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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
4
The Mobile Item issue cites Associated Press coverage with bylines and editorial notes, listing offices in New York Chicago and St Louis. It shows postal handling, circulation rates, and editorial staff details for Mobile Alabama. The text reflects standard wire service distribution and newspaper administration in October 1916.
The large cotton crop suffered heavy deterioration with 3,000,000 bales planted. Prices surged in New Orleans and New York by 4.50 and 4.60 per bale amid bullish demand. Alabama faced the worst losses with low yields. Carolinas show more favorable crops though flood damage remains.
A government report on highway building shows a 250 percent rise in road and bridge work over eleven years. Expenditures grew from 80 million dollars in 1904 to 282 million in 1915, with states adding over 53 million and local funds surpassing 27 million under state supervision, totaling 80.5 million. Since 1891 every state except Texas, South Carolina and Indiana formed highway departments, Alabama later joining the movement. persistence drives progress and the U.S. may soon rival Europe in road quality.
The article notes renewed Russian offensives on the eastern front targeting Lemberg, while Rumanians resist in Transylvania. It describes diversions by von Mackensen in Dobrudja and von Falkenhayn’s actions, with Entente forces ready to press the offensive as the Russians gain territory.
The piece notes Bandit Villa’s continued evasion embarrasses both Mexican and American interests. Joint commission members struggle to plan border peace while Villa remains at large. Doubts arise over Carranza forces capturing Villa and possible sympathy or fear affecting pursuit. The forecast suggests the agreement may not be reached for a long time.
In New York the failure of a sympathetic strike marks a major labor victory. The bulk of union labor rejected breaking contracts and refused to be driven by agitators. Led by the Typographical Union, workers affirmed faith in contracts and compliance, aiding a sober, reasonable course over passion and wrong.
The text extols union labor for quelling insurgents with an effective stroke and urges correct methods to gain concessions. It states the public watches union actions and will applaud only if unions stay faithful to obligations, retain public confidence, and avoid selfish dereliction.
Walt Mason mocks the idea that a long vacation heals toil. After resting and traveling, the speaker returns to work only to find the grind harder and drearier, admitting vacations unfit a man for duty and leaving him weary.
The page features a reader asking for a cheap mouth rinse with a recipe using five drops of ipecac fluid extract in water. It also notes that the blast of a large gun can be heard far depending on ground and wind, with a claim of up to 140 miles. It mentions Australia as a self governing part of the British empire with state divisions and a federal parliament.
Astrologers foresee a lucky day with Venus and Jupiter strong and Uranus Mars adverse. Women gain public notice in six weeks affecting politics and big business while theaters prosper though reforms may clash with a rising amusement industry. Cautious on new partnerships, air travel and electric journeys pose risks. profits seen in merchandising but unexpected losses loom.
The text argues that while Atlantis as a habitable landmass is debated, science accepts submergence of continents and notes Atlantic topography hints at a sunken land. Exact location remains unsettled, but existence is hard to dispute.
The passage argues that Plato's Atlantis depicts a highly advanced civilization inconsistent with archaeological findings of early humans. It notes splendid cities and laws as a “sophisticated Eden,” while science finds no period where humanity matched such traits, suggesting a myth rather than a historical era.
The article weighs Plato's Atlantis against scientific findings. It argues early humans were primitive, perhaps cave-dwelling, and questions a superior ancient civilization. It explores how legend could link to myths of a flood and Eden, noting survivors reaching Europe after Atlantis submerged.
A timetable of meetings in Mobile including I. Co. O. F. and Mechanics' Lodge No. 69, Pythians at Pythian Castle, A. F. and A. M. at Masonic Temple, Knights of Khorassan Ramalah Temple No. 134 at 8, Central Trades Council Hall hosts several trades unions, Catholic Knights at Mrs. Henry Ruffin home, Chamber of Commerce, Machinists 261, International Pressmen Local 100, Y M B A hall events, City Commissioners noon session, Modern Woodmen Camp 1529, Old Shell Road Association 7:30.
The article discusses survivors meeting a savage autochthonous race in Europe and seeds of change they introduced. It traces earliest European occupation to Spain and southern France, notes art and skull similarities to modern types, and links flood legends and stories of superior ancient peoples to Atlantis as a possible common origin.
A newspaper piece advises at home goitre care with a nightly warm or cold wet compress on the neck. It warns physicians may cure only by operation and stresses cleanliness, castor oil cleansing every ten days, and hot baths twice weekly. If no improvement, consult a trusted physician.
A question about swollen feet and ankles that ease by morning, morning puffiness and breathlessness, with a history of stable kidney function. The answer emphasizes consulting a physician for urine analysis and a full physical exam to tailor a diet plan, avoiding guesswork.
Frances and Helen plot a private wedding in Helen’s apartment for Anne and Jack. They will stage a homey ceremony with a bowers between windows, a simple caterer, rice send off, and close friends, avoiding a church. Anne’s Kansas connections will attend via the couple’s personal appeal.
The text warns against using UV lamps and camphor for disease prevention and cautions about self treating with silver nitrate. It advises consulting a family doctor for bladder irrigation questions and notes that silver nitrate can be unsafe or inappropriate in many cases.
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