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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
4
An Mobile Alabama newspaper page notes humor and commentary on world events and local life. It mentions Huerta Mexico elections banana emblem and a joke about a poker game, plus remarks on Cipriano Castro and G A R encampment in Chattanooga with inverted front-heads for effect.
The world’s thinnest fabric is pina cloth from the Philippines and its secret is out. A heavy demand for pina based X-ray skirts is foreseen as the coming winter promises a fierce vaudeville battle, rivaling Mexico and Central American republics.
The Houston Chronicle jokes that the Duchess of Roxburghe sugar diet explains why the female population seems so sweet. California contemplates compelling the Pullman Palace Car Company to reveal porters salary details. A push for tips enlightenment is suggested as more pertinent.
An official government statement confirms a gold shortage in the United States. The note emphasizes the situation is not new and aligns with previously known facts amid ongoing high level work in Washington.
Careful enumeration shows that nine of ten ball players not in the world series work writing game stories for newspapers, leaving writers to chronicle the action.
Despite Mr Bryan lamenting poverty a thief found a $500 ring among the Bryan effects and made off with it. This will likely require another lecture before the winter's work is settled.
A northern note claims fourteen strict rules exist to grant a 100 year lifespan. The piece suggests ignoring them for a simpler aim of seventy years. It mentions Collier of Tennessee, secretary to the legation at Guatemala, and recent seismic shocks as context for the tale.
Kansas City Star notes Lillian Russell eyes a set of whiskers seen in Belgium and hints at scandal while a Kansas grasshopper reportedly drinks and causes a reckless rooster incident.
The Nashville Banner responds to the Atlanta Journal question about a piano nuisance, noting a scene of disturbance in nearby apartments as midnight chimes and a reference to Alabama, shaping a curious local anecdote.
The Houston Chronicle argues US policy toward Mexico should be decisive not evasive. It supports eliminating Huerta if necessary to secure peace and warns that middle ground undermines credibility and influence. The piece notes progress since Lind’s Mexican mission and portrays Wilson ready to force the issue if diplomacy fails.
The New Orleans States argues harbor strikes hurt Mobile and Galveston and damage commerce. It cites New Orleans experience with riverfront clashes ending in five year contracts and a shift toward arbitration to secure lasting peace and prevent future trouble.
James Dalrymple, Glasgow tramways superintendent, urges Chicago to adopt graded fares. He argues short trips at 2 cents and long suburban trips at 10 cents would aid the poor, citing Glasgow as evidence of American systems’ superiority.
The United States Bureau of Statistics reports major industries are expanding welfare programs for workers. Benefits include hot water in clean lavatories, rest areas for meals, on site restaurants, women rest rooms, free medical service, and prompt care. The piece notes welfare aims to reduce labor disputes and petty irritants, though it won t solve living costs or broader worker problems.
A fragment from a poem by John Kendrick Bangs humorously dismissing classical Greek figures Socrates Alcibiades Epictetus and Cicero while joking about not knowing them and preferring lighthearted daily cheer.
Washington letter analyzes whether Emmeline Pankhurst's London militant acts involve moral turpitude and if that affects her U S admission. Officials say decision will await actual port entry while noting her tour aims to raise funds and explain militant suffrage to Americans.
An excerpt from Mary Heaton Vorse on Montessori education showing liberty as the core principle and how dedicated children spaces, like an attic or Casa dei Bambini, foster responsibility. It contrasts spare adult rooms with child own spaces and simple furnishings to support independent activity.
Slingsby travels with a diamond pendant worth thousands when a bold thief, Bill, robs him on a railway carriage. A cunning plan by Slingsby and a protective companion, the hat-wearing lady, leads to the arrest of the culprit and a brighter future for Slingsby and his fiancée.
New York reports that French bankers plan to issue and market large European securities soon, financed by French savers via a certificate system. The article notes gold hoarding remains, a Pujo currency inquiry by Untermyer, and parallels with the national monetary commission report. It also mentions navy armor plate bids reflecting a set price and U S Steel potential plants for armormaking.
Harry D. Bartlon describes a 28 foot floating flat built as a home. He details costs under $1,000, a 30 hp engine, electric lights, bath and cooking gear, and a 4,000 mile voyage from Chicago to New Orleans with family.
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