Local Notices and Visitors Fill Mobile Hotels
A Tuesday landing listing shows candidates for deputy income tax collector in Mobile, with a salary of 1400 to 1500 dollars. Notables include James A. Carney of Carney Alabama reporting Baldwin County's 300 dollars spent on Alabama Land Book advertising. various travelers and residents from multiple states are registered at Battle House and Cawthon hotels, with wedding plans and business visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cotton
Civil Service Board
James A. Carney
Carney
Ala
King of
Fragmented Musings from a Vague Note
A damaged OCR fragment presents vague phrases about money and a spiritual warning. It mentions cash and a moral consequence but lacks clear names, dates, places, or events to identify. The text reads as scattered reflective lines rather than a reportable item.
Mobilization of industries urged to support war effort
The United States is urged to mobilize industry as crucial as naval and military forces. Officials seek broad cooperation from engineers and publicists to compile a map of factories suitable for war production and conversion. Britain ships 2,340 machine shops in shells. U.S. output lags. Engrained effort aims to enlist 30,000 engineers and mobilize manufacturers nationwide for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Congress
England
Great Britain
What Is a Highbrow and Other Briefs
A column defines highbrow as a person contemptuous of popular culture, noting a Columbia professor’s lengthy example. Mississippi advances a pro gressive farm loan bank bill but the senate balks at the house plan. John W. Harris of Ala is listed among Canadians, marking a first Alabama feredas on European firing. A Bayonne plant suspends operations after thieves stole its brass stock.
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Mississippi
Peevernor Bilbo
Senate
House
John W. Harris
Ala
Bayonne, N. J
Eves
Mexican Situation a Lesson in Preparedness
The piece argues Villa escaped US lines and the expedition may need lines of communication extended 500 miles. It warns only a few regiments remain for Perishing's forces and seeks permission to use Mexican railroads. It urges Congress to back preparedness measures.
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Villa
Torreon
Chihuahua
Perghing
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Congress
Observer Changes Hands In Charlotte
The Charlotte Observer passes to new owners W B Sullivan and Curtis B Johnson, veteran newspaper figures. Sullivan ha s led the Columbia Record and chaired a Southern Publishers Association committee. Johnson runs the Knoxville Sentinel. A confident reinvestment aims to preserve the paper's traditions while boosting Charlotte and the Piedmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Carolinas
South
Joseph Pearson Caldwell
Observer
Charlotte
Piedmont
W. B. Sullivan
Columbia
S. C
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
South Nn National
Curtis B. Johnson
Knoxville Sentinel
Uncertain Horoscope Foretells Trials For Officials And Artists
The April 5 1916 daily horoscope warns of a doubtful day with caution for officials and authors. It predicts illness and disasters among leaders and judges, possible epidemics through the summer, and travel for those born on the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of the Stars
Eloquent Sermon by Father McCreary at St Vincent's
Rev Father John McCreary 8S J delivered a powerful sermon at St Vincent's Catholic church on Immaculate Virgin Mother of Jesus Christ. He spoke of Mary's intercession and the two natures of Christ. He urged honoring Mary with virtue and trust in her aid at death.
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John McCreary
St. Vincent's Catholic Church
Jesus Christ
God
Mary
McCreary
Red Cross nurse qualifications and Virginia institute query
Readers ask about Red Cross nurse qualifications and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute location. The answer directs to the American National Red Cross in Washington, D C, and states the Polytechnic Institute is in Brooklyn New York. The column notes no Virginia institute exists. It also addresses coin values with dealer options and prints the 1857 gold dollar value at 1 75, but declines to publish dealer addresses.
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B. W
Red Cross
Polytechnic Institute
Virginia
American National Red Cross
War Department
Washington, D. C
Brooklyn
N. Y
J.G
Benichie Boy
John G. Heenan
Tom Sayer
Planning Parks Along the Coast Highway in Biloxi
Biloxi Commercial Club proposes Harrison County supervisors create park districts along the 200000 dollar coast highway from Pass Christian to Biloxi to beautify the beach and support sea-wall protections. The group also backs mosquito eradication efforts on adjacent islands and opposes a proposed railroad tax increase. Biloxi attorney Charles L. Rushing plans a Mississippi National Guard battalion locally, with Gulfport to muster a four-company unit. General N B Forrest says Tulsa Oklahoma may host the 1917 reunion of United Confederate Veterans and Sons of Veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Harrison County Board of Supervisors
Biloxit
B. P. Harrison
Public Health Service
Harrison
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Birmingham
Ala
Tulsa
Okla
United Confederate Veterans and
the Sons of Veterans
Bible Class To Meet At Shaarai Shemayim Study
Temple Shaarai Shemayim holds an 8 oclock Wednesday night study session led by Rabbi A G Moses. Dr Moses will resume his lectures on Bible topics for attendees.
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Temple Shaarai Shemayim
A.G. Moses
Moses
Ideal Spring Laxative Dr King’s New Life Pills
A time tested remedy promises quick relief as the first dose moves the bowels and stimulates the liver. It pledges to clear the system of waste and blood impurities and remove poisons accumulated in the body.
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Dr. King
Confessions of a Wife Plan to End It All
In a hospital room Margie asks Dick to promise help in ending her life if she cannot walk again. She reflects on marriage, trust, and desire to spare him a future with another, while doctors say she may sit up but not walk. Dick recoils but comforts her, amid talk of a possible new life after recovery.
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Margie
Eleanor Fairlow
Woman A Physical Wreck
Milwaukee woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from bearing down pains after years of ill health. She also praises the Sanative Wash and notes lasting improvement. The ad claims forty years of merit and offers free advice from Lydia E Pinkham Co. of Lynn Massachusetts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia R A Saapemk
P. L. Brill
Booth Street
M Meses Co
Lynn
Mass
Selwin’s Home Offers Comfort Amid Turmoil
A reader’s excerpt depicts Selwin urging a confidant to sit as he declares he must speak or go mad, illustrating tension and a dramatic moment in the narrative. The scene centers on emotional strain and the need for conversation.
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Selwin
Dr King's New Discovery Offers Quick Cold Relief
Colds quickly relived with Dr King s New Discovery that stops coughing heals inflammation and soothes raw airways. A 650c bottle kept at home is promoted with a testimonial from W C Jesseman and a money back claim.
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Dr. King
W. C. Jesseman
Franconia
N. H
Adv
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Columbia University
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