to address a solitary dignified critic. He returned, offering apologies and noting one must live, highlighting the encounter with a dramatic critic.
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A. E. Thomas
Slowed Highway Drive Quips About Garden Tools
A driver explains why their slow crawl on a highway is necessary because many people now carry home garden tools, and running over a pedestrian could cause a puncture. A friend riding with one driver recalls past high speeds.
Sit on the bustle in Belfast football banter
In Belfast a match Ireland versus Scotland sparked a ribs cracking clash of words. A home supporter yelled Sit on em Ireland while a Scotsman quipped ye canna sit on the bustle. A separate quip about Pat and his boss turned on a tailor’s joke about a suit.
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Belfast
Ireland
Scotland
Pardoning Bilbo Rewards Wealthy Convict in Monroe County
Acting Governor Theodore G Bilbo grants a pardon to John T Carter of Monroe County who was jailed for the murder of his family physician Dr Wendell. Carter, a man of influence, faced a conviction despite efforts to avoid punishment. The Jackson Mississippi News notes citizens’ sense of justice despite his wealth and pull.
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Theodore G. Bilbo
Bilbo
John T. Carter
Monroe County
Wendell
Carter
Jackson
Evolution of Party Emblems in 19th Century Cartoons
The New York Herald warned of Caesarism under Grant’s third term, sparking cartoons from Nast in 1874 that introduced the elephant as the Republican symbol. The illustration depicted the elephant near a pitfall while the fox, resembling Samuel J. Tilden, stood for Democracy, with other political imagery referenced in the piece.
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Grant
New York Herald
Nast
Republican Party
Fox
Samuel J. Tilden
Coe
John Bull
Chicago Record-Herald
Origin of political wit and social musings across papers
A collage of quips from various papers comments on religion politics humor and everyday life. It notes life costs and public discourse with jabs at religious liberty fiscal strain and party infighting, reflecting press tone and regional humor of the era.
Cooperation not conflict spurs rail and shipper unity
A Memphis News Scimitar note lauds a Chicago shipper circular urging fellow shippers to aid railroads in moving freight. It cites past hostility giving way to cooperation, urging timely orders, near capacity loading, and cars moving to avert a looming car shortage amid abnormal crops.
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Chicago
Shippers
Memphis News Scimitar
Taft Maintains Clean Record Amid Corruption Revelations
The New York Herald argues Taft stands personally clean despite widespread corruption scandals involving corporations and immunity money. It claims Taft’s integrity contrasts with that of Republicans and third term supporters amid campaign controversies. It notes Wilson’s approach of short speeches as the Democracy gains the presidency amid party strife.
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William H. Taft
United States
Taft
Wilson
New York Herald
Prohibition And Maine In The 1912 Political Scene
Varied readings follow Maine election results with Governor Plaisted’s defeat cited as a sign of local option and Roosevelt strength. The piece recalls that Democrats carried Maine in 1910 against prohibition, failed in 1912, and predicts future clashes between Taft and Roosevelt factions in state and national contests.
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Maine
Plaisted
Roosevelt
Taft
Swiss Agricultural Co operation Aimed at Farmers Power
The Swiss model shows government aided by farmers through the Swiss Farmers Association and cantonal bodies. It supports cooperative purchasing, mortgage banks, and public subsidies for soil improvements like drainage irrigation and fencing. Loans favor amortized payments and avoid large yearly sums, while authorities share costs up to 60 percent for eligible projects.
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Switzerland
United States
Boutell
State Department
Swiss Farmers’ Association
Brugg
Swiss National Council
House of Representatives
Cantonal Farmers’ Association
Alps
Swiss Department of Agriculture
Federal Council
Agricultural Department
Hig
Governor Stubbs and Tax Debate Amid Horse Disease
Amid a horse disease scare Governor Stubbs expresses concern over taxation set at $500 while boasting a personal net worth exceeding one million. The malformed text suggests a political clash over policy and wealth during a crisis.
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Stubbs
Boas
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