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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
5
A Dallas jurist argues that holding parents accountable for their children’s delinquency could cut local youth crime. He suggests many offenders stem from neglect rather than inherited traits and urges juvenile court actions to include parental accountability.
A man was convicted in Hisden court of a serious offense and given one year at hard labor and ten years in the penitentiary. He was sent to Walls at We imp but refused by authorities for failing to first serve the hard labor. A 17 year old lad from Gadsden reflects on the case and the mystery surrounding it.
W P G Harding on the Federal Reserve Board urges the South to remain calm to avoid harming cotton markets. He predicts the average price may rise in the next year despite recent losses and warns against pressuring President Wilson over cotton exports. He cites careful banking judgment and calls for support of national policy over narrow interests.
Roger W. Babson argues wage earners shoulder the costs of WWI financing. He compares front lines, ammunition, and bonds to show rising prices, bond dependence, and the shift to paper money. He warns that inflation harms workers and promises analysis in a following installment.
Col. F. B. Merrill appeals to Mobile employers to join the naval militia saying a stationed ship would cost the government 20 000 to 25 000 annually while over 10 000 in supplies would benefit local merchants. He notes federal plans to rely on citizens in need of a standing army and points to twenty three states with naval militias. The local militia meets next Monday at 8 pm at the foot of St Francis Street for drill.
William H. Louisell, president of Bear Creek Lumber Co., says the prosperity wave has hit, with daily output of 60,000 feet and plans for night shifts as interior orders and rising prices drive expansion. Meanwhile, visitors at Mobile hotels include D. M. Scott Jr. and J. D. Wilkins Jr., with reports of Selma’s strong crop and Hog and hominy prospects for winter.
A local column celebrates Mobile County’s oversized pumpkins and watermelons. It urges residents to compare such yields with other regions, encouraging pride in homegrown produce and shopping locally for fresher fruits and goods.
The question discusses glass breaking when placed in boiling water versus cold water. The answer hints that almost everything grows bigger, implying thermal expansion differences affect stress. Materials like glass can crack if rapid temperature change causes differential expansion between layers or flaws, but gradual heating may avoid fracture.
An ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a women’s tonic that cures female diseases by restoring regularity reducing inflammation and banishing pain. It claims free medical advice from the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo and a 1000 page book for small stamps and urges immediate use to prevent breakdown.
A discussion on why glass expands unevenly in hot water and equalizes in cold water. It notes that different parts heat at different rates causing strain, while even heating from boiling water avoids accidents.
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