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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
3
Harry A. Cuffler of Company C Twelfth New York infantry was seriously hurt in Dallas Texas when he slipped and fell on his bayonet while helping control a train stoppage. He is in a hospital with no word yet on his fate.
Fire early today endangers the Seaboard Air Line Railway ship plant in Norfolk. Fire crews fought the blaze as flames swept through the facility, threatening extensive damage to equipment and vessels. Local authorities investigated the cause and evacuated nearby areas as a precaution.
Skin care advice for summer includes mercorized wax to clean pores and brighten complexion. One ounce of wax, obtainable at drugstores, is said to renovate a soiled complexion, applied like cold cream overnight. An astringent lotion with saxolite and hazel tightens skin during heat.
The society column reports residents at Battles and Mobile noting storm damage, recoveries, and social visits. Captain William A. Cooke and family return safely from Seacliff aboard the yacht Kalelah, with gatherings in Mobile. Friends from Meridian, Montgomery, and New York visit or host at Point Clear and nearby locales.
Washington reports from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce show 1915 UK trade with the United States surpassing others. Britain and its colonies reached over 2 billion dollars in 1915 with more than a third of U S imports from Britain and nearly half of exports to British ports.
A clerk in the J. P. Morgan office is accused of peddling the firm’s war munitions secrets to Carlos E. Moore of the Exports and Imports Corporation. Four men in Seymour and Seymour offices reported tapping their wires and supplied details to the district attorney after lawyer guidance. The clerk’s identity is being withheld.
Mobile reports rail traffic resuming as flood and storm relief continue. Joseph Cassidy, keeper of the Dog River bridge, describes trees blocking a mile of road below the bridge and reports nearby residents Rufus Williamson and his family safe. The bridge held firm with only planking giving way, while tensely battered timbers failed to move it from its foundations. Cleanup will take at least ten days for roads and wreckage near the bay. Coastfront houses near Shore Acres suffered minor damage and G. Lindsey and others survived the storm. the beachfront shoreline and piers were altered by the surge. A vessel fragment and planking washed ashore near Garrow’s Bend.
Edna Kent Forbes advises brief mid day rests to refresh the body and nerves. Five minute naps between meals or while dressing can accumulate to about twenty minutes and help preserve youth by teaching muscles to relax.
In Athens on July 7 a large number of Greek exporters and farmers faced losses after British naval authorities in the Mediterranean declared dried figs contraband of war. Figs had been a major Greek export alongside raisins tobacco olive oil wine and lead.
The United Fruit steamer Bluefields arrived in Mobile after a storm from Tela Honduras. Captain Charles Ladnier piloted the ship through the rough sea, reporting the voyage the worst he had ever seen and noting five feet of water in the hold filled with bananas.
The exchange discusses whether henna can redden hair and if a darker brown dye is possible. Ruth mentions offering hair guidance and, if needed, referring to a doctor. The dialogue also recalls Fletcherizing advice to chew foods thoroughly to aid digestion.
An old health pamphlet promotes cocoanut oil as a superior shampoo. It argues most soaps and shampoos harshly alkali and dry the scalp, while plain saturated coconut oil cleanses effectively, creates rich lather, removes dust and oil, and leaves hair fluffy and manageable.
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