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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1916
Page
4
A fragmented mobile newspaper item from June 5 1916 notes wire service delivery details. It references the Associated Press and mentions offices in New York Chicago and St Louis with subscription rates and carrier delivery terms.
The promised importation of dye woods to Mobile has begun with four cases received last week. More will arrive as vessels are chartered to meet keen demand and high freights. The logwood dyes are said to surpass coal tar products from Germany, signaling Mobile’s potential to remain a leading import port after the European conflict ends.
The passage advocates establishing barge lines between Mobile and Cuba and argues that Mobile should build and launch barges locally rather than send work to other ports. It notes hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake and references Vinegar Bend Lumber Company work near Slidell Louisiana and bids for more barges. It emphasizes local materials, a natural shipyard site, and calls for business leaders to seize the opportunity for Mobile’s benefit.
Enthusiastic demonstrations in Chicago New Orleans and Nashville showcase strong support for defense measures. Chicago drew 130000 marchers in a patriotic show of unity as veterans joined in urging preparedness and national strength.
The article notes Secretary of the Navy Daniel's aim to urge Congress to authorize dirigible construction for the navy. It cites German air surveillance and British lack, plus American builders admitting they work in the dark, needing naval guidance to blaze the path for improved models.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels urged comprehensive training for Army and Navy personnel. Speaking at Annapolis, he stressed courage on the battlefield and the need for well trained crews, arguing readiness saves lives and strengthens national defense.
United Fruit Company with headquarters in New York and interests in Mobile and New Orleans offers male employees who enroll in military training camps four weeks of paid vacation and 75 dollars for camp expenses. The move aims to boost national preparedness and may set a pattern for other corporations to follow.
The House passed the navy bill with additions in several parts and the administration’s preparedness program gains shape. Senator Tillman plans to push an amendment to add two dreadnoughts and one battle cruiser beyond the House provisions, arguing for a maximum naval buildup in the next two years.
A humorous poem urges a sleepy son to rise as farm chores loom. The narrator depicts dawns on the farm with dew, birds, and pigs, contrasting the speaker's youth with his son's sluggish start and warning of punishment for oversleeping.
Horoscope notes a cautious day with Mercury favoring press work early, Neptune causing volatility later. Warns travel risks, predicts royal sorrow in Norway, possible U S immigration of veterans, a steamer wreck, and rising Canadian prosperity. Also foresees weddings, new women’s groups, and political disappointments.
In London on June 26, 1831 England France Austria Prussia and Russia signed a treaty containing eighteen articles guaranteeing Belgium's neutrality. The agreement was ratified to preserve Belgium's independence and limit foreign entanglements.
A correspondent describes chronic constipation and gas after a heavy diet and olive oil intake. The writer recommends medical examination and common sense, noting many indigestion causes lie in waste buildup and advising a simple fasting approach with two meals a day.
The text claims diabetes relates to muscle tissue converting to sugar and warns of grave outcomes when the tissue changes. It asserts that muscle protein turning into sugar proceeds faster than dietary sugars, implying a dire prognosis and linking abnormal metabolism to diabetes.
In a sunny garden tale Yellow Puff the boastful chick parades his beauty and size. The patient Garden Toad challenges his bragging with a simple truth that true handsomeness shows in deeds. Yellow Puff learns to curb vanity as he grows alongside his siblings.
Mary Jane asks which behavior is proper when two boy friends who are friends of her husband visit her apartment Sundays. One sometimes brings candy or books and magazines, the other never brings anything. Her friend says she should not accept gifts, but her husband approves. She asks which is right and notes the first man seems thoughtful and pleased to give pleasure since he has no home to entertain.
A young man expresses thanks for the courtesies shown in your home by presenting small house gifts. He intends no other meaning behind the offering and says the gesture is a proper return for the welcome he received.
A reader frets over rejecting a future engagement ring after learning her fiancé will attend several weddings solo. The advice says public engagement alters invite etiquette and the couple should not blame each other for others lack of form. If not invited to some weddings, embrace patience and avoid faulting the fiancé.
A refined note requests a friend visit on a stated evening to mend a misunderstanding. It affirms respect for his good judgment while asserting that girls hold standards even the wisest men may miss and ends with reassurance of independence.
A fragment shows a woman named Helen confiding fatigue with her husband Warren to Frances. They discuss marriage weariness, personal space, and whether women tire of their spouses for no obvious reason in a small intimate setting.
In a candid exchange, Frances counsels Helen that some women worry when life runs too smoothly. Helen objects she is busy with home and baby, while Frances urges finding an outside interest to fill leisure time and perhaps earn money. An installment of the series follows soon.
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