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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
8
Mobile County Tick Eradication Association moves to finish petition sheets for a special election to mandate cattle dipping. A mass meeting is planned for Monday noon at the Cawthon Hotel with six to eight speakers to explain requirements and rally cattle raisers and farmers.
Congressman Oscar L. Gray of the First Alabama district announces competitive examinations for a United States Naval Academy appointment. The Civil Service Commission will conduct the exam in Mobile on February 15, covering algebra geometry grammar geography arithmetic and United States history. The article also notes local notices from Theodore Alabama with residents visiting Mobile and farm crops ahead for spring.
Prayer meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Toulminville Methodist church led by Rev D Y Register. Local residents and visitors are listed with travels, illnesses, and family happenings including new baby arrivals and plans for the State Annual Missionary Conference to be hosted jointly by Crichton and Toulminville at Government Street church February 15 to 18.
Proper eating sustains vigor of body and mind. A common cause of weakness is improper diet. Food should provide balanced nourishment, and Nature’s field grains supply rich sustenance for physical and mental forces.
Miss Elizabeth Jermaine, a Los Angeles high school student, creates a steel wire dimple maker with adjustable tips after a home experiment. She says the device, now on the market, is simple and appeals to girls and even boys seeking dimples.
A dated collection of kitchen notes details Cranberry Sause Iquart and Holland Beets with steps for washing berries cooking beets and finishing with cream, plus Hubbard Squash prep and Curled Celery, plus a section on Non Fattening Foods listing light meats vegetables grains and dairy in moderation.
General G. J. Hubbard and staff arrived in Mobile to inspect the Mobile battalion. Major F. C. Locke and Captain W. P. Screws joined the visit. They spent Thursday in the armory checking equipment and ordnance with company commanders before night muster and first time inspection of the machine gun platoon.
W. C. Bromley of Mobile spoke to George county farmers and truck growers on forming a branch of the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange. H. H. Bolton of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad attended. A follow up meeting is planned for next Saturday to organize the branch.
Frank Taylor of Oakdale slipped on the pavement at St Francis and Conception streets Wednesday night and fractured his left arm above the elbow. He received surgical attention and was sent home.
Office assistant of Dr. F C Mohr of Providence R I testified at trial of his wife and two men held for the crime. The witness said the physician was killed and she was seriously wounded while driving in an automobile.
A narrator recounts meeting Mr. Homes and his wife, discussing politics and women’s roles. Homes defends male supremacy and dismisses women in politics while a friend notes the influence of women’s clubs. The exchange reveals class, gender tensions, and conflicting views as the scene ends with a tease that the story continues.
Washington dispatch reports Britain's preliminary reply to American representations on mail seizures was received by the state department. It will accompany the original American note and be published in newspapers Friday.
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