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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
4
A brief item from Bell Home Alabama dated May 29 1916 notes trade activity and local business movements. The readable fragment mentions a mobile context and the word trades as the central action.
The Rev Dr W B Crumpton of Montgomery advocates a new farm diversification program for youths. Children plant corn and dedicate harvests to the church while marking a pig for missions. The approach aims to enrich churches and the state, likening farm produce to a spiritual mission and urging preachers to adopt similar efforts for robust future communities.
Summer heat endangers infants with dysentery or summer complaint. Bacterial growth thrives in filth and dirty milk bottles. Cleanliness and free expert advice from Dr. Charles A. Mohr at the Board of Health or City Dispensary can prevent deaths among babies.
The piece argues public opinion is crucial to enforcing laws and that sympathy for law-breakers undermines officers. It condemns Mobile disturbances where locals sympathized with those jailed for causing trouble, warning that such support could trigger riots and endanger lives.
The Senate reached an agreement to confirm Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court amid broad public support. Newspapers across the spectrum praised his qualifications and character, while opponents among corporate interests initially opposed him but could not prevent his confirmation.
The account praises General Pershing's tactics against Mexican bandits, noting attrition as a path to peace in North Mexico. It highlights the cost in American lives, compares guerrilla warfare to Sherman’s war, and commends regular army bravery while urging Congress to ensure proper equipment and continued support.
The Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay has seen sustained growth with new hotels and cottages attracting wealthier visitors. Sundays bring crowds as bay boat excursions expand, signaling stronger development and business for Mobile as awareness of the shore grows.
Poet notes woods in bloom and tasks at hand but a farmer interrupts with a blunt view. He cares little for cowslips or roses, chasing the sunset to town to see movie shows.
The horoscope predicts a dynamic year with women gaining power and broadening duties, employment prospects improving, and moral guidance aided by Saturn Venus and the Sun. Agriculture shows summer promise with profits from high prices, while a turbulent autumn for politics and notable court events attract attention. accidents and a wealthy young man’s aeroplane death are foreshadowed.
The Item's daily question box answers that eating the beeswax with honey is proper and harmless, notes purity standards for bottled honey, and discusses a reader's query about a silver quarter dated 1878. It also touches on dog tax law guidance and a prior indigestion remedy using soda, advising moderation and addressing underlying causes of dyspepsia.
A column argues that seeking feminine popularity via momentary concessions harms long term dignity. It contrasts Mary at twenty and Mary at thirty, warns against yielding to masculine pressure, and urges women to uphold self respect, echoing the idea that a lasting marriage rests on stable qualities and mutual respect. (Continued on Page Five.)
Tommy and Mrs. Tommy plan safe digging. he explores Mully Mole’s tunnel while she guards the entrance. He returns unharmed with news of an easy, straight path, and they head back for a meal with Mully Mole.
An health note explains how the liver handles digestion byproducts and toxins from improper meals. It describes saturation of nourishment absorption, autointoxication, and remedies such as fasting or fruit and vegetable diets. The piece warns against overloading the body with food or addictive substances like alcohol and drugs.
The Q A covers displacement changes after removing ovaries, weight effects, soreness health impact, jealous irritable temper signaling exhausted nerves, and early apoplexy signs. A reader asks about a root to remove tobacco craving and is reminded willpower matters more than a herb.
The article notes Diego Hurtado de Mendoza as a statesman and soldier who helped shape early Spanish literature by presenting the first "picturesque" novel. It discusses Lazarillo de Tormes as the youthful vagabond whose exploits inspired later works like Gil Blas Tom Jones and Roderick Random.
The tale recounts Lazarillo de Tormes leaving his parents to serve a benignant blind man in Salamanca. The master, thrifty and stern, forces harsh lessons while Lazarillo schemes to access food and drink, including cunningly draining the bag and drinking through a hole in the jar. The dynamic reveals early wit and self-reliance shaping Lazarillo’s future.
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