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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
5
A high ranking naval officer told the Associated Press in London on June 9 that Beatty s battle cruiser fleet is in splendid fettle and ready for another fight as big as the Jutland action. He praised the destroyers and recounted a notable destroyer commander s daring assault during the engagement.
The ad promotes Sloan's Liniment for neuralgia stiff neck and rheumatic pain. It claims rapid relief by improving circulation to the sore area with one or two applications. It notes a warm tingling comfort and possible sleep after use and lists a 25 cent price at the druggist.
Abe Martin notes a gallery portrait moment for certain folks then jokes about Pinky Kerr showing off new $2 patent leather shoes for Easter and needing to break a couple of eggs to fit them on.
Reports describe a destroyer scrambling to escape after a near miss in a sea battle. An unexploded 12 inch shell was found aboard a stoker's vessel and on Lion the deck held another shell. German casualties were admitted, suggesting heavier losses than Berlin let on. Officers say German gunnery was good but less deadly than British. The action left the German fleet unlikely to sail for six months.
The piece condemns external cures for infectious skin diseases and promotes S. S. S. as the internal blood cleanser. It claims blood purification remedies all skin troubles from simple rashes to scrofula and blood poisoning, urging readers to write Swift Specific in Atlanta for medical guidance.
In Chicago on June 9 the Progressive convention faced a clash as suffragists pressed to change the platform wording. The draft supports granting women full political rights by federal or state action, seen as a compromise by many. A harsher version demanding both federal and state action faced opposition. A separate fight loomed over prohibition with a proposed dry plank defeated 30 to 13 in committee but not abandoned by prohibition advocates.
Reports from St Louis say suffrage petition plans were abandoned after Iowa's defeat. Other items note Germany sending Polish relief proposals to the U S, Canada's heavy war losses, Louisiana advancing compulsory school attendance, and a mix of political and wartime updates across nations.
Summer vacation planning helps with attractive summer homes and booklets. Contact ticket agent or write John D. Potts G. P. A. Richmond Virginia for details.
A brief note directs G E fans to Reeves Electric Co LNC for related services.
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