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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1915
Page
5
A verses fills a bleak scene of a homeless boy named Joe found dead on a city street. A passerby and a grieving woman see the lamplight on snow as a police officer discovers Joe’s body in the cold.
A devotional aphorism counsels not to fear tomorrow. It urges trusting the everpresent Father to care for today and tomorrow, urging readers to be at peace and set aside anxious thoughts and imagined futures.
In 1912 a writer notes sinks are built too low causing backaches for women. Madge D Headley prompts a sinkmaker to study the issue and design a raised sink on stilts. The piece links sink height to evolving domestic plumbing and advocates the high stool for kitchen work.
The Young Woman's Auxiliary will hold their regular monthly meeting in the Bush Auditorium at 4 p.m. All young ladies of the church and congregation are invited to attend. Meeting of Cathedral Sanctuary Society follows as the regular monthly gathering.
Helen shops in Panama City while Warren waits in Balboa. A hat purchase and breakfast precede a faulty carriage ride and a missed train. Helen defends the arrest story to a patrolman. Warren questions whether paying the driver was right.
The Cathedral Sanctuary Society will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the McGill Institute.
A twentieth century advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims five minutes to relief from gas sourness and belching and offers a money back guarantee with a fifty cent case.
Full attendance of the band and the junior band committee is requested. Members are asked to return finished garments.
A collection of old time dessert instructions including Cream Sauce with butter vanilla and cream, Fig Pudding with figs crumbs suet and candied peel, Chocolate Pudding with milk chocolate sugar and spices, Molasses Pudding with molasses sour milk and currants, Hard Sauce and Strawberry Sauce with butter and sugar.
Evergreen Ala April 13 The Conecuh county grand jury adjourned after returning twenty three indictments. It notes frivolous informations and suggests legislation to curb prosecutions before magistrates. County books are in good condition and the courthouse jail and poor house are well kept. Cash on hand totals 65061.54. E C Lee led the panel with thanks to Solicitor Charles R Brickeh and Judge Gamble. Professor R E L Key seeks to form a new school district at the next board meeting.
County officials report formation of a new school district in a township portion and preparations to end current school sessions. Auto license collection in Conecuh shows 170 private owned cars with only 21 licenses paid by March 1. similar unpaid rates in Butler and Escambia counties. back licenses will be collected adding revenue for the state.
New York April 13 PFanrk Abarno and Carmine Carbone faced trial for placing a bomb at St Patrick Cathedral on March 2 Abarno testified he hesitated to light the device when detective Amedio Polignani urged him to proceed saying they would have done something good if arrested Polignani had posed as an anarchist during the crime and sat beside him during the cathedral visit
Among recent visitors to Dauphin Island Alabama were L. K. Hirsh of Mobile Rev Birmingham Rieta and his mother from Sioux City Ta Moore J Waynesboro Charles Denby of Mobile George R Powell a science instructor who has taken part in the bath house and attends the south beach where surf bathing is enjoyed by all.
R. A. Farnsworth Jr., son of Mr and Mrs R Ayworth, of this city, broke his arm Monday afternoon after falling from a tree while climbing. Special report notes the incident occurred in Pascagoula.
A nervous Ohio woman from Bellefontaine reports improved strength and vitality after using Van Antwerp's delicious cod liver oil with iron tonic. She credits the product with building her blood, nerves, and overall health and recommends it to friends.
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