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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1914
Page
5
Washington February 16 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspends the 5 percent freight rate increases by Eastern railroads until September 12 pending investigation. The order initially halted March 15 and now extends the suspension.
A Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Dye ad promises to turn gray or faded hair dark and lustrous with a 50 cent bottle. It asserts rapid shading in one or two applications, eliminates scalp itching, and appeals to readers seeking a youthful appearance.
Jackson attorneys filed more than a dozen suits against alleged loan sharks in Jackson. Seven suits target N. T. Anders Investment Company and six target Glover & Co. Victims include railroad employees, with interest claimed at 240 percent. District Attorney J. H. Howth says the Boddie bill imposing a $2,000 annual tax and penalties for over 20 percent interest may drive lenders out of business.
GULFPORT Miss February 16 F W Foote a Hattiesburg banker has been appointed receiver of the defunct Bank of Bond Bond Miss The bank opened January 1 1907 and closed two years and three days later All depositors have been paid in full Foote holds fifty shares in the institution
The Fort Worth elimination convention will narrow gubernatorial candidates for a statewide prohibition issue. With 13 Democratic candidates and several withdrawals, organizers expect a pro prohibitionist tilt to influence the July primary and possible constitutional vote. Lane and Mayes shifted to back Ball, while many counties remained uninstructed as poll rolls show rising voter registration. Prohibition paper buy and campaign activity intensify as the plan unfolds.
An advertisement extols the healthy wife as the foundation of the home and invites women suffering from backache headaches displacement or sex related ailments to rely on Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief in a period style promotional tone.
A Virginia chartered company with $6 million capital forms the Industrial Finance Corporation to back local lending institutions for small wage earners. It will provide affordable loans without collateral, promote thrift, and operate on a business basis with six percent dividends, backed by prominent directors and national board members.
Captain De Carteret reports the Gloucester schooner Cynthia was abandoned in a sinking condition during a gale at 8 p m Friday at 45.65 north 66.08 west. The captain and crew were rescued and taken aboard. The vessel was set on fire but heavy ice may prevent burning and she drifts on a port tack with a southeast wind, a navigation menace to Halifax.
A Montana style local advertisement from Monticello Georgia features Miss Tommie Bowden praising Cardus, the woman’s tonic, for curing a year long series of womanly ailments. The piece urges readers to try Cardus, claims life saving effects, and offers the Chattanooga Medicine Co advisory service and a 64 page home treatment book.
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