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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1916
Page
4
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An editorial endorses all six proposed amendments in Alabama, stressing the educational amendment and depositors protections as crucial for savers. It urges Mobile County voters to support statewide changes while respecting local options and avoiding opposition.
President Wilson urges workers to guard against “sinister forces” and calls out unfair methods used by Republicans to influence registration and votes. He warns of coercion and fraudulent registrations, condemning tactics aimed at throttling the will of the people and urging vigilance across parties.
The Gulf Coast Fair Association reports a successful expo this year with record crowds and strong exhibits of crops citrus fruits and pecans. Amusements including Katherine Stinson aeroplane flights horse races vaudeville acts and the Midway drew larger audiences than last year and organizers plan immediate preparations for next year to build on the fair’s advertised value for the Gulf coast region.
Officials stress a representative showing as tourism and other visitors are expected to increase on the coast next autumn. The emphasis is on expanding the fair’s appeal to a broad audience and showcasing regional strengths.
Berlin reports quote Captain Rose of U-53 praising the Kansan as a good sea lawyer after a tense exchange off Nantucket. The Kansan warned others with its wireless while arguing papers aboard the submarine, then jammed by U-53 as destroyers nearby stayed alert.
A humorous verse about modern life changing culture and hobbies as transportation costs rise. The speaker laments the loss of traditional reading and literary pleasures replaced by car parts and gas. It contrasts Homer Milton and Pope with tires, fuel, and inner tubes, noting shifting priorities.
The article explains ancient Ireland was called Ibernia by Caesar and Latins with uncertain derivation, Greeks called it lernis or terni meaning sacred isle, and links to Iberians or Iberia are speculative with no wild men connection. It notes Danish invasions in the 9th-10th centuries and Henry II's 1169 invasion.
A 1916 horoscope notes that celestial influences guide choices without forcing outcomes. Readers are urged to weigh stars and fate while maintaining personal responsibility in daily decisions.
The reading notes Saturn Neptune blessings with Venus Sun adverse, advising prudent planning and patience. It foresees gains for earth trades, possible health and financial benefits, but warns of European war uncertainties and potential political trouble, with forecasts of storms in the West and personal health risks in families.
The article discusses recovery after infantile paralysis, stressing early upright positioning to prevent deformities. It warns against prolonged bed rest and excessive sitting, and cites Emerson of the New York City health board on balancing, muscle training, and careful activity limits for convalescents.
Advice discusses heat therapy with a hot water bottle for bladder and back pain, and notes individual differences by sex. It also covers infant tooth decay caused by nutrition, cautions against fat remedies, and explains weight management via nitrogen intake and diet.
A listing of meetings for Odd Fellows Napoleanville and Mobile lodges plus Rebekah Knights of Pythias Masons Eagles and other unions with times and hall locations across Napoleonville and Mobile.
An exploration of why humans have hair tracing to ancestral traits with notes on paleolithic figures and Egyptian mummies. It outlines three major hair types woolly straight and wavy linked to racial classifications and hair structure.
The passage describes frizzy, woolly, and wavy hair across Australian aborigines, Nubians, and other races, noting color variation by region and sex differences. It suggests evolution clues hidden in hair and compares human hair with apes, hinting Europeans resemble apes more than Africans on this criterion.
A narrator recalls Norville Cullom, a Westward, well off bachelor with an English flair and secretive charm. She describes his stylish Madison Avenue rooms, magnetic allure, and the moment she discovers his fixation on other women as she unravels his true personality during a hotel summer visiting and posing with pictures.
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