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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1915
Page
3
London endures three nights of air raids as Zeppelins drop bombs across the city. Incendiaries ignite hundreds of buildings while 200 civilians are harmed. Neighbors band together in shelters and chapels as policewomen guard streets and tunnels. Nurses rush emergency relief kits toward the capital.
A Lancet Clinic article by Dr James Beil argues against excessive medication for influenza. He recommends gentle care with bowel regulating salts and citrate of magnesia, noting fever accompanies the illness and suggesting anti fever tablets for relief.
Two counties race to eradicate the tick using dipping vats after a primer explains the tick threat. Mobile demonstrator George A. Maloney and Baldwin leaders tout dipping cattle in arsenical baths to save money and boost milk and beef output, with costs of dipping pegged at twenty to fifty cents per head and profits up to sixteen dollars per head on beef cattle.
A speaker asserts that London air raids have shifted city life toward what truly matters. She notes a growing, self-forgetting spirit in thousands of homes, praising bravery over trifles and the uniting impact on the community.
George F. Stackpole 71, a Riverhead lawyer, died at Bellevue Hospital New York from heart failure caused by anthrax. He had shown improvement after antitoxin treatment rushed from Washington and remained conscious until minutes before death. The rare human case drew national attention as doctors monitored his condition.
The Sisters of Charity of Mobile express gratitude for aid at the Babies Lawn Party. They thank parish chairmen, parish helpers, Toulminville donors, and local merchants for contributions. Proceeds of about $1,200 will fund improvements to the infant home facilities.
An advertisement touts Hyomei Pocket Inhaler as a remedy for head colds and catarrh. It claims the medicated air clears nasal and throat passages, improves breathing, and helps daily function after first use. A guarantee backs complete inhaler sets, with Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation offered as a supplier.
Mobile Rotary Club met Thursday afternoon in Cawthon with IL D. Dix in the chair. A large class of “Baby” Rotarians attended, features included a sermon on Rotary by F. W. Evans, a paper on insurance, a playful dethronement of Dix as Piternity King, and a silver anniversary for Jake Reiss. New members were introduced and a luncheon gift from San Jose Rotary was noted along with a visit invitation to Wilmer’s fair and a concluding humorous ode.
Zimmern Coal Company has moved into new offices in the Mobile and Ohio warehouse at Pier 1 and occupied them on Thursday. The offices overlook the river and provide easy access to their marine business. The New York report notes the French Cable Company lines are back to normal after a temporary traffic interruption.
B T Thurey, ex secretary of Mobile Chamber, forecasts a cotton harvest surge across the cotton belt next year. He notes higher prices, strong war demand, and European crop cuts as reasons for optimism while cautioning a gradual market pace to avoid gluts. Small current acreage may yield more profit per acre, but railroads fear reduced circulation as acreage expands.
The Mobile Telephone and Telegraph Society held its fall and winter kickoff in the Cawthon Auto Room with President Murphy presiding. J D Andrews of Southern Bell and J C O Connell of the Mobile Tribune shared comments on telegraphy advances and press ties, recalling early AP and telegraph history.
This advertisement promotes Resinol ointment and soap as a fast relief for eczema ringworm rash and related skin diseases. It claims instant relief on first use and notes physicians have prescribed it for over twenty years. Sample requests go to Dept. 4 R Resinol Baltimore Md.
This notice warns that many toilet soaps use harsh alkali. It praises Resinol soap for having no free alkali and containing resinol medication for soothing healing properties. It claimsClear complexion and comfort for tender skin and healthy hair.
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