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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1916
Page
4
The Mobile item reports AP dispatches on regional events from Mobile Alabama dated August 5 1916 with circulation details and delivery options including carrier and mail subscriptions. It notes staff at Tribune peer Chicago and St Louis offices and lists editorial and society sections with standard payments and delivery terms.
British forces unveiled a new armored car type capable of crossing trenches and shell craters as they advanced under dawn light. The machines, nicknamed tanks, impressed troops with their traction and destructive speed, frightening German defenders in shell battered trenches.
Dispatches from the border report Carranzistas in Chihuahua City fending off an attack by Bandit Villa and his revived forces. The piece notes Villa's dramatic rise and fall as a historical curiosity and warns that his open activities invite more frequent military actions, including possible capture dead or alive.
The article reflects on high casualty rates among top officers in World War I. It notes generals like Maunoury, von Kluck, and Kitchener, plus British brigadiers Hugh Clifford and Louis Murray Phillpotts killed. It emphasizes indiscriminate losses and the grim reality of a war that claims leaders as sure as soldiers.
Economists advocate placing railroad regulation under federal control rather than state by state authority. They cite mail-like consistency of national rules, oppose costly state laws, and support Congress via the Interstate Commerce Commission to govern interstate railroads to reduce waste and confusion.
NYC music teachers call for publishers to remove Southern dialect in Dixieland songs and substitute standard English. They argue dialect terms create inharmonious discord and should be struck from key scores.
An old man chorus recalls friends who have died as they ask after William Bill Fred Silas J Mc Gee Julia Jones Jim Nell Bess and Jane. The poems mourn mortality and the gloom of aging, contrasting gossip with graves.
Readers submit inquiries on topics from government bond interest to hair tonics and naval duties. Answers note bond yields of 2 to 4 percent, suggest bank cashier guidance for purchase, and provide practical care tips for patent leather. The Nobel Prize overview explains fund size and five award categories.
The column predicts strong good influences with some weak evil effects. Uranus and Mercury benevolent. Neptune, Jupiter and Mars unfriendly. It warns treachery among friends, possible theater fire or panic, and encourages prudent finances. California may see prosperity. Texas, Arizona, Colorado face challenges.
Aimed at parents after high school graduation, the piece urges teaching daughters gainful trades to avoid idle lives. It argues for practical training over college, office, store, or factory work, stressing self-sufficiency and earning power if needed. The column cites a Newark cycling record and notes on medical and military news.
A feminist essay argues that mothers should teach daughters trades to avoid poverty and abuse. It claims educating women in a profession provides financial independence, acting as an anchor against fate and disaster. It emphasizes self-reliance over reliance on others or marriage.
The essay argues parents should train girls in a skilled trade to prevent poverty after a business crash. A self supporting daughter gains independence, better marriage prospects, and resilience if tragedy strikes. It contrasts office workers with society women, noting money earned teaches value and discipline.
A brief note suggests that a woman freed from a brutal marriage can pursue a gainful occupation and improve her situation, signaling a shift from mere misfortune to potential independence with continued discussion on Page Five.
A correspondent asks whether six year old unvaccinated child should receive pasteurized milk to prevent infantile paralysis. Advice notes pasteurized milk can lessen nutrition but should be used if diarrhoea or questionable milk purity exist, plus emphasis on safety first and keeping up fruit and vegetables.
The text advises a calm approach to bed wetting in a six year old, suggesting limiting fluids after 3 p.m. and consulting a family physician if no physical cause is found. It also discusses nasal congestion after surgery and recommends a thorough exam by the physician, plus notes on squint and eyelid anatomy with a call for an ophthalmologist to examine for relief.
Warren plans a weekend escape for he and Helen with friends Tom Babbie Carp and Garnetts Parmalee Benedict Lola Wilcox and Frances Knowles in Hempstead. They discuss leaving the city heat behind and enjoying a restful break at a small gathering.
Warren and Helen clash over Lola Wilcox as Warren accepts an engagement. Helen erupts with anger and questions plans while Warren feigns casual interest and asks about the crowd. Helen contemplates canceling her evening and dreads Lola’s involvement.
The text urges seeking the best oculist who is also a physician to obtain accurate information about one’s eye condition. It warns against home remedies and guesswork and promises relief through intelligent action and proper diagnosis.
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