Home Garden Man Wallops the Wolf in Mobile
J E K Davis of Mobile proves a simple solution to high living and poverty by turning a city lot into a productive garden. He harvests potatoes corn peas okra tomatoes and cotton on a small plot, feeds a city meal program at 6 cents a plate, and plans more crops and two winter gardens. Davis built sidewalks from brick debris and relies on hard work. he is optimistic about the future and not afraid of more success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EK. Davis
Mobile
Mr. Davis
Davis
Scott
Congress
Home Garden Association
Rden
Hunter and Lott Join Chamber of Commerce Board
The Chamber of Commerce filled two director vacancies after resignations from John Rose and W B Patterson. New directors are J W Hunter, assistant general freight agent for the Southern Railway, and W C Lott, a merchant. A general meeting was set for August 24 and a citrus grove exemption resolution was approved. Representatives were urged to act on the resolution in Mobile County and to inform the Kil County delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph M. Walsh
Chamber
John Rose
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
W. B. Patterson
J. W. Hunter
Southern Railway Company
W. C. Lott
Chamber of Commierce
Mobile County
Kile County
New York Women Lose Suffrage Torch Stolen From Car
A $60 reward is offered for the return of the suffrage torch carried by the Women's Political Union in New York and New Jersey. The torch, recently transferred across the Hudson, was left in an automobile during a suffrage meeting in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, and disappeared when the group returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Women's Political Union
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Hudson River
Sweet Dreams Mosquito Remedy Ad Claims High Efficiency
Vintage ad touts Sweet Dreams as the master mosquito remedy with a “Mile of Sweet Dreams” claim. It promotes large bottles for 15 cents and asserts superior effectiveness versus substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weet
Woman's Place Theme Drives Mobile Equal Suffrage Rally
Mrs. Martin Holbrook spoke at Lyons Park on the meaning of womans place, arguing she belongs wherever duty calls. She urged equality, discussed labor laws for women and children, and criticized convict labor hours while noting suffrage reports from England Massachusetts and Washington and upcoming fundraisers in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Holbrook
Mobile Equal Suffrage Association
Lyons Park
Tam
Heavenly Father
Montgomery
Alabama
England
John C. O'Connel
Massachusetts
Ursula Delchamps
Washington
Helen Holbrook
New York State
Mrs. Mann
van Renssalaer Street
Cardoso Given Rousing Welcome at Orleans
Representatives of the United States government the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans welcomed Jose M. Cardoso de Oliveira Brazilian minister to Mexico on arrival from Vera Cruz aboard the gun boat Sacramento. He was to be hosted at luncheon by Mayor Martin Ehrman and later by Governor L E Hall before leaving for Washington at 7 30 tonight in a private car provided by the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United States
Louisiana
Jose M. Cardoso de Oliveira
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Sacramento
Naval Station
Cardoso
Martin Ehrman
Boy Scouts Meet at Lyons Park for Drill Talk
Mobile boys Scouts will hold a meeting at 4 pm Thursday at Lyons Park. R. E. Daly of Raphael Semmes Camp A. V. will give a talk and instruction on bu calls and drills. All boys invited and parents urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons Park
Boys Scouts of Mobile
R. E. Daly
Raphael Semmes
A. V
Cotton and Credit Bother London Across Belts
London papers debate American cotton and exchange issues as cotton is labeled contraband. The Daily Telegraph urges a large American loan to stabilize the rate while warning actions may worsen US indebtedness. The Times expects French and Russian cooperation. the Daily Chronicle urges US favorability toward contraband measures to regularize Britain’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tel Ph
America
the Times
France
Russia
Daily Chronicle
United States
Lancashire
Former U S Revenue Man Sentenced at Montgomery
EH N Winters a former United States Deputy Revenue Collector in Montgomery pleaded guilty to embezzling federal funds from the internal revenue department and was sentenced to thirteen months in prison. He surrendered in Bisbee Arizona after learning a federal grand jury had returned an indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
United States
EH. N. Winters
Internal Revenue Department
Bisbee
Ariz
Mexico
Only American Citizens on Naval Advisory Board
Secretary Daniels will appoint only American citizens to the navy advisory board of inventors and scientists, with Thomas A. Edison as chairman. He rejected a non citizen nominee proposed by scientific societies when inviting members for the new board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Navy
Inventors and Scientists
Thomas A. Edison
United States
Divorce Suit Alleges Cruelty by Wife Against Husband
May E. Young files for divorce in chancery court alleging cruel treatment endangering her life. Married April 10 1901. She seeks custody of their seven year old son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May E. Young
Chancery Court
John E. Young
Cholera Spreading in Austria Reported
A. Havas dispatch from Zurich says the Austro-Hungarian interior minister reports cholera spreading in the kingdom with six hundred seventy new cases, most in Galicia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
A. Havas
Zurich
Galicia
Deaths Panerals Infant and Dr Harrison
