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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1916

Page

2

Borden Burr Official Ballot Details and Candidate Figures

National committeeman Smith 86 Burr 32 Chief justice Anderson 115 Mitchell 18 Associated justice Gardner 93 Somerville 93 Judge court appeals Bonner 36 Bricken 68 Brown 57 Knight 50 70 Whiteside 58 Public Service commissioner Yamal 15 Kennedy 68 Mer c commissioner Goodwin 19 Wallace 68 Ward 18 Circuit judges Berney 96 Browne 68 Grayson 42 Leigh 93 Semmes 110 Smith 95 Clerk Drago 43 Duggan 10 Huet 38 Smith 79 Coroner Chapman 50 Madler 85 Thomas 32.

National Burr Smith Anderson Mitchell Gardner Somerville Judge Court Appeals Bonner Bricken Brown Knight Pelham Whiteside President Public Service Commission Darnley Kennedy Merritt Goodwin Wallace Ward Berney Browne Grayson Leigh Semmes Allston Drago Duggan Huet Chapman Madler Thomas

Alkali in Soap Bad for the Hair

Soap use should be careful to protect hair. Most soaps and shampoos have excess alkali, drying the scalp and making hair brittle. Use ordinary malsified coconut oil for cleansing. it lathers richly and rinses clean, leaving hair soft, silky, and easy to manage.

Democratic delegate and official roll call highlights

A list of candidates and vote counts for Alabama roles in the 65th United States Congress and state offices. Includes delegates to the national Democratic convention from districts and state at large, electors, and various state judges and officials with tallies next to each name.

Local official rolls list 13th circuit names and numbers

A fragment lists officials for the Thirteenth judicial circuit and other offices with names and ages or numbers. Phelan B. Dor general administrator Daniel B. Dobbs clerk and others including John Drago Michael Duggan and Adrian DeLong with itemized figures.

Uate Phelan B. Dor Daniel B. Dobbs Thirteenth Judicial Circuit John Drago Michael J. Duggan Lir J. Huet Sextus H. Smith

Election tallies listed for state and federal offices

The document records vote counts for multiple offices including President Wilson and Congress Gray, along with state delegates, alternates, district delegates, electors, national committeeman, chief and associate justices, circuit judges, and local officials like the Game Commissioner, Clerk, and Coroner. It lists numerous named individuals with their vote totals.

Voters Inch Toward Party Leaders In Alabama Ballots

A fragmented set of ballots shows Woodrow Wilson for president, Oscar L Gray for representative, and numerous delegates to the National Democratic convention. The long list includes names like A H Carmichael Horace Hood Ray Rushton Robert E Spragins and J J Willett with varied vote totals across districts and judicial posts.

Fifth Ward Presidential Vote Ticket Card

For president of the United States Woodrow Wilson 46. For representative in 65th Congress prompt voters to back Wilson and a named representative as part of local party ballot guidance.

Fifth Ward United States Woodrow Wilson Con

Recipe to Clear Pimples by Rad Salts Regimen

A 19th century style health note claims skin eruptions come from toxins in the bowels and that using four ounces of rad Salts with a tablespoonful in hot water each morning for a week will prevent toxin formation in the bowels and stimulate kidneys to filter blood and clear pimples. It notes January as the time reference.

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Political slate totals for various offices and districts

President Wilson and Congress Gray each reach 270 votes. State delegates at large Carmichael 70 Denson 114 Hood 71 Rush ton 124 Spragins 93 White 107 Willett 100. Alternate delegates Field 200 Hall 190 Strauss 116 Tarrant 105. District Bedsole 48 Ervin 171 Mc Corvey 155. Elector state at large Adams 93 Holloway 1 Miller 84. First District Craft National Committeeman Burr 47 Smith 1265. Chief justice Anderson 151 Mitchell 36. Associate justice Gardner 125 Somerville 220. Judge court appeals Bonner 71 Bricken 113 Brown 85 Knight 70 Pelham 120 Whiteside 90. Darnley 28 Kennedy 103 Merritt 62. 8 Game ar wena ak Goodwyn 20 pairtenia circuit Ber Wallace 128 Ward Three judges ney 140 Browne 85 Grayson 129 Leigh h 142 Semmes 163 Smith 148 judge 107 Williamas 268 urendine

United States John Craft Borden Burr E. D. Smith The Supreme Court John C. Anderson James A. Mitchell Lucien D. Gardner Ormond Somerville Court of Appeals J. M. Bonner C. R. Bricken J. B. Brown Thomas E. Knight Pelham W. W. Whiteside Alabama Public Service Commission Jefferson A. Darnley P. Kennedy Henry P. Merritt Albert T. Goodwyn John H. Wallace, Jr Kirbys. Ward Woodrow Wilson Alabama Oscar L. Gray A. H. Carmichael N. D. Denson Horace Hood Ray Rushton Robert E. Spragins Frank 8. White J. J. Willett Lamar Field W. T. Hall Leopold Strauss George Tarrant T. J. Bedsole R. T. Ervin W. G. McCorvey Horace A. Adams J. Lee Holloway Walter Miller CC. R. Bricken John Pelham Jefferson A. Carnley Kirby S. Ward Frank S. White S. Lamar Field Geo. Tarrant Lucien D.gardner Jefferson A. Carnly S. P. Kennedy Wilson Congress Gray Carmichael Denson Hood Rushton Spragins White Willett Field Hall Strauss Tarrant Bedsole Ervin McCorvey Adams Holloway Miller Miller, 84. Seaeeeeee First District Burr Smith Anderson Mitchell Gardner Somerville Bonner Bricken Brown Knight Whiteside President Public Service Commission Darnley Kennedy Merritt

