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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
4
Mobile supports a united Alabama push for federal institutions. The Chamber of Commerce endorses Montgomery for the farm loan bank site and backs Birmingham for the armor plate plant, urging mutual city support to secure prosperity.
Twenty four leading American scientists took the oath and joined the navy civilian consulting board led by Thomas A Edison. The board, fostered by Secretary Daniels and approved by the president, unites notable inventors to advance the nation’s naval program and mobilize patriotic aid above private interests.
The Anti-saloon League reports 24 of 32 Florida Senate members and 60 of 75 House members pledged to vote for submitting a statewide prohibition amendment. The campaign has been active, and a heated fight is anticipated as previous submission failed by one vote.
American made tractors from Peoria Illinois are claimed to power armored tanks used by Britain in France. Reported to move over trenches swamps and shell craters they allegedly clear paths by uprooting obstacles and laying steel rails for trucks.
President Wilson plans a Baltimore rostrum address launching a series of talks to non partisan bodies. The event signals his push for reform and public engagement ahead of forthcoming policy efforts.
The piece argues Hughes attacks in Peoria are countered by claims that the Democratic platform from Baltimore 1912 has been fully redeemed. It notes President Wilson will denounce the charges and claims Republicans admit Democrats have fulfilled more pledges than any party in years.
The article notes renewed Serb offensives against Austria and Bulgaria on the Balkan front, highlighting the Serbs’ fierce push to reconquer their land, admiration for their early war victories, and the fall of Monastir as a significant Entente milestone.
A humorous poem contrasts mournful burros with other sad beasts. The speaker recalls seeing a Colorado burro and a heavy dame, noting the animal’s hidden sorrow beneath long ears and patient eyes. The verse grins at the circus clown’s fall from fame and ends by lamenting life’s lack of joy for beasts.
The reader asks how to remove a tight ring. The answer advises threading a length of string under the ring and wrapping it tightly around the finger from just above the ring, then unwinding the thread. The ring moves off as the thread unwinds, allowing easy removal.
Astrologers deem September 20 1916 a day of strong Mars influence. The forecast warns of financial trouble over a key commodity, possible food shortages, and a memorable year with extraordinary national events. Women gain prominence in campaigning as Ireland's status shifts and a presidential vacancy prompts new issues.
Rutherford, a wealthy lumberman and planter, was shot and killed on his plantation near Pine Bluff Arkansas on Tuesday. A posse sought Aaron Johnson a black tenant farmer accused by plantation workers of the murder.
The article warns that highly milled cereals strip nutrients from wheat corn and rice. It cites vitamins fats minerals and other nourishing substances found in the bran germ and outer layers and urges consuming whole kernels and fresh foods to prevent pellagra and restore health.
The article argues adjusting nitrogen intake can alter body flesh and weight, suggesting reduced nitrogenous foods for weight loss over one to two months without drugs or heavy exercise. It emphasizes individual standards, no rolling or Turkish baths, and links overeating to appetite similar to alcohol craving. It also outlines factors to relieve constipation and confirms brewer’s yeast and anaerobic yeast as the same product.
Frances urges Helen to use Warren’s infidelity as leverage at a house party. They discuss Laura Richards, Ned Burns, Lola Wilcox, Benedict, and Carp Atwood as potential pawns. Helen resists yet fears Warren’s need for a lesson, while Frances contemplates consequences for her own aims.
A writer laments modern unrest as people chase fleeting pleasures and distraction toward self destruction. He urges women to embrace homemaking and men to commit to family, work, and virtue, warning the moral edge of an abyss awaits if brakes are not applied.
The text explains that beer brewers use anaerobic yeast that settles at the bottom of the fermentation vat away from air. It contrasts with yeast types needing air, noting brewers prefer the anaerobic variety for fermentation processes.
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