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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
4
An old notice from January 6 1917 outlines mail subscriptions outside the period at ten dollars per month forty five dollars per quarter or one dollar per year and emphasizes cash in advance for subscriptions to editorial and news content in Alabama.
The article notes a improving business outlook in Mobile despite wartime tensions. Ambitious plans include raising 25000 for a Carnival, expanding waterfront facilities, promoting local factories, and advancing agriculture in the area. After recent economic jitters, confidence returns as prospects brighten for the year.
Swiss officials fear Germany may threaten Swiss neutrality to press an alliance with France and Italy. Berlin’s envoy promises neutrality, but Swiss papers cite Belgium and Luxembourg memories. Entente powers demand guarantees, while Switzerland worries about a possible future German breach and a tense, unstable position.
Representative Wood stirs Washington with mentions of Wilson secretary and his wife's brother in connection to the peace note leak. Tumulty Bolling and others deny links while Baruch is named as a Wall Street operator on national counsel. Debate continues about peace efforts and US role in the war.
The report notes a new Allied push and a potential German withdrawal from Romanian fields as fighting stalls on the northern Russian front near Riga Dvinsk. It suggests resumed activity hinges on weather and peace talk then shifts to wartime preparations.
The Gulf Coast Produce Exchange shows cooperative spirit by aiding forthcoming canning plants to find local markets. Keeping dollars at home benefits farmers, canners, the exchange, and consumers, boosting the community as the outlook for the plants is excellent. The State of Bliss Alaflamiss.
A verse lament on rising prices and cost of living. The speaker, a portly man, complains that every item from planked steaks to Belgian hare costs multiple wheels, leaving him little to spare for charity while he struggles to eat amid economic hardship.
The column offers a home tip to whiten piano keys using a soap scrub with a toothbrush, lukewarm rinse, thorough drying, a light alcohol boost, and sun bleaching. It also notes the Indian population at 209,224 with a slight rise since the last report, plus declines in infant deaths and tuberculosis deaths due to health campaigns.
The column forecasts an unusually lucky day for January 6 1917 with planets friendly to finance speculation especially in mines and minerals. Bankers and merchants are urged to push interests. risks include market panic and unexpected losses. Theaters and motion picture ventures may rise while some established firms lose. Col leges promise honors. birthdates bring luck but caution on litigation.
Advice on handling diphtheria emphasizes immediate burning of nose or throat discharge, boiling clothing used by the sick, and contacting a physician to use diphtheria antitoxin. The toxin is countered, life saved, and health restored. convalescents should avoid strenuous activity for at least a year to protect heart and organs.
A woman with a three week cough reports worsening at night, insomnia, prior fever and sore throat now resolved, and limited daytime sleep. Advice stresses physician evaluation, possible heart-lung links, diet and bathing changes, and cautious remedies.
Tonight two meetings are scheduled. The Mobile Medical Society meets at 7730 o'clock near St Michael and Conception Streets. Young Student Doctors meet at 730 o'clock at the Y M B A hall.
Southern Railway stockholders in Richmond on January 6 authorized the issue of 4 1 2 percent refunding and improvement mortgage bonds to replace existing four percent bonds. The plan allows up to 500 million outstanding at once and bonds will mature by October 1, 1999. An adjourned stockholders meeting set for January 19 to review a definite plan.
Police and county sheriff raid numerous locations yesterday resulting in liquor discoveries. Names listed include I. M. Nelson J. R. Danzy W. J. McGrath Pat Collins Tim Goulding Charles Fritz William McGrath Thomas Martin Fred Shaffer G Pinto M Maisel and others. Streets across Conti Hamilton Warren State Jackson Bloodgood Conception St Emanuel Texas Elmira St Louis Adams Bloodgood and Steele streets.
In a tense scene Warren returns home with detectives after a burglary attempt. Helen discovers the revolver in their bedroom is loaded with four cartridges, challenging Warren’s claim of being armed but unused. Her trust shatters as she confronts his deception and cowardice.
A reported shortage of buttons causes delays for a local tailor in Columbus Georgia. The Enquirer Sun notes the impact on fittings and promise of restocking soon.
The article describes a permanent nutritive condition of the intestinal membranes and notes that yeast is not a cure-all. It emphasizes yeast as another form of food that, when used intelligently alongside other foods, can help constipation problems disappear.
A teacher tells a tale of two brothers near an orchard. One resists stealing and is rewarded with a shilling. The other takes apples and learns a harsh moral judgment when the owner sees him. The class reacts with a chorus about honesty.
In Beattie Kansas a dean of Kan was in Wichita for a social event with a charming young East woman. She teased him about his trade and quipped that commercial travelers are not in Holyoke society. Beattie replied that their social standing was the same where he was. The tale endures in memory.
A blacksmith argued with a gardener over the first trade. The gardener cited Genesis about tending the Garden of Eden. The blacksmith retorted by asking who made the spades.
In Milwaukee a probate matter challenges the will as executors seek the court’s interpretation. The case highlights disputes over asset allocation and rightful heirs. Local officials urge timely filings and adherence to probate procedures.
A dramatic exchange shows a woman accusing Warren of cowardice and dishonesty, then crying in repentance. Warren dismisses her distress, misinterprets the moment, and insists they have little time left to sleep.
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