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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
4
Advertising rates for mail subscriptions outside Mobile set at 6.00 monthly and 6.00 per quarter or year. The item also references Bell Home Society editors and the Mobile Alabama publication dated December 23, 1916.
The reception of President Wilson's peace note in London drew little enthusiasm from major papers. Observers doubt an early opportunity for Washington to arbitrate, as Entente capitals push for a battlefield decision before any broader terms are revealed.
The federal shipping board may create a 50 million dollar merchant fleet to be built or bought to open trade routes, with vessels leased or chartered to private interests but operated by the government if private capital stalls. This could connect Mobile gulf ports to Central and South American partners, making facilities crucial to Mobile’s future commerce and the board choosing Mobile as a line terminus depends on readiness to handle ships and cargo.
The Mobile recorder orders motorists to slow near schools with possible police watch and strict enforcement. He warns that a momentary lapse in attention or speed could kill a child and urges drivers to protect youngsters leaving the buildings.
The census bureau notes 40.9 percent of Americans live in towns of 8000 plus, while urban migration remains strong. Despite high living costs and rising farm prices, a rural move is seen as possible, even as a cross‑continental Christmas in Europe debate looms amid cold waves.
Columbia State paragrpher Robert E. Gonzales of Columbia South Carolina died of pneumonia in El Paso at age twenty eight. He gained nation wide fame for sparkling quips quoted in The Literary Digest and other papers while serving as sergeant in the Second South Carolina Infantry during the National Guard call up.
Poetic protest laments taxation for public works districts and wartime needs. It mocks the relentless dig up campaign to fund parks benches, roller skates for soldiers, and relief for orphans while noting personal sacrifice.
The Item's Daily Question Box discusses whether Canadians must cross the ocean to fight with the allies, noting conscription has not yet been used but could be if the war lasts indefinitely. It also explains Mayflower Descendants eligibility, requiring lineal descent from 1620 voyagers or passengers, with chapters in many states and contact at 44 East 23rd Street, New York. It finishes with a lake versus inland sea distinction, noting fresh water vs salt water with examples like the Great Salt Lake and the Sea of Galilee.
The text predicts favorable planetary influences for business plans and contracts, with Uranus guiding curiosity and invention in the coming year. It warns of future notable deaths among artists and financiers, a stock market slump, navy changes, and risks in business for Capricorns born on that day. cautions against speculation and notes marriage offers for young women.
A reflective piece urges embracing humor for health and happiness. It links laughter to better mood, stress relief, and well being, noting animals and people benefit from lighthearted moments. It advises reading for joy and avoiding a clouded, somber outlook. It ends with a call to act on the resolve to laugh.
Health advice and library recommendations on catarrh and nasal anatomy are discussed. The note suggests Gray's or Morris' Anatomy for background, using the library card index to locate nasal catarrh texts and explains that turbinated bone removal is commonly advised when prescribed by a physician. It also emphasizes improving overall health through diet, exercise, bathing, and daily habits.
A destitute widow with four children seeks medical aid for left side pain after meals, rapid heartbeat, faint spells, and weakness, noting prior heart valve leakage. She also mentions a nervous ten year old daughter. The response urges hospital evaluation for both and following physician guidance.
Baltimore faces a holiday surge in liquor shipments to dry states Virginia West Virginia and the Carolinas with express firms imposing a midday embargo to ease congestion. Officials report handling an average of 5000 to 40000 packages daily last week with sizes from a quart to several gallons.
Wade Cherry alias Sheridan, a sixteen year old Negro boy, jailed for six months hard labor after being caught by Detective J W Murphy and Officer Clff Adams leaving a Pine and Adams street house with four sacks of brass. Three other Negro boys under sixteen were arrested and held for juvenile court.
Charles Schmidling John Clark Benjamin Goldberger Jake Zucker A Budin and A Weiss were dismissed by Recorder D H Edington Saturday after arraignment. M Maisel was fined 100 dollars or 100 days for the same offense and a prohibition charge against L P ag was continued until December 2.
Chief of Police G. M. Van Liew announced three appointments to the police department supernumerary role. John JH. Duff, R. 5. Dean and W. J. Leesch will go on duty at once.
A couple's tense seaside visit unfolds with secrecy and strain. Helen endures discomfort as Warren pushes time limits, prompting hurried grooming and a chaotic hotel room scene amid a tense, looming family encounter.
In a hotel room Helen notices a 250 volt line while her iron is 125. The fuse blows, leaving rooms dark. An electrician is summoned and Helen bribes him to hurry. Warren mocks and Helen worries about her hair while her mother-in-law questions their timing at dinner.
The piece warns that many chase fortunes by risking money in volatile bets while others, including a Wall Street stenographer turned stock trader, find rapid gains. It contrasts risky gambles with the fate of the cautious, noting poverty persists for many who ignore losers and glamorize winners amid wartime wealth dreams.
The writer discusses life as a gamble affecting happiness success and love. She notes that accepting luck calmly builds nerve and resilience, while the lure of taking risks without consequences drives behavior in cities. The piece follows with social commentary on prudence and morality.
An excerpt shows two women in a social setting, one praising the afternoon with nervous enthusiasm. The dialogue reveals social tension and polite inanities as they attempt respond with cordial warmth.
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