Professor Morris Gains 20 Pounds After Tanlac Trial
A testimonial from Professor Elmer Morris of Stewart County Tennessee describes chronic stomach and bowel troubles. He weighed 170 pounds before Tanlac, gained 20 pounds after three bottles, then 4 more, reaching 194, and decided to quit while ahead. Sold in Mobile by Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.
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Tanlac
St. Luton
Bumpus Mills
Tenn
G. Willis
Atlanta
Elmer Morris
Morris
Dawson Springs
Stewart County
Tennessee
Dover
Dawson
Prof
Mobile
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Royal and
Dauphina Streets
Adv
Mobile Children Celebrate April Birthdays at Empire Theatre
The notice lists Ida M. Chark Edith Brunson and Co O'Connor born in April and ages five seven and thirteen. It invites their full names addresses and birthdates to the Birth pd Editor Mobile Item as tickets mailed for a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon.
Britain Justifies China Seizures Near Shanghai
The United States received Britain's note defending its right to seize enemy subjects aboard the American steamer China near Shanghai. Britain insists on the prisoners being held and is prepared to contest unconditional release. The 38 captives include Germans Austrians and Turks. The issue will be released by the State Department after review.
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Washington
Great Britain
China
Shanghai
State Department
Great
Villa Lieutenants Surrender Threat Shapes Mexican Pursuit
Report outlines bandit leader Villa nearing Torreon with Canuto Reyes, aiming to join forces and stretch U S lines of communication. Observers say Villa seeks to compound American logistics pressures while not fearing Mexican opposition.
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Satevo
Parral
Villa
Torreon
Canuto Reyes
Reyes
Carranza
Durango
General Pershing
Car Shortage Triggers Shipping Warnings From State
In Montgomery on April 4 a car shortage prompted the state public service commission to urge shippers to order cars only with loading ready, maximize equipment use, and load unload promptly. The Supreme Court, after a weeks recess, resumed sessions led by the Mobile Baldwin Clarke Monroe and Washington counties division.
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Montgomery
State Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
Mobile
Baldwin, Clarke
Monroe
Washington
Biloxian Ends Own Life Through Hanging
George Wink keeper of East End Fire Company Hall on east Howard avenue hanged himself at Firemen's Hall in Biloxi at about 8 this morning. He left no note and the motive remains a mystery. A boy, Charles Forench, found the body. neck broken, presumed dead two hours earlier.
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Biloxi
Miss
George Wink
East End Fire Company
East Howard Avenue
Firemen's Hall
Charles Forench
How Any Woman Can Remove Hairy Growths
A Delatone based method allows women to remove superfluous hairs at home. Mix water with powdered delatone to form a paste, apply to hairs, wait 2 to 3 minutes, then remove and wash the skin. The result claimed is clear and hairless skin, with advice to ensure genuine Delatone is purchased.
You Cannot Brush or Wash Out Dandruff, Says Modern Remedy
An article promotes using four ounces of liquid argon applied at night to dissolve dandruff. It claims morning removal after one or more applications and asserts itching stops, hair becomes silky, and scalp feels well for a lasting cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanit
Daioe Sa
van Antwerp’s
Agriculture in South Progresses Under Southern Railway Efforts
Washington reports from the Southern Railway Company’s agricultural division show strong progress in the South during 1915. Demonstration work on about 150 000 farms along lines focusing on cotton and corn yielded 1 170 pounds of cotton per acre and 46.7 bushels of corn per acre with adopted methods, far above local averages. The program promoted seed selection drainage and cover crops while expanding silos to about 900 built, reflecting close cooperation with state and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Division of Southern Railway Company
South
Southern Railway
Deaths and Funerals
Death notices for Samuel M. Poole former city resident from Covington La. and the funeral arrangements for William H. Dunlap of Scooba Miss and Robert V. McCowan of this city outline survivors pallbearers and burial sites with services conducted by Rev. Dr Planck and Rev Fr Eaton at local homes churches and Magnolia Cemetery.
