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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1915
Page
3
Weather notes forewarn scattered showers tonight and Saturday across Mobile. A local fisherman recounts a humorous tale of feeding a friendly fish during a lunch break while reports from other cities show heat records, with Mobile not as extreme as Phoenix or Nashville.
A fragmented observer describes how some men pursue beer and forgiveness, how divorce cases reveal social patterns, and how jurors question a witness. It notes that many good people break promises and that investigators may study the woman involved when motive is unclear.
Large bottles of Sweet Dreams the reliable mosquito remedy are advertised at 15 cents. The copy boasts low odor and wide availability in stores that do not substitute inferior products. A banker is quoted calling Sweet Dreams a God-send for troublesome mosquitoes.
Uncle Wiggily befriends a cat bound by a promise to stop ear scratching. They travel toward Grandfather Goosey's house, while the cat resists temptation. They use dandelion horns to scare a pursuing fox, learning dandelions have unexpected uses. The tale ends with a tease of breakfast to come.
A July gathering in Battles Wharf, Alabama hosted by Mrs. William Kern honored June bride Mrs. Frank Gutierrez with five card tables. Prizes went to Miss Margaret Widney, Mrs. Hunter, Miss Grace Hutchings, Miss Eva Case, and the honoree received a hand-embroidered dressing sack. A luncheon followed amid pink and white decor and veranda garden setting. Additional notes mention guests at Pinehurst and Battles Hotel, birthdays celebrated, and local visitors.
London dispatch reports military critics urging Russia to fall back from the Vistula line to prepared positions near Kovno Grodno and Brest-Litovsk. They warn without full mobilization Germany and Austria Hungary can prevent a decisive northern front move and favor strategic over political aims.
Frank P Glass editor of the Birmingham News has been named district governor for the International Association of Rotary Clubs covering Georgia Florida and Alabama. The election, held at the San Francisco convention, also elected Allen D Albert of Minneapolis as president. The new system replaces the old board of directors with district governors. next meeting in Cincinnati.
Vincent B. McAleer received notification Thursday night of his appointment as guardian ad litem in Mobile County. The new post, created by a recent law, allows presiding judges to appoint a guardian for a minor. McAleer previously served as secretary of the Henderson Dam committee and was recognized for support of the governor's initiatives.
Washington reports Willis and Harmon, two Americans detained at Sont Luis Obispo, Mex, on counterfeit money charges, released at the American consul's request under General Villa's orders. Elsewhere quiet and orderly conditions observed in Acapulco, Guaymas, La Paz, Manzanillo and the Yaqui valley.
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