Mobile county land show praised by railroad official
General Agent E B Blair of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad compliments the Mobile chamber and county exhibit at the Chicago Land Show. He notes the three booths near the main entrance attracted attention and urges a similar display at the next annual show to promote Southern yellow corn, ribbon cane syrup, and boll weevil resistant farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Cochrane
of Commerce and Business Caeens
E B. Blair
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Meridian
Miss
Mobile County
Chicago
Mobile Ber of Commerce
Otit
Chamber of of Mobile
Mobile
Plump Brown Bottle Sample to Ozomulsion Addressed
A compact 3 oz sample bottle is described as sent to Ozomulsion at 548 am St New York. The note references the package origin and recipient in brief terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meaning of Christmas and its Celebration
A range of local clergy and public figures describe a rational Christmas as a spiritual festival centered on peace goodwill and gratitude. They urge quiet, safe celebration, avoiding drunkenness and reckless fireworks, with emphasis on reflection, charity, and reverence for the birth of Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Eaton
St. Mary's Church
Lafayette Street
Christ
David
Christ the Lord
Jesus
Bacchus
Christmas Party at Church Home
A Christmas party at the Church Home featured musical performances by Moselie Smith Gladys Smith Sallie Belle Andrews and Lucy Green with Mrs Clinton Macartney and Dr F A Dunster among presenters. The article then laments unsafe holiday practices and urges restraint on fireworks and alcohol during Christmas season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moselie Smith
Gladys Smith
Denza
Massenet
Clinton Macartney
Sallie Belle Andrews
Primrose
Moselle Smith
Fiartlett
Molloy
Lucy Green
Ejerulf
F. A. Dunster
Mobile
Better Than Spanking Bed Wetting Treatment Offer
An ad by Mrs. M. Summers from Notre Dame Indiana promotes a home cure for bed wetting claiming constitutional cause and offers free instructions. It targets mothers and promises to help children and even adults with urinary issues while asking for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Summers
Box
Notre Dame
Ind
Mobile Business College Offers Limited Discount
The Mobile Business College announces a 10 percent discount on all 3 or 6 month scholarships in both the e Shorthand and Commercial Departments. Enter now and take advantage of this offer before the January first deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Business College
City Brevities and Local Updates for 1913
At a Protestant Orphan Asylum meeting the ladies named officers for 1913: Mrs. Peter Hutchinson president, Mrs. Virginia Mims vice president, Mrs. J. G. Mordecai treasurer, Mrs. Charles E. Vincent secretary. Ten freight cars derailed near Deer Park Alabama on a southbound Mobile and Ohio train. no injuries, hours of delay. The trial of Frank Levine Justine Lartigue and Frank Farley on prohibition charges set for Monday before Judge Henry Chamberlain. They were arrested last week on evidence from a New Orleans Burns Detective Agency operative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphan Asylum
Peter Hutchinson
Virginia Mims
J. G. Mordecai
Charles E. Vincent
Mobile and
Ohio
Deer Park
Ala
Frank Levine
Justine Lartigue
Frank Farley
Inferior Criminal Court
Henry Chamberlain
New Orleans
W. J. Burns Detective Agency
Former Mobile Engineer Visits Wilmington City Hall
Fred Pillet, former Assistant City Engineer for Mobile and now city engineer in Wilmington, N C, returned to Mobile for a visit and called at the city hall Saturday morning. He served Mobile for about eight years after finishing at the University of Louisiana, left Mobile two years ago, and now holds a responsible post in Wilmington while renewing acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pillet
Mobile
Wilmington
N. C
Pillet
City Engineering
University of Louisiana
Local marriage licenses issued Saturday pairs
Marriage licenses issued Saturday afternoon to John H. Lawless and Irene V. Le Beau, James M. Chastang and Ella M. Vendrick, Fred Hamilton and Mattie Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Lawless
Irene V. le Beau
James M. Chastang
Ella M. Vendrick
Fred Hamilton
Mattie Long
Death of Lestie Sherman Recalled in Oct Incident
Brief obituary note states Lestie Sherman of the city died in October from injuries after being run over by railroad trains. The piece mentions he is brother of Joan A. Sherman and references the fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lestie Sherman
Joan A. Sherman
Remains Disinterred From Genso to Mobile
The remains of a man were disinterred at Genso, Kansas, and will be brought to Mobile by Mr. Sherman. The body was removed from its earlier interment and transferred for burial in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Genso
Kan
Sherman
Fourteen Year Old Wounded In Christmas Accident
Alvin Ewton, fourteen, of 653 Charleston Street, is recovering from a left hand wound caused last Sunday while handling a pistol loaded with blank cartridges. He is the first victim of the Christmas accidents and was treated by Dr. O. H. Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Ewton
C. J. Ewton
Charleston Street
Ewton
0. H. Harris
Railroad Agent Plans Movements of Artillery Company
Passenger Agent H C Geron of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad spent Saturday at Fort Jorgan to arrange the movement of the Tet h Coast Artillery Company from Fort Jorgan to Pearl Harbor Hawaii via San Francisco and New Orleans with departure from Mobile on December 24 or 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Geron
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Fort Jorgan
Téth Coast Artillery Company
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
San Francisco
Cal
Mobile
New Orleans
South Pacific
San
Higley Harrington Stock Company at the Orpheum
The Higley Harrington Stock Company continues to draw crowds at the Orpheum with clean wholesome plays and strong scenery. This week features College Chums and An Indiana Romance with four matinees including Christmas Day. Also notes a Knights of Pythias death tribute and a late No. 1 Louisville and Nashville wreck with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higley-Harrington Stock Company
Orpheum
Higley-Harrington
Vivian Naftzger
Rabbi Moses to Attend National Jewish Chautauqua Meeting
Rabbi Alfred G. Moses of Temple Shaarai Shemayim will travel to Memphis this week for the Jewish Chautauqua gathering. The conference focuses on training teachers for Jewish religious schools and solving schoolrelated issues. Rabbi Berkowitz of Philadelphia will preside, and in Moses absence, Sam Gup of Hebrew Union College will lead the Government Street Synagogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred G. Moses
Temple Shaarai Shemayim
Memphis
Berkowitz
Philadelphia
Moses
Sam Gup
Hebrew Union College For the Training of Rabbis
Government Street
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Evesy
Mulsion
W. P. Hines
Dauphin Way Baptist Church
Young
Hfe
A. F. Carr
Jesus Christ
Laz Schwarz
Pat J. Lyons
D. A. Planck
S. W. Roberts
Asrer
Bell
H. M. Friedenthal
Dauphin
Joachim
Carhartt
Arthur L. Collins
THE
Hostetter
Wwe Ee
Francisco
Honolulu
Tuscaloosa
Knights of Pythias
Charles Black
Mir. Black
Oak City
Louisville and Nashville
Montgomery
Ee Mall
Higley-Hartington Stock Co
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