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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
3
Frank S. Stone of Bay Minette announced in Mobile that after the holidays he will enter the race for the Democratic nomination to Congress from Alabama’s Second District. The district includes Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Crenshaw, Covington, Butler and Montgomery counties, with headquarters planned at the state capital.
The Christmas Eve session of Recorder Edingtons court had a brief docket with few cases. Only two drunks remained unable to appear and will be called Tuesday morning. No police court session Saturday due to Christmas holiday.
Freddie Welsh the light weight champion staged a bout at Memphis with Bennie Palmer the Mexican. Billy Haack lost several hundred dollars on the show. Memphis fans crave fight profits but disliked Welsh using champion power to dictate terms and avoid paying spectators.
Cincinnati announces the purchase of pitcher Moseley from Harry Sinclair of the Newark Federals. Moseley formerly played for the Boston Americans.
Anuric promoted by Dr. Pierce as a powerful remedy for kidney and uric acid issues. The ad claims it cleanses kidneys, dissolves uric acid, and protects heart valves and blood vessels. It targets meat eaters and those with lime-salt deposits, urging readers to send 10 cents for a sample and consult a physician.
The Y M C A five from Mobile defeated the Kirksville Osteopaths 40 to 29 on the local court. Cunningham and Hinman starred for the Y M C A while Manhart stood out for the Osteopaths. Next game is Y M C A vs Vanderbilt on Tuesday December 28 at 8 10 p m.
The Chicago Cubs will conduct spring training in Tampa Florida for the years 1916 1917 and 1918 under a contract signed six weeks earlier by Chicago National League president C H Thomas and Tampa Baseball Training Association president Jack Downs.
The article discusses the uncertain cause of rheumatism and the lack of a universal remedy. It notes varying success with different drugs and emphasizes relieving pain and calming the nervous system. Dr Schultze advocates Anti-Kamma Tablets as preferable for rheumatic pain and headaches.
Christmas services and musical programs planned across Mobile churches and houses of worship. Episcopal Trinity Church offers Holy Communion at 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. with special music, sermon by Rev. Fauntleroy. Catholic arrangements include St. Catherine of Siena and St. Marys masses from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. St. Xavier holds six thirty to nine thirty a.m. masses with choir and organ.
The All Saints church choir will perform Christmas carols in various city locations on Christmas Eve night. Holy communion will be celebrated at midnight. Christmas Day services will feature holy communion at 11 a.m.
New York report says Harry F. Sinclair owner of the Newark Federal League club has taken all absolutely binding contracts and will distribute players. The Cubs and St. Louis Browns will have first chance at the Federal League stars while other clubs relinquish claims.
Six players pleaded guilty to gambling after a poker chip game at Klosky's Hotel. Each paid $15 toward fines and were processed by Recorder Edington. Thornton proved not in the game as officers arrived, counting chips. Schimpf secured a continuance until Tuesday.
Cincinnati dispatch notes relief for baseball rosters due to a peace agreement. Chicago Nationals and St. Louis Americans are exempt from May 20 limits until 1917. National League allows 21 players per team while the American League allows 25. The item closes with a comment on war songs.
Grandmother kept her hair dark and glossy with Sage Tea and Sulphur. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, sold for about 50 cents, claimed to darken gray hair naturally and evenly, restore color, and help dandruff and itching scalp.
The northbound passenger train from Mobile will depart Terminal Station at 6 15 A M and reach York Ala at 1 58 P M with connections to Meridian Tuscaloosa Birmingham and East. It will return York at 7 35 A M after Meridian arrivals and reach Mobile by 3 20 P M. The morning Mobile train now leaves before the Southern Railway to Calvert, affecting onward travel to A T N stations beyond Calvert.
Eddie Mahan, a star athlete, turns to golf and likes it as much as football or baseball. He praises his eight hole score and notes Harvard’s 41 points against Yale look small by comparison. He spends spare time on the links and plans to mix golf with baseball in the spring.
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