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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1912
Page
6
On the Liddesdale officers tour below decks where Chinese sailors are found in various states of undress sleep and song. The visit prompts questions about health rules and supply while ships crew perform rituals at a small Joss house and burn incense praying for good fortune.
A party of Alabama pilots and guests returned to Mobile from a Florida coast excursion that included St. Joe fishing. The group, led by Captain Joseph Hi ie, enjoyed a Delightsful outing with Senator Nor Godbold and others aboard the Alabama. They remained near Florida's coast most of the trip before heading home to Alabama.
The publicity committee of the Mobile County Chamber of Commerce and Business League announced plans to send the best exhibit from the Mobile County Fair to the Chicago Land Show in November. The effort aims to showcase local farm products and attract broader attention, with Alabama supporting two booths and Mobile potentially securing two more.
Classifieds in the Mobile Daily Item are described as highly profitable content for readers seeking quick wins. The ad section highlights bargains, speculative tips, and opportunities, urging readers to act fast for potential returns. The item suggests trust in the classifieds as a steady revenue source.
A local caption asks readers to recognize a woman seen with two smiling children in Bienville Square yesterday. The feature notes the mother and her kids appear content and untroubled as photographed, inviting public recognition.
Health officials discuss requiring dairymen to ice milk and bring it into town. The idea, proposed by Dr. McCall, would amend the milk ordinance to mandate ice handling. Dairymen oppose, fearing higher costs and logistics. Dr. Mohr doubts the plan’s feasibility.
The Mobile Daily Item advertises home delivery for ten cents per week, inviting readers to subscribe for regular newspaper service.
Official notice names Dr J F Harrison to supervise fumigation of vessels from plague infected ports at the city wharves after cargo discharge. Dr Harrison to assume duties once full instructions from Washington arrive. Marines Hospital Service will conduct double fumigation of ships from infected ports. First fumigation at the wharves is imminent.
Announcement states a candidacy for City Commissioner of Mobile at the September 1912 election and asks for broad support from residents.
A quarantine protocol orders vessels to station in the lower bay before proceeding to the SF to discharge cargo. Refumigated stock may be disposed of to reduce danger to officers and crew. The plan originally affected all ships, but new advisories limit quarantine to ships from infected or fever ports.
A five year old boy, checked as No. 35, wandered from a moving picture theater in Brooklyn with a fox terrier. The dog guided police to the boy near the corner, and Mary Smith reclaimed her son at the station. The terrier, praised for fidelity, returned home with them.
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