Parcel Post In Great Favor
Approximately 40,000,000 parcel post packages were handled in January. Among the 50 largest post offices, 19,365,433 parcels were moved in the first month of the new system, with the last two weeks surpassing the first by over 5,000,000. Chicago led with 4,163,153, followed by New York and others. If no growth occurs, about 500,000,000 parcels could pass through in the first year. Some postmasters estimate the...
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Associated Press
Washington
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
St. Pauli
New Orleans
Dallas
Louisville
Richmond
Nashville
Jacksonville
Time to End Freckles with Ethine Double Strength
A drug claim offers an ounce package of ethine double strength from Van Antwerp Drug Corp to banish freckles. It promises clear white skin and money back if it fails.
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Ethine
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promotes Voice Recovery
Mrs S S S of Van Buren Street Kingston New York reports Foley's Honey and Tar Compound restored her voice during bronchitis and laryngitis. She urges others to use it and notes it contains no opiates. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp Mobile Alabama.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Mobile, Ala
Don’t Miss This Opportunity Hair Sale Announcement
A clipped ad notes a last day sale offering hair goods matched in texture and color at manufacturers’ prices. Miss Evelyn of New York is mentioned regarding Walter Mitchell’s store on Dauphin Street.
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Evelyn
New York
Walter Mitchell's
Dauphin Street
ZEMO Promises Quick Relief For Eczema
Advert fragment proclaims ZEMO as a safe quick relief for eczema itching sores pimples and rashes. It claims skin becomes clear and smooth with applications and notes availability in 25 cent and 1 dollar bottles from BE W Rose Medicine Co and local distributor in Mobile.
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Zemo
BE. W. Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis
Mobile
van Antwerp Drug
Parcel Post System Seeks Additional Funding
Postmaster General Hitchcock reports the first year total will reach one billion packages and asks for an extra 750000 dollars after the preliminary parcel post appropriation is exhausted. Merchants in remote areas plan to extend service to rural districts as farmers prepare to move products to cities with spring.
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Hitchcock
Mrs Henderson Pleads Guilty Over Tree Chopping
Mrs John B K Henderson wife of a former Missouri senator and Washington society figure pleaded guilty in police court to chopping down a tree on a public street without a permit. She was released on recognizance to refrain from further damage to public property. The incident caused social upheaval in capital society.
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Associated Press
Washington
John BK. Henderson
Senator Henderson
Missouri
Capital Society
Pleads for Relics of the Old Philadelphia
Rep Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania urged the house to fund recovering the Philadelphia hull and relics sunk in Tripoli harbor. He warned Italian construction might erase the wreck and said a recovery would cost about 12 000 to 15 000 dollars.
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Washington
Hampton J. Moore
Pennsylvania
Stephen Decatur
Philadelphia
House
Mioney
Tripoli
Moore
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Natural Darkening
An old advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a quick, ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims to relieve dandruff and itching, with a druggist endorsement from Van Antwerp Drug Corp. and advice to apply nightly for a glossy, youthful look.
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Wyeth
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Gents
Rheuma Claims Help Lag Rheumatism
Endorsed by P W Miller and Mrs Daniel B Knox the Rheuma tonics are promoted as cures for rheumatism gout lumbago sciatica arthritis chronic neuralgia and kidney disease with a money back guarantee. Advertisement notes relief after one to three bottles and claims patients sleep better and walk cane free. The promo dates back to 1912 and cites Van Antwerp Drug Co. as guarantor for 60 cents per bottle.
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P. W. Miller
Catawissa
Daniel
Knox
Severance
N. Y
van Antwerp Drug Coion
Mexican Consul Between Fires Near Juarez
In El Paso on February 7 Enrique C. Llorente Mexican consul to El Paso is isolated in Juarez as US officials threaten arrest on conspiracy charges for arming Mexicans. Rebels cut the Mexican Central Railway blocking return to El Paso or travel to Mexico City. Llorente admits planned filibuster aiding arms purchase with $700 but says he will return to El Paso with Alberto Madero within twenty days.
