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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1913
Page
3
Special to The Item. Amid floods from inland streams Congress likely to tackle flood control and river navigation. Democrats control both houses for first time in 18 years affecting rivers and harbors committees. Nonpartisan progress noted in river and harbor legislation.
Advert boasts Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers as the world’s newest safest nerve energizer for men and women. Claims cure for fatigue insomnia and nervousness with a 50c free trial box and a 60c mail order offer from F. J. Kellogg of Battle Creek Michigan.
International News Service reports the murder of Thomas White a Pacific coast secret service operative. His young widow vows to avenge his death and she pledges to hunt down the killers, aided by a translated note found in his pocket referring to a Japanese restaurant house warming.
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a fast 2 second corn cure that removes corns warts calouses and bunions without harming nearby skin. It claims painless application and danger free use versus plasters knives or razors with 25 cents a bottle or price by E Lawrence & Co Chicago.
Police rely on toothprints from chocolate fragments to identify two alleged Italian burglars who cracked the Huyler's candy store safe at Fulton street Brooklyn. A $30 outer compartment and $1500 inside the safe were taken. fingerprinting failed to reveal any finger marks. Wax impressions will be made to compare dental details with suspects.
Local advertisement lists Kellogg's Sanstone Wafers priced at $1.00 for the regular size and available at Sutton Bros on 80 St Francis Street in Mobile along with other street corner listings and shop names including Van Aller and Burkett in New Jersey and Cedar streets Bienville Pharmacy Francis street and Canal Conception streets.
The article notes cross party support for practical appropriations to meet near term needs in water transportation improvements. It details Senate and House committee leadership changes, names, and regional representation, highlighting the new Senate Commerce Committee chair James Ph. Clark and long lists of members. It also mentions potential vacancies and appointments for the Ways and Means and other committees. Simplex Saphary container advertised at end.
Tulsa April 5 two fifths of peach buds in the Arkansas Valley were killed by a recent cold wave. Growers say the time has shown the damage yet peach crop appears to gain from the freeze due to heavy budding. Early plums lightly damaged while cherries pears and apples were unhurt.
An advertising claim denounces imitation dandruff products and touts Newbro's Herpicide as the original remedy that destroys the dandruff germ and stops itching. It urges consumers to buy from dealers or request samples, noting money-back satisfaction and agents in Detroit and Antwerp Drug Co.
J D Pattison age 16 a messenger plants died at St Josephs Infirmary after a railway yard collision near the Swift packing plant. The youth was playing ball when he crawled under a car to fetch a ball and was run over by an engine connected to the car. The incident occurred about 10 this morning in the Fort Worth Belt and Terminal yards.
The San Angelo firemen's carnival proved a great success attracting many out-of-town visitors and boosting local merchant business according to reports from the event held this week.
Washington April 6 United States makes its first timber sale from newly purchased Appalachian forests. A Georgia farmer bought $7 worth of logs to build a barn, signaling future government revenue from forest lands bought for navigation protection.
Mr and Mrs Robert McAleese of 37 Chestnut street aged about 45 were arrested for kissing in the street on Main street in Yonkers New York. Police officer Keehan said they drew a crowd and they faced a disorderly conduct charge. Judge Beall released them on a suspended sentence.
The text notes that many lands cannot be paid for with timber value and are often culled or sold with the owner retaining timber-cutting rights under forest service rules. It predicts periodic material sales and rising value as forests mature with proper management and fire protection.
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