Wilmer Home for Orphans Dedicated by Bishop Beckwith

A large crowd of Alabama Diocesan delegates and Mobile residents witnessed the dedication of the Wilmer Home for Orphans. Bishop C. M. Beckwith led the ceremony, opening with the creed and Psalms, praying for God's blessing and protection over the home and its staff.

Diocesan Council of Alabama Wilmer C. M. Beckwith Beckwith

Birmingham man speaks for Alabama donors in home project

The building committee welcomes Robert Jemison of Birmingham as representative and praises Alabama generosity. The group thanks the bishop trustees and home Sisters, notes past member Drennen’s vacancy, and commends sub committee John Mitchell Buell William H Monk and Cochrane for securing the contract and envisioning a country setting with chickens cows pigs for the children.

Robert Jemison Birmingham Jemison Alabama Drennen Good Sisters of the Home John Mitchell Buell William H. Monk Cochrane

Local Circuit Court Tally by Judge and Ward

Coroner figures list ages for Chap man Madler and Thomas with repeated counts. Circuit court judges Berney Browne Grayson Leigh Semmes Smith shown across Sixth Seventh and Tenth districts with clerk candidates Drago Duggan Huett and variations.

St Elmo play staged by Columbia Jewel Kelley Players

The play St Elmo adapted from Augusta Evans Wilson's novel opens at the Columbia theater on Monday May 15 with matinee and nightly shows. Mobilians, familiar with the book, anticipate an elaborate staging noted as the era’s most ambitious Columbia production.

ST. Elmo Augusta Evans Wilson Augusta Vans Willson Evans Homestead Columbia

Kindergarten of church work praised by Alabama community

The speaker approves Alabama families providing a real home for children, calling it better than all churches. They urge closing churches but keeping the home as the foundation of church work, describing it as the kindergarten of church work.

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Vision for a church home grounds a longtime pledge

The speaker urges steady growth with a hospital and a chapel visible on the grounds. He notes debt freedom this year and asks for ongoing committee work until the vision is fulfilled. He hopes for gardens cows and chickens, commending the home to sisters and the bishop.

Good Sisters

Cabbage Weighing 13 1 4 Pounds Delivered by Motorcycle

Mr. R. L. Lartigue of Cedar Point road delivered a cabbage weighing 13 1 4 pounds to the Alabama Fish and Oyster Company. The head measured about 11 inches high. It was brought into town on a motorcycle using a seat attachment to transport the produce. The rider and freight left no seating capacity on the machine.

R. L. Lartigue Cedar Point Road Alabama Fish & Oyster Company

Sloan's Liniment Advertises Pain Relief

A promotional item touts Sloan's Liniment as effective for draft related aches. It claims to ease neuralgia stiff neck sore muscles rheumatism and neuralgic headaches with brief applications. The ad notes improved circulation and relief leading to rest and sleep and lists a 25 cent price.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert E. Spraggins Safford Berney Samuel B. Browne Claude A. Grayson Norvelle R. Leigh, Jr Oliver J. Semmes Thomas H. Smith A. H. Alston Price Williams George E. Stone E. D. Laurendine Ferndell Grocery Store Nicholas Pure Food Store Dauphin Street the Item Mobile Baldwin Counties Bell Home Royal Street Lumber CO Ascade Ginger Ale Selzer Palliser’s Sons Rosedale Creamery Dauphin Pure Food Fish Company Florida Fish CO N. E. Cor. Royal and Church J. G. Mangledorf Gelager Ieeerr J. S. Barret Lumber CO BR. L. Maxwell Conti Bell P Ee Ees Merchants Transfer CO John T. Cochrane John W. Egan Daniel T. McCall C. W. Marcelline-Ressijac Cc. E. Chapman A. A. Madler George A. Thomas Adrian DeLong M. D. McRae G. G. Skinner J. N. Seabury J. G. Bowen Cornelius Quartemus W. I. Rowell Benson Edwin Craft Fourth Ward Claude A Grayson Emmes A. HE. Alston FE. D. Laurendine Phelan B. Dorlon Circuit Court John 8. Drago Edward J. Huet C. E. Chapman N. A. Madler George Tarant A. Se Holloway D. Smith Thomas BH. Knight John Wallace, Jr Daniel B. Cooks John S. Drago Eighth Ward C. W. Marselline-Ressijac Ninth Ward Bishop Beckwith Huett Kuppenheimer Palm Beach L. H. Meyer & Sons Carters van Antwerp Henry Webster Grace Sartwell Mason Ethel Hueston Mary Carty Booth ‘Tarkington Man Rob’t._W. Chambers President Wilson
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