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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
4
The notice lists mail subscription pricing for Mobile Alabama in April 1916. Rates show per week per month and yearly advance options, with outside Mobile mail subscriptions offered at different terms. It details delivery by carrier and payment methods.
A debate on an ice ticket program pits city ice manufacturers against users. Manufacturers defend a $3 ticket system tied to wagons and drivers, while critics say it harms the poor and masks weight losses. The piece urges fair dealing and broader regulation amid Mexican political tensions impacting U S relations.
The piece notes the surge of Mobile entrepreneurs into the shipping business aided by wartime demand, with local icons turning profits as new vessels and routes open. It highlights the broader economic shift, Irish and British wartime roles, and looming postwar opportunities while touching on wages, German code books, and a Henry Ford gas-from-water claim.
The article notes trainer methods to keep horses in form with night and morning workouts, and highlights Johnny Dobbs as a top New Orleans manager in the Southern League. It credits his prior playing career, and stresses pitching staff conditioning as key to team defense and performance.
The fragment criticizes Mexico’s leader Carranza, claims his governance harms stability at the border, and portrays Obregon as a feared figure. The text hints at cabinet members and presidential prospects shaping the political friction with the United States.
The British press and leaders condemn the Dublin outbreak as shameless in wartime while Irish revolutionists argue long years of misrule and broken promises have driven them to revolt, making sooner action not surprising.
The Item's Daily summarizes reader questions about the 1884 silver dollar value and bullion terms. It notes many 1884 dollars circulate, apologizes for prior misstatements, and explains citizenship rules for mixed nationality births and the meaning of deadlock in the legislature.
The April 27 1916 horoscope forecasts a highly lucky day for business pushing with prominent figures. Bankers brokers and agriculturists may profit while some regions face failures and riots. A prominent man may be assassinated and a famous author could die in May.
In a quiet visit, Pat urges Margie to allow publication of her "married wife" book as a means to help many people. Margie, surprised but touched, weighs the request and the personal toll of sharing her life story for the greater good.
Uncle Wiggily Longears hears a plaintive voice from a flower trapped under a stone. He lifts the rock, freeing pale green leaves that will grow as the sun warms them. A fox later tries to steal bread and sugar, but a sunbeam blinds him briefly, allowing Uncle Wiggily to escape with supplies for Nurse Jane.
The body of Naoma Achor was exhumed by order of Circuit Judge Robles as the grand jury and state attorney investigate the death near Tampa last Sunday night. Mrs. Achor was wife of Dr. J Merlin Achor.
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