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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
4
Mobile Alabama June 15 1916 edition notes council affairs and local society happenings. Advertisements and briefs outline community events, civic topics, and societal updates across the city’s residents.
The piece defends holding a Preparedness Parade over a Fourth of July holiday observance in Mobile. It argues patriotism and national defense priority justify the demonstration, deeming a single holiday trivial beside the city's defense concerns.
Evidence grows that Mobile is missing a ship building plant as Orange Texas booms with a small yard employing 250 men on a single job. More big work is planned and experts say Mobile has the natural advantages to support a plant. A Mobile firm will outfit schooners at Orange with engines after competing with New Orleans firms.
Official reports claim Russian forces in Galicia and Bukovina have captured 108000 and inflicted over 200000 casualties as the offensive accelerates. Veterans well supplied with munitions spearhead a move seen as decisive, while Verdun enduring three and a half months of German pressure. Many expect an Allied push to follow on other fronts.
Woman suffragists disappointed by the Republican convention move to St Louis and threaten to wage war on the Democratic party to secure a platform plank for equal suffrage. They argue suffrage should come via state action rather than a federal amendment, citing recent wartime lessons.
The Duroe Jersey Breeders Association urges Alabama farmers to stamp out hog cholera to save hog herds and prevent debt. Officials say the germ disease is preventable with careful premises, sanitation, and serum use to stop outbreaks and protect hog production.
The article warns of rising anti American uprisings in North Mexico and governors who renounce the rule of Carranza. It questions the reliability of border control, predicts possible U S intervention, and notes diplomatic opinions on American prestige and potential political shifts involving Theodore Roosevelt and Charles E Hughes.
The poem satirizes the shift from horse to motor vehicles as gas prices rise. It contrasts horsekeeping as economical with hay and time, versus cars that require costly gasoline and fuel, noting owners face higher expenses as demand for fuel increases.
A Memphis News-Scimitar report discusses Mrs. William A. Davis as a feared figure at the 1912 Republican convention in Chicago. It notes her red parasol triggering applause and influence, with Republicans seen as swayed by her presence while Democrats differ in response, and warns of potential impact if Roosevelt enters.
The article mocks the Republican platform's Mexican policy as contradictory and ineffective. It argues the plank condemns intervention yet seeks peace, would shun offending Mexico’s 15 million people, and might favor Huerta while opposing internal interference. It labels the plank the rottenest in the platform.
A health feature explains caloric values and the new role of amino acids in protein, carbohydrate, and fat balance. It compares energy release from foods and outlines how amino acids regulate flesh building and reduction in the body. The article uses Q and A to address early child nutrition and safe ages for feeding practices.
Mrs. Willy presses Willy Wood-Rat for clues as he stares at a sycamore tree. He hints at a bat approaching, while reflecting on how she prefers quick answers and his habit of guiding her to discover things herself.
A woman struggles with domestic help shortages and the possibility of her maid Dora leaving. She contemplates offering extra pay to keep Dora, while friends offer cautions about relying on staff. A tire delay and dinner plans intensify the emotional tension as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
A discussion on why belief in horseshoes as charms arises from coincidence. The text argues that naive minds link coincidental events to causation, grounding astrology and fetishes in primitive reasoning. It notes luck can be random and misinterpreted as a law, not a true science.
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