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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text from a Mobile Alabama item includes postal, subscription, and masthead fragments. It mentions Associated Press wire delivery and various rate lines but lacks coherent event or clear facts to summarize into a full news item.
Editorial urges voters to approve all proposed amendments in November. The Ways and Means Committee backs them, highlighting school tax, bank depositors, biennial legislative sessions, and local tax measures in Selma and Montgomery. It cautions against no opposition and stresses state progress depends on favorable action.
An editorial warns that a Hughes victory could invite renewed German hostility and submarine aggression, arguing that Germany favors Hughes and Berlin would relish upheaval if Wilson loses. It urges Democrats, Progressives, and Republicans to unite against this perceived threat.
The piece argues unrest in Northern Mexico could spill over into a border crisis. It notes Villa’s activity and Carranza’s possible approach, with warnings to Americans to leave Chihuahua. It praises Wilson preparedness and suggests U S credibility rests on how leaders handle the border conflict.
A reflective portrait credits the German Kaiser as the decisive force shaping German strategy and military command. It argues his iron will and directing hand drive generals like von Mackensen and von Falken to sustain the war effort, despite opposition from allies.
A humorous poem in which a worker describes the strain of rising living costs and dismisses political candidates who interrupt his labor to tout promises. He vows not to vote for anyone who tries to woo him with hollow rhetoric and says he will remember the candidates who overstated their case in November.
The Hamburg question outlines its status as the Free and Hansa City of Hamburg a component state of the German empire. It explains the Knights of Labor versus the American Federation of Labor noting centralization vs local autonomy and trade rights. Tibbie Ala is a post office in Washington county.
The October 26 1916 column foresees unusual misfortune with Jupiter Saturn and Uranus in bad positions. It warns of financial anxiety national expenditures and potential ship losses. It mentions risks for Spain Hungary and ocean travel and notes political scandals and a harsh winter for war prospects.
A reader asks if object size affects gravity with same weight and shape. The author explains air resistance dominates. without air drag all bodies would accelerate equally, yet real falling objects differ due to air and external forces.
Odd Fellows Mt Ararat Encampment No 1 meets at Odd Fellows Hall. Knights of Pythias Percivale Lodge 102 meets at 7 30 pm Castle Hall. Masonic Athelstan Lodge No 369 meets at 7 30 pm Masonic Temple. BPOE Mobile Lodge No 108 meets at 8 pm Elks Home Government and Joachim streets. Rotary Club meets at 1 pm Assembly room Cawthon Hotel.
A historical explanation compares falling balls of equal weight in air and in vacuum. It shows that air resistance slows hollow shapes more than solid ones, while in vacuum all bodies with equal weight fall the same distance in the same time. It outlines velocity calculations per second and derives distance fallen over multiple seconds.
A Memphis New York reader reports using Chamberisin's Cough Remedy on her two children during a severe cold spell last winter. The note praises the medicine for relief and thanks the maker.
A reader panel discusses noncontagious hives and simple cures. Advice covers castor oil cleanses, warm tub baths, corn starch dusting, and a menthol tincture for itching, with cautions about differentiating skin itch from diabetes or other disorders.
A New York shopper, Mrs Curtis, asks to exchange a plum colored suit for something quieter after a change of style at a shop run by Madame. Helen and Babble weigh options, noting trade rules and the store’s goodwill.
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