Council Delivers Home For Outside Of People
A city council action delivers a home for people outside the usual eligible group, marking a notable local policy decision.
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1917
Page
4
Rev Dr Erdman to Speak at Government Street Church
An unusual opportunity brings Dr Charles Erdman of Princeton Theological Seminary to the Government Street Presbyterian Church for a week long series of sermons. The crowd response at yesterday’s meeting suggests strong attendance is likely all week. The article also notes wartime updates including Carranza forces in Mexico and Italian advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Erdman
Princeton Theological Seminary
Street
Presbyterian Church
Erdman
Campaign of Education to Teach New Americans Citizenship
The World urges a nation-wide newspaper backed push to educate new Americans about U S ideals and government. It argues immigrants cling to origin language and customs but can become good Americans with simple facts and education leading to citizenship. It calls for native-born Americans to support and participate in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinence Hation
United States
E World
Central Powers press on in Romania and Riga area
War dispatches indicate the Central Powers intensify their offensive against Rumania with Braila in focus and Russian fronts near Riga-Dvinsk showing renewed activity. Observers warn of possible reinforcements to the German drive while Allied lines hold along Franco-British sectors and the Moldavian front remains tense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
Germany
Ney
Senate backs peace note reply while Wilson pursues Entente terms
The United States Senate approved a request for a statement on peace terms from the Entente powers as Wilson presses for a concrete plan. Officials say outcomes hinge on forthcoming Entente replies and ongoing U boat concerns. Political maneuvering and local cases are noted alongside scattered references to bills and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
United States Senate
United States
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Snow
Poet Walt Mason recalls snow days of youth and shifts to a somber view of winter’s hardship. He contrasts past joy with present cold as he urges readers to help the needy rather than seek plunder.
Dead reckoning and sapper work in medieval siege
The Q A explains dead reckoning as estimating a ship s position by log and course with drift and leeway adjustments. It then describes medieval sappers mining under walls to breach fortifications, using shelters, propping, and timed fires to topple walls.
Stars Incline but Do Not Compel Horoscope Board
The 1917 January 8 forecast notes Sun and Venus favoring early employment seekers while Mars brings risk later. Women may gain profitable positions. national power via partisan appointments hinted in the West. Forecasts predict prosperity for shops serving women and for modistes, milliners, jewelers and glove dealers. Also warned are tax increases, living costs, labor unrest, and political scandals across the U.S. with possible disruptive events in England and Queen Alexandra’s affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Mars
West
Mexico
Congress
United States
England
Sadie
Queen Alexandra
Christmas Debt Haunts the Household as Bills Mount
A humorous reflection on a family's holiday spending and the old man's mounting debt. The father contends with endless bills, instalments, and a stretched budget, while the message suggests the season intensifies financial strain and a pervasive checkbook blues.
Fraternal and labor lodge meetings listed across Mobile area
A schedule of meetings includes Odd Fellows Napoleonville Lodge, Knights of Pythias Rescue Lodge, Woodmen the World Forest Camp, Woodmen Benevolent Association, Masonic Mobile Lodge 40, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Knights of Columbus, Fraternal Order of Eagles Mobile, I O O B Mobile, Odd Fellows Union Lodge, Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 111, Board of Revenue and Road Committee, United Association Plumbers Local 119, and United Brotherhood of Carpenters Union 89, at various times and venues including Masonic Temple, 158 St Francis St, 76 1/2 Dauphin St, and Central Trades Council Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Association of Plumbers
Central Trades Council Hall
United . Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Union No
Christmas bills bite: lovers and debt in holiday economy
A Philadelphia Inquirer note mocks holiday spending and credit pressure on families. It depicts a father crushed by Christmas bills, with lines about installments, ties, and the lingering burden of gifts as a humorous social complaint.
Talks On Health is a gland the pancreas focus
Health discussion explains glands as tube like masses performing chemical work. It notes that proper gland function prevents sugar in urine and clarifies that diabetes is linked to the pancreas not the kidneys.
Dieting and modern surgery guidance and home remedies
A reader asks where to find dieting and surgery books and about adhesions after appendectomy. An expert says only surgical measures dissolve adhesions, no oral medicine works. The letter also covers skin pimples, throat irritation, and home-care tips with boracic acid powder and castor oil as purifiers.
Chinaman Fined in Canadian Court Over Language Barrier
A Chinaman appeared before a Canadian magistrate for a minor offense and faced a language hurdle. The judge struggled to communicate in English while an officer attempted to translate with a brash taunt, but the defendant insisted the fine was only one dollar.
Child Chooses Small Apple After Mother's Lesson
A mother instructs her son Joseph to let his little sister choose first. The sister picks the small apple after being told she could have the little one or none at all. This obser vation from Harper's Bazar reflects practical lessons in sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazar
Failed Promises and a Kiss Solve Financial Woe
A husband swears to send funds on a business trip but forgets. The wife, short of money and telegrahmed for cash, receives a playful response. She sends a kiss instead and settles the matter by humor, noting the landlord was satisfied with that payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Post-Dis
Ruins in Guatemala Studied by Archaeologists
Antigua Guatemala's ancient city ruins are under study by archeologists from Harvard University. The century old site offers evidence of early Central American civilization and its discovery astonishes scholars. Prices cited as a cheerful thought relate to no personal cost for the family facing the lump in the throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pentemec
Antigua
Guatemala
Marvard Uni
Central America
Toledo Blade
Health Officials Schedule Tie to Discuss Upcoming Haga Meeting
Journal notes unclear but mentions health officials planning a tie or meeting at Haga with discussions about forthcoming actions. No clear dates or organizations are readable.
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Bell
Council
Constantine
Carranza
Italy
Mobile
Lewis
Bill Smith
Ives
Tod
By Walt Mason
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mer
Maurice Ketten
Monn
Oro
Treasury
Houdini
Papa
Doc Cook
Admiral Peary
Tani
Odd Fellows
Napoleonville
Knights of Pythias—Rescue Lodge
Pythian Castle
Woodmen
Que B. A. Hall
Woodmen Benevolent Association
St. Francis Street
Masonic—Mobile
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Knights of Columbus Air
Fraternal Order of Eagle—Mobile Aerie
Dauphin Street
I. O
Mobile Dam No
Odd Fellows—Union Lodge No
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Board of Revenue and Road Commctee
Courtouse
Elor
Gossiy
Holiday Bill Payers of America
Ger
Philadelphia
Questions and
Hobson’s
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