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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1916

Page

4

Bell Home Editorial and News Bell Coverage

A compact note references Bell Home with editorial and news coverage. The fragment points to a local publication section labeled Bell Home and editorial content. The sparse OCR yields limited detail but indicates a focus on home and local news topics.

Editorial and News Bell Home

Teaching Mobile History In Schools For City Progress

Mobile history offers rich lessons for local pride and civic planning. Officials urge schools to teach Mobile past present and future to keep youths at home and curb vandalism while highlighting local industries and resources.

New Orleans Cincinnati City Beautiful United States Mobile

German American Hyphenates face demand to choose sides

The speech argues that German American Hyphenates must drop allegiance to a European aligned government or abandon claims to influence U S policy. It criticizes Viereck and German American conduct, urging rejection of factional splits and reaffirmation of American unity under President Wilson.

Fatherland Wilson Hughes America United States Viereck

Universal Service Start Toward General Military Service

Congress may pass a six months training bill for all American youths at eighteen. It represents a democratic principle and spreads burden equally with no pork. Combined with National Guard federalization and navy building, it is an encouraging defense move.

Congress National Guard United States Army

Ultimatum to Carranza Signals US Stand

Secretary Lansing prepared a note to President Wilson framing the Carranza government’s note as a warlike ultimatum. The US refuses to withdraw troops from Mexico without a conciliation plan, citing Mexican cooperation in hunting bandits and the border clash near Laredo as reasons for maintaining force.

Eyven Carranza United States Mexico Lansing Wilson Senor Carranza Washington Laredo

Teuton praise highlights U S munitions role in war effort

The article notes Teutons credit the United States with supplying France and England in wartime and Austrian dispatches claim major Russian offensives rely on U S munitions. It argues that if true, America could meet even a quarter of allied needs, making the nation better prepared for future conflict.

Teutons Cer United States France England Austria Petrograd Russia

Roosevelt declines second Progressive bid amid health note

Reports say Theodore Roosevelt will not run a second consecutive term as National Progressive head due to a minor muscle strain around the rib from a fall from his horse a year earlier. A Montgomery society plans to ensure birds in the area receive regular baths and care.

Roosevelt National Progressive Montgomery

Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason A cautionary verse

The poem commentates on cheerful youths ignoring warnings to save for hard times. It mocks beliefs of invulnerability as sickness and reverses arrive, leaving people worried about finances when a rainy day comes.

Question Box recalls February five Sundays and a DC judge query

The box notes that the last February with five Sundays was 1880 and the next will be 1920. It explains DC government is run by three commissioners two appointed by the president two. It lists F M Wilmot as Carnegie Hero Fund secretary in Pittsburgh and explains fund aims to aid dependents of or heroes injured in brave acts.

P.R. B Washington Wilson District of Columbia Senate Corps of Engineers Carnegie Hero Medal Society Ans F. M. Wilmot Carnegie Hero Fund Oliver Building Pittsburgh

The Stars Incline but Do Not Compel Horoscope

A 1916 horoscope notes that celestial forces may influence events but do not force outcomes. It offers guidance on personal decisions, cautioning readers to act with prudence and self reliance when faced with fate and fortune.

Bo McClure Newspaper Syndicate

Horoscope for Friday June Sixteenth One Nine One Sixteen

Astrology notes a good day for seeking work or salary increases with Jupiter and Mars in a benefic aspect. Commerce is strong at home or nearby, while the evening favors future enterprise conferences. Political candidates should lead carefully to avoid deception as Uranus brings cautious limits.

Jupiter Mars Uranus Indiana

Talks On Health CT or St Vitus Dance Advice

A health column discusses CT conditions resembling St Vitus Dance caused by nervous-system irritability. It advises lengthy sleep, simple outdoor meals, four daily meals if needed, tub baths thrice weekly, and rest as the key medicine. It includes reader questions about tuberculosis fatigue malarial fever and caloric explanations.

St. Vitus Childen

Mr Garden Toad’s Be Kind Strategy in Garden

In a garden tale a thoughtful Mr Garden Toad muses on kindness among the birds and worms. He resolves to teach by croaking Be kind from the path join, hoping to curb selfish squabbles and prompt fair sharing. The surrounding creatures respond with mixed reactions as he waits for change.

Billy Robin Mr.Garden Toad Chirpy Garden Toad Chirpy Sparrow Yellow Puff Billy Toad Mr. Toad Mr. Garden Toad

Fasting as Medicine to Help Blood Pressure Health

A brief note suggests eating patterns of one or three meals weekly and occasional fasting as a beneficial medical practice. It claims fasting allows the body to burn stored fuel and remove poisons, linking to potential blood pressure implications.

The Dinner Debate Between Warren and Helen

Warren declares there is no sole in America but refrains from the remark and orders the entree while Helen frets over the costly guinea hen. The exchange reveals her resentment as they discuss portions, sides, and wine, hinting at domestic strain during the meal.

Warren America Elliot Helen Ceara

Dining With Prices and Wine Sparks at Italian Tables

Helen frets over the dinner bill as Mr. Elliot teases with wine choices and pepper grinding. Warren closes the meal with coffee cordial and cigars, the check exceeding twelve dollars while Helen struggles to parse the total.

Helen Mr. Eliiot Warren Paris Mr. Elliot India Mero Warren Pale

A Simple Act of Kindness Brightens a Bus Ride

An observer recalls a New England woman and two cheerful Southern girls on a bus. A shy lilac sprig from one girl moves the woman to accept, share flowers, and offer a soda. The scene shows how small kindness spreads joy and warms hearts, echoing Lowell’s line that gifts gain meaning through the giver.

New England New Englan James Russell Lowell Spen

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