Mobile Item Notice From 1916 Newspaper
A readable fragment shows a 1916 mobile item notice referencing delivery by carrier with weekly and annual rates and office locations in New York Chicago St. Louis and Mobile Alabama. It includes subscription pricing and publication details from May 10 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Beckwith
New York
Tribune
Chicago Tribune
St. Louis
Third Nations Bank
Mobile
Alabama
Public wary over Mobile harbor study report delays
The Committee of One Hundred notes Mobile’s 8700 dollar harbor study contract with Ford Bacon Davis. City officials refuse to disclose the engineers report claiming it is not official yet. Reported taxpayers demand access to the document and its findings on port development and facilities.
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Mobile
City Commission
Hauit
Committee of One Hundred
Theity Commission
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Straining at the Leash on Mexico Intervention Debate
The text argues Texas seeks U S intervention to pacify Mexico, seeing a chance to protect border towns and secure property interests. It notes Texas fears banditry from the revolution and implies President Wilson may pursue intervention to prevent war and safeguard American rights and investments.
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Texas
Mexico
Muson
Madero
Uncle Sam
Wilson
Colquitt
Philharmonic Concerts Bring New York Orchestra to Mobile
Mobile hosted the New York Philharmonic Orchestra yesterday and last night with support from the Mobile Music Lovers Association. Local and neighboring attendees traveled to attend the festival, highlighting regional interest and the model of financing such attractions for future planning.
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Mobile
New York Philharmonic
Mobile Music Lovers Association
Neighorin
Patie
Philharmonic
Commerce Secretary Says No Business Slump After War End
Secretary Redfield responds to Treasurer’s aide warning of potential business downturn at peace. He argues recovery hinges on U S leadership and domestic production to rebuild Europe, with rail and mill capacity critical to supply exports and postwar demand.
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Redfield
Easury
Edness
Europe
Seaboard
Economists forecast Mobile benefits from freight boom
Economists who study such questions say the present abnormal movement of freight will profit Mobile. Laborers will fill the wharves and ships will load cargo at the slips. The harbor may see flash times like 1913 as Mobile gains money while other cities do the same now.
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Mobile
Port Labor Boom Signals Mobile Prosperity
Last Sunday workers sought dock work at a dollar and a half daily but demand pushed wages to four dollars. The uptick suggests improving maritime activity, with Mobile’s wealth tied to a busy harbor and crowded docks as money from abroad circulates locally.
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Mobile
The Shipping Bill Moves Toward Passage
The administration's emergency shipping bill is set for another congressional showing this week as opposition evaporates. Wilson stock has surged, making him the most talked figure as backers push a rapid passage to meet urgent global commerce needs.
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Congress
Washington
Wilson
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A humorous verse recounts modern talk about medical procedures and doctor boasts. A narrator notes conversations reveal surgeries, bills, and dramatic remedies, ending with a self deprecating line about being “an outsider” who resorts to a drastic homemade potion.
Horoscope Reveals Mixed Fortunes For 1916 May 10
A 1916 astrology column warns Venus Sun Uranus and Mars in evil aspect with Jupiter friendly. It cautions women on love affairs, midlife sentimentality, and asks restraint in new friendships. It predicts rough cyclone season, political surprises, and varied fates for Taurus birthdates.
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Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Taurus
The Item's Daily Question Box Means of Setting Stamps
A reader asks about stamp positions and meanings on mail. The answer lists various corner placements such as upper left or right and middle positions with phrases like I love you, I hate you, yes, no, and requests about meetings or trust, though the text becomes garbled in places.
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P. Cc
Confessions Of a Wife Extract
The diary narrator muses on Malcolm Stuart and his romantic regard for her, contrasting it with her marriage and Dick’s neglect. She reflects on the allure of flattery, the garden imagery of coral and dreams, and the tension between honesty and desire within a murky domestic entanglement.
Mother Earth Learns From Jack Frost For Spring Patterns
A pair of fairies asks how Mother Earth designs the meadow and hillside patterns. She explains she does not invent them, but uses patterns drawn by Jack Frost in winter, then applies them when spring returns.
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Mother Earth
Jack Frost
Talks On Health By Dr William A Brady
Dr Brady discusses Carnegie Institute experiments to weigh starch and fat effects on body fat. A man on starch for three days gained about two and a third ounces daily, then on fat lost weight. starch feeds fat and raises body fat, while excess intake stores fat. Gradual weight loss urged, with no excess starch or fat.
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William A. Brady
Carnegie Institute
Ten Minute Classics on Tower of London saga
A condensed Victorian tale recounts Princess Elizabeth’s peril during Wyatt’s rebellion and Mary Tudor’s defense of the Tower. Elizabeth is brought to the Tower amid fires and siege, with torture allegations and onlookers to pivotal fates as the plot thickens.
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Tower OF London
Elizabeth
Tinta Harrison
Ainsworth
Tower of Low
Mary
Thomas Wyat
Rochester
London
London Bridge
Wyat
Lord Dudley
Earl of Suffolk
Henry the Eighth
Dudley
Bret
Sir Henry Bedingfeld
Ashbridge
Sir Henry
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