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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
4
A fragment from a wire dispatch appears in the mobile news item with garbled words and attribution to the Associated Press. The fragment references credit and republication rights but lacks coherent details or context.
The piece analyzes Republican strategy in a noncommittal bid, noting Coolidge as a potential vice presidential choice to balance labor concerns and treaty issues. It argues the platform is weak on labor and likely to avoid firm commitments until after the election results.
A reflective column praises Mobile's growth and wealth while noting public works, shipping, and budget issues. It highlights the Mobile ship channel project, dredging needs, rising gasoline prices, and a rising county population driven by industry. The piece echoes cautious optimism about prosperity.
An assortment of quips and opinions criticize Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm, and Congress. The piece muses on war crime trials, labor costs, prices, and political leadership, including a jab at Villa and a general call for pragmatic reforms.
A collage of June trivia spans weather bugs flag history and early U S acts. Notes link June to bridal rhyme myths Betsy Ross and the Stars and Stripes with brief references to June 14 1777 and 1818 and early alien acts. These jumbled items reflect a periodical itself rather than a cohesive event.
A woman born to a shoemaker’s daughter rose to fame as a portrait painter in the eighteenth century. Mrs Grace achieved great popularity in London earning twenty thousand pounds and supporting her family before her death in 1786.
The United States Public Health Service urges immediate mosquito control to cut breeding in standing water. Stop water collection in cans and barrels, oil surface films to drown wiggle tails, and clean gutters to curb Anopheles and other pest species. Obtain free bulletin Supplement No. 13 by writing the Public Health Service.
Tingaling the fairy landlord rides along with Nancy Nick and the Magical Mushroom on a trip to collect rent on the thirtieth second of the month. Chick Chipmunk refuses to pay for leaks and broken things, prompting plans to fix the issues or collect in bells and rents.
Collage of quirky quotes and facts from diverse topics. A Louisville Courier Journal snip jokes about on screen romance while noting an English name change freedom and a government printing office remark on stamp holes. It mentions English tail light mirrors and a US presidents age at end of term.
The article compares Anopheles, Aedes, and Culex skeeters noting Anopheles cause malaria with painless bites but deadly fever, Aedes and Culex bite loudly and painfully though some bites are harmless in yellow fever regions, and states males do not bite.
This piece argues workers are investments whose value is shown by earning power. Employers seek high dividends, poising wages to reflect worth. Stand as a solid paying asset to attract capital in salaries and wages.
June 15 1855 marks the end of England’s stamp tax on newspapers and the birth of penny papers. The repeal followed the Crimean War era demand for affordable news as Parliament allowed publishers to set low prices, moving from six pence per copy to popular rates.
Fragmentary dialogue from a London aged era column shows a socialist debate on equal wealth distribution. One speaker imagines a future where wealth is shared while another concedes belonging to a minority. a wife jokes about torn clothes and an overcoat while the pair discuss adaptation.
A discussion on tropism as a force shaping movement in trees and animals, questioning whether mind and volition exist beyond brain and physiology. It cites Loeb and compares to Dickens Oliver Twist and Poe, suggesting glimpses of mind beyond physical tropism and noting the limits of scientific proof.
The essay urges choosing truly worthwhile tasks over trifles. It compares daily concerns to a dime on a picture frame viewed from afar, asking how much influence actions have a year from now and urging readers to focus on lasting impact rather than immediate fuss.
Early life in Tipton shows Green Brady rising from hardship to study and service. He aided and mentored youth, attempted industrial farms in Texas, and later moved to Alaska with Sheldon Jackson as missionary. There he helped form the Sit Trading Company, spurred mining, and was appointed Alaska governor by President McKinley, shaping territorial development.
A reflective meditation on motherhood and memory from Dr James I Vance founder of the Inter-Church World Movement. It recalls a mother's enduring care as a recording angel of childhood life and the security of early years, alongside stray notes on travel and a Burma jade mine.
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