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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1916

Page

5

Home Economics Club to Hear Ice Price Rationale

The Home Economics Club meets at 3 PM to hear ice maker Robert M. Weinacker explain the price rise. Members criticize the lack of consumer perspective and discuss contracts with independent producers offering old prices. A vote will decide whether to accept manufacturers proposals connected to a so called combination.

Home Economics Club Robert M. Weinacker Weinacker James R. Hagan Home Eeconomics Club

Healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment

Mrs. J. R. Furrow of Bristol Tennessee describes long term skin suffering with red itchy patches. She reports relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and healing within two months. The ad promotes free samples by mail and requests requests for the 32 page Skin Book.

J. R. Furrow Windsor Ave Bristol, Tenn Cuticura Dept. T Boston

Two Birthmates Accommodated Aboard By Carpenters

Readable aboard voyage from the South Seas to San Francisco describes E. S. Paul a six foot six inch giant and H Hassid a 30 inch miniature man. carpenters rearranged a cabin to prevent sleep on the floor, placing two berths lengthwise for Paul and adding sideboards to stop Hassid from rolling out.

E. S. Paul H. Hasid Ventura H. Hassid South Seas San Francisco Paul Carpenters

Mud Larks Needed For Europe S Battle Fields

London reports from April 30 describe British troops in France fighting through heavy mud after two days of rain. A battalion seized a German trench on the Ypres Langemarck road but sank to the armpits in morass, while soldiers dragged wounded comrades through the bog and held off a German counterattack with machine gun fire.

France London Ypres-Langemarck Shelve

Strike Stops All Pittsburgh Cars

Pittsburgh Pa May 1 Thousands of penn workers were forced to walk or ride in autos or big drays as street car men began a strike after midnight. All Pittsburgh Railways Company lines and several interurban and local routes halted operations while railroads added local trains and downtown stores sent delivery trucks to collect workers.

Pittsburgh Pittsburg Railways Company

Federal Reserve Plans Nationwide Check Clearing Extension

The Federal Reserve Board announced a plan to extend the country-wide check collection system to all U S banks with June 15 as the effective date. It outlines that non member and private banks checks will be collected at par where possible and reserves must be preserved by member banks, with penalties for reserve impairment.

Washington Federal Reserve Board United States Federal Reserve Bank Reserve Bank Federal Reserve Banks

Mass meeting called in cattle dipping problem

A general invitation urges Mobile county residents to attend a noon meeting Tuesday at the Cawthon Hotel assembly room. The purpose is to devise ways to aid state and federal authorities in enforcing the tick eradication law with talks by Dr A C Cary and Dr R E Jackson among others.

Mobile County Cawthon Hotel E. M. Bailey Chamber of Commerce CA. Cary R. E Jackson United States’ Bureau of Animal Industry E. M. Briley Gulf Coast Tay

Maryland Primary May Voters Favor Mild Weather

Baltimore voters head to the polls for Maryland primary day with mild conditions aiding turnout for senatorial and congressional races and delegates to state conventions.

Maryland Baltimore

Brazil to Replace Foreign Minister With Bousa Dantas

Dr Lauro Muller resigns as minister of foreign affairs due to ill health. He will be succeeded in the cabinet by Bousa Dantas, the current Brazilian minister to Argentina.

Rio Janeiro Lauro Muller Brazil Bousa Dantas Argentina

Foshee buys McGowin Robbins Lumber. 8100 acres eyed for colonization

W E Foshee of Chapman Alabama has purchased the McGowin Robbins Lumber Company at Samson Florida. The firm owns about 8100 acres of timberland and Foshee plans to colonize the tract after timber removal.

Ota W. H. Dodge, Jr Southern Railway

Big Will Contest Opens In New York With Columbia Bequest

In New York on May 1 the will contest over Amos B F Eno’s estate opens, heirs challenging a 1915 will directing Columbia University to receive up to 11 million. They claim Eno was unaware of his fortune and mentally unfit, seeking to limit the university’s share to under 160 thousand.

New York Amos BF. Eno Columbia University University Eno Cinkes Antoinette Wood . Pinchot Gifford Pinchot Amos H. Pinchot Henry Lane Eno Antoinette Graves

Fort Suffrage Tents At Grant Park For Convention Women

Mrs. George Bass plans a tent city named Fort Suffrage in Grant Park to house hundreds of women visiting Chicago for the Republican national convention. The arrangement aims to accommodate women participants in the suffrage parade.

Chicago George Bass Grant Park Lake Front Fort Suffrage

Mod Sinks After Collision Near London

A steamship named Mod, described as a My and owned in Christian circles, sank after a collision near London. Lloyds records indicate the accident occurred during a crossing voyage with uncertain casualties.

London Lloyds Christian

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