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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
4
A fragmented notice from Mobile Alabama dated October 5, 1916 advertises a subscription option for the Bell Home and Tribune Building offices. It references delivery by carrier and pricing for year and mail subscriptions, with editorial notices from the Bell Society and editors.
The county sees improving livestock prospects as 145 cattle dipping vats operate and D W J Sel kin reports September dips exceed August by over 5000 head. Tick eradication push boosts herd value, with Grand Bay Union Church areas dipping first time. Also notes wartime leadership shifts, living costs rise in New York, and broad federal bank support signaling national business revival.
The article voices approval of President Wilson's decision to avoid a political nationwide speaking tour. It notes his appeal to voter reason, emphasis on his record and party achievements, and trust in the American jury to judge. It highlights his Westward dash and chance meetings with eager crowds.
Milton H. Smith famed as the road sphinx faced a higher court order to testify about his political activity and alleged slush land. Folk’s appeal to compel questioning succeeds as the interstate commerce case moves forward while the L and N reports show a profit year ending June 30.
The Louisville and Nashville announces completion of the connection with the Gulf, Florida and Atlantic at Atmore by week’s end ending a state public service commission dispute. The new link is expected to expand Mobile’s trade by opening up a larger territory for merchants.
The article discusses potential German political backlash against Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg as German wartime fortunes wane. It compares possible criticism to English disfavor toward Lord Kitchener and suggests leaders like von Hindenburg and the Kaiser may face blame if Allied gains continue in the west and eastern fronts.
The poem recalls Chaucer and early poets faced critics who praised later masters while neglecting native voices. It argues critics favor grand works and overlook enduring readers who value humble verse and enduring significance beyond immediate acclaim.
The column offers reader queries and brief answers. Topics include locating coin collectors by advertising, listing the five largest churches St Peters Milan Notre Dame St Sophia, restoring faded linoleum with milk beeswax and turpentine, and a note that calcium carbide production cannot be explained by the writer.
The stars foretell a difficult period with risks in mines and leather trades and poor outcomes for real estate and farming. A looming fuel price rise before winter and possible financial scandals point to broader US internal troubles. Health risks for the elderly and potential naval focus are noted, with a foretold tragedy of a financier.
A reflective meditation on the beauty of the heavens and the promise of learning the geography of the skies. The author urges readers to study constellations and planets, using star finders to map the heavens across time and season.
Listings show meetings of Knights of Maccabees Mobile Tent Loyal Order of Moose Masonic Lodge and Young Men's Association at local streets and venues. An extended astronomy passage invites readers to observe Fomalhaut Pegasus squares Andromeda Cassiopeia and Jupiter, praising celestial study.
Protestant Episcopal clergy and laymen in Cleveland attended the 31st annual Brotherhood of St. Andrew convention. George Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia urged members to shun luxuries and enervating accessories of modern living to become efficient churchmen.
A Webster City Iowa man reports seasonal liver trouble with severe stomach pain. He tried Chamberlain's Tablets and within half a bottle felt well with no pain remaining. Ad claims the medicine is obtainable everywhere.
The article advises readers on grape juice in diets for delicate digestion. It notes sugar content effects and suggests trial and error with unfermented juice, half and half with soda water, monitoring personal symptoms to determine optimal amounts.
A reader recounts reflectively about “what if” she had married Jack and meets his wife revealing contrasts in romance and marriage. The piece uses dialogue to explore perception, social life, and imagined partnership through a flirtatious, introspective lens.
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