Real estate boom urged by Mobile boosters for future growth
The Mobile Gazette touts real estate as the foundation of wealth and cites improved farm timber and cutover lands. It highlights Mobile as a future growth center due to location near major trade routes, Panama Canal prospects, and abundant natural resources, urging buyers to act on low current prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Gazette
Joseph G. Espalla
Mobile
Mole County
Mobile County
Panama Canal
United States
GETS-IT Promises Smoother Feet and Corn Removal
An old promotional item touts GETS-IT as a remedy that makes feet smooth and corn removal easy. It emphasizes dramatic before and after effects and cued imagery of soft, blank-free feet. The ad uses playful phrasing and catchy slogans.
Yacht Club Opens Season With May Dance
The Mobile Yacht Club kicks off its 1915 season with a May 6 dance. John P. Bell heads the entertainment committee and will name the reception and floor committees soon. The Southern Yacht Club regatta opens May 1 in New Orleans with 36 entries and major preparations, including new spar buoys and marked race courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Yacht Club
John P. Bell
Bell
kKent
Yacht Club
New Orleans
The
Southern Yacht Club
Rathbone
Old Institution
DeBuys
Bugs
Real Estate Leap As Panama Canal Spurs Mobile Growth
United States agricultural experts praise Mobile county soils for trucking and fruit farming and note the mild climate and pure water. The Panama Canal opening will enable cheaper world markets, boosting grain and fruit farming, settlement, labor, population, and realty values, signaling a prosperous era for Mobile city and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County
United States
Mobile
Panama Canal
Begin
Freckles Vanish With Ethine Double Strength Cream
Advert reads a home remedy promising to remove freckles using ethine double strength. Use an ounce applied twice daily with money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles.
Land for sale near Chunchula Alabama seven miles west
Mobile and Ohio Railroad lands in Mobile County Alabama offer 480 acres on a fine running stream suitable for general farming stock raising and citrus and nut crops with price 11.50 per acre. Additional tracts from 40 acres to 10 000 acres priced from 4.00 per acre upward. Address Geo Kilborn President Alabama Land and Development Company 409 North Royal Street Mobile Alabama Bell Phone 957 J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chunchula
Mobile County
Alabama
Geo. Kilborn
Ala. Land & Dev. Co
N. Royal St
Mobile
Bell
May Day at Daphne Normal School Big Community Event
Daphne Alabama hosts the fifth annual May Day at the Normal School on May 1 with queen crowning folk dances and contests. W K P Wilson H H Holmes and Ira B Thompson will give addresses. bay boats and crowds from Mobile will attend. the day ends with a performance of She Stoops to Conquer at 7 30 in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne
Ala
W. K. P. Wilson
Mobile
H. H. Holmes
Ira B. Thompson
Baldwin County
Bay Minette
Fairhope
Dauphne
South Alabama
Normal School
Beaver
Carney
Oliver Goldsmith
Ursula Delchamps
Trice Named Warden at Flat Top Mines in Alabama
J A Trice of Birmingham was appointed warden at Flat Top Mines to succeed L C Dawson. Governor Henderson announced the appointment. W N Gresham of Birmingham named deputy warden and Dr F F Blair of Coalburg was appointed physician to replace Dr John Watts. Sidney Watts of Andalusia became chief clerk of the Birmingham office of the avid department succeeding T S Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
J. A. Trice
Birmingham
Flat Top Mines
L. C. Dawson
Henderson
W. N. Greshan
F. F. Blair
Coalburg
John Watts
Sidney Watts
Andalusia
Birmham
Avid
T. S. Page
Interesting Meeting of North Side Baptists
Members and friends of the North Side Baptist Church met at the Conception Street church Friday night for a social gathering. Officers John A. Brown J W Gill R L Howell John F Howell G J Abney and G H Clancy spoke. Rev D W Bosdell led the formal program and Rev L E Goodgame of Peterville Mass spoke for the audience. Refreshments followed and the group shared casual social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Mass
Harmless remedy advertises for urinary problems
A promotional notice urges people with kidney bladder or urinary weakness to write for a free package from Zemeto Co department 1402 Milwaukee Wisconsin. It claims nighttime and daytime incontinence are not habits but a disease and asks readers to spread the word after relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemeto CO
Dept
Milwaukee
Wis
Rail Links Proposed Including Meridian to East Coast
The plan outlines Calvert York and intermediate stations with direct connections to Meridian Tuscaloosa Birmingham and East. Officials emphasize improved transit links and regional accessibility across multiple cities and hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert
