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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
4
A dated 1917 Alabama newspaper fragment shows a Bell Home Editors section with notices about subscriptions and payments. It references advance subscription terms, carrier delivery, and outside-of-town billing. The snippet includes CITY MOBILE and the date January 10, 1917.
The piece markets a Mobile youth group membership with access to a gymnasium, basketball and handball, a library, reading room, Bible classes, and social clubs for about fifty dollars yearly. It notes the association offers substantial benefits but faces financial troubles and calls for better support.
Reported ultimata place King George under pressure as the Entente demands major armed forces reductions and an accord by December 31. Allied push threatens Greece's alliance options and Macedonia strategy while indicating growing pressure on German fronts to the north.
Authorities allege a network led by Charles C. Hanley and Lt. Martin White pocketed protection money from illicit resorts. A green book found at White’s premises reportedly confirms conspiracy. States Attorney Hoyne coordinates the exposure as calls for cleanup grow.
An essay urges courteous telephone conduct in business and personal calls. It notes rude practices such as slamming receivers and misidentifying callers, and it advocates treating others with politeness as a simple New Year’s resolution.
Walt Mason humorously chronicles Rufus Jinks after being celebrated as a new grandfather. He jokes about aging, pride, and the town’s reactions while avoiding showy happiness and recognizing the symbolic blow to his self image.
The QandA advises soap and warm water to clean a mara bou boa. Soak briefly, work gently with fingers, rinse thoroughly. Shake outdoors to restore fluffiness. results are not promising after removal from water.
The January 10 1947 horoscope warns women against business opportunities and lovers due to strong Uranus and Venus influence. It foresees deceit misjudgment and scandals with divorces rising, notes risks for singers actors and modistes, and cautions storms floods and financial strains ahead.
Mobile hosts multiple fraternal gatherings at the Scottish Rite Cathedral and nearby halls. Masonic and Rose Croix chapters meet, with Owls and Peace Rebekah lodges listed at specific streets. Young Men's Institute holds a 7:30 PM session at the YMCA hall, with Ladies Auxiliary meeting at Central Trades Council Hall.
The article notes swollen neck glands arise from low vitality and susceptibility to tuberculosis. It advises mild childhood remedies such as hot wet dressings, neck bandages, castor oil cleansing, and a simple diet with fresh fruit, emphasizing avoiding colored fruit for preserving nutrients.
The advice urges accepting glasses to correct astigmatism or refractive errors rather than relying on powders or baths. It emphasizes mechanical eye flaws are fixed by proper eyewear and suggests seeing a specialist for relief from headaches and strain.
Advice urges careful planning and thorough study of each project to avoid rushing into actions. It warns against relying on luck and urges identifying and correcting failings to advance.
The article advises reducing nitrogen intake to balance body load, suggesting foods low in nitrogen like bananas and cabbage while avoiding bread rice and potatoes. It proposes a small daily meat portion of two to three ounces and notes previously printed discussions on the topic for further guidance.
Announcement from St Louis reports the Missouri Pacific Railway in receivership will have a foreclosure sale in St Louis on February 21. It is expected the only bidder will be the reorganization committee.
A couple, touring Baltimore, dine aboard a train then explore the city. Warren struggles to navigate after leaving a glittering cafe with music and reflected light and searches for a hotel name as they wander near a church and burying ground under a full moon.
Warren and Helen wander a dark city seeking their hotel after forgetting its name. They struggle to find a taxi, consult a drug store, and finally accept a taxi to The Aldine near the theater district as rain begins to fall.
A Cardiff Mail anecdote describes a small boy who watches a sewer worker at a grating where his father once lost a shilling. The worker helps when the boy asks if this is the grating, and the boy confirms after seeing his father retrieve the coin.
A business men's club in Western town split into two camps arguing over meals. At lunch, a waiter reveals the steward left to fetch better food, ending the dispute with an abrupt, unannounced act.
Mrs. Melien seeks to avoid offending her new cook by asking a servant to confirm if the tinned salmon was eaten last night. The servant notes the cook already ate it and adds she would feel more uncomfortable if told she caused it.
A lady acrobat complains the audience is cold and urges changing her spot on the bill. The vaudeville manager questions how the shift helps, noting she would appear right after a lecturing act about the Arctic.
The Planters National Bank board in Richmond Virginia doubled its capital to 300000 dollars. Each stockholder receives a 100 percent extra dividend in addition to the same semi annual dividend. The action awaits approval from the comptroller of the currency.
The scene moves as Warren dismisses the driver and dismisses a doorway suggestion. A cab speeds toward an unfamiliar doorway as Langdon is guessed to be the Belvedere, amid tension and deflected expectations.
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