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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1916
Page
6
In Mobile Alabama on November 21 1916 an item lists subscription options for The Mobile Item MM 4 r Benth advance 600 subscriptions per month or per quarter with payment in advance for editorial and news Bell Home Society Editors page numbers and contact details.
The Mississippi Centennial Expo in Gulfport next year spurs Mississippians to prepare edible state products for demand. The Gulf Coast, especially Mobile, could see strong interest in potatoes, sweet varieties, Satsuma oranges, pecans, tappersimmons, kumquats, and other regional fruits and nuts. A Mobile representative at the centennial will showcase local produce, encouraging local farmers to value and promote goods grown in Mississippi and surrounding regions.
The report notes Serbian delight as Monastir falls to Serbian and Allied forces, marking a milestone in the Macedonian offensive. It warns Berlin may reinforce the southern front, while Entente communications suggest the German Bulgars withdrew by their own accord, fueling rumors of further action.
Ruth Law established a new non stop flight record from Chicago to New York in a Curtiss aircraft. She covered eight hundred thirty two miles in nine hours despite stiff cross winds. Her feat follows a prior flight by Victor Carl and Catherine Stinson.
Agriculture officials report a surge in hog raising across the South driven by county demonstration agents work with farmers. Car load co‑op shipments, pig clubs, and new small plants expand markets. experts expect Gulf Coast participation as demand and profits rise. Comet forecasts and shoe costs are noted in passing.
Walt Mason lampoons the seasonal turn of weather and the titled beggar who reappears with a weary moral tale. The poem contrasts hard working villagers with a loafer asking for bread and meat while families suffer and officials falter.
In a reader question column an inquiry asks if Niagara Falls ever stops flowing due to ice above. Answer notes flows nearly always continue even with heavy ice and wind, and suggests checks in the 1910 census for wage and wealth context. It states U S wealth around 187 739 071 000 with about 100 million people and observes Americans are not particularly thrifty despite wealth.
The column says Tuesday November 21 1916 brings unusually fortunate readings. Benefice aspects for Neptune Jupiter and Uranus boost lending and law especially while caution with foreign relations prevents losses. Weddings travel and education projects show promise as two or more great teachers of better living appear and children born in 1917 may be gifted and eventful.
The article discusses how dreams reflect fears and wishes from life, linking nightmares to indegestible foods and the public fear of leprosy. It cites a British officer's vivid dream of meeting a leper in a South Africa mine passage, illustrating how fright grips the mind.
Listings show meetings for Odd Fellows Mechanics and Mobile councils in Whistler and Dauphin Streets, Knights of Pythias Mobile Lodge, Masonic lodges at Masonic Temple, Tribe of Ben Hur Gulf City Court, Brotherhood of Painters and Machinists unions, Odd Fellows Alabama Lodge, City Commissioners at Municipal Building, and Modern Woodmen Camp 1529 at Y M B A Hall.
A reader is advised that the Kromayer or Nagelschmidt ultra violet lamp can clear pimples and blackheads by creating a sunburn and antimicrobial effect, with a caution that results vary and no guaranteed cure time. For a sulfur molasses mix, proportions from one teaspoon to one tablespoon are suggested. effectiveness is not guaranteed. Another reader is told to use UV light to stimulate underlying skin layers to improve color and health, with a sunburn expected for a few days and eventual improvement. A third reader is advised dry cupping to improve local blood flow and castor oil as a general cleansing aid if the body needs detoxification.
The reader describes a watery neck discharge during meals from a post operative neck area. The answer identifies a possible sinus from a salivary gland tract and cautions that such a condition cannot be treated by newspaper advice and requires a surgeon’s in person examination to assess the mechanical issue.
A satirical tale recounts Mamie a homely wife who wards off rivals through sharp wit and sly assurances of her husband’s value. Her friends doubt the marriage yet she claims loyalty by praising him and downplaying others with pointed, comic refrains.
Dialog shows Warren and Helen arguing over a malfunctioning washer and bath tub. He pretends to fix it while she accuses him of laziness and clumsiness. She uses absorbent cotton to stop a nickel outlet, prompting a sharp rebuke about clogging pipes. He suggests a shower instead.
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