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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
4
A mobile Alabama office advertises mail subscription rates and payment terms, stating second class matter and cash in advance. The notice emphasizes monthly rates and outside circulation and urges subscribers to pay by mail.
Raymond Robins of Chicago defects from the Progressive party to Hughes in a surprising political move. The piece notes his radical past at the Moose convention and his change after endorsing Wilson’s Mexican policy, questioning loyalty and public service amid a campaign pivot.
The speaker argues the Democratic Party has advanced reform and progress, denying the charge of national vice. He cites social legislation and calls for truth in public discourse while urging fair play against pro German influence.
The piece argues Roosevelt’s independent vote helped Wilson by splitting the GOP. It credits Wilson with a safe foreign policy and progressive legislation, noting the public’s desire for a strong leader to avoid European conflict and keep the United States out of danger.
The poem explores an aging farmer who leaves the countryside for town life seeking ease yet longs for hay and bees. It jests at his busy days and inability to read classics like Pope, Shakespeare, Walter Scott, Sterne, or Gray, criticizing neglect of literature in favor of farming labor.
Republicans opposed the emergency shipping bill though it could allow foreign built ships in coastwise trade. The piece argues the law bans purchases from nations at war limiting European options and suggests the United States will rely on its own shipyards as other neutrals have few ships available. It concludes Uncle Sam may have to seek ships in the market.
An analysis notes former Premier Venizelos sought Greece to join World War I with the Entente, but King Constantine and the cabinet opposed it, leading to near demobilization. The Balkan campaign is led by Entente powers from Saloniki, leaving Greece as an onlooker and risking loss of any future spoils to other powers.
A fragment suggests a political piece criticizing a Democratic candidate in New York. The quoted line questions fair play and praises, implying controversy over the candidate’s prominence and reception.
Astrological reading cites Sun and Jupiter favorable for leaders and ventures, urging prudent action with power figures. It warns of treachery and easy money crimes as autumn nears, notes rising charitable demand in America, and hints at a new revenue measure.
Text argues raw onions are a powerful remedy for biliousness drowsiness and auto intoxication and skin ailments when eaten daily for four to five days, noting social derision but praising health benefits.
A reader seeks immediate medical advice for a two year old with wasting, constipation, crying, hunger, and occasional vomiting. The response urges consulting a local physician promptly, notes pyloric stenosis as a possibility, and warns against self treatment or reliance on distant guesswork. It also discusses cautious nerves stimulation as a historical remedy and cautions against unsafe procedures without doctor guidance.
Helen frets over her unhappy marriage as Warren stays distant and travels for shipments. She contemplates Ned Burns as a possible confidant while Lola Wilcox keeps surfacing in her thoughts, and she plans to call Warren again at 7:30. The tension of distrust and longing unfolds in a heat soaked evening.
A brief note discusses the need for sugar to be balanced with protein and fat in a normal diet to support overall nourishment and potential health benefits.
A columnist laments summer fashions that blame middle-aged women for aging appearances. Short skirts and sport hats, they say, exaggerate weight, reveal ungraceful ankles, and make older women look ten years older, while flattering to slim young figures.
A Roanoke man named L. M. Gardner was arrested after presenting a $5,000 fraudulent cashier's check from a Jackson Kentucky bank. Police found checks from various banks in his possession. Carranza cuts duties on US agricultural implements imported into Mexico and halves freight rates on farming machinery by the National Railway Lines. Bastin Hallam, famed vaudeville star, killed at the front in France while leading a kite section. An American team beat Stockholm 8 to 7 in a baseball game at a Stockholm stadium. Judson Harmon elected president of the Woodrow Wilson College Men's League. Henry A. Du Pont renominated for the U S Senate at the Delaware Republican convention.
A discussion on how fashion hats reveal or conceal age, contrasting gray hair and youth. It argues that juvenile sports hats exaggerate age differences between women and younger generations, noting the impact on perceived intelligence and judgment.
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