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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
2
The state committee on convicts in Er y Alabama votes for a bond issue support and urges a legislative recommendation. The measure proposes bonds to fund projects and adjusts interest terms for motorists and vehicle taxes as part of the plan.
June 7 report outlines steps to tackle tuberculosis with a 20 bed addition at the State Sanitarium and notes county board funding for expanded facilities. Also mentions a legislative race where Herbert P. Ademhtomaty seeks the clerk seat against incumbent Temaminn and W. P. Rice.
A new towing and harbor service in Gulfport is organized to support charter operations and vessel traffic. The company plans to modernize with a 200 horsepower engine and promise grounding protection for future ships. A harbor authority assures safer passages as construction and port improvements continue.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a product claim for kidney health with scattered references to individuals and locations. The text includes partial phrases about remedies, test manuals, and a street, with unclear context or verification of claims.
A man endured months of constipation headaches ich disorders nervous ness loss of sleep and a general rundown system, but refused payment suggesting a good he was doing mattered more than money.
Affected reader shares relief from stomach pain back and limb discomfort after using a remedy named Dreco. He notes long years of suffering, stomach issues, and nerves in pieces, detailing prior attempts to work through pain before finding improvement with the product.
Japan seeks clerks and commercial students as wartime prosperity creates a famine of workers. Professor K Agano travels to America and Europe by the Mikado's government to study new methods of commercial education. Great business colleges will provide trained men to support Japan's vast current trade.
Director General Hines notes last month’s deficit of $58,000,000 and a four month shortfall of $250,000. He reiterates that a rate rise is not yet decided, citing unsettled conditions and the need to balance income with operating costs. The administration will pursue economies in the interim.
Fiume appeals to the Senate to aid in preventing one of the greatest infestations known in history. The plea cites urgent danger and seeks federal action to address the ongoing crisis.
Damaged text shows a bent report fragment mentioning a fifteen year sentence, a state eatery, a death in action, and an insurance reference. No clear names, dates, or locations.
Washington reports for the week ended May 30 surplus war materials valued at about 26.883 million dollars, reflecting six percent of original cost. The principal item is 700 thousand bales of refined inters sold to the Cotton States acts corporation for roughly 15 million dollars.
Fragmentary text mentions District Attorney Swann and alleged trading on curb, plus references to premiums, time served, and a cadet case. It also notes a five year sentence at hard labor and a dismissal, with vague ties to West Point and a congressional entry in 391.
Fragmentary report describes a clash involving soldiers police and firemen with civilians wounded. Mentions a conference service and a commander figure, but many words are garbled and names unclear.
George Henriquez was arrested on a Texas complaint alleging involvement in smuggling opium from Mexico. The case cites an $18,000 value and plans to transfer drugs to the Pacific coast for distribution. bail was set at $10,000.
Fragmentary notice mentions Annie and intelligence related to doubt and pain. The readable text implies a personal or dramatic statement but lacks clear actions, dates, or organizations to form a full report.
Associated Newspapers correspondent Marion Weinstein provides a wide interview with diverse groups in the Holy Land, arguing that the real Palestine differs from paper dreams. She reports on Zionist strength, Arab views, Christian authorities, and British administration amid demobilization and rising tensions shaping the region.
American Red Cross workers report strange birth customs in Eastern Europe and Asia. Armenians and Greeks cover newborns with fine salt for three hours before washing, while some Asian communities salt the infant for 24 hours. Salt is believed to ward off evil and ill fortune.
Archangel dispatch reports the American gunboat Sacramento arriving with a cargo of American seed and grain to relieve shortages. The Sacramento followed by a freight steamer carried supplies as ice floes hindered early deliveries.
The article notes opium production and sale with official tolerance in northern China. Large quantities arrive from Russia via Turkestan and Kansu. Farmers pay taxes on opium, and opium merchants near the Ansu Shensi border receive military escorts. Tax receipts are shared with the governor and officials.
Fragmentary text shows promotional tone for a corn related product with urgency and a call to action. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable. The readable lines suggest an advert aimed at quick purchase with promises of painless use.
Mrs J W Walker of Chickasha Oklahoma extols Thedford s Black-Draught as a liver tonic and laxative good for headaches sour stomach and indigestion. Her husband used a tea made from it to cure stomach cramps and pain after which they recommended it to friends. Seventy years of use backs the remedy sold by all druggists.
Miss Alice Hastings of Hong Kong laments British army red tape hindering her brother Captain Lawrence Hastings in India and back to London. Now in Virginia en route to England she rails at 13,000 miles of red tape. The piece discusses Near East politics and Arab leadership in a cautious, era-appropriate tone.
Rev. Father C J Kearns S J president of Spring Hill Jesuit College outlines three sermons on Saturday morning and a schedule of retreats for men at Spring Hill College starting July 11, 18 and August for three days each. The event welcomes all men young or old to join the retreats.
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