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William H. Dunlap
Scooba
Miss
G. T. Allison
Georgia Avenue
Roche & Burke
Dunlap
Annie Brooke Dunlap
City
W. B. Dunlap
Little Rock
Ark
Annie Lee Dunlap
B. C. Pigford
Aline
Harlan
McLeod
D. A. Planck
Mobile
J. D. Andrews
James L. Coleman
Gus Lyons
Thomas Marshall
J. R. Mighell
E. M. Bailey
Robert V. McCowan
Spring Hill Avenue
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
T. J. Eaton
Father Maloney
Magnolia Cemetery
John M. Morillo
W. J. McCowan
Thomas McCowan
John Ross
George McQuillian
W. J. Martin
Death of a Child Vincent Nolette's 24 day old son dies
Vincent Thomas Nolette aged 24 days died Tuesday at the family home 500 South Conception street. Burial followed Tuesday afternoon.
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Vincent Thomas
Vincent Nolette
South Conception Street
Schwab Expands Baltimore Plant by Acquiring Local Mill
Charles M. Schwab, chairman of Bethlehem Steel, buys the Baltimore Sheet and Tinplate Company in a $3 million deal. The acquisition will triple the plant’s originally proposed size, according to officials.
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Schwab
Baltimore
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Baltimore Sheet and Tinplate Company
J. E. Aldred
Mississippi Senate Passes Inheritance Tax Bill
Jackson April 4 The Mississippi senate passed an inheritance tax bill patterned after the New York state law. The measure has already cleared the house and now goes to the governor for signature.
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Jackson, Miss
New York State
Mississippi Senate
House
Supreme Court confirms boundary report North Carolina Tennessee
Washington April 4 the supreme court has confirmed the report of commissioners marking the boundary line between North Carolina and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Tennessee
Allen's Foot-Ease Relief for Tired Feet in Boots
Advertisement notes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes or use in foot baths for instant relief from corns bunions and aching feet. Claims over 100000 packages used by German and Allied troops at the front and sells for 25 cents with no substitute urged.
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Allen
Tennessee River Project Favored by War Department
Washington April 4 The chief of engineers submitted to Congress a comprehensive report on Tennessee river improvements. He recommends completing the lower Tennessee project below Florence, Alabama at 433000 with 370000 available. The Florence to Chattanooga plan should canalize with water power, costing about 3078000 for the Flint river to Hale s bar section. Above Chattanooga the Caney Creek dam would be removed to ensure three foot low water depth at an estimated 1168000 with 158000 available.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Florence
Ala
Chattanooga
Flint River
Hales Bar
Caney Creek
Man Kills Self After Twelve Hour Siege in Babylon
William Donley a hunter and guide opened fire on deputies and locals after a duck out of season arrest. He wounded five persons including neighbors and his wife before a siege ended with his suicide as deputies entered the home. Police reported a constable shot and wounded during the stand-off.
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Babylon
L.il
William Donley
Donley
Donley House
Volunteer Firemen Elect Officers for the Year
At the annual meeting the Volunteer Firemen named their officers Tur ner president Owen Farley vice president F Koppersmith treasurer Gus Brettel secretary The nine year April 9 celebration plans were set with W H Stevens chairman and committee to run the affair The event will move to Monday April 10 since April 9 falls on Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Turner
Owen Farley
F. Koppersmith
Gus Brettel
W. H. Stevens
H. P. Robertson
Accepting Recruits for Medical Service
Notice from the Mobile U S Army recruiting office states that until further notice recruits desiring to enter the medical corps may be accepted here if suitable and qualified. Hospital corps recruiting has not been general and enlistments in Mobile have been comparatively slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
U. S. Army Recruiting Office
Medical Corps
Army
Man Convicted in City Court Over Stolen Feed
Jim Jackson who ran a fruit stand at Davis Avenue and Maple Street was convicted of buying stolen property for purchasing sacks of feed stolen by a band of thieves from the Standard Oil Company barn. Annie McDowell’s chicken theft case was nolle pressed. H Clay Donaldson and Joseph E Donaldson cases postponed to May 22.
