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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1916
Page
4
The article discusses infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis, noting its long history and recent scientific advances led by Dr. Simon Flexner. It warns that contagion can occur via contaminated fingers and through food vendors, urging hygienic handling and ample fluids to prevent virus spread.
The fragment outlines a Mobile Alabama issue dated August 5 1916 and August 21 1916 from the Associated Press wire service. It references matter handling with offices in St Louis and New York and mentions subscription details and publishing staff. The readable portions indicate a newspaper page with editorial and news sections and a Bell Home office line.
Column of opinions from The New York Times The New York World The Louisville Courier Journal The New Orleans States The New York Journal of Commerce and others on Hughes for president in 1912 noting perceived decline in leadership style, party loyalty, and campaign strategy with forecasts of a dramatic November outcome.
Senators oppose the measure as final stages approach. Senator Underwood leads criticism of a proposed tariff commission and higher duties on dyestuffs, arguing it breaks a rate doctrine. Southern lawmakers fault the bill for taxing muni materials and cotton driven by a five percent levy, citing a Democratic split.
Republicans press a hostile stance on the bill while the administration supports it. Democratic whips expect five days of warfare, with a possible quick retreat. A Charleston youth, after stealing from a post office a year ago, surrendered to federal authorities, moved by a dream that urged confession and repayment in spirit if not in funds.
A rustic speaker rails against campaign hustlers, preferring hard labor to political campaigning. He mocks modern candidates who beg for votes while praising the dignity of working people who toil without help.
The Item's Daily Question Box explains aging wine with electricity for both still and sparkling varieties. Still wines in casks and decanted, sparkling wines aged in bottles with racks and refrigerating machines to freeze near the cork. Also defines a plunge battery and gives government rules for estimating hay in stacks by dimensions and tonnage.
A 1916 horoscope cautions readers that celestial influences guide choices but do not force outcomes. It advises self restraint and prudent decisions across daily life.
A star forecast highlights Neptune favoring travel, shipping, and creative arts. It predicts gains for tinned foods sellers, good times for restaurants and music, political and social tensions, marriages and separations for high profile figures, and a promising year for those born on this day.
The article discusses whether a tubercular mother can avoid transmitting TB to her child, suggesting success if the disease is not advanced and body resistance is boosted by nitrogenous foods fresh air and sunshine. It compares TB to wartime invasion and urges keeping health vitality up to remove danger to offspring. It also includes a baby with reflux vomiting milk and advises reducing milk feed amounts.
The Democrats of Missouri nominate Mr. J. Kelly Fool for the secretary of state position. The announcement signals a key party choice in state politics.
Robert Bacon runs for the United States Senate in New York seeking election in a crowded field. The campaign highlights Bacon’s policy positions and bid to win the state’s Republican and independent voters.
A local notice advertises men’s suits 1 to 3 off and implies continued sales for several days as the male contingent considers further reductions.
A compact morale verse urges staying active and resilient when life spins and losses occur. It counsels quick effort, forward momentum, and refusing to settle in hard spots like cement cellars. A coastal image of gulls suggests dereliction and distraction as temptations to quit.
An opinion argues women favor clean shaven men and mocks Mr Hughes for courting suffragists. It suggests severing facial hair as wise given female preferences and obstacles, preferring a small mustache over alfalfa.
Charles BE. Hughes remains on a Western speaking tour and refuses to disclose post election plans. A reader letter mocks grandiose worries while noting a desolate six mile stretch with tobacco, paper and no match, interrupted by the censor.
Clarence H. Baxter, general receiver of customs, reports to Washington that payments to Dominican officials are suspended until an understanding on articles of the 1907 American Dominican convention or U S recognition of the Dominican government is reached. Quiet prevails as Francisco J. Peynado accepts the post of minister of finance.
The text explains that a baby's vomiting can be a natural relief when the stomach is full. It notes that curdled milk is normal and identifies the curd as casein, a high protein component with valuable nourishment.
A columnist argues that women should marry only if deeply in love, not for money or habit. A loving wife endures fault lines and misunderstandings, while a loveless match invites misery. Love shapes perception and happiness in marriage.
Helen visits a poor woman confronted by marital strife and gossip. The talk shifts to earning independence through plain sewing as a possible path, aiming to help without patronizing. The scene highlights financial strain, outside interference, and the quest for dignity.
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