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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
4
The dispatch notes subscriptions for the Chicago and St. Louis offices with a focus on the February renewal drive. It lists price details for annual subscriptions and mentions editorial and news sections along with society pages.
The latest wartime update describes Russian forces halting German and Austro Hungarian advances along the Romanian front between Braila and Vadeni. Reports say Russians regained initiative, while German and Austrian leaders, including Von Falkenhayn, may press a new drive as Entente powers push Greek affairs and Constantine's fate.
The article argues for a jay walking law in Mobile to reduce pedestrian risk and ease traffic officer duties. It notes earlier times with fewer cars and suggests regular crosswalk use would lessen danger and traffic burdens.
Proposals in rivers and harbors funding seek a canal to connect Mobile and Pensacola regions. The project would lower freight costs for county farmers and enable fruit livestock and farm goods to reach markets, with entry into Mobile Bay at Bon Secour. Senator Fletcher promotes the measure.
Plans for a city wide carnival emphasize larger parades and spectacular lighting. The association canvasses for funds, aiming at 25,000 dollars budget, with progress reported by Chairman Eimacker and expectations for a major March event benefiting all citizens and businesses.
A historical editorial argues for Meridian Mobile and Delta highways to boost Mobile business by improving trade and reducing travel time. It notes past indifference to road plans, cites potential savings for Mobile wholesale firms, and calls for modernizing all main Mobile County roads with new bee-line routes.
The poem rails at unreliable youths and broken promises. It follows a speaker who hires Charles to help bale hay and Bernie Bird to saw but laments their failure to appear or keep vows. The verse attacks idleness and a culture of unkept word, portraying recurring disappointment.
The Q and A explain that Easter is a movable festival fixed as the first Sunday after the full moon of March, tied to church canons and lunar timing. Yellowstone Park covers about sixty-five miles north to south and fifty five miles east to west.
A reader friendly chart notes Saturn Sun and Mercury benefic guiding politics publishing theater and personal risk. It forecasts promotions for famed unusual occupations stern aging writers and prosperous travel restricted by caution. It mentions storms in California and the West and warns for a railway or naval link.
The article explains eczema forms including scalp involvement with blisters and crusts. It emphasizes rebuilding the underlying blood supply to nourish affected skin and remove waste, noting salves and lotions vary in effectiveness and arsenic has helped in some chronic cases.
Knights of Pythias Percivale hi No 102 meet at 7 30 Castle Ali 88. Knights of Macabees Mobile Tent No 10 meet at Dauphin and St Emanuel streets. Thelstan Lodge No 369 AF and AM meet at 7 30 Masonic Temple. Rotary Old Meets at 12 30 in Cawthon Hotel assembly room. 8 Salesladies meet at 6 Y M B A Hall. Gold Fellows Rebekah Lodge No 40 Oda Fellows Hall. Deval Order of Moose Mobile Lodge No 321 203 Government Street.
A reader reports chronic backache worsened by poor posture and a long work life. The answer prescribes castor oil with bread and butter, and a moderate dinner to reduce internal toxin buildup causing the back pain.
Whole wheat bread uses the full wheat kernel including bran germ and starch. White bread uses only the starchy part with bran and germ removed. White bread is easier to bake but far less nutritious than whole wheat bread.
The 1920s report from Simla shows over 28 000 people in British India died last year from snakes and wild animals. Tigers and other beasts caused 1 923 deaths while people killed by reptiles reached 26 385. Bihar and Orissa saw the highest regional toll with 684 fatalities.
In a tense nighttime drive, Bob swerves to avoid a branch harming Louise eye. Warren and Helen assist the injured passenger as the car continues through misty woods while Louise clings to Bob and Warren inspects a possible eye injury. Louise’s pendant is revealed.
A satirical column parodies hopes for peace in Europe as if a boxing match. A mock dialogue mocks officials and leaders, noting Allies’ replies and the stubborn stand of belligerents. The piece ends asking readers if they see any signs of peace.
Lieutenant G W von Brincken, military attache at the German consulate in San Francisco, had ink sketched on his baby daughter’s wrist as proof his wife would not take another couple’s child when leaving the hospital. He had previously studied hospital nurse methods of identification and called for ink to mark infants amid fallout from a munitions plot. The mother is Miss Milo Aberfreer, daughter of a local San Francisco family.
General Frederick Funston and party reached the punitive column near Colonia Dublan Mexico late last night. He will review the Dublan garrison tomorrow morning with General Pershing and inspect posts along the punitive line.
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