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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
4
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An editorial ribbing on sensational loss estimates from various papers after Mobile storm damage. It cites figures from New Orleans and Birmingham papers, notes $50,000 as Mobile's actual uninsured loss, and mocks sensational chatter while urging Mobile to handle its own recovery.
The article notes growing Entente activity on multiple fronts with July 1 as a planned combined offensive date. It reports heavy Allied pressure in France and Belgium, gains by British and French forces, Russian advances toward Lemberg, and cavalry movements into Hungary. The piece links food shortages in the dual monarchy to wartime strain and potential peace implications.
The piece argues Mexicans seek American operators and industries to revive their economy. It notes concern over safety and guarantees against robbery and murder for returning workers, amid border tensions and shifting political stance.
The article notes delays in equipping national guards drafted by President Wilson for the Mexican crisis. Henry G. Sharpe, acting head of the Quartermaster Corps, recommends establishing an army depot in each congressional district to speed equipment when emergencies arise. Gen Sharpe has long pressed for a house system, acknowledging potential costs.
The article notes a storm forming in the eastern Caribbean could move east toward the Atlantic and possibly reach Mobile. It advises watching the storm’s progress and preparing if it approaches Mobileward. It recalls Mobile’s long history with tropical systems bringing strong winds and high water.
The poem satirizes a speaker mulling Wilson Hughes and local politics. The poet recalls visiting Jim Bickle’s blacksmith shop and lampooning candidates while avoiding household chores. The narrator’s wife and daughter stay busy as he muses on campaign follies.
The Item's daily question box presents a brainteaser about a chain of letters and geometric progression to reach 50 people with ten cent sends, noting the answer grows to prodigious figures. It also answers queries on Thomas Nelson Page and Joel Chandler Harris, and the ancient names Babylon and Nineveh with concise explanations.
The column predicts a fortunate day for large ventures and commerce with island peoples, with Jupiter aiding legal minds and those in finance. Cautions include avoiding speculation and deceit in evening financial matters. Cancer-born individuals are forecast strong minded and highly successful.
R George D Young of Chicago argues preventable deaths in Chicago run into thousands monthly. He says the city lags in health efforts, losing the edge as the healthiest large city, and notes police budgets far exceed health spending. He calls for preventive disease measures nationwide.
The guidance favors using salt and condiments sparingly as a relish rather than a daily staple. Moderation and common sense are advised, with hot soup at meal start praised for appetite and digestion. Whole wheat bread is more nourishing than white bread. crackers' nourishment parallels bread to an extent.
European readers learn that decorative hand painted furniture has crossed the Atlantic from America with claims to imitate eighteenth century marquetry using white wood methods gouache and oil paints. An English journal notes the trend and outlines practical steps from outlining designs on bare wood to applying Chinese white gouache and a final varnish.
In Nashville a hearing on the Estes impeachment case featured M G Bailey cashier of a Memphis bank describing numerous notes against Attorney General Estes. The notes bore signatures from officials including Congressman K D McKellar and Hubert F Fisher. The news item lists other national updates from Washington Chicago Charlottesville Minneapolis London Durham Chicago Baltimore Detroit Hot Springs and more.
In a London flat, a woman confesses to Helen that her lover, now wounded and dying, is another woman's husband. She laments six years of torment after an engagement broken by his departure to India and his wartime marriage, asking if happiness could have changed the outcome. She urges secrecy and frets over the chance to contact him, seeking one last answer about their wasted lives.
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