Mobile Daily Item reaches December 5 1916
Item from Mobile Alabama dated December 5 1916 reports local affairs with brief notes on city events and daily occurrences.
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Mobile
Alabama
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1916
Page
4
Mobile Wins Large Ship Repair Contract Lead
Mobile firms secured the lowest bid on a nearly three million dollar ship repair job, with the Gulf Coast project expected to proceed once official confirmation is issued. The port’s natural advantages and Birmingham links helped Mobile beat regional rivals in the competitive naval repair effort.
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Mobile
Gulf
Birmingham
Gulf Coast Naval
Mle
Tored
Satsuma Day to Highlight Citrus Ties in Mobile
Mobile prepares for Satsuma Day with Portola Rose fiestas cited as inspiration. Organizers Dr Alds Mr Adams and others push a parade and entertainment to showcase citrus industry its value to the city and Gulf Coast visitors. They seek financial support to make the event a landmark celebration.
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Mobile
Gulf Coast
Winalds
Adams
Satsuma
German hopes for separate peace fade amid Russian actions
The report notes waning German chances for a separate peace with Russia as Petrograd leader Trepoff speaks and Berlin's Bethmann-Hollweg tones down signals to Russia. It also mentions Romania aiding against the Central Powers and the tough path ahead for occupation aims, with other political musings about Mexico and Europe.
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Russia
Germany
Europe
Preter Trepoff
Petrograd
von Bethannellweg
Berlin
Rumania
Pean
Prices Rise Prompt Congress Action Debates Food Costs
The new session opens with four bills aimed at lowering the cost of necessities, two proposed by Representative Fitzgerald for embargoes and two on transportation. Fitzgerald argues action is needed though embargo plans face limited support, as farmers may bear the burden of lower prices. In New York the governor directs a committee to study causes of high prices and propose state reforms. Public interest grows with ongoing boycotts and reform hopes. Francisco Villa remains a noted figure amid repeated killings and marriages. Mexico’s congress debates limiting Oriental immigration as jingoistic fears echo abroad.
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Congress
United States
National
House of Representatives
Fitzgerald
New York
Rippling Rhymes Portrait of Charley Hughes Whiskers and Defeat
Walt Mason humorously critiques Charley Hughes in a poetic sketch as whiskers doom his political bid. The verse ribbed the candidate's appearance and character while predicting a fall at the polls.
Question Box Answers on Population and Compass
The daily column gives civic trivia and home tips. It notes the United States black population around 10 million, about 9 percent, and no current negro members of Congress. It explains the three mile limit origin debates and offers ink stain removal using salt and milk, plus the 1905 substitution date for U S on army uniforms.
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T. D
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Ans
Congress
U. S
Stars favor business and arts on favorable December day
The 1916 December 5 horoscope predicts a favorable business morning with Venus and Jupiter in a good aspect, caution later as Saturn and Uranus bring risks. Art and theater may bloom, Chicago gains educational prominence, and new enterprises thrive, but real estate and land ventures should wait for kinder cycles. Uranus warns of accidents and dangers, domestic tensions rise, and divorces may increase in coming months. Children born that day are said to be very lucky.
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Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Chicago
United States
The Girlie Song Promises One True Love
A sentimental ballad extols a man’s claim that each woman desires exclusive love. The lyric asserts women seek constant love and that the singer has found the one true partner, while noting the appeal of many flirtations yet a single place for lasting affection.
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Ture
Meetings Tonight Sets Busy Civic Schedule In Whistler
A roundup lists Odd Fellows, Knights, Masons and dozens of groups meeting tonight across Mobile and Dauphin streets. City commissioners convene at noon. civic and fraternal organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, Modern Woodmen and pressmen unions, hold sessions in various halls and temples. A suggested home circle ballad titled Million Girlie is praised for soothing domestic tensions and rekindling marriage harmony.
Talks On Health at a Stutterer Help Hope for Speech
Dr. Walter B. Swift of Boston State Hospital reports on 1 440 stutterers showing that inability to visualize ideas precedes stuttering. As stutterers learn to picture ideas before speaking they improve rapidly. testing with eyes closed reveals clearer visualization links to fluent speech.
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Walter B. Swift
Boston State Hospital
Married Life On A Sunny Train Trip
In a tense journey from an unnamed station, Helen urges restraint as Warren grumbles over heat and small comforts. A sunny day, a date line April 24, and distant scenes of village life heighten their discord before a quiet afternoon train whistle signals a pause in the quarrel.
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Erey
Helen
Warren
Neuritis treatment questions from patient letter
Reader seeks cure for long standing right side back neuritis. Doctors cite no organic cause. chiropractor has failed. Answer notes need for full condition details, mentions potential use of Biers vacuum cup, and discusses choosing preparations by shade and skin tone with brunette or Rachel tones.
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