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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1916
Page
4
The Mobile Item provides an Associated Press full leased wire report with standard newspaper delivery and subscription details. The item lists mailing options, pricing, and office contact information for the Mobile Alabama publication in August 1916.
Mobile showcases its factory advantages as the O K Knitting Mills of New Orleans will occupy two floors at 11 St Emanuel street. The building is owned by a trio from the knitting firm and other floors will host one or two manufacturers, one planning skirts cloaks and suits by November 15.
Greece, in turmoil after Premier Zaimis's resignation, weighs a Venizelos dominated cabinet to steer war with Entente or internal conflict. Dimitrocopulos seeks 48 hours to consult before forming a new government amid Entente pressures and Bulgarian advances.
The United States confirms the 1907 and 1910 Russo Japanese treaties are not abrogated by the new convention. Japan and Russia pledge to uphold China's territorial integrity and the open door policy, with formal replies sent to Washington and Tokyo and Petrograd. Officials deem the matter settled.
Edward N Hurley urged U S industry leaders to prepare for postwar global commerce. He noted European wartime gains in efficiency and urged Americans to raise productivity to meet future conditions as the war ends and competition intensifies. He spoke to the Ohio Bankers Association warning of looming shifts in world markets.
Mr Hurley warned that Europe’s war driven changes in industry require the United States to boost business organization and manufacturing efficiency. He cited France England and Germany, noting France’s shift to machinery, Britain’s rapid progress, and Germany’s advancing industry. He urged leveraging new legislation to expand foreign trade opportunities.
Poet Walt Mason recounts choosing a motor car over a horse after his wife preferred speed. He contrasts the horse Dobbin’s woes with the motor car’s ease, noting flies tormenting the horse and his own relief at modern travel. The poem blends humor and affection for technology.
The column answers questions on voting firsts and nationality terms. Mary Walker in 1867 sparked early voting controversy. Marilla M. Reicher followed in 1870. Other queries cover correct terms for Polish natives and re naturalization for U.S. land claimants.
A brief horoscope noting that cosmic influences shape events but do not force outcomes, offering reflective guidance for readers. It frames astrology as advisory rather than deterministic, inviting personal interpretation and prudent choices.
Astrologers warn a difficult rule of the stars with Neptune Mars and Venus adverse while Jupiter stays friendly in early evening. They predict deception risks with women involved in politics and romance, rising female labor in Canada and the United States, and potential health concerns for aging authors and artists amid war fears.
Richard Walton Tully’s new play The Flame screens a political satire on foreign policy and a tropical romance amid prehistoric superstition. Set “somewhere on the Spanish main” it follows Geronimo Zabina urging peons to rebel against Governor Don Benito Garvanza as revolution brews.
American expatriates in a Caribbean gorge face a brutal uprising led by Zabina. Minerva Fremont teaches locally while Wayne Putnam bets on a banana harvest and Dave Carson seeks oil. A fake protection by the American consul and a limited aid from Britain leave the Americans to a savage rout and spoliation.
Thomas Gilmore of Albany New York president of the New York State Council of Carpenters died suddenly in Fort Worth after arriving to attend the International Union of Carpenters convention set to convene Monday. Other brief items from across the Americas note Carranza calling a constitutional assembly election in Mexico City Gomez monument design prize in Havana and various local incidents.
Discusses nitrogen in foods as amino acids and ammonia, their roles in nourishment and waste, glycogen storage in liver and muscles, and the liver and kidneys filtering waste. Warns against excessive intake and urges personal experimentation to determine right eating for good health. Concludes with a hopeful note on health.
A married woman asks how to lose weight while doing heavy housework. The answer explains balancing nitrogen intake with expenditure and suggests eating nitrogen poor foods like peaches onions pears bananas and leafy greens to reduce weight. The article frames weight gain as excess nitrogen storage and emphasizes persistence and diet adjustment.
The note explains that butter and sugar supply little to no nitrogen. It cautions that this does not imply freedom to eat milk chocolate or candy, nor bread or other foods beyond those specified. Page Five continuation.
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