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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
4
An advance notice notes subscription payments of .5.00 to Pont Council Editorial and News Bell Home Society Editors 152. The fragment references mobile item Bahr Jo.
Blair told a Tuesday meeting that a year has passed since plans began and no action has been taken. A special committee reported two improvement schemes and urged prompt, decisive work to meet urgent Mobile area needs. The board and public demand clear plans and immediate progress.
Henry P. Weiss spent years raising funds for a monument to Father Ryan and ultimately left behind a statue honoring Mobile's poet priest. Weiss died yesterday, and mourners recall his kindness, loyalty, and honor, noting the lasting legacy of friends who speak warmly of him.
Chief Constructor Taylor says American battleships may top 70 000 tons to maximize size and firepower. Congress hears plans for 42 600 ton ships with twelve 16 inch guns at 24 million dollars each to outpace European navies and push peace through naval dominance.
Premier Lloyd George pledges labor mobilization measures and nationalization of shipping as Britain prepares for intensified war effort. observers question impact on foreign trade and the global merchant fleet, including submarine threats and American shipping prospects. A later report notes merchants awaiting an afternoon briefing.
The piece argues terms differ for universal military service and conscription. It contends universal military training in schools won’t militarize government or enlarge the army beyond compulsory education. It advocates a system to build adequate forces as the only feasible path.
Poem portrays a narrator moved by hungry children and destitute families in need of bread and warmth. The speaker longs to help with food fuel and supplies but cites lacking funds for gasoline and oil guiding a touring car through scenes of want and sickness. The verse laments famine tied to poverty, disease, and hardship in a troubled community.
The hottest place is on the southwest coast of Persia near the Persian Gulf. For forty days above 100 degrees, with 130 degrees in the afternoon, Bahrein lacks well water. Divers bring fresh water from springs deep in the gulf to supply residents, sourced from hills of Osman hundreds of miles away, known since ancient times.
The December 21 1916 forecast praises Mercury and Mars for study and invention with expected gains in medicine pharmacy and surgery. Engineers lumbermen and machinists gain favorable sway while Canada faces a year of great events and independent power. Authors and American writers may see success, with changes in theater management and rising elimination organ concerns noted.
A health piece extols laughter and play as vital to well being. It argues joy arises from spontaneous activity and group play, surpassing any drug, and compares play to oxygen and water for life. It urges maintaining unrestrained joy for mental and physical balance.
Knights of Pythias Percivale Lodge 102 meets 7 30 Castle Hall Knights of Maccabees Mobile Tent 10 on Dauphin and St Emanuel streets Loyal Order of Moose Mobile Lodge 321 at 203 Government meets Rotary Club at 1 p m Assembly Room Cawthon Hotel Salesladies meet 6 Y M B A Hall Odd Fellows Rebekah Lodge 40 Odd Fellows Hall.M
Vitamins are tiny chemical substances in fresh fruits vegetables meats eggs and milk. Richest single source is pure yeast. Regular meals may help but a doctor should diagnose headaches sleep issues and high blood pressure. For a 29 year old woman normal BP is around 110 140 systolic and 60 90 diastolic.
Reader asks about blood pressure causes and remedies for knee pain pimples and hair loss. Expert links high blood pressure to vascular irritation and urges regular outdoors activity and limited sweets along with stopping caffeine. Advice also covers ultraviolet light therapy for pimples and scalp health, and asks about eyebrow and eyelash care.
An exploration of the sabre tooth tiger, its dominance in the Pliocene era, and its contrast to modern predators. The article discusses its scientific name Machaerodus, its fearsome build, and hints at human encounters and museum representations like The Asphalt Group at the American Museum of Natural History.
The article describes ancient life trapped in hardened asphalt in Southern California. Thousands of sabre tooth tigers giant wolves primitive horses bisons camels ground sloths and birds are preserved in the pools and pits. These geo logical tombs offer relics of terrestrial life and invite exploration by paleontologists.
Helen fatigued by heat and long walk while Warren enjoys sights along the crowded shore. She longs for hotel shade and cool room as they plan later casino visits. visit stalls, sand artist, and sunset views decorate their seaside outing amid family presence and hotel stress.
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