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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
2
Miss Mabel Bohe writes to advocate hat removal on theatre entry arguing it aids viewing, contrasts with a wearer who refused, prompting a clash over fashion and propriety in movie houses. She urges local women to adopt a resolution to remove hats in cinemas.
A one story frame house at 714 Charleston Street owned by A Levy and occupied by M C Tread was lightly damaged by sparks around 3 25 pm. The alarm was sent from Box 62.
D. E. B. Lowry Jr city ticket agent for the Southern Railway at the Battle House office is listed as the validating agent for Mardi Gras tickets. The deposit deadline is March 6 with a $1.00 extension pushing the date to March 23. Lowry reports many tickets already deposited.
Mrs. %.R. Plamondon of Ashville North Carolina reports a baby with a burning water blistering rash that spread over the body. After trying various home remedies the child slept after first use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and recovered in ten days. The ad promotes Cuticura with testimonials and free samples.
The fragment suggests meat forms uric acid that excites or overworks kidneys. It advises meat eaters to flush the kidneys occasionally, though the text is garbled and hard to interpret fully.
Kolb campaign chairman A G Quinn asserts Captain Reuben F Kolb will win the first primary across counties including Mobile Montgomery and Jefferson. He notes high demand for Kolb campaign pins featuring a Confederate flag and Kolb battery commander as carnival crowds arrive and older supporters pass the message to younger voters.
The notice describes a recurring puzzle chart used in item contests. It explains prize rules for ties, applicable in Bayou la Batre Evergreen and Lucedale reports, and notes a single plate and unchanged chart across contest runs. It also outlines subscription incentives and coupon payments for extended service.
Miss Virginie M. Tardy becomes a notary public after filing her bond in probate court. Carnival guests include Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Jones and others from Chicago Xenia Memphis and Kentucky. Tourists from Kentucky head to Mobile for the carnival while Boston Bangor New York visitors stay at local hotels.
A drugstore advertisement touts ZEMO as a new antiseptic liquid that stops itching and cures eczema. It claims instant relief and guarantees satisfaction, urging readers to try a bottle and see for themselves. The notice cites Roe Drug Co in Mobile and Weinacker Bros drug store as sellers.
Mobile Pytrians participate in national golden jubilee celebrations marking a key milestone for the group. The event gathers members, organizers, and supporters in observance of heritage and achievements.
Washington observers joined six thousand delegates at the Knights of Pythias supreme council convention as they mark the golden jubilee in more than seven thousand communities. Secretary Bryan delivered the featured address on Fraternity as Exemplified by the Order.
The Knights of Pythias of Mobile plan a public celebration Thursday night at Pythian Castle to mark 50 years of Pythian knighthood. Chancellor Lennox Browne will MC with committees led by Albert D. Bloch for Reception and lodge officers of Mobile, Rescue Lodge No. 24, Percivale Lodge No. 102, Red Cross Lodge No. 132, and others organizing a full program inviting the public and ladies to attend.
A Mobile Fair publicity agent argues Mississippi hens produced three million dollars in eggs last year while potential value could reach twenty six million. He urges residents to fund a broad Mobile fair to boost poultry dairy timber and regional development citing Panama Canal and transport shifts.
The Hippodrome adds Peterson and Dalton as vaudeville stars joining "The Widow Green" replacement by "The Girl From Brazil" for the week. The program features song and dance numbers including Floating Down the River and Chesapeake Bay, with Maud Polly retained and two nightly shows at 7 16 and 9 15.
A rustic essay on buying eggs for eating or hatching, arguing that stock vitality matters. It links hen health, eye bright ness, and comb color to egg quality and chick vigor, warning that poor stock leads to weak offspring and unreliable results. The piece ends with a metaphor of a chick’s journey to Monroe Park.
The Empire theatre shows today the most remarkable pictures, The Call of the Blood, first drama in Kinemacolor shown in Mobile. The colors are Nature's own and the battle scenes are stirring and real. Magnificently shown. A truly able picture.
At the urgent request of baseball players manager O Connor of the Lyric theatre has called a meeting for the formation of a City League for 1914. The meeting will be held Thursday night 26 at 8 at the Ca wthon hotel. All players are invited to join the discussion.
The text argues buyers should demand a fertility guarantee on eggs and warns many guarantees mislead about hatch numbers. It explains testing methods for fertility, the limits of incubators, and how faulty incubation, not seller deceit, causes poor hatch results. It recalls examples of replacing eggs and testing practices.
Jacob A. Riis author and lecturer will speak in Mobile on March 4 under the Mobile Federation Churches. The Making of an American or Battle With the Slums will be his topic, illustrated with many lantern slides.
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