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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1914
Page
2
Sam Coleman and Dave Watts were arrested for gaming and each fined $10 or twenty days by Judge Edington on Monday. Coleman was also charged with permitting gaming and fined $5 or ten days.
Davenport Iowa May 2 1914 a man recounts severe eczema covering his body and limbs. He credits instant itching relief and eventual cure to Resinol Ointment and Soap after trying many remedies. He endorses the products and notes they also treat pimples sunburn heat rash and insect bites. Free trials offered by Resinol Department 32 R Baltimore MD. Sold by all druggists.
Several hundred tickets have sold for the Shriners bay excursion to Battles Bay Monday night. The Pleasure Bay steamer will depart at seven from Dauphin street, with dancing at Battles pavilion for over an hour and a return before midnight to catch the twelve o clock cars. Proceeds fund a special train trip next summer for Abba Temple to Seattle.
Richard Bodzener was arraigned in the recorder's court Monday and fined ten dollars or twenty days for keeping his store open on Sunday to deliver groceries to customers. He said deliveries on Sunday were necessary because Saturday night work was finished too late. Round trip tickets offered at City Ticket Office, 283 S. Royal. August 24, 1961.
James McHugh former city alderman and Florida legislator was laid to rest in St Michael's Cemetery Pensacola after a Sacred Heart Church service. He died in Mobile shortly after an operation following weeks of illness. He was noted for charity and Catholic faith with large funeral attendance.
A noted writer asserts women are prone to despondency due to a delicate organism and nine out of ten cases of low mood stem from systemic problems. He praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a primary remedy that addresses the root causes and alleviates nervousness sleeplessness and misery.
County Commission holds weekly session addressing jail guard payroll and duties. Sheriff Palmer defends current guard setup while Treasurer Stone explains legal limits on paying and naming guards. Board finds no further action and adjourns after routine items and road work notes.
Ivan Bell of 157 Elmira Street was arrested Monday morning by Officer McKay for making unnecessary noise with his horn. He was docketed at police headquarters and the case will come up Saturday in the recorder's court.
A German biplane captured at Cernay joins twenty two guns and other trophies to be placed at the base of the Alsace monument in Belfort France. The notice mentions event details and ticketing for a Sunday visit.
Vienna issues a notice citing Russian intervention as reason to retire from the offensive and wait for a fresh opportunity. Serbia replies, outlining captured enemy matériel from the Drina engagement including 4500 prisoners, guns, ambulances, wagons, and supplies.
Luther Thomas was fined 10 dollars or twenty days in the recorder's court for violating the garbage can ordinance. John Neff of Royal Street newsdealer was dismissed on the same charge after a sanitary inspector advised him he did not need a can for waste paper. Judge Edington warned Neff against a second offense. War is useful in showing how little We know of geography.
A home beauty routine promises clear white skin using mercorized wax applied at night and washed away in the morning. It claims the wax sheds dead skin in minute particles revealing a fresh underskin and a youthful look. A second remedy uses saxolite dissolved in witch hazel to smooth wrinkles.
Lewis W Harris a longtime Har ris Finch figure died leaving a legacy of selfless care. Friends gathered at Trinity Church for a large Episcopal service conducted by Rev A G Richards with flowers omitted at his request but flowers later covering his Magnolia Cemetery tomb. City officials including Mayor Lyons and Sheriff-elect Holcombe attended as personal friends. Pallbearers listed: M P McDonald John P Moore Richard A Finch L B Freeland John of O Connell Oliver Williamson George E Muths John S Leonard.
Mrs Jane Sweat mother of Mrs J H Funnehtel of Mobile Alabama died at her Rochester New York home 236 Electric avenue She was born in Saginaw Michigan where she lived thirty years The body will be shipped to Saginaw for interment next Tuesday morning
Nathan Tapton and Charmy Logan, both under 16, were arraigned before Recorder Edington after involvement in the theft of a bicycle from George Small. Their parents were given the chance to have them whipped out as punishment.
Mrs. M. C. Morrison of 139 Carolina street lauds Vitalitas as a cure for twenty years of blood dysentery after six bottles, claiming weight gain and relief from chronic illness. The missive promotes Vitalitas demonstrations at Sutton's drug store and offers samples by mail.
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