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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1916
Page
4
Public notice printed in Sortle Alabama on May 1 1916 announcing mail availability outside of Mobile. Details show monthly, quarterly and yearly rates and payment options.
Shipping men in Mobile report over a million dollars in new vessels added in a week. Birmingham interests align with Mobile plans to use schooners and ships for local commerce. The port’s strong past week and growing unity between industry centers signal continued healthy business for Mobile.
British reports describe Sinn Fein as a non sectarian Irish nationalist current pushing for home rule. The movement attracts varied classes, lacks clear leadership, and recently draws new German funding critics say threatens its unity. Ulster and Protestant Catholics tensions shape opposition.
A compromise effort is planned this afternoon between Mr. Robert Weinacker and a Home Economies Club committee to settle the ice controversy for the community’s benefit. Weinacker says no price increase is intended and the reform group aims to improve service and eliminate waste for better control by ice workers. The meeting aligns with a broader push by Housekeepers and local business leaders to address consumer concerns and promote prosperity in Mobile.
The article describes a summer camp for Southern men at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. It compares the program to the Gettysburg training effort and notes costs cover meat and instruction. The camp will be run by regular Army instructors and aims to provide practical military learning.
The piece argues military readiness is driven by civilian support and training limits. It cites Fort Oglethorpe as a model for the South and notes East firms aided by allowing employees time off, contrasting with limited Southern commitments by major employers like Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Company.
The Mobile Yacht Club began the yachting season with a Friday night dance as members anticipate more events. The club house remains attractive but yachts are scarce, signaling a decline from former Gulf Coast regatta contention. The piece also comments on Dublin Irishmen, Montclair pigs, Greyweed post office, and a chameleon political look.
A humorous verse lampoons a merchant who pleases with smiles then sells unwanted goods like cabbage heads and moldy cheese. The speaker vows to avoid the shop, criticizing gimmicks and urging prudent buying and clear customer desires.
A 1916 horoscope warns of misfortune this day with adverse planetary aspects. It foresees treachery, illnesses, and disappointments while cautioning against false prophets and radical reformers. Domestic quarrels are likely and tax burdens loom over the United States.
The Item's Daily explains Japanese currency: 20 yen gold piece equals a certain U.S. amount, sen coins include bronze one sen and five sen, a nickel third sen, and two silver sen coins. A five rin piece is bronze valued at ry. The exchange and coin composition are described alongside other reader questions about climate effects of sun spots.
A curiously dated letter from a cemetery gate recalls D. R. Locke and addresses Margie Waverly. The writer confesses past tensions, praises Margie, and asks that after death Donna be cared for, promising enduring companionship with solitude and love for life. The note ends with a promise to continue.
Uncle Wiggily plays tag with Lulu Wibblewobble in the woods. He later develops red spots believed to be measles and is seen by Nurse Jane and Dr. Possum. It turns out the spots are sticky burr berries, and he is glad to be spared a real illness.
Reports note clocks moved forward at midnight after parliament passed daylight saving. Other items cover Morgenthau's appendicitis in New York, Hugh Merrick's death in Paterson at eighty seven, snow in North Dakota and Minnesota, Swiss-German accord over a Po Rentruy aviator, Lummy Indians capturing eight Austrian fishermen, troop ships reaching England with 3 000 officers and men, and Wheland plants in Chattanooga closed amid union wage and hours disputes.
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