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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline Danderine promising to cleanse hair of dust and oil and impart waviness softness and fullness. It claims the product stops itching and hair loss by strengthening roots and promoting growth with a 25 cent bottle.
The Lyric presents a full feature week with Red Ike in a Texas farce, Cardone and Lodare on vocals and mandolin, Dorothy Curtis with stage wit and imitations, Ted and Corinne Breton in a singing and talking act, a Spanish soloist, three Japs acrobats with juggling, and strong moving pictures. Performances daily at 3, 7:45, and 9 p.m.
Mrs W B McMullen of Campbell Minnesota reports a scarf on her baby's head was cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She says the condition appeared soon after birth with pimples itching and hair loss and that a month of use resolved all symptoms.
Frequent shampoos with Cuticura Soap and occasional Cuticura Ointment dressings ease scalp itching and crusts. They aid hair growth by removing dry lifeless conditions. Cuticura Soap 25c and Cuticura Ointment 50c sold by druggists. Free samples mailed with 32p Skin Book. Tender-faced men use Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick 25c.
A Mardi Gras Benefit night is announced for Wednesday at the Crown Theatre featuring fine pictures and songs to aid a local fund.
Motorman C. C. Shaffer who steered the electric car struck by Book and Ladder Truck No. 5 was dismissed by the recorder. Conductor J. D. Broughton was also dismissed. L. R. Brannon and J. F. Price connected with a Spring Hill avenue line car in a crash at Conception and St. Francis streets two weeks earlier were rearrested under city code section 66.
A law and equity court verdict awarded John C. Scott fifty dollars for personal damages against George E. Peppers a stevedore. The case valued at three hundred ten thousand dollars arose from the arrest of Smith on Peppers charge of embezzlement. the charge was not proved in court.
King Browne demanded a jury trial after a warrant charged him with assault and battery against Violet Lott who lives in the western city area. A hearing was held before the recorder on Monday afternoon and bond was set at 100.
Harvey Dolphy’s forgery case, charged by grocer John Turner, continued after Turner failed to appear. A request to withdraw the warrant was made minutes before court, and the hearing was postponed to Wednesday.
Pazo Ointment guarantees cure for piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. The Globe Clothing Store declares a Going Out of Business sale with a clean sweep of all stock at season prices. Read now for bargains before stock runs out.
Promote Schimpf's oyster loaves as the best, priced at 25 cents. Local ad notes the product with brief ordering directive and period-appropriate sale language.
Dr. De Witte Gordon, Mobile dentist, urged in a Y M C A health talk that oral hygiene be taught in public schools. He warned against artificial teeth, stressed sound teeth for digestion, and noted many children suffer from defective teeth.
Irvington Alabama farmers plan to ship two to three car loads of sweet potatoes to Chicago after a discussion with Chamber of Commerce and Farm Bureau officials. C H Dormand proposed the venture citing Chicago Land Show interest and potential demand. Inspectors will visit Irvington to assist. Two or more carloads expected to depart by next Saturday.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and blood builder for both adults and children, priced at 50 cents. The brief text emphasizes its use to drive out malaria and strengthen the system.
Edwin Lyles Taylor presents a free organ recital at Temple Simaral Shomayim on Government and Warren streets at 8 PM. The temple choir including Leinkauf, J S Simon, Ernest Planck, and Thomas Halliwell performs. Rabbi Alfred G Moses offers a short reading.
Advertising copy touts Schimpf's famous buttered loaves as the town's best with a price of 35 cents. Readers are directed to contact Gras Fund at listed phone numbers for orders or inquiries.
An advertisement claims Eckman’s Alterative treats tuberculosis and improves health, citing Mrs. Govert’s recovery in Griffith Indiana. It includes a sworn affidavit from Jos Grimmer praising the remedy and notes bronchio lung benefits, plus a request to contact Eckman Laboratory for further evidence.
Famous stage beauties fear not skin flaws as Bucklen Arnica Salve to clear eruptions blots sores pimples and eczema. It smooths the face heals burns cuts and bruises and relieves piles. Only 25 cents at druggists.
Rudolph arrives in Mobile to assume duties as general agent of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company with headquarters at Royal Street. The Mobile and Mississippi rail passenger men welcome Jones, noting his long service from office boy to traveling passenger agent and assistant general passenger agent.
Leon Schwarz of Oyster Leaves plans a visit to Bessemer on the coming Saturday. Schimpf's advertises best selections at 35 cents. The notice appears in the Oyster Leaves advertising column with a promotional tag.
Huspy Williams, a young white man, began hard labor on Mobile County roads Tuesday for selling liquor violating the Fuller prohibition bill. He is the second white man to serve time in the county convict camp after a city court verdict of guilty following a lengthy jury deliberation. He will work thirty days on the St. Stephens road convict camp.
Yarry T. Hartwell topped bidders for five dollars of Red Cross Christmas seals sold during intermission at the Mobile Theatre while the Al H. Wilson production It Happened in Portdan. Wilson acted as auctioneer, raising the price from five to nineteen dollars and beyond, drawing applause for Hartwell's purchase.
The article notes ladies in charge praised the first seals and vow to break all records for sales this year at the Theatre auction event.
First grade clerical civil service examinations are set for February 1 1918 at the local house to fill vacancies in the classified service.
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