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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1915
Page
4
The Mobile Item disclaims responsibility for debts unless a regular order signed by the publisher is shown. This notice limits liability and requires formal authorization for any obligations in the publication.
The record shows Total Net Paid of 1,415 and 1,696 with a combined 14,231 for the period. It notes no copies allocated for employees, correspondents, services, office use, advertisers, exchanges, or samples.
The Mobile Item guarantees advertisers a higher paid circulation in Mobile and surrounding suburbs than any other Mobile newspaper. Auditors from the Audit Bureau of Circulation have substantiated this claim for two consecutive six month periods.
A brief religious reading quotes Proverbs 4 7 urging to seek wisdom and understanding as the chief goal. The verse frames wisdom as foundational to all other gains and moral discernment.
The Blue Book and automobile authorities urge Southern states to ready roads for a Northern tourist invasion. Mobile to Pensacola corridor hailed as a premier east west route with potential to attract lengthy tours and investor interest.
A stark contrast is drawn between Bethlehem the sacred birthplace and Bethlehem in Pennsylvania as World War I rages. The piece recalls biblical peace and laments modern warfare while detailing military buildup in Palestine and industrial shells in America.
The Age Herald notes oyster farming along the Atlantic coast and Mobile has become a major industry. Oysters are moved to sea farms at a young age, fed and protected until market, and specialists produce finer oysters than natural growth. Local oystermen in Mobile and Baldwin counties may be inspired to try these methods.
The Gulf Coast Fair opens soon with farming county residents pledging full backing. Mobile county communities plan pre fairs and prize exhibits will be prominently displayed at the Gulf Coast Fair. The Tuscaloosa News and Times Gazette marks its fifth anniversary with views on Mobile industries and Lock No 17 enabling year round export via Mobile harbor.
A five act V. L. S. E. feature produced by Hisanay heads the Empire today. Charles Hoyt’s A Bunch of Keys stars June Keith John Slavin and William Burress in a riotous farce. Essanay’s photo comedy surpasses the stage version and admission is ten cents for V. S. E. acts and five cents for the additional programs. True Boardman’s Under Oath Queenie of the Nile Justina Huff and John Smiley in Her Idol follow with five cent admission.
Agricultural College in Mississippi opens its second week with students from every county and many from other states. More than one thousand are registered. President Hightower outlines four paths to success: agriculture, engineering, teaching via industrial education, or chemistry and sciences.
China cannot defend its neutrality amid Japan landing troops in China. French battle reports show heavy fighting near Verdun with an 11 mile advance aimed at enveloping Von Kluck. British losses total 1,133 sailors with 1,067 saved after three cruisers sink in the North Sea. Austrian ships Maria Theresa and Admiral Spaun damaged in Adriatic clash with France.
The General Science School adds new courses to enhance state development. Business administration trains future merchants and managers of cooperatives. Public discourse prepares community leaders, while a farm management course aims to produce commercially minded managers. A bureau of information will disseminate farming, road building, housekeeping, and community guidance statewide.
A country girl blushes passing by a garden where Sweet William lies. Her modest brother, wary of ponds, shuns the lily pad. The verses sketch a gentle rural scene with playful rhyme.
The Q and A discuss methods for removing bed bugs including hydrocyanic fumigation and sulphur treatments, kerosene and gasoline options, and a three pounds per thousand feet rule for sulphur. It notes eggs hatch in ten days and may require a repeat treatment. The second query asks about premiums on certain coins from 1876 and 1877 with the answer no.
A Kans teacher credits Grape-Nuts with restoring health and energy after weight loss sleeplessness and exhaustion. She reports weight gain improved appetite steadier nerves and better sleep while working in a demanding job. She notes stronger eyes and lasting vitality and endorses the product as nutritious and economical. There is a brief Postum Co attribution.
J B Foley of Chicago tours Mobile en route to Foley Alabama and discusses Mexican refugee sentiments and border tensions. Dr A W Metcalfe departs Mobile for Washington to enter army medical school. Captain E B Gaston cites Fairhope Single Tax Colony’s progress as winter tourism grows on the Eastern Shore. Cuban financier Felix Breto and sons register at Windsor, praising Mobile as a key port. Hotel listings note regional guests across Battle House, Bienville, Cawthon, Klaskey's, St Andrews and Windsor properties.
Captain T W Nichol, consulting engineer, is ordered by the Alabama Railroad Commission to inspect the Mobile and Baldwin County Road from Volanta to East Fairhope about two and a half miles long. Complaints of unsafe condition and calls for condemnation prompted the review.
The Cayman Brac relief effort accumulates $179 so far as E S Parsons appeals to liberal donors to aid the devasted island. Subscriptions are left with R K Bodden at National City Bank. Parsons travels via New York to Kingston to meet a Mobile steamer carrying funds and supplies. Donors include M H Henderson $1 H Bodden $13 First National Bank $5 Crocker Newman Company $1.50 cash and others.
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