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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
4
A fragment from a 1916 Mobile Alabama issue shows the Associated Press leased wire content with postal and subscription details. Mentions staff offices in New York Chicago and St. Louis and notes advance payment terms and Sunday edition circulation.
Report credits the Weather Bureau for saving lives and limiting damage as Pensacola faced higher winds than Mobile during the storm. Velocities reached 110 to 114 miles per hour briefly, with only one life lost and minimal shipping damage due to prior port preparations.
Alabama lawmakers push a $250000 bill for a brick road along Military Highway from Foley to fortify coast defenses. Rep. Dent and Sen. Bankhead endorse the project urging presidential support as mass meeting backs preparedness and faster troop and supply movement.
Mayor Pillans announces a half holiday on Monday October 30 to aid the Gulf Coast Fair opening in Mobile. The Rotary Club backs merchants closing early. Exhibits are growing with capital displays promised, featuring farm and orchard progress despite past storms. Mobile’s fair aims for financial success and regional prominence.
A bold initiative in Massachusetts suggests a Democrat and a Republican pair to back Hanly the dry candidate. The strategy aims to peel votes from Wilson and Hughes without harming either, a move described as skillful by observers.
Entente chiefs expected the Iron Marshal to unleash a major action after his rise to chief of staff of the German armies. Since Falkenhayn’s drive and the Romanian front developments, they have looked to Hindenburg to deliver a decisive move in the east, viewing his elevation as a potential signal of a new German thrust.
The text notes weakened German forces defending key areas while redeployed. It says the Romanians have resumed the offensive, driving German troops back on the Transylvania frontier, challenging Von Hindenburg’s strategy amid pressure in the west and limited time for new fortifications.
The story notes widespread display of Mobile hurricane news with bold headlines like Mobile Safe. Early editions were cautious, avoiding unconfirmed speculation while AP-served papers provided reliable dispatches and corrected wild reports.
A humorous verse about boosters and knocker critics who oppose progress. It lampoons the clamor against improvement and the stubborn naysayers who hinder plans for paving and new village pumps. The poem urges collective effort and forward steps despite cynics.
The Item's Daily Question Box explains first class mail as sealed private matter and fourth class as printed matter. It notes Indians allied with Powhatan largely perished by 1675, with hundreds of descendants living in Virginia today.
The astrology forecast notes Mercury in friendly aspect early, Venus mildly benefic later, and Uranus in a dangerous position. Women face higher risk of deceptive sentimentality while writers may benefit from Mercury's influence. discontent and unrest are foretold for warring nations and social shifts in literature, diet, and trade.
A discussion of the origin of the earth and the planetesimal hypothesis led by Thomas C. Chamberlin. The piece contrasts Laplace’s nebular theory with Chamberlin’s ideas and notes debates over their viability in explaining the globe’s beginning and evolution.
Meeting notices list Odd Fellows McInnis Lodge 71 on Dauphin and St. Emanuel streets Knights of Pythias Red Cross youte 132 at 8 Castle Masonic Mobile Commandery 2 at 7 30 and Jeptha Chapter 41 O E S at 8 all in the Masonic Temple plus a lecture tracing Laplace plates and planetesimal theories of solar system formation and stellar origins, with discussion of nebulae and the sun's birth.
The thirty sixth annual farmers congress closed in Indianapolis after sessions on Tuesday. The final business session elected officers, with plans to re elect most OM officers who have served the past year.
Rabbi A. G. Moses will deliver a sermon on "The Choice of a Leader" at Temple Gates of Heaven tonight. Sabbath school starts at 9 and the main service at 10 Saturday morning.
A correspondent reports persistent swelling and heart palpitations. The author suggests a periodic purifying regimen with calomel and castor oil, dietary changes, and urges medical examination, including urine analysis and blood pressure, plus leg support for venous weakness.
A reader asks about safe hair restorers and extreme milk consumption for weight gain. An expert cautions one to gauge tolerance to six quarts of milk daily, notes milk nitrogen intake, and suggests self assessment over a few days. The letter also seeks ultraviolet light hair treatment locations and dermatology advice for a red nose.
Helen and Warren discuss a rift with the Browns amid suspicions raised by Mary about the Browns not liking them. Helen recalls a maid’s remark about the Browns’ dislike and Warren notes Phil Holmes’s tale of a ride with Miss Wilcox last summer.
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