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Associated Press
el, Paso
Texas
Enrique CC. Llorente
el Paso
Juarez
United States
Mexico
Mexico City
Senor Llorente
Llorente
Shipping Agent Held for Shanghaiing Boys
Norfolk, February 7. Thomas Walsh a shipping agent was arrested on charges of shanghaiing Ebbert Cochran and Walter McGir t white youths aboard the steamship Dortmund and sending them to Hamburg. Walsh is jailed on a 10000 dollar bond. Cochran claims his father was a Pittsburg bank president and McGirt is the son of a wealthy North Carolina farmer. They arrived from Philadelphia after landing from the steamship Abyssinia.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Thomas Walsh
Ebbert Cochran
Walter McGir
Dortmund
Hamburg
Walsh
Cochran
Pittsburg
McGirt
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Abyssinia
David M. S. Stauffer Dies at 67 in Yonkers
David McNeely Stauffer, noted as an engraver and former editor of Engineering News, died at his Yonkers home at 67. He built bridges and tunnels in major cities, commanded the steamer Alexandria in 1868, and his autograph collection was purchased by J. P. Morgan for the congressional library.
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Associated Press
Yonkers
N. Y
David McNeely Stauffer
Philadelphia
Boston
Engineering News
J. P. Morgan
Congressional Library
Stauffer
United States
Alexandria
Mississippi
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles ad
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder ailments including gravel diabetes and rheumatism. It promises relief for men women and children and offers mail order after a dollar payment. Dr. E W Hall of St. Louis promotes the remedy with testimonials and druggist availability.
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Texas Wonder
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Final chapter in noted assault case ends in courtroom
In Aiken South Carolina Frederick Beach denies attacking his wife as both testify. The defense argues no link to the assault while the prosecution labels Mrs Beach account a fabrication. The trial nears verdict as critics fill the society colony gallery.
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Associated Press
Aiken
Frederick ©. Beach
Spain
Aiken Court of General Sessions
Gunter
D. S. Henderson
Byrnes
Colonel Henderson
Beach
County to Maintain Mobile Streets in Expanded Territory
The Mobile County must care for all streets in the disputed territory added to the city in 1907. The Supreme Court ruling, published via The Item, states county responsibility for Virginia street southward, west to including Catherine, north to Marmotte street and One-Mile creek. The county previously handled these streets until a 2-year lapse after a county attorney decision. City authorities argued the county should pay.
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State Supreme Court
Mobile
Supreme Court
Virginia Street
Catherine Street
Marmotte Street
T.M. Stevens
B. B. Boone
Alabama
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile County
Marriott Street
One-Mile Creek
O.J. Semmes
Isle of Spice Ends Run With Final Lyric Performances
The Isle of Spice closes at the Lyric with three last showings at 3 7 45 and 9 15 p m as Weber and Fields take the stage Saturday. The piece ran as a clever musical comedy at popular prices drawing large crowds.
Weber and Fields to Perform at Lyric in One Night
The original Weber and Fields troupe with top singers dancers and comedians will stage a single 8:20 p m show at the Lyric this Saturday. No matinee due to strain on principals, tickets available in orchestra balcony and gallery.
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Weber and Fields
Originals
Lyric
The
Mobile
Gether
Surprise Your Friends With New Life Pills Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a four week regimen to stimulate the liver improve digestion and cleanse impurities from blood skin and body. It urges immediate purchase and use.
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Dr. King
Chamberla Cough Remedy Branded for Quick Cold Relief
An advertisement claims Chamberla Cough remedy is a thoroughly reliable preparation to cure the common cold quickly. It states the remedy is for sale by all dealers and promotes its safety and efficacy.
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Chamberlain
Kennedy
Dan
Famous Actress Endorses Liver Tone For Beauty And Health
A renowned stage actress advocates a healthy liver as essential to beauty and youth. She warns against unsafe laxatives and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, effective remedy. The article notes doctors' uncertainty about calomel and promises a money back offer to convinced buyers.
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Parcel Post
Eczema
Mrs. Henderson
Alabama Corn Mills Company
Ala
Perpetual Care
Pine Crest
Park
American Securities Co
ST. Joseph Street
Bell
E. C, Llorente
At & Paso
Mey Greenbeardth
8. C
Walter Mitchell
Mitchell
Ade
Jae
Ates
Isle of Spice
Bunty
Dodson
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