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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
4
Vendors closed stalls as heavy snowfall disrupted business and delayed deliveries across downtown. City crews struggled to clear main streets while shoppers sought shelter and local schools announced early dismissals due to icy conditions.
The article praises Funston as an efficient leader shaping border forces after the Carrizal incident. It notes rapid national guard deployment and hints a war declaration may follow. President Wilson signals possible no further reply from Carranza as Washington moves troops to the border amid rising tensions.
Exile and border reports claim Villa generals and chiefs are integrated into the de facto government’s forces and Villa may join the army if a break with the United States occurs. Carranza appears openly allied with the outlaw, undermining prior quiet support and signaling US will oppose only bandits as pacification proceeds. The era’s policy hinges on distinguishing capable Mexicans from those entangled in outlaw politics.
The column describes Colonel Roosevelt planning a tete-a-tete dinner with candidate Hughes in New York on Wednesday. It suggests the event aims to renew support for Roosevelt and swing votes for Wilson, portraying the dinner as a strategic move amid splits in the Progressive party and Republican hopes for a ticket including John M. Parker.
The Senate disagrees with the House on a Hay resolution that would remove a one million dollar relief appropriation for dependent families of national guardsmen in federal service. The measure moves to conference with possible delays, and July 1 could pass without approval. The Senate argues extra pay favors guardsmen against regular army members.
Reports from Berne indicate growing shortages in Germany with 10 percent yield and food restrictions. Following riot activity late last week, on Tuesday authorities faced serious unrest and growing hardship across several districts.
Hotel proprietors are praised as cheerful hosts and key advertisers. An Alabama group will gather in Mobile on July 11 and 12 for their annual convention, expected to leave visitors with a favorable impression and renewed praise for Mobile.
The automobile manufacturers' organization notified the government they can furnish auto trucks and 1,000 passenger automobiles each day on demand. The message emphasizes there will be no shortage if orders are issued to the manufacturers.
The American embargo on military supplies for Mexico is reducing the forces of the Mexican army at the border. Troops opposite Laredo have moved south in search of fodder for their horses, a tactic cited as potential leverage in negotiations with Carranza.
A worker laments low wages and a tough job market. He quits after predicting his boss’s downfall, only to see the boss prosper now while the narrator struggles to find work at a fraction of his former pay.
The column answers common grammar choices and medical queries. It confirms the correct forms I would have nursed him if I had known what to do and I should have thought he would have wanted to go, then offers eye cure advice and tobacco habit formulas, urging eye testing and plain self-control aids.
The column warns a doubtful day with Mercury benevolent morning and Uranus friendly evening while Jupiter Mars and Neptune oppose during peak hours. It cautions war scares and dangers from drownings and obsessions, but notes favorable signals for publishers, editors, air navigation, and next season’s theater prospects.
Dr Alfred F Hess of New York City reports that injecting euglobulin speeds blood clotting about 50 percent faster than horse serum. For nosebleeds avoid forcing air through nostrils. Apply firm pressure to nostrils and pack with a taped strip of cloth to a line with the mouth roof. Ice on spine and abdomen may aid shock and reduce blood loss. Seek medical help if bleeding continues.
A Sun light delay explained shows light takes about eight minutes to reach Earth while Earth rotation shifts our view slightly. The piece discusses aberration, the minimal displacement of the sun and stars, and the usefulness of these facts in astronomical calculations.
A reader asks about treating hand warts with nitric acid and warns of skin damage. Another question links high blood pressure to temperance and diet. A parent asks about teething, feeding, and milestones for a fourteen month old child.
In a large yard two dandelions differ in mood Sun cheerful and bright named by friends as Sun while the sad one is Gloom. As wind and heat come and go Sun enjoys the day while Gloom frets about hardship. Both close their petals. the story asks which are you for Sun or Gloom.
In a dusty London shop Helen meets two elderly sisters selling old prints tapestries and a sampler from 1764 They speak of their brother in the war and the rising costs of living as saddling prices and sales drop while one sister grows increasingly distressed by worry and illness.
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