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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1916
Page
4
An advertisement notes mail subscription terms with rates 10 per month 40 per quarter or 5.00 per year for outside Mobile readers. Subscriptions require cash in advance.
An expert notes lay estimates post storm are unreliable and warns against sensational figures. He cites officials and businessmen, including Mr Taylor of Mobile & Ohio and Horace Turner of Turner Terminal, who report far lower losses than sensational reports. Mayor Lyons admits uncertainty and says precise damage awaits repairs.
President Wilson told Detroit audiences that the United States seeks permanent peace in Europe and fair, non coercive help to Mexico. He warned against attempting to conquer Mexico and urged business leaders to uphold justice to build trust with the Mexican people amid suspicions of U.S. motives.
The submarine merchantman achieves a record voyage from Baltimore, carrying goods valued around a million dollars for American firms. Supported by Entente warships, the voyage demonstrates the blockade can be run in this limited fashion and signals broader trade prospects.
The article argues that while submarines cannot feasibly carry enough contraband to impact Germany, a submarine liner could transport important mails and papers for financial and business transactions. This could tighten censorship as unopened mail may reach Germany from the United States.
The poem mocks political candidates including Hughes Fairbanks and Marshall, noting facial hair and grooming as signs of fitness. It suggests shaving would improve public perception and humorously imagines candidates visiting barbershops to look more like "human gents" while arguing there are no sideboards in the crowd.
The item recalls a reader's note about card origins. It cites a popular tale that Charles VI of France was amused by a 1414 pack given by a jester and explains card symbolism with hearts for churchmen spades for nobility diamonds for workers and clubs for peasants. It notes ancient or eastern roots and mentions a Hindustani pack over a thousand years old.
Readings say Mars and Neptune favor medicine surgery and mechanical work with great gains for carpenters lumbermen and iron workers over the next year. Scorpio born individuals gain. railways and fundraising are highlighted. lunar insight aids thoughtfulness and cooperation.
The article argues white bread causes malnutrition and pellagra, citing U S government findings from Spartanburg South Carolina. It warns that highly milled wheat and corn remove nutrients, urging consumption of whole grain white wheat and whole corn and rice products for better health.
A reader reports chest pain around the heart and shoulders, cites a goiter diagnosis, and notes a dentist broke a wisdom tooth. Advice suggests following physician guidance and trialing dietary changes for a week to observe effects, not a diagnosis. A separate query asks if bathing during menses is harmful, answered affirmatively only if it causes a general shock.
Various lodges and societies meet tonight in Mobile including I O O F Mechanics Lodge No 69 at the Masonic Temple and several Knights of Pythias and Woodmen groups. The State Harbor Board also convenes at 10 p.m. in the Bank of Mobile Building.
The anti typhoid serum is injected into the bloodstream to build immunity against typhoid bacilli. It requires proper laboratory facilities and is similar to the diphtheria vaccine. Have your physician contact the U S Army Medical Corps in Washington or obtain serum from major drug companies. costs and exact immunity duration vary by source and individual.
The piece argues Selma residents should not boast of hypothetical actions and praises local patriotism. It urges not to criticize the city or its people until a formal presidential call for volunteers is issued and notes young men staying home rather than joining distant companies.
Attorney Eugene M. Bunyard lays out witnesses in coherent sequence for the case of Will H. Orpet charged with murdering Marion Lambert. The prosecution aims to connect testimony to establish the alleged crime and motive during the trial in Waukegan.
Rain disrupted plans for the national convention of the Order of Kl Klans in Baltimore with the patriotic Fort McHenry celebration canceled and a floral parade postponed to the evening.
In Mount Carmel Pennsylvania Reverend Artemus Dean aged as the oldest surviving Ambhurst College alumnus and noted Presbyterian clergyman died yesterday. Born in Chelsea Vermont in 24 he had long served in church affairs. In Washington Public Health Service reports show infantile paralysis not epidemic beyond New York.
London officials deny a cable report that Britain protested to Washington about a German submarine in an American port. The foreign office called the dispatch unfounded and stated no such protest had been made.
George A. Chamberlain of New Mexico is nominated consul general at Havana, succeeding James L. Rodgers who is transferred to Mexico City.
Washington makes a formal appeal to all warring powers to grant mutual concessions for shipping relief supplies into Poland amid ongoing conflict. The note emphasizes unhindered aid and safe passage for humanitarian shipments.
Helen and Warren roam a crowded market seeking a 1768 sampler. A quarrel over price reveals hidden sentiment as Warren secretly buys the sampler for a bob. Helen’s relief turns to humor as she discovers the old treasure restored.
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