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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
8
Property offers include a five room residence with hall kitchen bath near Roe Sts and a porcelain tub hot and cold water and gas and electric lights. Also a two story home at 207 S Warren St with four rooms bath kitchen hall and a good yard.
Selma Alabama city council adopted ordinances for paving Selma Street from Franklin to Lauderdale and Washington Street from Selma to Dallas. Work will start soon and cover most business district streets and many residential blocks. Residents on Franklin Street asked to postpone amid financial concerns, a request the council granted.
Dr J Z Caldwell states migraine is a distressing disease that does not shorten life and is not curable. Attacks recur until age forty, then lessen and end. Prevention focuses on diet. during an attack two Anti-kamnic Tablets at onset and one every two hours shorten and ease pain. Anti-kamnia Tablets are sold at druggists.
A governmental analysis notes Latin America accounted for 17 to 21 percent of U S imports and exports, with U S trade balances skewed against the region. It argues the Panama Canal will alter these ratios by boosting outbound and inbound commerce, citing Argentina and Brazil as major players and per capita trade figures.
Private Bechi of the United States Army faces court martial at Fort Barrancas for stealing wearing apparel from a cook at Fort Morgan. He was previously fined for absence beyond leave. If convicted he faces at least 18 months imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge.
Gen Ja cobus Hendricke de la Rey, famed Boer general born 1848, was accidentally shot dead near Johannesburg. He led Lichtenburg Burghers in the Boer War and later joined peace negotiations with de Wet and Botha in England.
Seattle Wash September 16 F H Tappe an interpreter for the United States immigration service here was arrested on bribery charges and dismissed from the service The arrest stems from an investigation into reports that Chinese were being smuggled into the country
A brief notice promotes a digestion and elimination relief product. It notes safe gentle action and lists box quantities and prices of 10c and 35c. The ad emphasizes relief from indigestion and biliousness.
The Empire presents a matinee featuring a leading actress from the Essanay Company alongside Richard C. Travers in The Honeymoon That Tried to Come Back, a George Ade fable.
Two reel program headlined by As We Forgive Those with John Smiley Joseph Smiley and Justina Huff. Also The Honeymoon That Tried to Come Back featuring Richard C C Travers and Gerda Holmes. Tomorrow four reels and stars Maurice Costello Estelle Mardo Mary Pickford Biograph re issue Snakeville's Most Popular Lady and Hearst Selig News Pictorial.
Wednesday morning’s recorders court session was among the shortest on record, lasting about ten minutes under Judge Edington. Fifteen cases were on the docket, many continued. charges included assault and battery, disorderly conduct, drunkenness, and suspicious character offenses.
A Fort Edward resident testifies to regain strength and health after using Vinci products. The endorsement claims relief from weakness and dizziness and notes the remedy’s availability through Van Antwerp Drug Corp. Inc. in Mobile, Alabama.
Paris readers note a surge of off duty British soldiers from the Marne period, many with arms in slings or bandaged heads. Crowds surround them eager for praise and to hear stories from the front, with English troops and Turcos drawing special attention.
Athens dispatch reports Greece has sent a note to Turkey identical to the great powers position demanding the cancellation of Turkey's capitulations.
Berlin reports the bourse directors postpone settlement from September end to October end. Interest rate on outstanding obligations set at 6 3 4 percent. Karl Deim, secretary of the German Olympic committee, wounded in fighting in France.
In Massachusetts and Arizona the per capita state debt exceeds the national obligation. The statement highlights that only these two states surpass the national debt burden on a per person basis.
Work began in New York on installing manganese bronze river valves said to be the largest ever built to regulate pressure in the Catskill aqueduct shafts. The valves reach twelve feet high and seven feet in diameter, weigh ten to twenty tons with machinery, and sit 100 to 240 feet below the surface, preventing water from rising up to about 250 feet.
New York reports August foreign trade totaling 9.65 million dollars, down from 64.89 million the year before, due to World War I disruptions. Collector Dudley Field Malone released the figures, noting large losses in both imports and exports amid wartime interruption of commerce.
New York City expands its force by 650 food inspectors to probe short weights and alleged price gouging in markets. The move aims to strengthen enforcement against violations and protect consumers.
An article promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a cure to baldness caused by dandruff. It claims nine of ten hair losses are due to dandruff germs and offers samples, store availability, and a refund guarantee. The ad urges regular use and notes barber shops sell the product with 50c and 1.00 sizes.
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