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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
4
Postal style telegraphic notice listing subscription options and rates for the Mobile Item with pricing per month quarter year and advance payment terms. Mentions offices in New York Chicago and St Louis and editorial staff references.
A discussion of constitutional limits on holding two offices of profit. It notes section 280 forbids dual offices except certain officials and cites code section 350 on compensation for appointive election officers. Lyons and Espalla, county tax board members, are referenced as ineligible for the appointive board, underscoring the principle of strict legal adherence.
The article argues United States forces must be ready on the border to deter Carranza from yielding to demands to withdraw from Mexico and to pursue Villa. It discusses manpower needs, possible use of National Guard, and the folly of unpreparedness, noting Pershing’s discipline and border security. It ends with Biloxi Music Club planning to beautify the town with 700 seed packages from Representative Barsison.
Citizens in Biloxi Mississippi show optimism as a new canning factory is proposed and a local shipyard wins a contract to rebuild the oyster commission's dredge.
Britain begins calling married men to the colors amid expectations the island empire will soon hear from its army. The drafted men have years of prepa ration, varying by dates.
Report notes plans to launch a city wide anti mosquito campaign in New York beginning May 1. The message mentions lessons learned last summer on portions of the coast and indicates some residents are organizing a broader effort against mosquitoes.
A 1915 earnings figure of 9 01 560 is cited for the Holland-America Steamship Co with a 6 2 35 200 increase attributed partly to war freight rates. The report from Biloxi notes goldfish season opening and local attention. The Wabash Railway awarded a contract for 1 000 box cars signaling a domestic lumber trade boost. The article also mentions a per capita circulation figure of 38 41 in the United States.
The Montgomery Advertiser notes Alabama begins a biweekly special livestock train from Flomaton to Bourbon Stock Yards Louisville. The train departs Fridays and Tuesdays at 9 o clock and marks a milestone for Alabama’s growing livestock industry aided by Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Bourbon Stock Yards officials.
An unnamed correspondent aboard the Undine sends a formal, flustered letter to Mrs. Waverly about a distant accident. The writer recalls a pale green gown, jade gods, and a superstition fueled by the myth of a yacht named for a maiden. The note, dated from far offshore, hints at longing and a desire to write again.
The column predicts a day of mixed influences with Mercury Sun and Venus adverse early and Saturn Jupiter favorable later. Business and new ventures face obstacles while newspapers face sudden conditions. Writers may gain by specializing, and a young man vocalizing national spirit may succeed. women face limits in seeking positions.
A collage of world facts and curiosities from 1914 era news items. Includes peaks in Cuba and Honduras rice growth, Ontario area, Rangoon rice value, Tsingtao wheat exports, an Australian nest weight claim, attar of roses production, motion picture film libraries, British weather station for aviators, a French breathing apparatus, a WWI cat mascot, elephants in England, horse shortages solved by a retired circus elephant, and German city streetcars with onboard telephones.
Lloyds dispatch from Harwich notes the British steamship Robert Adamson of 2958 tons was torpedoed. 29 crewmen were landed and the vessel is believed to have sunk. Also reported, Peking agrees to a truce talks for peace with southern revolutionists.
The column lists horoscopes for various dates and coin valuations. It includes price notes for half dollars from 1354 and gold dollars to 1862 at $1.75, plus dated zodiac readings and date ranges with personality traits and career suggestions.
Nurse Jane asks Uncle Wiggily to deliver apple pie to Mrs. Wibblewobble. A tailor bird helps fix his hat after it is lost. Lulu Wibblewobble misses her party because her hat is ruined, so Uncle Wiggily crafts a fern leaf hat. Lulu attends the party stylishly and the tale ends with admiration for the fern hat and a hint of the next story.
Very Rev Edward Cummings S J president of Spring Hill College opened a men’s mission at St Mary’s Catholic church on Wednesday night. The program continues until Friday with mass lectures and devotions for men and boys.
A stowaway from Antilla Cuba, aboard the schooner Waltham, lived ten days on bread and water before surrendering to Captain Werner who reported him to immigration authorities. The case will be reviewed that afternoon. Also noted are police transfers and a printing bid, plus a request for photos of burglars Russell alias Duncan and J E Russell and a torpedoed unarmed ship Angus near London.
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