York
Meridian
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
East
Autograph Letters and Manuscripts Headed for Red Cross Sale
Christies in London to auction autograph letters and original manuscripts for the Red Cross. Donors include Sir Sidney Colvin with Stevenson Browning Morris Swinburne items and Mrs. Frank Gieldgud gifting five pages of Dickens The Pickwick Papers. Other highlights include Austen Leigh unfinished Jane Austen, Kipling, Hardy, Meredith and Sullivan manuscripts and music items like Paderewski and Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Cross
Messrs. Christie’s
Sidney Colvin
Stevenson
Sidney
Robert Browning
William Morris
Swinburne
Frank Gieldgud
M. S
Lady Kakewich
Burdett- Coutts
Mr. Austen- Leigh
Jane Austen
T. J. Wise
Clement Shorter
Borrow, Bronte, Norris and Swinburne
Austin Dobson
Alfred Sutro
George Meredith
Meredith
Paderewski
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Herbert Sullivan
Schwarz Reports Optimism From St Louis Merchants
Commissioner Laz Schwarz returned from St Louis where he attended a Knights of Honor board meeting. He found merchants there improved and trade on the rise, contrasting his prior visit's gloom. He also spent Saturday cleaning Confederate Rest grounds for Memorial Day ceremonies at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laz Schwarz
St. Louis
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Honor
West
Schwarz
Birmingham Selected By Hardware Men
In New Orleans officers were re elected and Birmingham won the next convention of the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association at the concluding session yesterday. Elected for two years were S St J Eshelman president New Orleans J C Bering first vice president Houston Frederick Orgill second vice president Memphis and John Donnan secretary treasurer Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Birmingham
Southern Hardware Jobbers’ Association
S. St
Seeking New Basis to Keep Italy Neutral
Amsterdam dispatch reports German ambassador to Italy Prince Von Buelow negotiating a new basis with Italy. Germany agrees to cede the Silesia jutting into Moravia near Glatz to Austria in exchange for Trent, as a price to secure Italy's neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Amsterdam
London
Netvolk
Prince von Buelow
Germany
Austria
Silesia
Moravia
Glatz
Trent
Mr Ford interview on profit sharing dispute details
Interview with Mr. Ford discusses a $50 profit sharing dispute and mentions Ford purchasers. The fragment references Ford's statements and related buyers without providing full context or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Ford
Ford
Several ships arrive and anchor in harbor streams
The Russian ship Syifid to Munter Benn Sumter Company in tow of the Claude arrived and anchored in the upper stream Saturday forenoon. The British schooner Albert D Mills arrived from the lower bay and anchored in the stream. The American schooner Lucinda Sutton with asphalt was towed to the harbor and berthed at pier 3. The British schooner Zeta left harbor in tow of the Echo, and the British schooner Margaret G arrived in harbor after quarantine. The Pleroma arrived under sail with cocoanuts from Ruatan and anchored in the stream. The Alabama river packet Peerless left municipal docks for Tombigbee points as far north as Pickensville, followed by the John Quill. The launch Alvar R will take passengers to Fort Blakely. Captain Sam Barlow in charge. Annie M Parker will leave harbor bound coastwise for Pascagoula. Georgia D Jenkins, after repairs, sails to Pensacola still leaking slightly and to take lumber after further repairs. The Ossaban arrived to load general cargo including 3,000 barrels of resin, and the Lampasas will arrive with freight and passengers at the same docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syifid
Munter- Benn Sumter Company
Claude
Albert D. Mills
Lucinda Sutton
Nimrod
Peerless
Tombigbee
Pickensville
John Quill
Alvar R
Fort Blakely
Tensas
Sam Barlow
Annie M. Parker
Pascagoula
Miss
Georgia D. Jenkins
Pensacola
Fla
Ossaban
Mallory Steamship Line
Fila
Pier 4
Mallory
Lampasas
New York
Key West
Tampa
VESSELS IN PORT AND DESTINATIONS AT DOCKS
A list of vessels in port and their destinations or docking locations. Names include Bluefields Vala Verona Ganges Maria Irma Bentley Strathcona Annie M Parker Lucinda Sutton Pleroma Albert D Mill and others. Ports referenced include Puerto Cortez and Harbor areas with Ollinger Bruce Docks and Municipal Docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Bentley
Widwud
Strathcona
Annie M. Parker
Lucinda Sutton Wee i
Vee
Albert D. Mill
Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks
Harbor Foreign
Puerto Cortez
Hon
Vessels Mobile Bound Steamships
Nubian of Bristol to Mobile Liners and Lampasas of American origin to Mallory Steamship Company are listed as bound for Mobile and New York respectively with Tarpon serving a coastwise weekly route.
