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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
4
A Mobile Alabama newspaper listing delivery by mail outside carrier, subscription prices in advance, and office details. Includes references to New York Tribune Building Chicago and St. Louis offices. Published May 11 1916.
Returns from Tuesday's election show Judges Semmes Burney and Leigh to head Mobile's circuit. Leigh, newly titled, rose quickly in Mobile bar and was widely petitioned by peers. The pair, longtime respected figures, are praised for learning integrity and independence.
The text praises the second note to the United States on the Sussex incident as temperate and apologetic, contrasting it with Von Jagow’s earlier message. It argues the tone shifts from coercive to conciliatory, urging friendship with the United States amid war tensions and a potential peace settlement.
Premier Asquith told the British House of Commons there may be a further need for executions related to the Irish rebellion This could be a chance for Britain to demonstrate generosity and gain loyalty among Irish Americans while Shaw argues those executed were prisoners of war The debate reflects tensions over punishment and independence during a time of imperial conflict
A lesson on beef cattle cites yearling cattle selling in Chicago at 10.25 per hundred pounds. Iowa grade cattle from Baldwin recently bought by a Mobile packer are described as the best he had seen. The report mentions potential price increases if cattle were tick free and full blooded, with estimates around 18 dollars per hundred pounds in full price terms.
The county expects a quarantine to stop cattle fever and eradicate ticks. After lifting the quarantine, each head of stock will gain at least $10 in value, allowing pedigreed beef cattle to enter safely. Local experts praise the county as superior to Iowa for year round grazing and lower costs.
Judge Howe of New York sentences Robert Fay, a former German army lieutenant, to eight years in the penitentiary for conspiring against U S neutrality by placing bombs on ships near American ports. He warns that crimes against this nation will be met with strong punishment and that war propagandists pose real danger to the United States.
A reflective poem notes the world as a bully old sphere with woes and joys. It suggests seeking relief at a drug store and embraces daily troubles as seasoning for life while expressing fondness for the residence here despite harsh times.
The 1916 Pisces forecast predicts a lucky morning for Venus and Jupiter, with adver sities from Saturn and a shift to negative influence later. It highlights potential success for musical and dramatic arts, warns of party and convention disagreements, foresees travel dangers next month, and notes energetic, independent Taurian children born today.
The Item's Daily Question Box presents a reader request for the previous cigarette cure and asks about drawing on less than three Jacksons in Hoyle’s draw poker. It includes a pasted treatment that uses zinc tablets, gum chewing with gentian, and mouth rinse to curb tobacco cravings, with caveats on relapse and avoiding tobacco environments.
A fragment from The Arabian Nights recounts El Feshshar the vain Bagdad merchant who buys glassware with a hundred pieces of silver and schemes to grow wealth, marry the Vizier’s daughter, and parade wealth through the city while pondering his grand designs.
A chameleon hides near Mrs Gaier’s rubbish pile to watch eggs and ants. The reptile blends with fern shade, eating ants with a glued tongue while two eyes track danger and prey in a quiet woodland scene.
A humorous tale from The Barber of Bagdad cycle where El Feshshar, a proud sultan in progress, plans humiliating games to win a wife s favor. His schemes backfire when a basket is kicked and the veiled daughter narrowly escapes, leaving readers with a witty twist.
Examiners Joseph Henry and D S Hubbard oversaw a large civil service test for postal service clerk carrier positions. Forty four applicants completed the exam on Wednesday and thirty more are scheduled for today for the same service in Mobile.
An article on hair health compares hair growth to a sprig from a willow needing sun air and soil nutrients. It stresses scalp hygiene fresh air shampoo and brushing before adopting the Kromayer Lamp light therapy to stimulate follicles. It also answers reader questions on liver oil oxygen sleep for a child and halting bad breath via dental and digestive checks.
Local trades council assigns a large Mobile delegation to the Alabama State Federation of Labor meeting in Montgomery on May 15. Delegates include L. C. Holloway D. P. Baker P. J. Doherty John J. Russell M. Rathberger Jc Hutchison and Mrs F L Larsen who will travel Sunday to the gathering location.
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