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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1913
Page
4
In Chicago on April 29 the city council introduced an ordinance barring any song with indecent or immoral words and prohibiting in show windows any undraped figure in art. The move followed a failed attempt to convict an art dealer over a replica of Chaba's painting September Morn.
The duchess of Connaught wife of Canada's governor general underwent a second operation at Clarence House after a relapse from an April 10 procedure by Sir William Arbuthnot Lane. Surgeons report the operation this morning was successful and she bears it well.
The article promotes facial rejuvenation via mercorized wax nightly to remove dead skin, claiming safe gradual absorption and new youthful skin in a week or two. It also gives a saxolite and hazel recipe for deeper wrinkles and asserts quick results for freckles, pimples, patches, and surface wrinkles.
A Mobile school board meeting preserved the kindergarten department until the end of the current term after women’s committee pressure. The women argued the previous abolition was illegal and presented data defending kindergarten value, while noting financial strains influenced the board’s actions. The board promised public notice if future abolitions occur and did not adopt a proposal to merge kindergartens with the primary grades.
In Atlanta on April 29, Elmer T. Darden was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for shooting Cr. Goddard in the crowded Union Station waiting room. Darden admitted killing Goddard, saying he had broken up his home, and the defense offered no witnesses. Sentence was deferred.
ZEMO claims rapid elimination of pimples blackheads and eczema sores with a 25c bottle. The antiseptic solution is applied directly to affected areas and is advertised to stop itching with instant relief. testimonials claim face may be cured and scalp eczema improved, with distribution via Van Antwerp Drug Corp in Mobile.
A Mobile municipal sociology group aired poverty as a social disease at a YMCA meeting led by Miss Julia Kern. She urged organized charity akin to Associated Charities, advocating scientific study and systematic aid to diagnose and treat poverty with investigation and reporting to interested bodies. Participants included Dr. Matthew Brewster and others.
Mrs F P Mullendore of Munford Alabama says she suffered through the Change of Life with weakness and back ache. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief after trying the advertised remedy and urges other women to trial the product.
An ad for Digestit tablets urges readers to treat indigestion with a 25 cent trial pack age. It claims the tablets digest food rather than stomach juices, allows eating freely, and includes a Cleveland endorsement by Chas W Ross of St Clair Ave. It notes availability from Van Antwerp and guarantees satisfaction.
The Southern States Cotton Corporation votes to relocate its headquarters from Macon Georgia to Dallas Texas at a stockholders meeting held during a three day cotton convention attended by hundreds including Texas and Oklahoma farmers. Speakers at the program include Alfred Aldrich and J L McLaurin of South Carolina.
A historic ad claims Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil relieves pain and removes inflammation in a single day. Sold in 25c 50c and 1.00 dollar sizes as a reliable old standby.
New York April 29 The suffrage pageant at the Metropolitan Opera House drew 48 volunteer Adonises to represent the states though many applicants boast great size and looks. Fifteen seats were set aside for scrubwomen to watch the diamond horse show in what the committee hopes will rival opening night.
A health based approach to childhood backwardness emphasizes nourishing the child, proper digestion, and air and exercise. It endorses Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative tonic helping constipation and indigestion, with testimonials and a free sample offer from Dr. W. B. Caldwell.
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