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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary notice mentions offices in Chicago and St Louis and a national Bell Home service. No clear event, names, dates, or outcomes readable.
Farmers in Mobile and Baldwin counties plan a mass meeting in Mobile next Wednesday to oppose the effort to kill the creamery and drive away Pittsburgh financier Colonel Bain. Citizens broadly back the project, with housewives especially in favor and a push to attract outside investment for growth and manufacturing.
The editorial argues for imminent woman suffrage despite Southern opposition. It mocks Brother Hughes and backs Brother Wilson as effective, noting women will gain voting power regardless of current views. It dismisses racial quotas and predicts the South must adjust like after the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments.
A columnist recalls Lord Robert Cecil’s warning of friction if the United States blocks vessel clearance and coal consignments. The piece argues for unconditional trade rights, mocking British pressure and endorsing American resolve against external interference.
The Mobile medical community mourns Dr. Rudolph Von Ezdorf who led the U. S. Marine Hospital with a focus on malaria research and sanitation. He was known as a leading expert on mosquitoes and contributed to medical literature. He died young, leaving colleagues hopeful for future scientific advances.
The passage argues that wage increases for Italian trainmen cannot be safely compared with U S rail rate changes. It notes the Adamson eight hour law may influence freight rate decisions by the interstate commerce commission, but warns the Italian situation differs and may be wartime subterfuge.
Grain production in the United States shows a significant shortfall with millions of bushels missing across corn spring wheat and potatoes. The report notes lower yields and potential higher living costs as exchanges closed before data release.
A reflective piece recalls H G Wells and his early science fiction predicting modern warfare. It notes Wells described airships destroying cities with explosive chain reactions and wonders whether future weapons may echo such visions, comparing Civil War era fears to contemporary arms.
Walt Mason writes of wandering mid Colorado hills enjoying vivid thrills and mountain zest. He recalls leaping peaks surpassing old pains and mocks a landlord and chauffeur while praising cool air and serene prospects in a mountain driven daydream.
The Item's daily question box covers home remedies for toothache using baking soda and witch hazel, silver cleaning with ammonia and whiting paste, corporate incorporation rules across states, pronunciation of monsignor, paper glue from flour and alum, and definitions of phosphate rock shale and radium with Curie discovery notes.
Astrological readings predict a mixed day with Venus and Mercury favorable and Uranus and Mars challenging. Theaters and charities may gain, fashion trades benefit, and travel risks rise under Uranus, while a playwright may gain early fame and dangers to a high city official loom in the South. Travel and reform agitation appear in California as midwinter nears.
The article recounts Mendel's experiments with pea plants and the discovery of dominant and recessive traits. It parallels Mendel with Darwin, notes Mendel's lasting impact, and outlines the pattern: first generation shows dominant traits, while the second generation reveals recessive traits in a 3 to 1 ratio, with hybrids continuing in later generations.
Paris considers monthly food parcels for German prisoners of war in addition to bread. Pershing debunks reports of clashes near El Valle as unfounded. Baron Von Schenk to Kavala then to Bulgarian lines amid Greek entente actions. Budapest conference upholds Danube navigation as free. Funston orders Portertield to face court martial over enlistment of two men with records. About a dozen paratyphoid cases appear at Camp Frederick Funston. David C Beama, veteran corporation lawyer and sportsman, dies in Denver. Eight subscriptions to fifth German war loan total 61 million marks.
The article reviews Dr. Otto Rank eight discussing how ancient civilizations from Egypt to Rome celebrated heroes through mythic birth stories. It notes three general psychological classes of these tales and highlights enduring universal thoughts of courage and triumph evident in contemporary reports from the European war.
A reader praises Health Talks for practical health guidance and urges simpler, natural eating. The writer cites a belief in limited uncooked foods and quotes an Irish saying on preventing disuse. The response thanks the sender and emphasizes practical accuracy in health advice. The letter references a reader suffering severe foot pain treated with iodine.
In a crowded flat Nora recounts how a man attacked Joe with a knife while protecting Nora’s child. Joe was cut above the eye but survived with doctors’ care, and the assailant was captured outside. Nora and Helen discuss Joe’s recovery and his job safety as the scene settles.
The passage discusses using zinc salve and a 2 percent carbolic acid mix with little relief. It mentions frost bite history and suggests experimenting with a mechanical support. It also contains garbled guidance about concerns with bones or cartilage joints of the toe.
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