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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1916
Page
4
Ad copy shows a newspaper announcement detailing subscription options with pricing in advance and carrier delivery notes. Mentions Chicago and St Louis offices and various dates and rates.
The Fatherland urges alarm over parades in the era of preparedness and claims danger to German elements in the United States. Editor George Sylvester Viereck suspects English and British subjects threaten German loyalty, urging Germans to unite and dismiss fears of other nationalities.
The New York Evening Post questions the Hughes boom noting its rapid rise without the usual party machinery. It suggests Justice Hughes attracts, while other potential figures lack popular appeal, explaining the surge as timing favors his candidacy.
The article describes daylight saving measures in England with clocks set from 2 to 3 am on Sunday. It argues earlier work starts and later finishes save time, boost productivity, and offer healthier, longer evenings for recreation. It notes other European countries adopting similar steps as a progressive move.
A newspaper excerpt argues for humane methods in corrections noting a prison baseball game with convicts outside guards. It cites a shift from brutal punishment toward rehabilitating inmates through education and skilled trades to better reintegrate them after release.
Isident Wilson used a Salisbury stop to press Republicans toward a forward looking agenda. He urged supporters to greet him at the station and argued leaders must move with the times to shape America’s future.
Fragmentary report notes anticipated lynching events in Waco Texas during a week of unrest. Authorities and communities face widespread criticism as discussions unfold about the treatment of African American youths amid social tensions.
A editorial argues that prompt justice, respect for the law, personal dignity, and the elimination of class and race prejudice are essential to end lynching. It warns that lynching undermines law, breeds anarchy, and corrupts the social fabric, urging citizens to act to remove the menace.
The May 22 1916 horoscope warns of unwelcome influences from Uranus and Mercury. It cautions women against publicity related work and predicts difficulties in romance and public office scandals. It notes potential divine tension in international affairs and foresees notable deaths and economic military emphasis.
A reader asks about Confessions of a Wife in book form and other queries. Answers cover topics from hair turning gray to teaching a fish tricks, birthplace of Secretary Lansing, Bushman’s marriage, word meanings, war status between Germany and Japan, guardianship rights, coin values, and ore yields in Nevada. The column preserves period tone and offers concise guidance.
A witty column argues women are developing a real sense of humor, comparing past mourning and present laughter. It cites jokes at home versus stage comedy, urges wives to cultivate humor to cope with drunken or unfaithful husbands and to resist foolish fashions, hoping it eases domestic tensions.
In San Francisco seven Irish and German societies marched uniformly armed to promote a bazaar at the civic auditorium for German war relief. In Rome Mrs Lucy Alexander died at 105, founder of charities and widow of Cambridge native Francesca Alexander. she leaves an estate near $5,000,000.
The narrative follows Midshipman Simple and his ally O'Brien as they escape captivity in Givet through the Ardennes. They gather tools, scale walls, swim the Meuse, and hide in ivy before a gendarme is slain, then flee toward Namur and Louvain in a dramatic sea and forest escape.
The Binnacle Lamp Club crowd gathers in the after cabin with comfortable chairs and informal talk. Capt Newbury reads a communication about corposants from a reader seeking more information.
Readers discuss corposants or St Elmo fire as red and blue electrical discharges seen on rigs during storms. Captains share sightings aboard the Oscar G and Louise M Richard while Captain Newbury cites Webster’s definition noting st Elmo fire as a brash electric discharge at masthead and yardarms.
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