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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1914
Page
8
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The Y M C A team won the 3:30 Mardi Gras long distance race with eleven points. Curt Pielert led individuals with ten minutes and seconds, Frank Leonard finished second, and A Schmidt won a Barton silver medal. Twenty two starters, fifteen finishers, crowd about 5000 watched the course from Conception to the Y M C A along Government and Broad Streets.
A local testimonial states Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa recovered from eight months of virulent liver trouble after four doctors gave up. The ad promises Electric Bitters as a safe dependable cure for liver and kidney complaints available in 50c and 1.00 sizes from H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
Manager Mike Finn of the Southern League's Memphis team says he has signed thirty two players for the 1914 season with tryouts to follow. Read list includes catchers Schlei Reynolds Gibboney infielders Runckel Mullen Shanley McDermott Stark Farmer. outfielders Senneff Goulatt Love Dugan Coyle Norcott. pitchers G Merritt Liebhardt Hawkins Smith McMillan Johnson Sage Lee Mosely Morrison Ross unsigned catchers Bemis Lavigne pitchers H Merritt Harrell Hersche.
A Vermont man praises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung illness after pneumonia. The ad claims relief for children’s coughs with a money back guarantee and lists prices 50c and 1.00, available at druggists.
A man described as a negro attempted to force entry at the home of H. D. Evans located at 454. The incident notes the suspect’s race and the failed break in. Police were alerted and investigations continued.
Connie Mack, Philadelphia Athletics manager, heard Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators claimed he would pay $100,000 for Ty Cobb. Mack just smiled saying Griff is a spender and he would not give thirty cents for Cobb now.
General sports brief from New York reports Mike Gibbons of Minneapolis defeated Al McCoy of Brooklyn over ten rounds in Brooklyn. Both weighed 153 pounds. The item notes the boxing result and weight details.
New York February 24 G T Touchard retained the national indoor tennis singles title by defeating Dr William Rosenbaum 6 2 6 2 4 6 6 2 In the consolation final W B Cragin Jr beat King Smith 6 4 0 6 9 7 Chicago February 24 Joseph Tinker manager of the Chicago Federals sent letters to players to report March 8 for training at Shreveport Louisiana
A twenty man St Louis National team squad led by manager Miller Huggins arrived in St Augustine on February 24 for spring training. Huggins will oversee the training and projected preparations for the season.
Various baseball tidbits across cities. Johnny Griffith cancels March 9 with Joe Mandot. Mandot heads to Chicago. Thompson signs with New York American League, heads to Houston. Earl Moore confirms Federal League contract. Indianapolis Federal team to training camp in Wichita Falls by March 1. Americans in London greet New York and Chicago teams. charity game to follow. Bonanza ad ends.
Navy sailors from the war ship fleet in Mobile prepare for boxing bouts Tuesday afternoon at 5 o clock at the Hippodrome Theatre. Headline bout features Kid Deitrich versus Billie Eastman noted as two of the fastest in the navy with welterweight undercard Jack Dillon meeting Ed Harrington. A large crowd of Jackies and officers is expected.
A cryptic notice urges readers to visit the Empire Theatre today for a better idea of how they live, claiming exclusive access to information about a battleship in the harbor. The message emphasizes that “we alone have it.”
Philip Gill, a 75-year-old mining superintendent from Farmington, refuses the $1000 Carnegie hero prize for rescuing two miners after a gas-filled explosion. He crawled 250 feet into the mine, carried Ed Wyatt to safety, and collapsed from the perilous exertion. He had already escorted another worker to safety with his two accompanying miners.
Frank Strouse of Fruitland Iowa endorses Chamberlain’s Tablets as the best laxative for constipation and recommends them to customers. Sold for sale by Van Antwerp Drug Corp. and all dealers.
A medicinal note urges taking three Chamberlains Tablets at the onset of bilious attack symptoms to ward off the illness. The ad cites Van Antwerp Drug Corp. and local dealers as sellers.
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