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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
4
The World accuses Mr. Hughes of destructive rhetoric and a lack of constructive policy on Mexico. It argues his speech fails to answer key questions about Wilson's actions and leaves him as a lame duck in the race.
Dr. Thomas M. Owen seeks funds to erect a monument to Governor William Wyatt Bibb in an unmarked Coosada grave. The piece urges state funding for a public memorial hall within a fire proof archives building to honor Alabama governors and other notable figures.
Swift & Company announces a pension system for long serving workers. A $2,000,000 fund accumulated in five years will be enhanced by $400,000 annually to support employees with 25 years of service. The program favors workers aged 60 for men and 50 for women and argues for employer duty beyond weekly wages.
A factory voluntarily raises wages to $5.00 a day, deeming workers worth that or useless. The move doubles output with little extra staff, aided by a pension plan, making the plant highly content and productive.
Press materials cost surge forces New York editors to appeal for reduced paper use and tighter circulation. Papers cut exchanges, buy needed stock, and suspend or consolidate to survive rising costs and limited mill supply.
In stifling August heat the speaker laments heat and weight while contrasting himself with a lean neighbor Wilkins. He fantasizes about winter’s cold and the fat man’s stored grease warming him, concluding the world balances by ample girth as the sun remains harsh.
The Item prints reader questions on comets digestion and WWI costs. Answers cover celestial formation and comet returns by orbit, best egg preparation, and war casualties and monetary costs for Britain Germany and allies to date.
The 1916 August horoscope notes favorable aspects for writers and publishers yet cautions on risks to the elderly and long-tenured officials. It predicts possible crimes tied to cupidity, winter forgery spikes, and sudden population growth in Arizona and Texas, with extraordinary events foretelling national impact.
The text argues that cheerfulness is the best medicine for functional nervous conditions. It urges readers to cultivate a cheerful atmosphere around nervous patients, comparing it to clean air for healthy blood and promising wide personal dividends from a positive mood. It ends with a rhetorical question inviting reader response.
The text attributes cracked tongue and throat burning to nutritional disturbances and inadequate elimination of waste products by kidneys. It recommends blood and urine tests to find the cause and correct blood health before healing.
A federal employees union was formed in New York Friday night under AFL direction to unite all government workers for better service. Members are barred from striking against the government. Over 300 men attended the meeting.
Fitz Hartman, director of the band at six presidential inaugural balls and longtime circus band leader, died in Gwynedd near Philadelphia. He conducted Cleveland's inaugural ball twice and also led bands for McKinley Grant Hayes and Harrison.
COLORADO SPRINGS Col a district court granted a motion to dismiss indictments charging murder and other offenses against four United Mine Workers of America leaders William Diamond W M Snyder Gus Weinburg and John Weinburg. BAR HARBOR Me Emma Turnbull's body, missing since Thursday, was found in Ottercree Eden, beaten to death with a heavy instrument. CAMBRIDGE Mass James W Marsen, missing four years, is brought home from an almshouse on Long Island where searchers found him.
The National Manufacturers Association of Pressed and Brown Glassware said wages will rise about ten percent next year for 9 000 workers across fourteen branches. A ten percent raise for two departments was also announced. Phila.
A reader asks if men should continue a habit during house cleaning and whether stopping is advisable. The response suggests consulting family medical guidance for personalized advice.
A vivid survey of Petra in the Jordanian desert, once a thriving commercial hub on East West caravan routes. Describe its steep gorge entry, carved tombs and temples including Deir and Khazneh, rise and decline under Roman Hadrian, Crusader occupation, and eventual 19th century rediscovery by Burckhardt.
In a sunlit scene Warren plans a noontime outing with his wife Helen. They discuss a lunch and a beach visit, while concern grows for their ailing daughter Winifred who may stay with Grandma for the summer. Helen contemplates sending Winifred away for health.
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