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Jim Jackson
Davis Avenue
Maple Street
Jackson
Standard Oil Company
Annie McDowell
Nolle
H. Clay Donaldson
Joseph E. Donaldson
Suffragettes Meet in Meridian Convention
The twelfth annual Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association convention opened in Meridian Mississippi with several hundred suffragists from Mississippi and Alabama in attendance. Mrs Solon H Jacobs of Birmingham was the principal speaker. The convention will close on April 5.
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Meridian
Miss
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association
Mississippi
Alabama
Solon H. Jacobs
Birmingham
German Frontier Is Closed by Holland Troops Sent to Boundary
London reports Britain denies sinking of the cruiser Donegal after a German wireless claim. London officials say no truth to the German claim that the Donegal struck a mine and sank in mid February.
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Holland
Thames
Britain
London
Cologne
Evacuation Ordered of Greek Territory by Bulgaria
A Havas dispatch from Athens reports Bulgaria has ordered evacuation of Greek territory occupied by Bulgarian troops. Bulgaria pledges to maintain friendly relations with Greece and work to minimize tensions between the two nations.
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Paris
Havas
Athens
Greece
Bulgaria
Dutch neutrality under pressure amid British Holland fears
Former Dutch Minister of War Colyn warned Britain would not land on the Dutch coast yet questioned how Germany would view such a move. He stressed Holland must consider German perception and its impact on neutrality while noting Britain’s assurances to respect neutrality. He argued that even if Britain could halt a landing, the German view remains the key factor.
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Amsterdam
London
Great Britain
Colyn
Holland
Britain
Germany
Exhibition results and notes from early games
Exhibition games list scores and weather notes across cities including New Orleans Chicago Oklahoma City Wheeling Memphis Charleston Macon Amherst Raleigh Wakeforest Richmond and more. Mentions Texas A M versus Chinese Hawaii team and malaria drive with Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic promotion included.
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New Orleans
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Chicago Americans
Wheeling
New York
Memphis
Mississippi A. & M
University of Clinoig
City plans sale of fire station property on Hallett Street
The city commissions plans to sell the west Hallett Street lot now housing Hose Company No 6 and move the fire unit to Broad Street near Adams. Bakery owner Gordon Smith seeks to buy to expand his business. A special meeting was set for Thursday at 4 PM to set the price. W J Hudson received 256 for terrace work linking Dauphin to Carolina Avenue.
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City Commission
Hallet Street
Dauphin
Hose Company No. 6
Broad Street
Adams
Gordon Smith
Smith
W. J. Hudson
Carolina Avenue
Dauphin Street
Hallett
Georgia Avenue
Mr. Hudson
Mobile Man Injured In Fall From Train
L B Baker of 758 Charleston street was injured Monday when he fell from a Mobile and Ohio freight train near Winchester Mississippi He was found beside the tracks and taken to Waynesboro then Mobile He was en route to Meridian to take a car repair job with the Armour Car Company and is expected to recover. his wife and other relatives reside in this city.
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L.B. Baker
Charleston Street
Inge-Bondurant Sanitorium
Mobile and
Ohio
Winchester
Miss
Baker
Meridian
Armour Car Company
Waynesboro
J. F. Pou
Mobile
G Chamberlain's Tablets Promise Gentle Constipation Relief
advertisement extols G Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation as pleasant and natural with agreeable effects. Claims easy, widespread availability and no realization they are medicinal. This concise notice targets readers seeking simple relief.
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G Chamberlain
Alabama Planter Kills Son and Self in Tragic Firearm Incident
In Houston County at Cottonwood Walter Hart, a prominent planter, killed his four year old son with a butcher knife then killed himself with the same weapon. He had attempted suicide the day before but was stopped by his wife. a physician attended him since Sunday. He leaves a widow and eight year old daughter.
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Dothan
Ala
Walter Hart
Cottonwood
Houston County
Hart
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Covington
Scooba, Mise
R. V. McCowan
Tall
Guill’s
Sallie Harwood
Evensville, Tenn
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