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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1915
Page
17
An outline contrasts old and new womanhood from a breach of promise lens. It notes changes in habits such as pipe smoking and Sas brand use, labeling some modern trends indecent while acknowledging the varied judgments of women. The text mentions distant viewing of film stars and comments on urban and rural life.
The second week in the city court criminal docket is heavy with trials set for Monday through Saturday. Prohibition law violators top the calendar with murder in the first degree actions and burglary cases among Iowahighlights. Richard Dennis faces murder charges for a fatal knife event on a steamer. Tra M. Davis and Charles S. Davis face burglary and grand larceny tied to the American Laundry safe burglary.
British nurse Edith Cavell was executed for espionage by German authorities in occupied Belgium. General Ludwig von Florke von Bissing ordered her death, reflecting harsh wartime measures and the occupation authorities stance.
New York report says Young Jake Ahearn of Brooklyn defeated Jack Ret of Toledo in ten rounds at Clermont A C. Ahearn dominated the bout and finished unscathed while Ret was battered at the final exchanges.
Western Reserve fell 14 to 19 as Dennison lost to Western Reserve. Michigan beat Syracuse 14 to 7. Coe defeated Grinnell 17 to ?, Notre Dame won 6 to 0 against South Dakota. State blanked Yale 15 to 0 and Princeton beat Williams 27 to 0. Wayne.
Whistler churches list Sunday activities with 9:30 a m Sunday schools led by William M Cato Jodie Cowart and others. Services include Home Coming Day November 7 and Jonah sermons by Rev Francis M Atchison. Also notes the death of Rev Father Tom Cassidy and his early service in Whistler.
The Mobile cotton market reports quiet tone with sales of 25 bales and prices for grades from low ordinary to good middling. Receipts for the day and week are listed with year over year comparisons, including stock levels at Mobile and at U. S. ports, along with exports to Britain and the continent.
A compiled list shows current prices for major stocks including Allis-Chalmers American Beet Sugar American Can American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Sugar American Tel and Tet Anaconda Copper Atchison Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Chicago R I and Pac Ry Consolidated Gas Crucible Steel Erie General Electric General Motors Great Northern and many others with specific bid prices such as 43 for Allis-Chalmers 66 for American Beet Sugar 1138 8-8 for American Sugar and 390 for General Motors on the market board.
The article notes Whistler residents involved in remodeling and construction projects including skylights and ventilators on a repair shed and a home makeover for Mrs. Minnie Sinnesey. Road department workers add to the storehouse fence creating more yard space. Mechanics' Lodge No. 68 delegates attend Mobile district convention. E D Nichols earns past grand degree. Ollie and Dewey George return from New Augusta Mississippi after weeks with relatives.
New Orleans Oct 30 Cotton futures closed steady with December at 11.94, January at 12.11, and May at 12.49. Market figures show open high low and close for each contract, reflecting a cautious session in the cotton market.
Poslam supplies curative influences for inflamed and irritated skin. It claims overnight reduction of redness and relief from itching for eczema acne herpes rash pimples and related conditions. Poslam Soap is recommended for daily toilet and bath with samples available by mail in New York City.
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