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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1912
Page
4
A fragmented 1912 Mobile publication page shows advertising manager Albert Hanson and billing details. It lists seven day delivery for a dime, monthly and yearly subscription rates, and mail options. The text includes garbled contact numbers and location Mobile Alabama.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Italian historian Terrero while debating British levity and U S politics. It contrasts Roosevelt and Wilson, arguing Wilson represents substance whereas Roosevelt embodies the shadow in the current campaign.
Revised estimates place the first vessel passage through the canal on October 15 1912 with formal opening on January 1 1916. Commercial use to begin December 1914. Total cost projected at 375 to 400 million dollars with current expenditure about 283.874 million and bonds issued around 138 million. Mobile Alabama urged to host a large celebration and push for completing the 27 foot channel with federal support.
A special correspondence notes Roosevelt and Wilson making gains in the West while Wisconsin reports La Follette and his forces opposing Colonel Roosevelt. The piece mentions Roosevelt not visiting Birmingham on the current tour and hints at casualties among T. R. followers in the state.
In a city corner scene a man chewing gum outside a theatre draws notice as a symbol of modern urban cool. The moment captures the era’s casual style and public amusement in a busy downtown setting.
The report notes Y as Utahs new governor with a focus on labor conditions amid reform efforts. It frames the transition as a response to workers concerns and evolving state policy.
The State Department backs studying mortgage bond societies and banks as a cooperative credit form for U S farmers. It argues long amortization lowers foreclosure risk, opens access to money centers, and could lower rates toward 5 percent with strict government supervised private mortgage banks as the likely American model.
The Fifteen International Congress of Hygiene and Demography opens in Washington today with over two thousand delegates from 32 foreign countries and all U S states. Representatives from hundreds of municipalities and many private and public groups will discuss health preservation illness prevention and public welfare across five days of sessions and demonstrations.
Josh Billings likens reputation to a bonfire that needs constant piling on of fuel. The piece argues that sound work, honesty, and fair prices build trust, while newspaper advertising provides the necessary fuel to attract and retain customers. It extols ads as a quick, cheap way to publicize goods and benefits.
Washington reports a mysterious horse disease spreading from Brush county Kansas to Nebraska. Officials identify the illness as cerebro spinal meningitis in animals, noting rapid onset and high fatality. Preventative feed and clean forage are stressed as the current remedy, with investigations by the Bureau of Animal Industry ongoing.
A concise note on proposals to reform spelling to use the pronoun I and letter forms the nation watches. The plan targets simplified orthography and would affect state usage and everyday writing.
Helen and Anna scramble to prepare a dinner for an unexpected guest in just over an hour. A gas failure and scarce supplies spark a daring plan that yields a makeshift feast, featuring a porterhouse steak rescued from the Parker delivery. Mr. Harding is impressed, and Warren praises the meal as a triumph.
Beatrice and Robert Maynard share a taxi ride home through drizzle after a social evening. He talks of his dead wife and Beatrice discusses her children Jean and Jack, as mutual longing and sympathy grow. Maynard asks to call again. Beatrice invites advance notice to avoid waking the kids.
The piece cites President David Starr Jordan of Stanford U arguing against state dictation in mate selection. He coins “Burbanking” to discuss selective mating but says individuals would resist coercive control, asserting love remains the universe’s moving force and essential to human evolution.
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