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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
4
The Mobile Item reports a full le and wire report from the Associated Press. Delivery times and subscription rates for Mobile area readers are listed with mail and carrier options. Local post office details and press office addresses are noted.
The Central Powers led by Germany and allies Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey reply to President Wilson with a peace bid but demand no defeat acknowledge and seek indemnities and territorial restitution. Entente powers demand guaranteed terms before any conference. fighting likely to continue across European fronts.
The annual United States Chamber of Commerce meeting in Washington on January 31 is expected to draw the largest attendance in history. Debates will cover war related issues such as railroad regulation and the referendum on preventing strikes and lockouts, national defense, universal military training and service, and preparedness.
City Commission approves five dollar per month wage increases for police and fire departments as a Christmas relief measure. The action coincides with other budget moves to fund retirement obligations and a Bienville project, amid a period of weather-related concerns and improving conditions in Mobile.
The Mardi Gras plan calls for raised funds from sixteen business men contributing 3600 to reach a 25000 carnival budget in February. Subscriptions exceed last year's by four to five times, signaling high community interest and a goal to grow Mobile's Mardi Gras into a major tourist and local asset. The Carnival board, comprised of trusted business leaders, urges broad public support to make the effort permanent and widely shared.
The poem laments rumors that ruin reputations by saying people like Smithman Biff Jasper Quince Reuben Wise Jane Juice and others are guilty of crimes or moral failings. It warns the gossip monger spreads baseless tales that isolate individuals and damage lives.
Any person may have the benefit of the bankruptcy law. He will make a list of creditors and a list of those he owes to a circuit court, and legal help is not necessary in simple cases. It does not matter where he lives or where debts are owed. A bankrupt has anything left after paying debts and court costs, which depend on circumstances.
The outlook foresees planetary influence favoring women’s ambition but warns of imprudent acts and deceptive judgments. It cautions against travel mishaps and electric vehicle dangers, notes possible diplomatic visits and a better US understanding with China and Japan, and hints at railways’ near-term gains with ongoing restlessness.
The article emphasizes that tuberculosis need not be fatal, especially in early stages. It endorses outdoor living, nourishing food, and sunlight as vital in fighting the disease, noting that advanced TB spreads through the body while early cases can recover health with proper care and sun exposure.
Listings show gatherings at Scottish Rite Cathedral for Masonic-Mobile Council of Kadosh No 2 and Masonic-Mobile Chapter of Rose Croix No 3. Owls Mobile Nest No 1490 meets at 78 Dauphin street with Mechanic's Relief Association at 7 30. Peace Rebekah Lodge No 4 Dauphin and St Emanuel streets and Ladies Auxiliary at Central Trades Council Hall.
The piece argues sea wave marks and beach trails serve as enduring earth records. It contrasts ancient footprints with modern examples from the Massachusetts coast observed in 1916. The author notes nature’s history-writing mirrors human printing, as waves carve legible hieroglyphics in stone.
A patient with persistent soreness in the ball of the right foot and a burning toe pain seeks medical guidance. The advice urges immediate in-person examination by a skilled surgeon to assess mechanical issues and obtain lasting relief, likening the situation to diagnosing a broken automobile and stressing the need for a proper clinical evaluation.
In Dothan Alabama December 27 a special report notes a high death rate from pneumonia and cold as Southeastern workers, including over 100 Negro laborers, return from New Jersey and the East. Thirty six reached Dothan for Christmas and many say they will not go back, fearing new living and working conditions. A corpse arrived in the consignment, and alarm grows as workers travel home in wet clothing and exposure.
The Central Presbyterian Church held its annual Christmas tree event Tuesday night hosted by the Sunday school. Fifty orphans from the Protestant Orphan Asylum received gifts, with Judge D H Edington portraying Santa. Guests included Sunday school members, and the program featured songs, carols, a contralto solo by Miss Mabel Houstis, violin selections by Miss Nadine Hunter and Miss Jessie Hunter, with Miss Pearl Schwarz at the piano.
A reader notes a simple method to make carbonated water using a home device sold by a large New York grocery concern. The system has been used in the writer’s home for three years and is practical and enjoyable. She adds Marguerite B. Young of Jewett City Connecticut as a contact for further details.
Warren clashes with staff at a public venue as his arm rests on Helen. The head waiter insists on the rule that a man may not embrace a lady, provoking Warren to demand his check and accuse the establishment of folly while Helen both blushes and suppresses laughter at the absurd rule.
Warren refuses the bill amid a loud quarrel with the head waiter over management orders. Helen finds the scene funny while Warren rages, then grins as he walks away, muttering about the waiter and planning a possible punch. Continued Thursday.
Norris A. Huse editor and half owner of the Norfolk Daily News has been named vice president and manager of advertising for the American Press Association headquartered in New York City.
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