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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
4
A 1916 mobile news item outlines second class mail rates and delivery terms issued by the Post Office. The report references the York Chicago Tribune offices and notes subscription details for mobile readers. It mentions carrier delivery and mail by mail rates applicable outside Mobile.
Allied forces watch as German troops press toward Bucharest while Romanian and Russian offensives try to stall the advance. Rumanians vow a desperate defense to save the capital even as Teutons mass on fronts, and grain shortages back home may influence campaign morale.
Reports from Athens describe a growing clash between Greece and the Entente over arms control and a military ultimatum. Allied forces reportedly landed at Piraeus to enforce demands while the Greek king appears to resist, risking a political crisis that could topple the monarchy and free Entente troops for action in Macedonia and Serbia.
The piece argues Southern lands, fertile and climate mild, present strong investment value despite boll weevil and labor issues. It envisions Eastern capital shifting to farming, noting soil superiority, abundant crops, and potential for stock raising, while urging timely action to reap prosperity.
The United States Army plans a new order to encourage enlistment by allowing a man to be mustered into the reserve after one year with the regular army if he is physically fit and trained. The policy follows Navy practice and aims to attract recruits by promising education in trades and a three year service pledge. The program stresses benefits for physical and mental readiness and long term career prospects.
The piece lauds U S wartime mercy by Red Cross workers aiding Belgium Serbia Poland and refugees and wonders how history will judge a country that supplied aid while the war raged. It notes Thanksgiving football shocks with Colgate defeating Brown after Brown had beaten Yale and Harvard.
RIPPLING RHYMES by Walt Mason contrasts wealth with happiness noting a neighbor’s large roll brings no envy. The speaker values modest needs, sustenance and thrift, asserting joy comes from contentment not possessions, and that money rarely guarantees bliss.
A discharged postal clerk cannot take an examination for a year. Clerks and carriers share the same exam questions. Smokers' heart is a rapid irregular pulse caused by tobacco affecting heart nerves and arterial lining. smoking is harmful and four cigarettes a day can injure someone with smokers' heart.
The entry warns of a day ruled by difficult planetary aspects with Sun and Mercury misaligned and Jupiter Saturn Neptune Venus adverse. It advises routine matters avoid initiative and notes potential mental instability and untrustworthy business judgment. It predicts shifts in media management and ads, rising publicity about domestic issues, and possible scandals in love.
The article discusses so called lightning calculators as examples of raw mental ability. It argues such talents arise from education and practice rather than mysterious origins, and notes these skills often fade with age as learned methods wane.
The text argues genius stems from extraordinary mental clarity in specific directions. It cites Laplace who grasped relations instantly, Newton's similar capacity, and Napoleon's insight into opposing generals, noting prodigies often excel in math or music and that clear sight fades over time. It also mentions some people read character as others read text.
A Vermont joiner’s son, Zerah Colburn, astonished crowds as a child prodigy in 1811. After six weeks of schooling he rapidly computed the product 13 by 97 as 1 261, earning fame before Vermont's court, lawmakers, and professors. The tale highlights early genius and rapid mental arithmetic.
Tonight the Mobile Medical Society meets at 7 30 at St Michael and Conception streets. The Young Student Doctors meet at 7 30 at the Y M B A Hall. The article notes the boy from Yankee land solving large arithmetic problems rapidly in Europe, astonishing scholars in England and France.
Napoleon sent Ze rah Colburn to the Lyceum Napoleon in Paris and later London, then he taught in Vermont University as a professor of languages. He died at thirty eight after his extraordinary mental powers faded as teachers guided him, with early claims of divine aid and later attempts to explain his methods. The piece likens him to Jacques Inaudi, another arithmetic prodigy.
A Reuters dispatch from Las Palmas reports the Dutch ship Kediri sunk by shell fire from a large submarine with a smaller sub on picket duty. The Kediri crew were landed. Lloyds notes the Danish ship Egholm and the French vessel St Ansbert also sunk by submarine activity.
An advertisement advises taking Chamberlain's Tablets after heavy meals to ease fullness and stomach weight. The short note promotes a remedy for indigestion with a straightforward health claim.
The article explains the recovery phase after acute inflammation and hemorrhages in the spinal cord. It notes that if nerve damage is not severe, paralyzed muscles may regain function during the 1 to 3 month spontaneous improvement period as blood carries away waste. It stresses checking hemoglobin, uric acid, creatinine, sugar, and nitrogen balance to ensure health.
The author notes eczema may stem from blood chemistry and waste elimination, not just skin symptoms, and advises seeing a top dermatologist for diagnosis. For snoring the cause lies in nose condition and relaxed soft palate when lying on the back, implying treatment depends on the specific nasal state.
In a tense domestic scene Helen and Warren argue over antiques and rent while hosting guests. She boasts about Cairo rugs and a sixteenth century piece, prompting Warren to scold her and demand restraint to avoid boring visitors with their collectibles. The conversation reveals envy, pride, and a clash over display.
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