Prominent Negro Leader Dies in Mobile
Major Reu ben K. Mims colored, 55, died Saturday after a weeks long illness. He served 17 years in the state military rising to major of the colored battalion and led the Gilmer Rifles as lieutenant and captain. He was grand master of the colored Grand Lodge of Masons of Alabama for nine years and worked as a route rider and railway mail clerk. Survived by wife and child, his funeral drew the Capital City Guards of Montgomery.
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Mobile
Tle
Leutenant
Gilmer Rifles
Colored Grand Lodge of Masons of Alabama
Post Office
Montgomery
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Coughs and Soothes Suffering
Mrs Chas Apple gate of Alexandria Indiana reports “T would cough nearly all night long” and could hardly sleep until three bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery, costing 50 cents and 1.00, cured her and helped her gain 58 pounds. The remedy is offered free at Elam’s drug store.
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Chas. Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
Elam
Ding
Will Play for Benefit at Noble Streets Theater
The Schubert Ladquariette will headline the Noble Streets Theater on Wednesday night March 18 for the King's Daughters charity. The well known musical group promises a high grade, enjoyable performance likely to draw a large audience.
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Noble Streets
King’s Daughters
Perryman's Comedy Company Coming Tuesday Night
Perryman's Comedy Company arrives Tuesday night at the Noble Street Theater performing minstrel and specialty acts. The group is touted as one of the best blackface companies on the road and features J. Wil Brown known as Brownie, a former famous clown with Sells Bros. shows.
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Perryman Comedy Company
Noble Street
J. Wil Brown
Brownie
Sells Bros
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Scald Head Sore Case
A Morgantown Tenn. parent reports a horride outbreak of large sores on her daughter's head that developed into scald head. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve completely cured her. The product is advertised as a guaranteed remedy for eczema, dermatitis, sores, ulcers, pimples, and piles at 25¢ in a local store.
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C.D. Sabill
Morgantown
Tenn
Bucklen
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