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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1916
Page
4
The Mobile Item reports AP wire dispatch dated September 90 1916 detailing news items in Mobile Alabama. Publication includes multiple staff and Chicago Tribune offices with advertising and subscription information.
Colonel John M. Parker of New Orleans, nominated for vice president by the Progressives, will join the effort to reelect President Wilson. The move marks Parker as the party’s real leader and threatens Hughes by aligning most Progressive voters with the Democratic cause. Roosevelt campaines for Hughes, while Parker’s shift could reshape the Progressive vote.
Announcement that the First Alabama infantry will pass through Mobile on their way to the border and likely stop briefly. Relatives and friends express pleasure at bidding the boys farewell again before actual campaigning. Citizens promise a hearty welcome and a parade through downtown if time allows.
Announcement reports a new 1,000 foot Balboa dry dock and a 485 000 ton Cristobal coaling plant built for navy use. A U S warship is already being overhauled at the docks as defense units grow. The Panama Canal is poised to become a formidable naval base.
The article notes a shift in German policy from offensive to defensive stance as Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg addressed the Reichstag. It contrasts his Thursday speech with earlier, more aggressive pronouncements, acknowledging that French or British breakthroughs are unlikely and that Russians press on the eastern front. It warns that Germany may cede no ground and hints at further movements to protect strategic ties with Bulgaria and Turkey.
The speaker notes that nations should maintain firm, patriotic support for their armed forces even in dire hours. He warns against revealing expectations of defeat to the enemy, emphasizing steadfast commitment over strategic concession.
Paul M. Warburg told the American Bankers Association in Denver to hoard gold in vaults and avoid draining it to the federal reserve. He warned Europe could seize US gold after the war if bankers do not wake up, urging elastic currency and readiness to keep prosperity and solid expansion for American banks.
Walt Mason writes a humorous verse about a moral man dealing with tires and a Model T. He reflects on effort, cursing softly, yardwork in the ditch, and onlookers jeering as he mends a busted tire.
The article answers diver air supply via a downed tube similar to signaling. A typical underwater stay is about an hour or less. In card play the third hand should play high when the trick is secure, otherwise conserve the record. Monetary value of old Mormon newspapers is likely of interest mainly to Mormons.
The September 30 1916 horoscope warns of danger from romance and misfortune for the middle aged and elderly. It predicts health risks including deaths among prominent people and a severe mining accident. Military expenditures, border issues and public scandals are noted along with weak theatrical attendance and rising artistic recognition.
A sermon warns against wasteful, impulsive spending and urges parents to teach economy. It laments how poor money habits hinder sons and daughters, risking debt and long-term hardship, and challenges indulgent upbringing.
An editorial criticizes excessive parental indulgence as a flaw in American character. It describes families sacrificing essential needs to satisfy children’s desires for movies, treats, and toys, arguing parents justify wasteful spending by claiming happiness for their kids while tolerating hardship.
A domestic scene reveals jealousy and reconciliation as Helen and Warren discuss friendship and trust. Separate items report global events: meatless day price regulation in London, Wolff Metternich on leave in Constantinople, Rockefeller estate quarantine in New York, a German tribunal action against Karl Liebknecht, lightning deaths in Virginia, a Kansas City death in a railroad office, Sofia dispatch about Colonel Lukoff, and Vermont Democratic platform endorsing Jefferson Jackson Wilson principles.
An editorial argues that teaching thrift in childhood prevents poverty and marriage strain. It warns that wasteful spending creates lifelong dependence, harming careers and relationships, while saving builds opportunities and stable households. The piece emphasizes nickels over dolls and the long payoff of a growing bank account.
The text suggests teaching a child to save at least half of gifts, placing it in a bank, and showing how saving grows toward a big goal. It contrasts saving with money spent, which disappears, to foster early interest in saving over wasting.
A banking appeal urges parents to start a savings account for their child, highlighting the lasting value of early financial responsibility and future security. The note closes with a tease that the story continues on page six.
A reader describes left shoulder blade pain worsened by damp weather and stair climbing. Advice favors hot water bottles, nine hours of sleep with head at an open window, fresh air, water intake, and eventually a physician exam for heart, lungs, and tests if no relief in a month.
A reader shares relief from constipation and autointoxication through diet and exercises over fifteen years. A baby’s foul breath prompt advice to reduce food volume and give two teaspoonfuls of castor oil daily until symptoms clear.
After three hours of deliberation the jury could not agree on the murder charge against John T. Noel a Petersburg druggist in the case involving Mrs Lot tie Robinson killed in her home last May. Noel was discharged and remanded to await further hearings.
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