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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1916

Page

2

Fish Meal From Sardine Waste Could Feed Stock

U S tests cited in Agriculture Bureau paper show fish waste from sardine packing can yield high protein fish meal suitable for dairy cattle pigs and poultry. Experiments at Beltsville and a government farm indicate economically turning waste into a valuable feed while preserving fertilizing elements in manure.

U. S Ent of Agriculture Aus of Chemistry Beltsville Maine Washington Animal Husbandry Ccc Ste Isi

Free 50 Cent Bottle Offer for Kidney and Bladder Relief

An ad promises a free 50 cent bottle of The Williams Treatment for kidney and bladder diseases rheumatism and uric acid troubles. Readers are asked to mail name address and 10 cent to cover distribution and will receive a regular 50 cent bottle by post. Limit one bottle per family.

Williams Dept Hampton Conn

Wild Disorder In Kavala As Greeks Flee Invasion

Kavala, Greece Aug 27 Thousands of refugees flood the port fleeing Bulgarian forces. Barred streets overflow with abandoned household goods left by panicked residents. Small boats crowd the harbor with women and children seeking any available vessel for escape.

Associated Press Kavala Greece

Fish Meal Boosts Milk Yield and Pig Growth In Experiments

Experiments show cows fed fish meal in a basal ration produced more milk, with butter fat slightly lower but total fat similar to cotton seed meal. Pig tests favored fish meal over tankage for growth and cost per 100 pounds gain. Poultry results with fish meal yielded high egg output, close to beef scrap, with slight cost differences.

Lot Germany Great Britain

Sweet Dreams mosquito remedy promises peace at a price

A Miami man found restful sleep after using Sweet Dreams mosquito remedy sold for a quarter per bottle. The ad touts high quality night time peace and claims relief from mosquito complaints across stores and towns.

Miami Fla

Wilson Sees U S as Chief World Money Center After War

President Wilson writes in General Federation Magazine that the United States will become the world’s chief financial center after the war. He argues U S resources remain unimpaired, war efforts expanded her capabilities, and American financiers should lead global economic development with foresight and adaptability.

New York United States

Fraternal Organizations Schedule for Napoleonville Area

Local lodges and unions gather with meetings at 7:30 to 8 o clock in various halls. The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners meets at 10 a.m. at the court house. Notable groups include I O O F, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen, Masons, Eagles, Boilermakers, Plumbers, Carpenters and Joiners, with locations on Dauphin street and Central Trades Council Hall.

Napoleonville Knights of Pythias—Rescue Pythian Castle Woodmen of the World—Forest Moose Hall Masonic—Mobile A. F A. M Masonic Temple Fraternal Order of Eagles Mobile Aerue Dauphin Street Mobile Dam I. O. O. F.—Union Lodge Odd Fellows Brotherhood of Boilermakers Tran Muipediders Unnion Central Trades Council Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners Court House United Association of Plumbers Central Trades Council Hall United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

Grandmother 60 Kills Grandchild Then Takes Own Life

In Roellen near Dyersburg Tennessee a 60 year old grandmother fatally slashed her eighteen month old grandchild and then killed herself with a razor. The mother slept unaware until the father Claude Green found the bodies in the yard at midnight. The act followed fear of separation from the baby.

Associated Press Nashville Tenn

Chicago Turns Tropical as Heatwave Draws Crowd to Lakeside

Chicago endures a week of record heat as a Bermuda high lingers. The lake front becomes a wide bathing area and residents shed prudery for comfort. Promenade crowds on Lake Shore Drive display bare legs and tropical dress as summer mood overwhelms restraint.

Chicago Lake Front Lake Shore Tropics

Police Seek Ed Bower for Clothing Offer

Police search for Ed Bower not to jail him but to clothe him. Authorities say no charges exist yet a reward of a suit is offered if he reports to headquarters. A man arrested Saturday tried to pawn a suit bearing Bower’s name.

Ed Bower

Boy Scouts Plan Hike to Spring Hill on Labor Day

Scoutmaster R. E. Daly Sr announces Mobile Boy Scouts will hike to Spring Hill and back on Labor Day. Plans include bicycle first aid signal and emergency corps, with patrols formed in suburban areas. A recruiting station will operate Saturdays at Royal and St. Francis streets.

Boy Scouts of Mobile Spring Hill R. E. Daly Royal St. Francis Streets

U. S. Steel and Meat House Men Talk Strike

Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor announced that workers at United States Steel Corporation and major meat packing plants are being organized and nearly ready to present wage and working condition demands.

Associated Press New York United States Steel Corporation Frank Morrison American Federation of Labor

Fashionable Lake Attire On Astor Street Crowd

Women in one piece bathing suits and bright bathing caps parade along Astor Street. Red and yellow caps appear common among young women while middle aged housewives of respectability stroll to and from the lake in outfits would normally be unfit for a bedroom.

Astor Street

Allies View German War Power From Tsushima Veteran

Paris Aug 28 Admiral Akiyama formerly aide to Admiral Togo who planned Tsushima’s battle visits allied nations before sailing to New York He says allies are in twofold superiority to Germany praising Allied practice and criticizing German unity and discipline while noting the war’s development favors the Allies.

Paris Akiyama Togo Tsushima New York Germany

New Reserve Pension Fund Proposed for Rabbis

A report released in New York by the special commission on superannuated ministers fund recommends an initial reserve of 1,000,000 dollars for accredited rabbis serving congregations in the United States. The commission was appointed in 1915 by the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

New York United States Special Commission On Superannuated Central Conference of American Rabbis

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