Mardi Gras 1914 Poised With Naval Pageantry In Mobile
The 1914 Mardi Gras in Mobile features the Garden of Allah theme in Bienville square and a grand naval review. The Prairie with 64 musicians leads parades as destroyers Monaghan and Sterrett and submarines are pledged by Secretary Daniels to participate.
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David Holt
Allah
Bienville Square
Sahara
Prairie
Daniels
Mobile
Josephus Daniels
Travy
Wodrow Wilson
Southern Commercial Congress
Gulf Waters
Carnival Association
Monaghan
Sterrett
South
New Fire Captain of Company No 3
February events in Mobile spotlight Mardi Gras preparations and civic holiday notes. Emperor Felix III arrives February 23 at his Mobile capital, with elaborate plans for a grand carnival season including a masked ball in a converted steel shed auditorium and vivid pageantry by Mystic Societies. Rail rates set for attendees exceeding local areas, promising a lively 1914 Mobile carnival.
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Mobile
Felix III
of Joy
Alabama
Carnival Association
Order of Myths
Mystics
Knights of Revelry
Comic Cowboys
The
Elms
Mobile Lodge
Ohio River
Mississippi
Gaillard Pledges Fair Rail Rates for Alabama Electorate
S P Gaillard pledges active effort for equitable railroad rates across Alabama. He vows corrective steps to relieve any citizen or community facing discrimination. He notes the commission must safeguard public security and supervise tariffs and operations while revising rates as justice requires. He points to Alabama's lone seaport and largest city lacking government representation for five [years].
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Alabama
Week's Building Permits Issued for January 31
The city engineer lists weekly permits including William Evans for a one story frame building at Marmottee south of Baril street for 300 dollars. Dreamland Theatre owner plans a frame gallery interior near Conception street and Dauphin for 200 dollars. Dr. W T Henderson adds to 259 St. Francis street for 100 dollars. J D Scott repairs at north Eslava east of Claiborne for 100 dollars. A Metzger repairs and adds to corner Lawrence and St Anthony streets for 300 dollars.
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William Evans
Marmottee
Baril Street
Dreamland Theatre
Conception’ Street
Dauphin
W. T. Henderson
St. Francis Street
J. D. Scott
North
Eslava
Claiborne
A. Metzger
Lawrence and
St. Anthony Streets
GETS-IT Removes Corns Quickly and Easily
An old ad claims GETS-IT kills corn pain in seconds and removes corns without sticking plasters or caustic salves. It promises a painless, mess-free treatment that avoids bulky bandages and skin damage.
Spring Hill realty deals mark week with Country Club sale
The mobile area property market shows a busy week with the Country Club site sale for winter and summer tourism prompting higher prices. Multiple transfers are recorded in the probate court including Belle Richard to the Country Club for 17500 dollars and numerous deeds involving North Mobile Development Co Irvington Development Co and other entities.
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Country Club
Spring Hill
Mobile Heights
Richards
Pinehurst
Gabriel
E. C. Davis
Hicks Gomillion
Henry Delany
Joseph G. Tyrrell
Irvingto Development Company
James A. Gedden
Grand Bay Land Co
J. L. Hoagland
F. E. West
John W. Havard
A. J. Patterson
Irvington Land Co
Francis H. Dike
Mobile Heights Land and Orchard Co
Belle Richard
North Mobile Development Co
Simon Groesbeck
North Mobile
James A. Trane
Pittsburg Southern Land Co
Oscar W. Oppenheimer
John
C. F. Vigor
Chichester Place
Hyland
Ma & B
Estelle E. Davis
Thomas EB. Davis
Joseph E. Bosarge
John A. Anderson
W. Title Insurance Co
William Summerlin
Emile W. Fisch
Thos
E. Fisch
N. Dauphin
Claiborne
Arthur Steward
David P. Carley
W. Coleman Washam
E. H. Bixler
Orchard Heights Improvement Co
R. J. Brewer
George A. Nelles
Alice B. Nellis
W. L. Booker
David W. Tillman
Union Church Road
D. L. Davis
Joseph B. Driver
Marcella Durden
Grover A. Taylor
Congress
H. S. Hoover
Peter B. Grant
W. Realty Investment Co
J. O. Acree
Homer Flince. Co
H. Damend
H. H. Black
R. D. Sears
George and
Mary Bishop
F. A. Cirlot
John F. Carter
Katie E. Carter
Centre
John Hakanson
John C. Porter
Jackson Place
Co. B. Touart
John D. Palmer
Montgomery
Bernoudy Tract
S. Hoover
Nettie McDonald
Pepper Sauce Miracle Saves Police Sergeant At Dog River
Sergeant Charles Schreiner recalls to a lieutenant a June near drowning on Dog river when a bottle of pepper sauce kept him alive after drinking river water and enduring malaria chills. He credits the sauce with life preservation and malaria resistance.
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Charles Schreiner
Leutenant
Dog River
Bill
Montgomery Committee to Decide On Primaries
The Montgomery county executive committee will meet next Saturday to choose between plurality and majority primaries for county offices and arrange election details. The meeting was announced in a special dispatch to The Item.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County Executive Committee
Deep River Rescue and Sudden Freezing Night
A narrator recalls a perilous river plunge when the dugout capsized and the river proved deeper and colder than expected. He describes surfacing, seeing Bill on a limb, and a stranger returning the drifting boat. He walked seven miles home, thawing from the freezing experience with a bottle of sauce for warmth.
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Bill
Colds Relieved by Vap-O-Rub Advice
Advice promotes Vick's Vap-O-Rub as an external treatment for colds with chest and throat soreness. Instructions include hot compress, rubbing in the vapor ointment, and wearing a warm cloth overnight to release vapors. Offered by dealers on a 30 day trial for a 26e jar.
Property Transfers and Lot Purchases Across Mobile Area
A series of real estate transactions shows numerous private sales and transfers. Names include Fincher, Realty Investment Co, Exchange Land Co, Willie Precetti, Margaret Olsen, Annie Clark, Peter F. Allen, David Patton, J C Weaver, Frederick Rippel, Ella H Mechem, Sylvain Charreyre, Richard J Pahnke. Lands span Crichton, Semmes, McVoy tract, West Mobile, St. Louis tract, and Dog River. Amounts range from $1 to $1000 with various lot sizes and parcels listed.
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W. O Daly
McVoy
Hies R. Gass Et al
H. Bridges
West Mobile
Melessa Budien
Evelene Jackson
Shearer & Hamilton
Texas
Georgia
Cure for Rupture Without Operation Reported
Eugene M. Pullen a carpenter of 897 Marcellus Avenue Manasquan NJ recalls a rupture cure achieved without surgery. He claims rapid complete relief with no lost time or trouble and offers to share full information to interested readers.
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Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
Marcellus Avenue
Manasauan
N. J
Oto Hatea
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