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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
4
A terse AP tease from Mobile Alabama hints at a trade matter and the city's council. the brief note suggests a near term decision or clash within local labor and governance discussions.
After the Navy Yard, Mobile residents seek Secretary Redfield’s Tuscaloosa visit Monday to win Mobile as a future navy yard. They argue Mobile offers deep water, a landlocked harbor, a 27 foot channel potentially deepened, a great river system for cheap transport, year round work climate and abundant cheap labor, with advantages outweighing drawbacks.
A Pensacola naval aviator died when his plane crashed on Wednesday. The piece argues that flaws in aircraft construction and maintenance cause fatal accidents and calls for immediate aviation preparedness and safer machines for service personnel.
Mobile made a strong bid for the next convention of the Southern Wholesale Grocers Association in Memphis but lost. The piece argues Mobile should host summer conventions due to its sea cooled climate and abundant entertainments, claiming the city is the most comfortable in the United States during hot months.
Dispatches from Berlin suggest Germany is more receptive to peace proposals after President Wilson's speech, with indications that mediation could be discussed. Officials note Entente governments expect Germany to sue for peace, not offer it, as debates over U boat policy and Allied actions influence sentiment.
Wednesday Sir Edward Grey stated that hostilities have not reached a point for peace terms. He added that a prior alliance agreement among the allies would be required before any peace terms could be discussed. He noted Germany could propose peace through President Wilson, which the Entente might consider.
A June Everybodys Magazine piece titled Uncle Sam Meet Russia argues Russia offers a vast postwar market for U S merchants. It notes Russia needs railroad supplies and has bought from the U S during war, but U S business is just beginning. The article emphasizes language and cultural learning as barriers and urges U S firms to seize foreign markets and reduce German and English competition.
Report claims Prince von Buelow travels to Washington on a German peace mission or to replace Count von Bernstorff as ambassador, but officials doubt the trip. They question whether any such mission could sway President Wilson, noting no real shift in Germany's stance. Vox Populi ponders meteors seen during a cool spell.
A poem laments the long war age and the blood and tears it brings. It contrasts martial glory with the grim fate of scarred veterans returning to ruined farms. The speaker mocks chants of glory and urges staying home to tend crops.
The reading foresees fortunate influence for people in power across politics commerce and society with gains through initiative after noon work and public notices for professionals artists and those seeking positions. Farmers merchants expect unusual prosperity while Norways June stay leans serious. Gemini born enjoy luck.
Captain Ed Whitney recalls the banana trade era when dozens of small schooners sailed from Central America to Tampa. A rival race with a night canvas charge, a near capsize, and a tense contract moment ended with steady profits but fading romance as steamers replaced sail.
Two fairies Shine and Glint find green moss on a tree and ask it what it is. The moss speaks as Protococus and explains it is tiny and many in a layered form, inviting curiosity about its nature.
The article extols hospital nursing over home care, noting patients are kept comfortable with autonomy over eating and rest. It answers reader questions on intercostal neuralgia, fever benchmarks in tuberculosis, urine tests for TB, and facial redness from dilated arterioles, advising medical consultation for unresolved cases.
A Bagdad tale of Ali Sakal the barber who buys a mule load of wood but claims the pack saddle is part of the sale. The wood-cutter seeks justice from Kadi, a higher judge, and finally Caliph Haroun al Rashid, who affirms that agreements must be kept by words and faith between men.
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