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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
4
A brief line from The Mobile Item presents AP wire content with classified masthead and subscription note. Publication details reference August 5 1916 and Various Bureau offices with delivery pricing and post office mailing information. The readable text is focused on publication logistics rather than a specific News event.
The piece outlines a dispute between Governor Henderson and Attorney General Martin over Girard raids and a $2000 warrant for William H. Samford. It notes the Attorney General’s vetoed bill to empower law enforcement, praises Martin’s conduct, and laments the public airing of private differences.
Lieutenant Governor Thomas E Kilby of Anniston is first to announce for Alabama governor. A pro prohibitionist and business leader, Kilby emphasizes a financial budget and a strong administration to end factionalism. The Item notes skepticism of business governors and compares Kilby to Comer and Wilson as examples of leadership.
Pig iron sales surge in Birmingham with prices now $14.50 to $15.00 a ton. The rise, compared with last year’s $9–$10, reflects a booming order book and heavy freight to Mobile. Local prosperity highlights the need for diversified industry to steady the city.
England doubts US policy on rising wheat prices and suspects German manipulators behind the squeeze. The piece notes Europe faces bread shortages while US buyers pay nearly the same prices, inviting both humorous and serious views on the situation.
Spring Hill College opening is praised for its wholesome community impact and as a stimulus to business. Mobile benefits from the college’s fame attracting young men and a lively, refreshing spirit likened to Yale’s influence in New Haven.
Carranza drives new currency series at capacity and orders destruction of the Vera Cruz issue and other species. He aims to stabilize the money standard amid a history of rapid turnovers where predecessors were soon unseated or slain. A large part of the American public sees him as the right man.
The poem laments noisy neighbors including bees, a yapping pup, and a loud rooster. The speaker pleads for peace and even jokes Congress should pass a law abolishing all neighbors to end the cacophony.
The item presents Q A on Kaiser William and the Evangelical church, rulers and church structure, presidential travel and salaries, and U S territorial area growth from 1783 to present. It cites Kaiser Wilhelm I, the three mile limit fear during Cleveland, and Roosevelt at the Panama Canal.
A 1916 horoscope notes that stars influence human affairs but do not force outcomes. Readers are advised to exercise free will and make prudent choices while considering astrological guidance for the day. The column presents general guidance in a cautionary tone.
A dated astrology column predicts upheaval in labor conditions and strikes affecting military affairs, with dangers to public matters and marriages. It warns against overwork and political missteps, notes fortitude required for Europe interests, and mentions Wilson's health as trying. It also forecasts fraud uncoveries and unpredictable events for those born under the day’s sign.
Health guidance warns quinine may harm if misused. In tonic 2 grain doses three times daily, quinine should be freshly prepared as bisulphate salt capsules for prompt absorption. Pills can be poorly absorbed or dangerously toxic in 20 to 40 grain doses. The warning urges medical supervision and cautions against self treatment.
The advice notes hay fever is not yet curable but can be helped by reducing weight. a drastic method suggested is one week of deliberate fasting to recalibrate body chemistry and glands, with immediate relief possible. It also answers that babies typically begin sitting up between six and eight months and teething may involve biting hard objects.
The article explains gravitation as the universal force giving weight and shaping motion. It notes gravity acts on moving and resting bodies, causes projectiles to drop, and keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth with Earth as the active focus.
A historical explanation of gravitation as the unseen force binding Earth to the Sun and other bodies. It notes space is empty, no physical cords connect objects, yet gravity pulls all masses, adding speed as they fall, independent of air resistance.
A scenario describes a descent from 1,000 feet taking about 8 seconds to reach ground and striking with approximately 256 feet per second. A further example considers a fall from 10,000 feet to compare impact and time.
Mrs Curtis travels to Nora and Joe in a Bronx flat after a telephone call reveals Joe is badly injured. Nora breaks down while Mary tends the baby, and Helen stabilizes the scene, nursing Nora and gathering details about the morning incident on the roof.
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