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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1916

Page

5

Teachers for Three Mobile Schools Gain Extra Posts

On recommendation of Superintendent Murphy the School Board added a teacher at each of the Jph alel Semmes Leinkauf and Russell schools to relieve overcrowding. An additional room will be built at Leinkauf, and students from Crichton Plateau are being moved to Semmes. A business manager and stenographer-clerk were recommended, with Murphy to nominate later. Dr Toulmin Gaines was reelected medical inspector as enrollment jumped to 4 750 white and 1 991 colored pupils.

S. Murphy Jphael Semmes Leinkauf Russell Murphy Crichton Plateau Semmes Toulmin Gaines

Swastika’s enduring legend and the lure of superstition

The piece traces the swastika as an ancient Aryan emblem whose long endurance illustrates how reputation and superstition persist. It argues that once an idea is deemed superhuman, contrary evidence rarely dissolves belief, citing public credulity from Galileo era to modern symbols.

Galileo

Sloan's Liniment Proves Quick Relief for Guard Hike Soreness

Norman Jones, a National Guard member in El Paso, used Sloan's Liniment after a 15 mile hike and felt immediate relief. He later performed four hours of drill without issue, praising the product for easing sprains strains bruises and stiffness. The advertisement notes easy application and prices 25 50 and 100 cents at druggists.

Norman Jones National Guard el Paso Sloan Jones

Watch Your Step Stages a Popular Lyric Theater Run

The musical comedy Watch Your Step is drawing strong crowds at the Lyric Theater with Saturday matinee and night performances. Reviewers praise its novelty grace humor and beauty and note the immense popularity of the lead stars. Tickets are selling fast.

Lyric Theater

Italians Win Big At Carso Front In Battle Report

AP dispatch from Paris describes Italian artillery concentration between Verzuolo and the sea on Oct 8 9 on the Carso front. The assault targeted Fortino and triangular redoubt near Opacchiasella Hill 77 and Opacchiasella Jamaino area with heavy bombardment and waves of infantry driving Austrians from trenches. After hours of fighting at Nova Gas, about a thousand prisoners were taken including Austrian officers and the front lines collapsed with widespread destruction.

Associated Press Paris Pétit Parisien Vertoiba Opacchiaselia Hill 77 Monfalcone Oppacchiasella Jamaino Fortino Novaras Villanova Novagas Carso

Peons would fight for Villa if U S advanced

A Mexican Protestant missionary reporting from central Mexico says peons in Villa’s district would rise to defend him if the American punitive expedition moved south of its base. He notes fear and hatred of Villa but belief that Americans intend to seize and annex the country.

EL Paso Tex Villa Mexico

Dreams and the Price of Successful Acting

A reflective portrait of an actress recounting a grueling rise to fame. She recalls endless rejections, sleepless nights in offices, barnstorming tours, and the grind of stock company work. Now in standing lights, she warns that fame demands ongoing sacrifice and vigilance.

Broadway

Savings on Children and Ladies Hosiery in Four Pair Deals

Promote four pair bundles of Fay stockings for children in black or white and eight pairs of ribbed black hose for school use. Offers include Mercerized Ladies Hose four pair for a dollar, Lisle Hose in black, and Fibre Silk Hose in colors or black with full bleaching and fleece finishing.

Faille

Bargain Sale Highlights Home Goods and Apparel in Mobile

An extensive sale advertisement lists discounted linens towels scarves gowns shirts waists and dresses plus home items like brass clothes trees, carpet cleaners, cookware and glassware. Prominent quantities include two for one dollar offers on towels and linens and multiple服 items priced at one dollar apiece.

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