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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1916
Page
4
Five Southern packing houses organized reports in Mobile era
The Manufacturer's Record notes five new packing houses in the South last week with ventures in Chattanooga Tennessee Orangeburg South Carolina Wilmington North Carolina Waycross Georgia and a Armour & Company plant under construction in Jacksonville Florida capacity 1000 hogs daily. The piece urges Alabama towns including Andalusia Selma and Mobile to consider larger packing plants as livestock drives farming and local markets expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Chattanooga
Tenn
Orangeburg
S. C
Wilmington
N. C
Waycross
Jacksonville
Fla
Armour & Company
Gulf Coast
Mobile
St. Louis
Chicago
Mr. Maloney to Remain Mobile County Farm Agent
Arrangements keep Mr. George A. Maloney in Mobile county as a farm demonstration agent. Support praises his knowledge of local farms people soil and agricultural potential. Keeping him is seen as vital to long term farming progress and stability in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Maloney
Mobile County
Maloney
Mr. Maloney
Mr Bryan Defends Civil Service Record in Speech
Mr Bryan rebuts Mr Hughes by arguing he enforced civil service to the letter and addressed a Santo Domingo inquiry about offices not under civil service. He defends aiding deserving Democrats as legitimate as aiding Republicans in the political balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Bryan
Santo Domingo
Civil Service
Suffrage Amendment Delayed After Senate canvass announced
Senator Thomas of Colorado, in charge of the federal suffrage amendment, says a senate canvass shows passage impossible this session and the measure is abandoned until after fall elections. He notes roughly equal support and opposition but does not reveal party splits. The issue is not strictly partisan with both Democrats and Republicans wavering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Colorado
Senate
Congress
Republic
A Two-Edged Sword in the Anglo American Clash
Lord Robert Cecil warns the blacklist will stand as a two edged sword while neutrals object. England relies on the United States for grain munitions and money and France seeks a loan here. An embargo on munitions and food could force England to drop the blacklist if American sentiment turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cecil
England
United States
France
Alabama to form a regiment of cavalry
The war department authorizes a new cavalry regiment in Alabama. Governor Henderson appoints Major R. E. Steiner of Montgomery to raise it. Steiner, a prominent lawyer for the Central of Georgia Railroad, has long been an adviser in state politics and is rumored to seek higher command, prompting questions about the regiment’s purpose and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
War Department
Henderson
R. E. Steiner
Montgomery
Central of Georgia Railroad
O’neal
Lacy - Oakley
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Depicts Heat Wave Relief
The poem portrays a scorching summer with a brassy sky and wilting flora as people seek relief. Men complain of the heat, women fan themselves, and children avoid the streets while dogs seek shade. The verse ends with a note of easing as winter gear is imagined to be repurposed against the cold.
Question Box on Spanish Kings and Sound Theory
The Item's Daily Question Box answers a history query on Isabella I and Ferdinand of Aragon, Castile, and their successors, noting Isabella's role in Columbus and regency details, then discusses Webster's definition of sound with examples about hearing and noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella
Spain
Isabella I
Castile
Ferdinand of Aragon
Henry IV
Ferdinand
Philip I of Austria
Joan
Isabella II
Alfonso
Webster
Unfavorable Day in Astrological Forecast for Leaders and Sailors
The reading warns Neptune Jupiter and Uranus are adverse. Venus and Mars are benefic. Long sea travel is discouraged and naval or import export roles face sinister tendencies. Congress and the presidency may feel the stars, with restlessness among workers and nerve tension. Birthrate up, but financial anxiety possible for those born on this day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neptune
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Congress
Talks On Health OPPOSE and Eye Care
The text urges seeking an oculist when eyes show distress to improve true power and health. It emphasizes cultivating initiative, gradually sensing improvement, and avoiding arrogance while building strength in any weak area.
Local Color and Droll Buffoonery in a Campaign Parable
A colorful piece mocks political players and party leaders with satirical dialogue about Democrats and corporate penury. It notes Fish and Noah Webster as figures, mentions the Chattahoochee river scene, and quips about Cornelius McGillicuddy drafting from rival leagues. It closes with a stray vignette about a wife and ham order.
Answers and Advice for Infant Diet and Ear Nerve Issues
Childcare guidance covers a two day rest from breastfeeding with castor oil cleansing, then barley water reintroduction, feeding every three hours, and gradual return to the breast. Also notes on ear buzzing from nerve irritation and inspection of Eustachian tube and eardrum by a physician.
Simple cure for childbirth injuries through a modern plastic operation
The text advises that after birth injuries there is a simple cure not via medicine or faulty surgery. It recommends seeking the best surgeon available to perform a modern plastic operation to restore control.
Governor Grants Paroles To Two Men In Alabama
In Montgomery, Governor Henderson pardoned two inmates. Will Lowe of Montgomery County, serving ten years for grand larceny, received parole aided by a pardons board recommendation due to poor health and need for family care. F B Kennemore of Jackson County, convicted of re rd 70 and jailed six months, also granted parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Will Lowe
Montgomery County
Henderson
State Board of Pardons
Lowe
F. B. Kennemore
Jackson County
Public Summers Bleeze Prompts Call for Modest Conduct
A columnist warns that summer freedom brings immodest dress and public affection. Readers urged to resist casual love making, avoid park bench romance, and protect reputation as informality raises risk of harm and unwanted attention.
Their Married Life Ends In Quiet Dinner Discontent
A quiet luncheon scene with Helen, Warren, and Lela Wilcox reveals Helen’s jealousy as Warren flirts with Miss Wilcox. After a tense meal Helen sinks into silence and sour mood, argues with Warren over hosting choices, and contemplates a beach motor trip with strained feelings remaining unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Warren
Miss Wilcox
Lela Wilcox
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