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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1917

Page

5

Annual Older Boys Conference Set to Meet Here

The second annual Older Boys Conference will be held here next Thursday through Saturday. Organizers expect a record Alabama registration, aiming to surpass Wetumpka's 120. Events include Stunt Night on Thursday, a Saturday banquet, and Sunday mass meeting led by Sam Hobbs of Selma. Local leaders and a committee of Mobile and Selma organizers coordinate promotions and registrations.

Alabama Wetumpka Sam Hobbs Info Mies Freda Eee Itary Selma Guy Hurlbutt Mobile George Clarris George Curtis Virgil Jackson E. Willer Alfred Eager Tom Bartee Dick Slider Homer Talley Earnest Ffiffer Algy Patterson E. Linkins Max Lavelle

Norway’s Ship Losses Since War Began Rise Early

Norway reported 242 vessels lost from the war’s start to November 1, including 182 steamers and 60 sailing ships. Total tonnage reached 335,415 register tons with insurance valued at 145,700,000 crowns about 41 million dollars.

Christiania Norway

Dont Stay Gray Hair Dye Browne Browni e Sample Offer

Don t stay gray with Browne hair tinting product promising no lead mercury or sulfur. It claims instant even color from light brown to black, no itching no fading, available in two shades with suggested prices 25 cents and 1.00. Free sample offer requires name address and 10 cents postage. Sold by Rawton Pharmacal Covington Kentucky and Mobile dealers.

Delance Rawton-Pharmacal. CO Pike Street Covington, Ky Mobile Bienvile Pharmacy Dave 8. Bauer H. L. Braswell

Plays Here Tonight by Colessi and Neff at Battle House

Violinist Robert Colessi and pianist Prudence Neff perform this evening at the Battle House in Mobile. They come with strong critical acclaim from the Southern School of Musical Art in Birmingham and offer a program of notable beauty and technical polish.

Robert Colessi Most Prudence Neff Battle House Mobile Southern School of Musical Art Birmingham

Berlin Contends Attack on U-41 Treacherous

Berlin reports in Overseas News Agency copy say the British admiralty dismissed German charges of the destruction of U-54 and mistreatment of Crompton and Godau as false. The British claim no lifeboat ram, no mistreatment, and that all survivors were rescued with proper care.

Associated Press Berlin Sayville Crompton Jason Godau Switerland England Ceuser Baralong King Steven Iecee Gerard Wad Fall Admiralty

Puritan Monitor Sunk After Battle near Rappahannock

The monitor Puritan was sunk after being fired on by the Oklahoma near Rappahannock Spit last Monday. Shells, including inch rounds, struck her and she could not be raised by tugs Hercules and Massasoit. A new protective deck had been added, but could not prevent the loss.

Associated Press Norfolk Rappahannock Spit Oklahoma Navy Yard Hercules Massasoit

South Carolina Prohibition Law Debated in 1916 Session

The passage of a bill in the 1916 South Carolina legislative session is noted as creating a prohibition law. The record mentions Gover LAMB Manning presenting the bill and references the law's validity and potential effects.

South Carolina Associated Press 8.C Gover- Lamb Ér Manning

Early Bed Rest and Cough Remedy Advised for Cold Recovery

The advice suggests people over sixty could recover faster from colds by retiring early and staying in bed for one or two days. It promotes using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and claims this reduces the risk of lingering illness developing into more serious diseases.

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