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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1917
Page
4
A compact page from Mommee Alabama reports editorial notes and news items dated January 18 1917. Coverage highlights local affairs and community updates within the small town context.
B Ernest, newly appointed to lead tick control in the county, calls on cattle owners to cooperate. He plans cattle dipping campaigns and seeks voluntary compliance before law enforcement, stressing the need for farmers to contact him with their preferences and to avoid moving cattle long distances.
The text notes Rumanian forces resuming activity on multiple fronts as they push to reclaim positions. It references Russian and Teuton roles, winter weather hindering offensives, and potential renewed actions in northern lines. Mention is made of Grand Duke Nicholas and operations near Erzerum and the Sultan's forces as part of ongoing war developments.
The piece notes Mobile and Ohio Railway button system issues and talks of shifting lines to Northeastern routes to bolster Mobile port. It mentions Burlington interests backing port use, pending improvements, and pressure on officials to accelerate facility upgrades amid competing railroad moves. It also references soldiers, a court decision on the Mann Act, and weather disrupting cotton shipments.
Law ton asserts at the hearings that Henry of the rules committee and a cabinet officer and a banker profited in the stock market via the leak. McAdoo and Henry deny the charge as the probe resumes with renewed House authorization. Tumulty’s name resurfaces as the committee seeks a full accounting of the alleged leak.
Poet Walt Mason quips on the harsh winter with brisk rhymes. He urges readers to cheer up as spring promises relief and new sounds from nature.
The most valuable book is a Mohammedan Koran kept in Isanan- Raza Persia. Its gold covers, stones, and parchment Value at least 125000. A second famed item is the Prince de Ligne volume in France with cutout letters on vellum and blue paper. its author craft remains unknown and 1640 oracle offered 60000.
The column offers a midmonth look at fate and daily guidance. It suggests readers weigh choices yet refrain from forcing outcomes, urging patience and prudent steps aligned with personal strength and timing.
A 1917 newspaper note warns of a highly adverse planetary alignment for banking, commerce, and legislation. It foresees market fear, cautious brokers, and potential losses, with uncertainty and delays in Washington and possible sensational economic or political reporting. The text also cautions about risks to the elderly and suggests safeguarding individuals born under Aquarius traits.
The article explains white blood cells or leukocytes as the immune army defending the body. It describes boils as battles where invading germs meet white corpuscles, causing swelling pain and tissue stress, and urges consulting a physician for proper care.
A reader asks how to reduce and avoid fat and mentions chronic constipation and headaches. The reply compares overeating to drinking, urges self restraint, and questions whether living to eat or eating to live. It also suggests a two week water fast as a drastic remedy.
Odd Fellows and Masons chapters meet at various halls in Mobile Dauphin and St Emanuel streets and商 Chamber of Commerce venues. Groups include Junior O U A M Mobile Council No 5 Ben Hur Gull City Court Y M B A Modern Woodmen and Mechanics lodges with times around 7 30 to 8 00 and several council halls and buildings listed.
Louise reveals a long pending conflict with Bob rooted in jealousy over George Wilton. At a road house dinner, the group discusses trust and a pendant with six stones linking past gifts to present tensions, while Warren and Helen observe the unraveling marriage under bright orange lighting.
The Supreme Court sustained a South Carolina verdict awarding $319,000 damages to Johnn Minis of Sumter, South Carolina, killed in a grade crossing accident in 1916. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad had appealed, but the appeal was dismissed.
A fashionable Boston church member complains about a noisy neighbor blocking devotion. The pastor ponders a delicate request and then proposes a playful cure by inviting the disruptive neighbor to join the choir.
A neighbor recounts a domestic tale where a wife impressed her husband with meals, receiving a fine gift as thanks. When the cook quits, she declares she will cook herself, prompting a joke about a long black veil as the reward.
An elderly man over seventy walked ten miles from his home to Norwich, Connecticut. Upon arrival he was greeted by an astonished acquaintance who teased him about the journey, noting the message he saw on a sign reading Soon to Biiien is fine an hour, which amused him.
CHICAGO Jan. 16 J Maurice eoeet who killed his young wife, aan aS by cit her as he said, 'fe im prisonment by Judge in the criminal today Diead.
Los Angeles reports Allen Callan Bolanak was arrested on a charge of workery in a lumber firm with a shortage of 12713 dollars. He claimed the books were in poor condition when he took over the accounts.
A fragmented text hints at commodity trading themes with references to markets and pricing signals. The snippet mentions supply, demand, and possible shifts, but lacks clear details or named entities to specify a definite event or players.
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