Mobile Item publishes wire report from Enterea at Pontoffice Ala
The Mobile Item lists telegraph service details with subscription rates and offices in New York Chicago and St. Louis. It notes delivery by mail outside carrier area, with various prepaid yearly and quarterly options and contact lines for advertising and circulation.
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Associated Press
Enterea
Pontoffice
Ie Mt Wae
Ala
8. C. Beckwith Special Y
New York
Tribune
Chicago
St. Louis
Third National Bank
Punishment for Sussex submarine commander questioned
Washington suspects German punishment for the Sussex attack may be lighter than expected. Lee Lansing asks Berlin what sentence the submarine commander received, amid rumors of promotion and grandiose fates. The inquiry aims to clarify the actual penalty and possible U S intercession.
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Washington
Lee Lansing
Berlin
Lansing
Paris
Otto Steinrick
Rhine -Castle
United States
Play Grounds Movement Seeks Mobile Playground Commission
TheMobile Chamber of Commerce backs efforts to organize a play grounds commission in Mobile. Experts linked to civic enterprises plan to expand and plan year round playgrounds, including a larger public swimming pool, to keep children active and healthy. A commission and City Commission collaboration aims to foster stronger future citizens.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt Silent On German Ultimatum Support
The piece critiqued Colonel Roosevelt for remaining quiet on Germany after the Kaiser's reply and the U.S. note. It argues if he seeks the presidency he should speak, while noting Wilson’s diplomatic success and Roosevelt's reluctance to praise it. The author views Roosevelt as avoiding direct comment despite influence.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Kaiser
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Mothers Day Observances Across United States
The article notes Mothers Day as a new but rapidly popular feast. It describes widespread observance by wearing white carnations and attending worship, with Mobile churches encouraging large male turnout at Sunday schools as expressions of love to mothers.
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United States
Mobile
Sunny School
Rediscovery Of Potash From Iron Sparks Independence Hope
An old method to produce five potash as a by product of iron is revived by Charles Catlett, a chemist and geologist, after initial work by Sir Lowthian Bell. If workable, it could reduce dependence on Germany for fertilizer supplies and transform iron industry profits. The claim awaits verification.
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Germany
Sir Lowthian
Charles Catlett
Iron by products spark new wealth for iron masters
The article discusses extracting valuable by products from iron making waste. It mentions lime, potash recovery and the Bell Catlett process as means to save high value by products. If potash can be produced from iron, wealth for iron masters and agricultural fertilization could advance without delay.
Farm Tenantry Rising As Land Values Surge
The 1910 average farm land value excluding buildings stood at 32.49 per acre, rising to 45.50 by 1916 per the Department of Agriculture, a 40 percent gain. With total land value over eleven billion dollars higher and agricultural wealth of 8.5 billion in 1910, higher costs and stagnant production fuel the expansion of farm tenancy.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Students in the Guard At Texas university enlistment surge
The enlistment of forty University of Texas students into the Texas National Guard and many more attempting to join shows the proper spirit. Texans have long opposed Mexican lawlessness and may be expected to raise their voices when on border duty or sent into Mexico.
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University of Texas
Mexico
Rippling Rhymes on Money and Saving Bliss
A quirky verse celebrates spending over strict saving, praising both thrift and splurging. The speaker notes saving for hard times but favors blowing money on "useless junk" and cheering clerks to ready purchases, declaring money's arrival the height of bliss.
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Mart
Lo Ta the Black Shirt and the Pork Butcher
A compact tale from a Chinese romance recounts Lo Ta a towering captain of the Wei Tschau guard who, moved by a starving innkeeper and his daughter, contemplates punishing the usurer Tsching the pork butcher. The scene introduces Lo Ta and his famed companions the Nine Striped Dragon and Tiger Killer.
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Sode
Lo Ta
Wei Tschau
Shen Si
Nortwestern
China
War Club
Shi Tsun
Li Tschung
Tig-Killer
Tsching
Tigeriller
Lo Taple
Horoscope for Saturday May 13 1916
Astrological reading marks an unremarkable day with Neptune’s benefic influence on painters and water purveyors while Uranus warns of extreme opinions and possible crowds. Graft hints rise in large expenditures and naval leadership tensions loom. Contagious diseases risk warns urban sanitation vigilance. Journeys by water seen as lucky.
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Neptune
Uranus
United States
United States Navy
Kitty Lou and the Garden Toad's Drink Adventure
Kitty Lou the gray house cat longs for a new drink source and meets a polite Garden Toad in the garden path. The toad hints that a drink lies in the alley behind a ware seal, sparking a curious plan for the kitten to explore while the grownups are busy.
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Kitty Lou
Kitty Low
Kity Lou
Garden Toad
Cat
Miss Cat
Mr. Garden Toad
Kitty Lo Lou
Dnta Pevensy
Tme
Sharks and Race Myths at the Binnacle Lamp Club
Captains recount a debated tale of sharks attacking ships near Bluefields and windward ports. A Carib boy survived after being rescued, while multiple Indians perished as sharks swarmed the upturned schooner.
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Sherman
Laguna
Binnacle Lamp Club
Bill Alley
Barkentine Skoda
Cayman Islands
Caribbean
Cap
Caribs
Caribbean Sea
Bluefields
Nic
Carib Bay
Health Talks on Bran and Digestive Care
Bran is praised for constipation relief due to its nourishment of bowel cells and nerves. It should feed the digestive system rather than irritate it, avoiding purgatives that wear down the bowels. The piece also touches on liver link to hemorrhoids and advises on feeding children with chronic indigestion.
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Foran
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