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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
4
A compact wire service recap from the Associated Press dated August 5 1916, with Mobile Alabama edition details and society editor notes. The page lists subscription prices and local notices, mirroring early 20th century newspaper formats.
Rotary Club hosts State Superintendent Feagin who urges approval of a constitutional amendment allowing counties to seek additional educational revenues. Mobilization includes a Mobile town hall and a letter campaign to Chamber members asking for support. The measure would empower counties to fund improvements without forcing others to raise taxes.
Troops are to repay government costs by training at the state mobilization camp. They will learn tactics discipline and form, improving fitness and readiness for actual service if the country needs them. Contact with new surroundings will broaden understanding beyond home drills.
The piece predicts a tight race for the American League crown between the Boston team and Brooklyn, highlighting star players Zack Wheat and Jake Daubert in Brooklyn and the Boston club’s edge in betting. It notes both sides expect victory and a dramatic battle for the flag.
The article argues against deporting foreigners who refuse to enlist, noting hypocrisy if Britain avoids conscription while coercing aliens. It contends aliens deserve equal consideration and questions the fairness of forcing non citizens to fight for England.
The text discusses a claimed world distinction for a slide valve gasoline engine and mentions attempts to develop the concept, along with hopes related to agricultural experts solving hidden secrets.
Reports from the commerce department show August exports reached 510 million dollars, a world record and a favorable balance near 311 million. The surge reflects renewed global demand, with gold inflows resuming and new markets opening for American shippers.
The poem contrasts two political speakers in a satirical bid to sway voters. It ridicules the gifted speaker who condemns tyrants yet seeks office, and the foil who exposes false claims while portraying the other as a tool of tyranny. The speaker fears ruin if either side wins.
The Darby and Joan duo symbolize long married happiness from the ballad The Old Happy Couple. The historic couple hailed from Healaugh in Yorkshire with origins linked to printer John Darby and his wife Joan, possibly authored by Henry Woodfall.
The 1916 horoscope warns of evil influence from Jupiter Neptune Mars and Uranus on October 6 with Mercury and the Sun favoring late in the afternoon. Bad journeys risky for business, public discontent affecting army and navy, defense spending inviting criticism, and unpopularity for a diplomat and for actresses and singers. Neptunes imagination boosts theatre novelties while a home made arts movement foreshadows European war impacts and a severe winter ahead with storms and cold. Charities and hospitals face heavy work.
Garret P. Serviss notes that archaeology pushes human history far beyond Egypt and Babylon, with estimates of prehistoric eras reaching twenty five thousand years back. Stone Age Palaeolithic humans left cave paintings of now-extinct fauna, showing a world different in climate and life from today.
Odd Fellows McInnis Lodge meets on Dauphin and St Emanuel, Ernst Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall, Knights of Pythias Red Cross No 132 at 8, Masonic Mobile Commandery No 2 at 7 30, Gulf City Lodge 41 on 158 St Francis, Dry Goods Salesmen's Association, Central Trades Council Hall, Feacalls Lodge 601 L O O F Hall.
Sir Arthur Evans spoke before the British Association on how Cro-Magnon and Palaeolithic artifacts in the Museum of Natural History show Neolithic features in early man. He noted models reveal that tens of thousands of years ago humans grasped at progress similar to later eras.
The author notes early art rich in human figures at Cogul Alpera and Cueva de la Vieja, showing women in long gowns and sashes. They argue these paintings date far earlier than Eve or Noah, and highlight Stone Age dressmakers as early artisans.
A correspondent asks about curing a three year ulcerated stomach with hemorrhages. The reply explains healing requires avoiding irritation, suggests medical evaluation with X ray, and states modern surgery can cure an actual ulcer, warning against haphazard medicine.
In a prior issue the column answers questions about chronic constipation recommending a fresh fruit diet for four or five days if no organ issues exist. It offers ear problem remedies and mentions autogenous vaccines from ear pus and ether treatment, plus leg cramps relief via warm baths and skin flushing. It also addresses a vague head and spine heaviness and suggests purification and a boiling-out process.
Frances plans a trip to New York State to visit an aunt she hasn t seen since childhood. Helen reads a lavender scented letter from the aunt and jokes about Frances visiting the cottage while Warren chimes in with a quirky plan. The scene shows family chatter and close-knit domestic moments.
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