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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
4
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Dr A G Ward president of the county board states there will be no obstruction to enforcing the tick eradication law. The delay in funding chemicals is due to lack of authority, which will be granted at the next meeting when the westock sanitary board’s work is endorsed. The board’s duty is ministerial and the appropriation will follow.
The conservation congress backs the Shields water power bill, facing expected opposition from water power interests and President Wilson. Critics warn the measure would entrench plant ownership for fifty years, risking public control and a fierce fight in the House after Senate approval.
The Methodist Episcopal general conference considers a resolution condemning wine at the White House and urging national prohibition. It notes President Wilson’s teetotal stance but acknowledges guests may be served wine, while praising Luther C. Fry who died last night after a long illness and his business ventures and civic work.
The piece reports worry among Alabama GOP members about a possible Roosevelt faction influence at the Republican convention next Tuesday. Delegates are said to be instructed and the Roosevelt group aims to steer the process, creating internal tension within the state party.
The piece argues no Republican nominee may prevail in the next election, contending voters favor President Wilson whom they see as a man or superman due to his handling of international crises, suggesting he will win the Democratic nomination and the presidency.
Washington dispatches related to the Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry into the L and N raise Alabama interest. Questions to Mr Milton H Smith seek the amount of free transportation granted to state officials and others in 1913. The Alabama law bans free passes except for railroad officials employees and their families and PSC members.
Superintendent Feagin urges Alabama residents to think carefully before voting for county boards of education next Tuesday. He notes the boards hold broad power over school affairs including selecting the county superintendent, managing revenues, consolidating schools, and building programs. He says Mobile County has been well served but emphasizes timely caution for all counties.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad announces a one million dollar order for 1000 freight cars placed by R. V. Taylor. Cars will serve the upper line around Cairo and St Louis while other rolling stock shifts to the Mobile division. Whistler shops run full time and docks overflow with freight, signaling strong business postwar recovery.
A reflective poem contemplates mortality and the afterlife while upholding a simple creed: be square, be kind, and be just to all. The speaker muses on crowns and robes as rewards for virtue, criticizing religious dogma and valuing practical ethics over formal doctrine.
Astrologers foresee a calm day with weak planetary influence though Jupiter Neptune in evil place and Saturn Sun friendly. Warnings of financial trouble from foreign loans and public hysteria loom across US and Canada. Labor strife treachery and bloodshed noted. Employment favored for all ranks. Aged luck improves. Fraud hinted in revenue service amid political currents.
A Mexican legend recounts an iron cross forged in Madrid, melted into a bell, and cursed by its maker. The bell travels from Spain to Vera Cruz, later mortally fitted to a clock tower hammer, before the French seize it for a cannon. The iron refuses to flow and turns monstrous, frightening Napoleon's soldiers and ending in Vera Cruz where it rests.
A personal diary excerpt explores private thoughts and temptations in marriage. The narrator muses on feminine influence over men, recalls intimate scenes with Dick, and contemplates resisting but wanting to keep the marriage intact as she reflects on love, pride, and self-restraint.
Billy Robin finds Tommy Tittlemouse back in the log after wintering in a barn across the alley. Tommy explains he lived there all winter and returns to open a summer home, while Mr Garden Toad jokes about fattening on flies as the scene ends with a nap-ready garden.
The column discusses medical ethics and patient billing, illustrating a pediatric case from a cat with sore throat leading to family illness. It highlights culture testing and anti streptococcal serum in diagnosing throat infections and warns against neglecting payment or overfeeding misinformation.
A reader asks remedies for smelly feet and a health worry about tapeworm. Answers advise daily foot washing, thorough drying, salicylated talcum powder, and separating toes with cotton. Also notes require medical exam for headache dizziness stomach cramps and throat sensation, and that a ten week old baby sleeps about twenty hours in twenty four.
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