Trade Territory Development Across Mobile County
An article urges expanding Mobile County trade influence beyond the county line to grow livestock and cotton markets. It argues bankers can fund broader regional commerce, noting Mobile cannot thrive on Mobile County gains alone and that wholesalers will move if surrounding areas stagnate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mort L. Bixler
Mobile County Fair Association
Mobile Chamber of R
Mion
Mobile
Mo County
Mobile Tradery
Moby County
Aress
Mobile County
Cal Soothes Child Ailments with California Syrup of Figs
A 50 cent bottle of California Syrup of Figs is advertised as a safe remedy for children showing listlessness feverishness or sore throat. The product claims to gently cleanse the bowels by moving waste and bile, with instructions to ask a druggist and ensure the bottle is made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
American Warships Practice and Regional Growth Talk
A torpedo from submarine K-6 damaged the Macdonough at the mouth of the harbor and left it tied up for repairs. A Mobile Chamber of Commerce call argued for sustained agricultural development, urging bankers and business leaders to back an educational campaign to diversify crops and raise cattle profitability within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New London
Conn
Macdonough
Memphis
Birmingham
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Mobilé
Mobile
St. Louis
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Fels Urges Belgian Aid Tied to Tax Reform
Mrs Joseph Fels, Philadelphia philanthropist widow, spoke on civic and economic reforms condemning burdens on labor while praising wartime relief for Belgium. She backs Henry George’s single tax on land values and argues reducing taxes on personal property would relieve the poor and aid the unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fels
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Henry George
Europe
Fels
Germany
France
England
Austria
Russia
Belgium
Tolstoy
Australia
Canadian Northwest
Pennsylvania
Texas
Ohio
Houston
Birmingham Women Lead Belgian Relief Drive in Alabama
Birmingham women organize county wide committees to raise funds clothing and other aid for Belgian relief. Mobile will ship the gifts to Mobile to load onto a relief ship with rail transport to the port and no freight charges. The piece also notes Alabama tax shifts toward land value assessments and calls for tax reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Mobile
New York
Hendon Hall Goes Ashore Near Trinity Bay
The Brit steamer Hendon Hall ran aground at Trinity Bay yesterday. Captain and crew were rescued. the vessel is regarded as a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soliders
Montreal
Hendon Hall
Trinity Bay
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Bankers
Sigk
U. S
Lloyd-George
Braubeck
Huttte
Strauss, Dritz Co
Gincia
Prince Albert
Pringe
R. J. Reynolds
Homid Co
Winston-Salem, N
Aia Nie
Brcjee
Tus Cearraun Company
Reine of
Bears
Gastoria
EEA
Gerardy
Phil. F. Cresap Co.ltd
Kew Grinezt
DeBriere
American Pressing Club
N. Conception
J. Cleveland, Jr
J. C. Schley
BELL
Ieee
J. 8. Barret Lumber Company
ST. Louis, ST
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