Walter Pittman nine month old son of Police Officer W H Pittman and Mrs Sally Pittman died at 6 30 am at 412 South Lawrence street after an illness of one hour. Dr James S Harrison 64 a Georgia native and chemistry professor at the School of Medicine of this city died Tuesday night at 11. He had taught at the Medical College for 42 years and was highly regarded for his teaching method and scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
W. H
Sally Pittman
South Lawrence Street
James S. Harrison
Georgia
School of Medicine
Mobile
Medical College
Harrison
Medical
King Coon of
Confessions of a Wife: hospital visit and love doubt
The narrator visits Aunt Mary in hospital and weighs Eleanor Fairlow and Dick's relationship. She wrestles with money worries and fear of losing independence while reflecting on marriage, flattery, and romantic idealism as the piece ends with a tease for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Mary
Eleanor Fairlow
Margie
Eleanor
Little Book
Unborn Babies of Mobile Face Poverty and Hope
A stark feature on Mobile's Salvation Army Emergency Home for pregnant, deserted, and destitute women. Matron Mrs Price describes crowded wards and uncertain futures for mother and child, urging Mobile residents to support through charity as fathers abandon families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Salvation Army
Brotherhood of
Eile Hood
Yodhides
Two Steamers Loading Crossties at Gulfport
Gulfport Miss August 18 The Standard Export Lumber Company and Hunter Benn Co each loading a steamer with cross ties for the United Kingdom An estimated total of four million feet of ties will be carried off. Unavoidable accident: a child named May Coleman was struck and bruised when run over by a city wagon as it happened yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Standard Export Lumber Company
Hunter-Benn & Co
United Kingdom
Little Ate May Coleman
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society to Meet at Fairhope
Official program announces Gulf Coast Horticultural Society gathering in Fairhope hosted by the Fairhope association. Members from Mobile and Mississippi coast counties travel aboard Apollo leaving Mobile at 10 AM. President Dr O E Winberg will preside. speakers cover pecan and citrus pests, citrus canker, satsuma harvests, home gardening, and ornamental trees.
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Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Fairhope
Fairhope Association
L. T. Rhodes
Gulf Coast Association
Mobile County
Mississippi Coast
Apollo
Mobile
Trignele
O. E. Winberg
The
Pai
E. A. Miller
Oisville and Nashville Railroad
Southern
T. E. McElroy
F. A. Wolfe
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Satsuma
W. H. Ludewig
Foley
Ala
Ernest Walker
Sta Horticulturist
Alabama Tech
Arrests for trespass at Delchamps by deputy
John Henderson Louis Hill and Wallace Stanton were arrested Tuesday afternoon at Delchamps by Deputy Sheriff W H Delchamps on trespass charges. Complainant J G Cleveland custodian of land near Alabama Port alleges the trio cut timber from his property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henderson
Louis Hill
Wallace Stanton
Delchamps
Alas
W. H. Delchamps
J. G. Cleveland
Alabama Port
Resinol Stops Itching Instantly
A historical ad claims resinol ointment stops itching as soon as it touches skin and sanitizes eczema ringworm pimples and blackheads with resinol soap. It touts safety for delicate skin and notes doctors have prescribed Resinol for twenty years for skin conditions.
Dip the tick slogan spreads for tick eradication drive
The U S Department of Agriculture launches a South wide anti tick campaign with a two color poster bearing Dip the tick. Assistant Secretary Carl Vrooman says the effort aims to hasten diversification of crops by promoting cattle tick eradication and the economic gains for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
South
Swat
Carl Vrooman
Brazil Plans 191 Million Dollar Government Notes Issue
Rio de Janeiro Aug 18 report that following the finance commissions and presidential recommendation a statute will be prepared to authorize an issue of 350 000 contos or 191 million dollars in government notes. A brash remark in the rail yard contrasts the sum with a shine on old shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Join Finance Commissions
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery advertised remedy
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a versatile vegetable remedy to cleanse blood, aid digestion, purify liver and kidneys, improve skin conditions, nerves, and overall health. It claims to banish poisons and impurities from the blood and offers a free booklet by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Sin Carey
Tee Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N
Great Offer From Dr. Pierce Advertisement
A clipping offers a 1000 page book bound in cloth for three dimes sent to Dr. Pierce at Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York with all charges prepaid.
Telegraph Lines Extend to Meridian and Surrounding Cities
The notice lists Calvert York and Intermediate Stations along with direct connections for Meridian Tuscaloosa Birmingham and East, outlining expanded telegraph service routes and station points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert
York
Meridian
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
East
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Pa’s
Webbe
Wellington
Coppright
Faatere Service, Inc
Nes
Sua Wen
Ver
WE. Davis
Bagibuta Fair
Clarke County
Gulf Coast Fair
Morti
F. L. Fowler
Shubuta
Shubuta Fair
Davy
Elfes
Hunter and Lott
C. OF C. Directorate
W. B. Patterson Eee
Patas Bergainis
Electric Co
Sully
Erasidor Electric CO
BTL Emanuel
Mrs. Holbrook
Cotton and Credit
U.S. Revenue
Naval Advisory Board
Austria
Stuart
Jim
Kitty
Elrene’s
Malcolm
Horticultural Society
Gulf Coast Society
Chaney
Agricultural Department
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway
Union Terminal
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