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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1913
Page
19
Monroe Rogers, a 12 year old in St. Louis, underwent a rare heart procedure after blood poisoning from a leg bruise. A rib over the heart was removed and a tube placed in the pericardium to drain fluid, avoiding heart puncture, with the boy showing marked improvement and hope of full recovery.
An old advertisement promotes Liv-Ver-Lax as a natural remedy to relieve constipation and cleanse the system, claiming safety for children and superiority over calo mel. It urges readers to buy Sutton Bros. in Mobile and notes bottle prices of 50 cents and 1 dollar with a likeness and signature guarantee.
Fred C. Bachelor and William Lithhered of Grand Rapids Mich were caught in the Kensington yards of the Michigan Central railroad attempting to free themselves from a freight car by cutting a door with a jack knife. After two nights inside with no food or drink they planned to reach Grand Rapids by beating their way from Kalamazoo. The seal was broken during their efforts. the U S Commissioner Buell dismissed the seal breaking charge.
Benedict Gubser of Conconully and Carolina G. Marshall of Ontario received marriage licenses. Gubser, a ranch resident and bachelor, and Marshall, a widow in Ontario, were drawn together after neighbors urged Gubser to write to her. A year of correspondence followed before they met at Pine Creek and agreed to wed.
J. T. Adams MD PhG OphD graduate from Bradley Polytechnic Institute Peoria IL and Golden Cross College of Advanced Ophthalmology Chicago IL. Also listed are graduates from South Bend Optical College South Bend IN Medical College of Alabama Mobile AL and University of Alabama Medical Department Mobile AL earning degrees in optics ophthalmology and medicine.
Omaha Aug. 16 Rev A E Hess pastor of the First Memorial Young People's Church disguised as a rough neck dope fiend to raid drug stores for cocaine sales proofs for a grand jury. He collected 98 percent cocaine samples and reports many stores in the city’s lower wards selling coke and evading police detection. He aims to present solid evidence to curb vice.
A 1831 letter found by Alice Watts describes prices in Auburne Missouri and Kentucky, noting corn at $1 a barrel and wheat 50 cents a bushel, pork $2 per hundred, beef $3 at St. Louis, and sheep at $1.50 each, with a harsh winter and high snow over eighteen inches.
Evansville Indiana August 16 Judge McCoy of the city court ruled a woman may use the word damn in defending herself during a rent dispute with her landlord. Kate Graham argued she would not pay until she learned if the house is condemned and was discharged after the incident.
Philadelphia reports 16 year old Michael Stiegler towering at six feet seven inches and 180 pounds. Doctors at Medico Chirurgical hospital considered removing his pituitary but his parents and experts, including Professor Charles Mills, oppose surgery for now. He has joined the boy scouts and remains confident, noting his family stature and heritage. Mills believes growth may halt in a year or two.
Elmo Buckworth of Smith, a one legged resident, sues the city for 245.36 dollars claiming a knot hole in Elm street sidewalk soaked him during rain, caused pneumonia after his wooden leg became stuck, and led to additional depreciation of his artificial leg.
Ellenburg Washington Aug 16 A 19 year old girl named Pearl Roberts rode the tender of passenger train No 257 through Ellenburg on her way to Seattle She had left Puget Sound months earlier with another girl intending to tour the world They rode freight cars before choosing passenger trains spending only 8 65 dollars between them She praised the adventure and planned another similar trip after meeting delays and homesickness in Butte Montana
Pearl Wood, a newlywed from Gainesville, Ga, repudiates her earlier confession of shooting her husband Tom Wood a Gainesville baseball player. She claims an unnamed former suitor fired the bullet during a quarrel over her husband’s desertion. Tom Wood lies dying in hospital from a chest wound as neighbors recall his wife weeping by his side.
Frogs of all sizes migrate from Lake Ewau na to Upper Kalmath lake, marching through Kalmath Falls, crowds watch as anglers seize the seasonal glut. A mysterious overland route with no clear leader guides the annual trek, while townsfolk note the strange spectacle and local lore.
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