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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
4
A historic notice shows delivery by mail outside Mobile and advance payment for a rental home in Mobile Alabama with times and offices listed in Chicago New York and St Louis. The date June 9 1816 appears in the fragmented OCR text.
Mobile gains momentum from extensive ship repair work with hundreds of workers on good wages. Two vessels will spend over 150000 dollars on repairs, including the tanker San Cristobal, likely the largest job here. Total in sight exceeds a quarter of a million, with the bark Carmela drawing wide attention and promising more hulks to be fitted out. Fortunes await if Mobile builds a full shipbuilding plant.
The city urges public support for a full battalion of infantry as in former days. Recruitments for the Machine Gun Company are nearly complete, with other companies actively filling rosters. A Preparedness Parade and Monroe Park camp will showcase units, while Lt Davison advocates a river rifle range to boost readiness. Public backing is key to mobilizing four strong militia companies.
Former Senator Frank S. White told Mobile Medical College graduates that the school is a Mobile institution and should remain here. He noted bitter fights to move it to Birmingham but argued there was no real decline in efficiency, affirming Mobile and the college belong together.
The Mobile Country Club and the city celebrate awarding the contract for a handsome Spring Hill club building. Work should start soon with completion in about four months. The plan promises one of the Souths handsomest clubhouses and a new point of civic pride.
Word from Washington says President Wilson seriously considers proposing arbitration to General Carranza. A joint commission would study the questions in controversy and seek an amicable settlement, though uncertainties remain about bandit activity and U S position.
The author argues withdrawal is wise only if Carranza approves arbitration. If the President supports arbitration, it could avert conflict with Mexico.
The piece notes that Republican and Progressive platforms align with Democratic ideas on naval reestablishment, preparedness, and tariffs, while criticizing Wilson's administration. It cites Germany’s losses in the North Sea and the Verdun fort’s fall as context, and mentions Chicago protesters seeking a vote site for the convention.
Walt Mason mocks the unenthusiastic citizen who stays quiet during wins but gripes at taxes and improvements. The piece portrays such a man as a brake on the town, praising communal cheer and civic spirit while labeling the skeptic as decayed worth until his death.
Astrologers forecast an uneventful day with Venus in favorable aspect benefiting women and hospitality. Profitable prospects for hotels, millinery, gowns, and feminine tastes. but expect shifts in business and possible losses. Surprises in politics and war related tensions loom. Newport to draw foreign visitors. a social leader may die in an eastern city.
Answers cover horses insured by fire insurance companies and basic foot relief. The item explains rest and elevation for tired feet and notes the Louison as the early name for the guillotine, linking it to Dr Louis and Dr Guillotin in its history.
Health guidance urges families to secure ample rest for St Vitus Dance patients. Emphasizes daytime naps, quiet activities after meals, outdoor play, hourly relaxation, and warm feet. Recommends a routine of long sleep periods to aid recovery and cites sleep as the best medicine.
A collection of brief Q A style notes covering marriage advisability for second cousins and health queries. Topics include hereditary concerns, emetic mustard seed risks, baby nervousness remedies through feeding and sleep, chamomile tea effects, and potential harm from long term use of asboline tablets.
Mrs Browny Bat wakes with long winged toes and glides from a sycamore trunk to the creek at dusk. She feeds on a variety of insects while Browny the Woodrat observes, noting her graceful flight before returning to rest for the night.
The text rejects the idea that chocolate candy causes a known condition or alters calcium metabolism. It states no food or medicine can change the body's calcium proportion and dismisses quotaions as unverifiable. It labels the claim as a theory used to push demand for a drug or dope.
Mrs. Dalton urges Helen Curtis to join a district canvass for the club promoting suffrage and women’s broader roles. She explains the work as explaining rules to uninformed women and correcting misconceptions, noting the effort has begun and shows promise while Helen weighs the responsibility and her husband’s possible reaction.
A columnist urges readers to seek wise detached advice before risky choices. She recalls letters from girls in love with married men and from others who learned from counsel. The piece praises prudent guidance and summarizes two thank you notes for supportive, practical insight.
A fragment describes a strikingly dressed woman with a deep voice who impressed Warren though he disapproved of the pairing. The narrative hints at a continuing tale centered on their relationship and social tensions.
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