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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1917
Page
2
A wartime correspondent reports a daylight assault by English and Scottish troops toward Arras. After a heavy bombardment, British forces reached the German front to find wire cut and no defenders. The advance proceeded to the second line with little opposition and no live Germans observed.
Fragmentary text mentions a group promoting a cough syrup during a winter period. details are unclear and names or locations are not readable.
A historical guide warns against heavy soaps on hair drying the scalp and brittle hair. It recommends plain cetene oil as a pure, inexpensive option available at drug stores. Apply a teaspoon with water, lather, rinse, and enjoy soft, fresh looking hair that dries quickly and traps dust and dirt for removal.
Dr H W Taylor and Mr David will attend a Gulf Coast Country Development League meeting in Mobile at the San Carlos hotel after a Friday event at the Battle House. Dr Edmund J James arrives in Mobile for a ten day rest and to meet Bruce Hoover.
Count Romanones, premier since December, offers resignation to King Alfonso XIII as the entire Spanish cabinet resigns en masse in Madrid.
Washington reports Ambassador Riano had no news of the Spanish cabinet resignation and offered no reason. In other diplomatic circles, officials judged it unlikely the move was linked to Spain's stance toward President Wilson's peace note.
Automobiles owned by J. C. Bush Jr. and R. M. Weinacker collided at Franklin and Government streets at 1 30 today. No injuries, though several children in one car were badly shaken. both vehicles suffered minor damage.
A testy reader describes severe corn pain and awkward shoe rubbing, noting steps to ease discomfort. The fragment hints at a medical home remedy with a dramatic claim of corn removal.
An advertisement touts Geta-It as the world best corn remedy claiming fast relief with 2 to 3 drops. It warns against salves plasters and blades and asserts Geta-It works without digging or cutting, selling for 25 cents with national and Mobile distribution.
Consumer recounts chronic head eczema lasting a year with severe itching burning and hair loss. After trying many remedies a free sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief and helped clear the condition.
Russian forces renewed assaults on the northern Russo Gau front near the Gulf of Riga. Reports say Russian attacks on both sides of the Aa river were repulsed. German field marshal von Mackensen’s troops captured Galenska in Romania, taking over 5,400 prisoners. Desperate fighting continues in northern Romania valleys as Teutons press through Kasino and Suchitza valleys.
London dispatch cites German correspondents saying Russia plans a large Riga sector offensive aided by heavy ammunition and reserves. Artillery in Nefir Mitau and south of Riga grows violent as snow covers the battlefield. A Taeglische Rundschau report notes a failed Sunday surprise at the Riga bridgehead with white clad attackers entering German trenches amid a brutal snow storm before retreating at sunset.
Paris Jan 9 The war office announced German forces north of the Oise made an unsuccessful raid on a French trench after a lively bombardment last night. The remainder of the front was calm during the night.
Police report a check forger active in the city, suspected to be ex convict Fred Peterson. Two victims, one at Barker building and another at St Emanuel and Dauphin streets, described the suspect and linked him to forged payments. Detectives tracked movements via trains and note Peterson previously operated in Mobile on three occasions.
Reported at a Scottish Chamber of Agriculture meeting, hundreds of deer are descending on farms across Scotland and devouring crops. Farmers call for changes to game laws to allow more shooting as deer forests cover over two million acres and deer compete with sheep and cattle for pasture.
Pleasant weather continues with a forecast of fair tonight and Wednesday and moderate temperatures. The low last night was 54 with 55 this morning at eight o’clock. An abnormal high in the Rocky mountain region and unseasonably warm readings in Rapid City and Montgomery mark today’s unusual pattern.
The Mobile Infirmary Association held its annual meeting and reported that over twenty charity patients are cared for each month with free operations and treatment. Public appeals fund more than twenty five thousand dollars expended in the year under review.
Frederick I L Small was sentenced to be hanged January 15, 1918, for the Mountain View murder of his wife Mrs Florence A Small on September 23. He proclaimed his innocence as Judge John Kivel imposed the death penalty and set sixty days to file a bill of exceptions.
The report outlines key actions in Congress at noon including a discussion of a Columbia prohibition bill and an interstate measure. It notes investigations into leaks and related hearings as lawmakers consider legislative steps.
The probate court issued marriage licenses to White W. M. McClure and Trula Long, and to Thomas B. Smith and Thileen Lanier, listed among today’s records.
Grayson presides as Samveay today cites Robert Allen for violating the automobile law and one awaiting prohibition law forfeiture. Hearing set for January 13 in city court.
An article notes that cheese tea and boiled milk tend to slow bowels while raw fruits especially apples and bananas along with graham and whole wheat bread promote movement. It adds that for severe constipation one should take Chamberlains Tablets after supper.
Rev W E Fendley of North Side church elected president of the Baptist Ministers Union for the coming year at a Monday meeting. Rev J D Wilkes Crichton church named as vice president. Luncheon and program featured talks on ministerial topics by local pastors and church leaders.
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