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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1915
Page
4
The Mobile Item promises the same 10 cent weekly or 5 dollar yearly rate across Mobile for daily and Sunday editions. A reward of one year’s subscription is offered for delivering The Item only at the authorized price by a verified carrier.
The Manufacturers Record notes renewed Warrior river improvements in Alabama and a surge in coal and product shipments to Mobile and New Orleans. Birmingham district steel and coal firms adopt river transport, and Mobile's Terminal Transfer & Storage Co plans a large facility with capacity for 20 steamships, extensive warehouses, and vast deck and storage space.
Farmers in Mobile and surrounding counties show strong support for a central produce exchange to be created this week. They favor modern marketing and cooperative effort with city business leaders, citing successful unit systems in Texas Virginia Maryland Washington and California as precedent.
With six legislative days left and the Harding plan in view the state mortgage bank aims to give farmers amortization loans for farm improvements, wiping out principal over time and sharing profits with schools and roads. The bill, backed by private banks and Mobile leaders, is favored and on the calendar.
The past week brought brightening signs for the U S economy with foreign treasury reps arriving to undo exchange distortions and foster credit on favorable terms. Grain yields look strong with wheat near a billion bushels and rising iron and steel activity boosting industry as bank clearings rise sharply. The Prattville Progress notes a pension abuse claim about dead pensioners drawing state funds, a puzzling issue the paper asks to be clarified.
Michigan and West Virginia fishermen fished in the gulf at Coden and found the sport exciting. W N Bee piloted the boat and landed three sea bass weighing 41 pounds total. The party included Bruce Hoover W C Demming T Robinson A E Ryan and Bee. Bee praised the sport and predicted many Northern visitors will come as fame grows with more hospitality prepared.
Narrative voice observes Eliene Symone and family amid illness and political talk. Budge and Teddy, twins, reveal contrasting inner thoughts about prayer and desire for a pony cart as the mother contemplates future events and potential scandals. (To be continued.)
In The Question Box advice says to renew dull oilcloth by varnishing with glue. Wash and dry the surface, then at night apply glue water with flannel. let glue dry overnight to harden and revive shine. Prepare glue in water beforehand on the stove until dissolved.
The Rev. Stanley Szadinski, pastor of a Catholic church in Fairport, was shot in the back as he stepped from his home last night. Doctors report he will recover. The priest said he knew no reason for the shooting.
Washington reports a fraud order against Carnegie Engineering Corp of New York, exposing a scheme in which auto agencies allegedly paid for cars they never received. The postal service notes cases of agents advancing money on cars linked to the operation, though Carnegie denies ties to the original company.
General Russky, commander of Russia's northern armies, told a Times correspondent that the capture of Petrograd is impossible as Russia's military position improves. He noted terrain and winter hinder German advances and said Russia can endure winter and renew offensives in spring with new armies and goals.
In Dallas, a car carrying two children was struck by an interurban car. Two children were killed and two others were fatally injured, another seriously hurt, and Oscar S. Thompson, the driver and father, was slightly injured.
The article recalls a New York preacher De Crandall from Cincinnati and a Mobile street reflection on fashion trends. It notes shifting standards from corsets to sunbaths while predicting a return to simplicity and innocence, ending with a wry comment on millennial timing.
A mother recounts how Grape-Nuts aided her family. She first used the cereal during a visit, then continued at home with good weight gain and health. Her 18 month old, severely weakened after teething, rapidly improved after starting Grape-Nuts, which she credits to recovery.
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson’s military program is not as extensive as some expect. Senate chair Kern and House leaders Padgett Hay Kitchin meet with the president for confidential talks and leave satisfied, with varied views on battleships and budgets. Burton shows changed stance since entering the Republican race.
Assistant Secretary of State John E. Osborne said he has not the remotest intention of resigning, in response to widespread reports that he would quit. The denial came in a statement issued last night from Washington.
Minneapolis woman recounts relief from monthly pains after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits improved health and housework ability after three bottles and invites others to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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