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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1916

Page

5

Cherniavsky Trio To Perform At Lyric Theatre

The Cherniavsky Trio will headline a concert at the Lyric Theatre as the Week’s main attraction, beginning at 8:30 PM under the Music Lovers Association. Jan Leo and Mischel Cherniavsky, with Alex Czerny as accompanist, will perform piano violin and cello solos, celebrating a career across Europe Africa Asia and in the West.

Lyric Theatre Cherniavsky Music Lovers’ Association Jan Leo Mischel Cherniavsky Alex Czerny Cherniavskys Europe Africa Asia India Australia Ossip Gabrilowitsch

Gets-It corn remedy advertised as simple painless solution

An old advertisement promotes Gets-It as a simple modern corn remedy. It mocks painful methods and claims $3 drops dry instantly and remove corns. Distributed by BEB Lawrence & Co Chicago with mobile sales and Van Antwerp Drug Corporation endorsement.

BEB. Lawrence & Co Chicago, MN Mobile van Antwerp Drug Corporation

Food Producer and Consumer in Touch

The federal bureau of markets outlines steps to reduce food costs by linking producers and consumers. Highlights include extending market news, studying food distribution and transport, experimental parcels, cooperatives, and plans for municipal markets. It also envisions foreign market studies and export aid for American farm products to boost demand for fruits and vegetables.

Washington Federal Bureau of Markets

The Fat Wife Fable of Perfect Thirty six

A married couple quarrels over dieting and affection. The wife complains of hunger while the husband questions her self restraint. He argues men prefer a well nourished wife who does not nag and threatens to leave. She eats, they reconcile, and the moral favors fatness over slenderness.

Their Married Life Continued on Page Four

Helen battles an insolent tenant and telescopes every option to keep peace with the superintendent. She weighs tact against comfort as she resists Mrs Gordon dictating washing days, seeking a smoother domestic balance.

Helen Mrs. Gordon

Bonus Payments Announced By Standard Oil

Standard Oil of New Jersey authorised bonus payments for American employees earning under $3,000 a year not covered by a recent wage advance. General Electric directors voted a ten percent raise for employees earning $2,500 or less per year. Other notes cover submarine construction, ICC reappointment, Wilson’s press conferences, a French steamer sunk, and various international items.

New York Standard Oil Company of New Jersey United States Schenectady N. Y General Electric Company

German Peace Talk Expected Ahead of Bethmann Hollweg Speech

London dispatches report morning papers emphasize German speculation on Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg's forthcoming speech in Berlin. Journalists in Holland debate what secrets may be revealed and many assume the chancellor will address a plea for peace to halt further war prolongation.

London von Bethmann- Hollweg Holland Berlin

Danish Steamer Halted by German Sub in English Channel

The Danish steamship Olaf Maersk from Rotterdam was stopped by a German submarine in the English Channel off the Downs on November 16. Signals were fired, the captain submitted papers for examination, and after about thirty minutes the vessel was allowed to proceed along the southeast coast of England near Ramsgate and Deal.

Associated Press New York English Channel Downs Olaf Maersk Rotterdam England Ramsgate Deal

Stomach Trouble and Constipation Cure Promoted

Mrs. Benjamin Hooper of Auburn New York endorses Chamberlain s Tablets as the best remedy for stomach trouble and constipation. She says they regulate bowel action stimulate the liver and keep the body in healthy condition after two years of use.

Chamberlain Benjamin Hooper Auburn N. Y Adv

Henderson warns against premature peace in public speech

London December 12 Arthur Henderson minister of pensions in a first public address by any of the new ministers cautioned the nation against seeking a quick peace He warned that negotiating with all the most unscrupulous military forces would risk a renewal of the fight.

London Arthur Henderson Pensions Clapham Henderson

Toys to Europe Aboard Fordonian on British Liner

The Fordonian, an American Star Line steamer, prepares to sail for Italy carrying lumber resin and timber with a cargo of toys to delight children. In port weeks, its registry shifted from British to American and it will fly the Stars and Stripes for the first time. A wireless station has been installed aboard.

American Star Line Fordon- 1 Italy Fordonian

Traffic ordinance fines for two city violators

Ivan Bell was fined $2 by the recorder Tuesday for violating the traffic ordinance by parking too far from the curb. George Dixon was fined $2 for riding a bicycle on the sidewalk on Government Street between Water and Commerce Streets. Detective Warren Burch noted the sidewalk was crowded with travelers leaving L. N. trains at the time of Dixon’s arrest.

Ivan Bell George Dixon Water Commerce Warren Burch

Home remedy for catarrh and related deafness risks

A home treatment using Parmint double strength with hot water and granulated sugar is claimed to ease catarrh and catarrhal deafness. The regimen suggests four daily tablespoon doses and notes quick improvement in breathing and head noises, with many ear troubles linked to catarrh.

Union Lodge 13 Celebrates Seventy-First Anniversary Event

Union Lodge No 13 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows marked its seventy first anniversary with an Odd Fellows Hall entertainment. Mrs Sarah Davidson presented a handsome altar cloth as Albert D Bloch delivered the address. The program included welcome, piano solo, dances, vocal and instrumental numbers, recitations, and humorous monologue.

Union Lodge No. 13 Independent Order of Odd Fellows Odd Fellows’ Hall Sarah Davidson Albert D. Bloch John J. Russell Nettie Cirlet Little Powell Adkinson James Sharp Florida Vivian Smith Cirlet Albert Dr. Bloch

Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root Endorsed by Texas Druggists

Letters from Allard & Trotman of Klondike Texas and Lawton Erre Stord of Lawton Oklahoma praise Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney and bladder troubles. They report years of sales with no complaints and urge readers to try a bottle by sending ten cents for a sample and information. The Mobile Daily Item is asked to mention when ordering.

Klondike, Texas Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N

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