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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1916

Page

7

Cotton Growers Urged to Secure Seed Supply

The United States Bureau of Plant Industry warns cotton growers that seed may be scarce next spring and urges securing good planting seed now. It cautions against selling superior seed to mills, especially for new early maturing long staple varieties, to ensure adequate planting stock.

Bureau of Plant Industry Associated Press Washington, D. C United States Bureau of Plant Industry Today

The Stain on the Floor Christmas Note Fragment

A fragment from a Christmas era item features a personal note asking what present to give. The text centers on holiday matters and a domestic exchange, with a formal voice and intimate sentiment. The remaining readable lines suggest a domestic emotional moment rather than a broader public event.

Ely's Cream Balm Promises Fast Head Cold Relief

Fragrant anti septic cream sold at drug stores promises instant relief for clogged nostrils and stuffed heads. A little application into the nostrils soothes inflamed mucous membranes, clears passages, ends headaches and snuffling, with claimed instant breathing relief.

Ely

Mother Love Aids Son In Trench War

In France during early fighting Private Bailey endures rain mud and rheumatic pains. He credits his mother's faith in Sloan's Liniment for relief after a bottle arrives and helps him endure further exposure. The liniment is sold by druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles.

Bailey France Sloan Sereed

French Grieving With Romanians Over Their Loss

Paris reacts with sorrow over Bucharest fall. Petit Journal notes Rumanians suffer as invasion wounds them and says allies must act faster using shared resources to avert further catastrophe.

Associated Paris Bucharest The Argeciu Petit Journal

Rumanians Shorter Line To Defend After Bucha

Commentators note Romania now faces a shorter defensive line after Bucha with intact armies, offering a chance to hold until Allied relief arrives. The fall of Ploieşti signals loss of oil fields, the war’s worst feature, though Swiss dispatches show the German hundred mark bill dropping to eighty francs on the Zurich bourse as a slight consolation.

Bucharest Ploewitz Romania Zurich

Bitter anti government papers on Best Rapture shock

London commentary denounces Best fall as a blow to the Entente and a gain for Central Powers. Critics blame Lord Grey's diplomacy for the disaster, warn of war prolongation, and question Allied prestige. The Mail cites a claimed German wheat capture tied to a ten million pound British purchase.

London Best Lord Grey Great Britain

Mexican Notables Among Chihuahua Slain During Villa Raid

Reports from Juarez say prominent Mexicans were killed in Chihuahua City by Villa bandits. Named dead include Lauriano Holquin and Emiliano Enriquez with others unconfirmed. Molinar, a cattle dealer, linked to General Luis Terrazas. A cavalry column under Francisco Murguia pursues Villa, last seen 45 miles west of Chihuahua City.

Juarez Mexico Chihuahua City Villa Jesus Molinar Raoul Garcia Lauriano Holquin Emiliano Enriquez M.° Orgiana Enriquez Molinar Luis Terrazas Jose Bovio Francisco Bovin Max Weber Carlos Ketelsen Francisco Murguia

Not after Gaillard's job on public service body

W E Henderson secretary to Governor Henderson and Atticus Mullin secretary of the Alabama public service commission stated they have no intention of entering the race for associate public service commissioners. Their declaration came Wednesday after Birmingham reports said they would oppose S P Gaillard of Mobile and B H Cooper of Birmingham.

Montgomery Ala W. E. Henderson Henderson Atticus Mullin Alabama Public Service Commission Associte Public Service Commissioners Birmingham 8. P. Gaillard Mobile B. H. Cooper

Embargo Proposed on News Print Paper

A bill introduced in the House by Representative Campbell Kansas proposes a two year embargo on exports of news print paper. Penalties include fines from 1000 to 20000 dollars and up to ten years imprisonment.

Associated Press Washington Dec House Campbell Kansas Commerce Commission

Army Caterpillar Train Proved Suitable in Test Run

The army caterpillar tractor train tested from Marfa to Presidio Texas proved practicable says Captain Harry A Hegeman who led the trial The caterpillar tread performed better in sand and soft ground than on rough roads and the train included four trailers

Associated Press San Antonio Texas Marfa Presidio Harry A. Hegerman Europe Hegeman

Beauty Tells Truth Through Health Not Makeup

An old saying links beauty to health and notes makeup cannot fix poor skin. The author argues a healthy, regular liver and bowel function enhances charm, while constipation and sluggish liver dull appearance. Recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for quicker relief and improved well being.

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