Shipping lines list cargo vessels bound for various ports
A compiled roster shows vessels from multiple nations sailing to Central American, Cuban, Mexican, and European ports. Entries include Belizes Belizes Belize to Orr Laubenheimer, Simonsen to United Fruit, Fort Morgan to United Fruit, and Van Heynigen Brokerage connections with many freighters and tankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belize
B. H
Orr-Laubenheimer Cmpany
Colombia
Nor
Simonsen
Puerto Barrios
Guat
United Fruit Co
Fort Morgan
Edna V. Pickles
Havana
Cuba
Whittney-Bodden Company
Transatlantic
Liverpool
Eng
Gulf States Shipping Company
Oscar G
Bluefields
Nic
J. M. Scott
James W. Paul, Jr
Progresso
Mex
Seeberg Steamship Line
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week by Probate Court
The probate court reports licenses granted for the week ending April 24 to Louis Wilkinson and Clarissa Fox, Otto Sledge Rhinehardt and Edna Louise Rosse, Benedict Joseph Wahl and Lucille Augusta McKenzie, Frank Tee and Mary Tillman, Richard Doulas Lugdy and Olive Tabor Adams, Charles Austin Fields and Vera Atkinson, S F Bennett and Charlotte Adele Shaffer, William Austin Chichester and Mabel Adeleine Fox, Dan Cunningham and Willie May Odom, Spencer Radcliffe and Jennie Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Wilkinson
Clarissa Fox
Otto Sledge Rhinehardt
Edna Louise Rosse
Benedict Joseph Wahl
Lucille Augusta McKenzie
Frank Tee
Mary Tillman
Richard Doulas Lugdy
Olive Tabor Adams
Charles Austin Fields
Vera Atkinson
S.F. Bennett
Charlotte Adele Shaffer
William Austin Chichester
Mabel Adeleine Fox
Dan Cunningham
Willie May Odom
Spencer Radcliffe
Jennie Thomas
Unclear Names List Noted in OCR Fragment
A mixed list of male and female names appears in an OCR fragment including Eugene Pillard Chas Alex Todd Edward J. McGrath James Casey Chas S Gardner Albert Catchet Scott Helt Fred Fincher and Sarah Beney Nell Bancroft Hall Margaret McLean Catherine Norman Delphine Boulo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Pillard
Chas
Alex. Todd
Edward J. McGrath
James Casey
Chas. S. Gardner
Albert Catchet
Scott Helt
Fred Fincher
Sarah E. Beney
Nell Bancroft Hall
Margaret M. McLean
Catherina Norman
Delphine Boulo
Notable Local Couples Featured In Listing
A readable fragment lists pairs of named adults and minor children including Winthrop Marston Lena Hallett Julius Zemlich Rosa Zemlich Halley Morgan Mary Sigler S Machefsky J D Frazier Katie Frazier Artemus Carrie Watson Alex McCarron Sarah McCarron Geo Cleveland Matilda Cleveland among boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Marston
Lena Hallett
Julius M
Rosa B. Zemlich
Halley Morgan
Mary Zita Sigler
Sarah Machefsky
J. D
Katie G. Frazier
Artemus
Carrie Mary Watson
Alex E
Sarah E. McCarron
Geo. Leo
Matilda M. Cleveland
Building permits issued for week ending April 24
The city engineer office lists permits for G. M. Hanniwell to erect two three room cottages at a cost of 500 dollars, James J. Deegan to build a small frame fruit stand on Congress between Warren and Cedar for 25 dollars, and Cc. S. Shuford to build a six room cottage at the southwest corner of Texas and Reginia Avenue for 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Hanniwell
James J. Deegan
Congress
Warren
Cedar Streets
Cc. S. Shuford
Texas
Reginia Avenue
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Pittsburg
E Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Albert S. Towel
C. E
N. W. St. Francis and Royal Sts
Residence Bell
DeBriere
Ava
Debriere’s Cafe
South Royal ST
Mobile Bay
Ferguson
Mobile & Ohio
R. R
South Royal Street
O Rose
Home
Daphne Normal School
Trice
North Side Baptists
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Union Terminal Station
Marine News
Vala
Swed
Verona
Ganges
Maria
Urug
Barrentines
Henderson Docks
Ollinger-Bruce Docks
Schoo Mers
Gulf Dry Docks
Pier
United Kingdom
River Plate
Mae
Hildegard
Ev Ewe Ethel Clark
River Platte
St. Andrew
St. Andrew and Gulf Steamship Line
New Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Reiss
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