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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
4
The notice lists subscription terms for Mail outside Mobile with cash in advance. Prices shown include five dollars and various small charges for editorial and news sections. The January 13 1917 date anchors the circular.
Mardi Gras committees plan expanded attractions with five hydroaeroplanes and a Pensacola naval aeronautical unit to draw visitors. A dirigible may join, boosting turnout. plans hinge on a $25 000 fund and mobilization by Mobile business leaders during the festival period.
Washington dispatches report Allied terms after President Wilson’s peace note, with Entente replies seen as flexible while Germany remains firm. Analysts expect possible spring settlement if military changes allow, as the United States cautions readiness amid ongoing war.
The piece discusses suspicions surrounding a leak about President Wilson's peace note and the House inquiry. Democrats resist expanding the investigation while urging continued inquiry to determine who is responsible, with references to leaks, blame, and broader political tensions including foreign policy matters.
The Webb K prohibition enforcement act is upheld, and Congress may ban liquor ads in mails to dry states. Mississippi debates a sweeping new prohibition act and a highway to the Centennial Exposition Gulfport. An American died in Mexico, puzzling the State Department, while European cabinets shift and figures like Thomas Lawson comment on probing.
A humorous verse about winter lingering and anticipation of spring. The speaker mock fights the cold with fiery language while noting spring's pests and illness, then revels in renewed vigor as the season shifts.
A column responding to reader queries covers hosting a wedding at the bride’s home and minister travel fees, coin value for a given half penny, and inheritance rules in Mississippi. It advises consulting a lawyer for estate questions and suggests locating coin dealers or pawnbrokers for selling coins.
A 1917 prognostication predicts travel dangers at sea due to bad weather and a sinister sign for domestic happiness. It warns of political disruption in the United States, a threat from Mexico, plots with foreign powers, and a wedding drawing international comment.
A note lists meetings at Workers Central Trades Council Hall for this evening. Members and committees met to discuss labor relations and community outreach.
In gloom or stress friendship lifts spirits and improves health. A story of General Joffre sharing a kiss with volunteers underscores loyalty, sacrifice, and the reciprocal value of true friendship. Stick to friends, practice courtesy, and give friendship to receive its health benefits.
A reader reports years of taste and smell loss with catarrh and asks for relief. The response notes possible nerve involvement and recommends a nerve specialist to assess sensory function using specialized equipment, as prognosis depends on the nervous system and degeneration reaction.
A reader asks if she should marry the fiancé chosen by her mother to avoid heartbreak. The adviser urges against marrying to reform a man and cautions against marrying without love. She is urged to choose loyalty to the man who truly cares for her or remain without love and marriage for now.
A reader declares that after three years together Ay Ee ended the engagement and should return the ring. The writer argues a ring is a pledge of love and must be returned when an engagement ends, reflecting custom and good taste.
A call to consult with the local medical society to locate a neurologist whose ethical standing is unquestioned and whom one can trust completely. The search emphasizes reliability, professional reputation, and proven expertise.
Tourists from the North watched a lean bristled rasorback hog rubbing against a scrub at a little Southern train stop. A native was asked its name and replied simply Rasorback hawg.
A domestic scene unfolds with Warren, Helen, and children as they debate chores and a cottage stay. Carrie notes household tasks while Bobbie fusses over belongings, a stove is discussed, and trains and a London case create minor tensions in a cluttered home.
A Southern man seeks divorce after three weeks of marriage, told by a minister he cannot grant divorces. The tale shifts to Adolphus de Milyuns in a car crash, two dead, two fled, with a quip about payment and hens in a Pittsburgh Dispatch style local vignette.
Two longtime servants Mary and Nora share a home with two maiden ladies. One resident favors cremation and Nora visits Ireland. The dust rests in the urn in the sitting room fireplace, leaving the surviving sister with a sense of the departed. A year later Nora returns hoping to rejoin the home.
A fragmented note describes attendees enduring mosquitoes while watching a math display. the item ends with a continued line for Monday. No further names or places are readable.
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