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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1913
Page
22
The 1913 Mobile Catholic notice outlines Ash Wednesday blessings of candles and ashes, Lenten services at the cathedral, and a dispensations policy allowing working people to abstain except on key days. It urges parishioners to observe fasting, penance, and almsgiving and notes Holy Week schedules and confessional duties.
The document outlines fasting allowances for faithful aged 21 to 60 in the Mobile diocese. It permits a morning cup of coffee or tea with bread or cracker and an evening collation of up to a quarter of a regular meal. It lists allowed foods and notes variations if noon meals are impractical, with abstinence from fresh meat on all Wednesdays.
St John s church at Dearborn and Monroe holds quinquagesima services and daily prayers with Sunday school at 9 30. Various missions include Haworth League Prayers at 6 30 and multiple pastor led services at Prichard Dumas Chapel Whistler Crichton and Central Presbyterian. Calvary Baptist First Christian and Epworth League schedule stated with sermon topics and Wednesday prayer meetings. Public invited.
A compact notice lists worship and Sunday school times for several churches in Mobile. Dauphin Way Baptist under Rev. W P Hines preaches at 11am and 7:30pm with evening topics The Sins of Mobile Mind Your Own Business and Family Perils in Mobile. First Baptist Government and Jefferson streets with Rev John W Phillips hosts 11am and 7:30pm sermons From Marah to Elim and The Wonderful Name plus B Y P A at 6 45. Lutheran 604 St Francis English 10 30 German 7 30 with 9 15 Sunday school. Oakdale Baptist 9 30 Sunday school 11 sermon The Secret of Cheerfulness and 7 30 Offerings That God Accepts.
Sunday services in Norwegian at Gulf Harbors with Pastor Kielland and evening sermon by Assistant Johannesen. Tuesday Young Seamen group, Friday meeting. Tabernacle Baptist Church events include Sunday school, morning sermon on The First Baptist Church of Jerusalem, evening preaching on The Devil in the Home, plus midweek prayer and workers meetings.
Dr Jack Feltus known as the Tasmania Tiger and John Bonura of New Orleans will fight at the city wharf steel sheds on Tuesday at 4 p m to decide the better man. They last met five years ago with no decision. Feltus claims top form after recent city stay and cites rival Pardello tales from New Orleans to bolster his confidence.
Clams from Alabama waters, once scorned as food, attract Newark New Jersey buyers who seek large quantities. Alabama Oyster Commission members push development of clam culture as a viable shellfish industry, noting renewed orders and growing northern demand. Researchers study habits and cultivation methods to improve yields, while locals overlook the virtues of Alabama clams.
The ladies of St. Marys parish opened a carnival lunch room at 18 South Royal Street serving home cooking at moderate prices. The lunch room operated yesterday and will run today and tomorrow to benefit St. Marys charity fund with ample patronage from visitors and city folk.
A. L. Rice of Adams New York announces Powderpaint a dry powder pigment that with cold water becomes a weather proof fire proof durable coating that adheres to brick and other surfaces. Readers can request a color card and full information by writing to 127 North St Adams NY.
Drug advertisement promises PAZO OINTMENT will cure itching bleeding prolapsed piles in six to fourteen days or money refunded. Includes dosage and price.
Dr H H Forcheimer announces a new office in association with Dr John O Gwynn for eye ear nose and throat care. Office located at 305 Van Antwerp building.
County jail to handle prisoners over capacity in the city jail under instruction from state prison and alms house inspector Dr. Wm. H. Oates. He visited the city for the carnival and ordered overcrowding relief by transferring overflow prisoners to the county facility.
The Alabama Oyster Commission planted about twenty thousand barrels of shells from a canning factory last August. Within two years this could produce not less than two hundred thousand barrels of oysters worth about one hundred thousand dollars. Each shell hosts twenty five to thirty young oysters, promising substantial stock growth despite natural enemies and weather risks.
Miss Evelyn of New York offers perfect texture and shade matching including natural gray and white. All goods at manufacturers' prices advertised by Walter Mitchell's Millinery Department on Dauphin Street.
A dramatic run by the Mobile fire department is planned for Monday afternoon. Fire companies will race to the corner of Government and Royal streets chasing new records in an event timed from a downtown alarm.
Special to Item. Gulfport Mississippi February 1 jurors heard the case against John McKay charged with killing Louis Dehaan. Trial began this morning and extended to four o clock with defense arguing the defendant was temporarily insane at the time of the crime.
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