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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1916
Page
4
Subscriptions priced at 10 cents monthly 45 days, 1.00 quarterly, 5.00 yearly. Cash in advance required. Editorial and news content advertised for the Mobile area with mention of Union Council.
Memorial notices praise Judge Harry J. Toulmin a famed jurist and Civil War veteran who served as a private and colonel. The obituary notes his fair decisions and lifelong public service, with remarks on his retirement from the district court bench and his enduring legacy in Mobile and the state.
A political commentary argues that former Democratic supporters who voted for opponents betrayed the party. It calls for stripping disloyal leaders of authority and purging party ranks at the state level to preserve loyalty to the platform and nominees.
Mobile welcomes Baptists traveling from across the state and beyond to the First Baptist Church. Delegates include leaders from Southern states and representatives of the denomination. The state convention and related meetings promise substantial hotel occupancy and community benefit both material and spiritual.
The event advertises citrus yields from Mobile and Baldwin counties Alabama and Jackson County Mississippi, attracting Northern and Eastern visitors. Merchants and the public are urged to cooperate to showcase the best celebration yet, to spread its fame and boost the season's profits.
Poem reflects on writing ambitions versus daily needs of family. The speaker muses about aiming for a great ode while balancing chores and poverty and lingering hopes to achieve lasting literary fame.
The front bound nurse must be a graduate with two years of nursing experience. She needs certs from two doctors and two patients, must be unmarried, aged 25 to 40, and in perfect physical condition. National headquarters are at 1624 H Street NW Washington DC.
Astrologers deem the day unimportant though Jupiter's morning influence and Saturn's later favor suggest cautious gains in trading and mining stocks. Expect inflation in some values with sharp swings and potential growth for car manufacturing. Newspapers may push radical policy briefly while a famous editor's death looms and public health measures rise.
Odd Fellows Napoleanville Lodge No 81 Knights of Pythias Rescue Lodge No 24 meet at 8 at Pythian Castle Woodmen of the World Forest Camp No 1 Y M B A Hall Woodmen's Benevolent Association 158 St Francis St Masonic Mobile Lodge No 40 A F and A M meets 730 at Masonic Temple Ancient Order of Hiberians Division No 1 K of P Hall Fraternal Order of Eagles Mobile Area No 880 7612 Dauphin Street I Q O B Mobile Dam No 26 2572 Dauphin Street Odd Fellows Union Lodge No 13 Odd Fellows Hall Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders Local Union No 111 Central Trades Council Hall Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners Meets at 1000 a m Courthouse United Association of Plumbers Local Union No 119 Central Council Hall United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union No 89 Central Trades Council Hall
A 22 year old woman quits her job to marry, learns her fiancé eloped with her best friend, and asks what to do. The advisor urges cutting ties with both, forgetting the pair, focusing on rebuilding her life, work, and self respect rather than clinging to betrayal.
The article advises rest and deformity prevention for infants with infantile paralysis during the first days. It notes pain and tenderness are hardest to ease then and warns against bathing. after tenderness subsides, a warm salt water bath can be used with a sheet cradle.
A reader seeks help for vomiting after meals and loose bowels, with responses suggesting fasting as a cure and discussing ear drum issues and the need for an aurist. The column also covers scalp oiliness, quartz lamp therapy for hair, circumcision recommendations, castor oil use for digestion, and guidance on obtaining light therapy through local doctors.
A widower aged forty seeks to marry a girl who will be twenty six next spring while outside voices urge a forty seven year old. The piece argues that a man of forty should choose his own partner despite advice, and that guidance offered cannot much aid his decision.
A 23 year old woman asks about marrying a man two years her junior after five years of dating. The adviser notes the age gap is small and not fatal to happiness, but says the man is slightly young for marriage. The writer is urged to consider parental objections and to share the opinion if it may influence her parents.
A woman writes she loves a young man and wishes to marry before obtaining a divorce. She has been separated from her husband five years and believes her divorce is not yet granted. The adviser warns that marrying without a divorce makes her a bigamist and punishable by law.
Helen repeats the line about forty dollars a week and discusses the belittling wage. Laura expresses bitterness over three years of hard work and a requested raise. The conversation shifts to moving pictures, as Carr arranges potential entry, initially as an extra.
Laura pleads for an evening gown to fit a Jersey shoot while Helen lends dresses from her closet. Laura admires a pale blue chiffon as they adjust a corset cover and plan the look, hoping the style survives the camera. Their conversation ends with a hint of secrecy as Warren calls from outside.
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