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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1915

Page

3

Greenville Baptist Church March Services Planned

Greenville Baptist Church in Greenville holds a two week series of services starting Sunday March 4. Dr L L Gwaltney will lead the services with evening meetings and special children’s services in afternoon hours. Music will be provided by a noted Tuscaloosa singer. A Greenville Boys High School debating club has formed and will debate Lowndes County High School with winners advancing to further Alabama school debates. Lecturers from the Alabama Diversification Campaign praised Butler county for already diversifying well and noted room for growth, citing the Bolling model rural school and Butler county’s concrete bridges as positive examples.

Greenville Baptist Church Sune L. L. Gwaltney Tuscaloosa Ing Greenville Boys High School Greenville Butler County Edgar Greene Brookhaven Bolling Mary Meldichie Louise Crenshaw Butler

Starvo Appeals Case in City Court

Nick Starvo fined one cent and costs by Judge Henry Chamberlain in the city criminal court on Thursday. He gave notice of appeal and was released under bonds of $100.

Starvo Nick Starvo Henry Chamberlain Iiar Criminal Court

California Syrup of Figs Advert Ends Child Ills

An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative to treat constipation in children. It claims quick relief from choking waste, lists symptoms like coated tongue and feverishness, and warns against counterfeit syrups while urging readers to buy a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages.

California

Vacant lots to be used for urban farming in New York

New York plans to convert every available vacant lot into a potential garden plot for spring planting. The campaign will source small lots citywide and provide seeds tools and transportation to residents in poorer districts. A bread line at a Broadway hotel offers hot meals and coffee to hungry locals as part of relief efforts.

New York White Light and Lobster Lower East Side Broadway

Easter Mass at St Peter's Church

A mass and sermon will be held at St Peter's Church on Fulton Road at 8 a.m. The priest will arrive in time to hear confessions before the service, offering many the chance to perform their Easter duty.

ST. Peter’s St. Peter’s Church Fulton Road

Henderson to veto Shapiro inferior court bill in Birmingham

Governor Henderson will veto Representative Shapiro's Birmingham inferior court bill that would replace existing courts with a three judge body and extend jurisdiction over multiple precincts. The veto confirms the measure will be returned to the legislature when it reconvenes in July.

Montgomery Ala Henderson Shapiro Birmingham Birmingham Court of Common Pleas Jefferson County Hensign

Italians Angry Over Government Meeting Prohibition

In Rome on February 27 extremists in the chamber of deputies denounced instructions to prefects to ban meetings as a suppression of liberty. They argued the move would cause disorder amid debates over Italy's wartime stance while Premier Salandra defended it as protecting liberty and unity.

Rome Chamber of Deputies Italy Salandra

25 Cent Oyster Loaves At Schimpf Restaurant

Classified ad notes 25 cent oyster loaves at Charles Schimpf Restaurant 3 5 7 North Royal Street. Fresh opened plant oysters sold by the dozen in loaf at 25 cents and 1 2 dozen for 16 cents each toasted service adds 5 cents. Raw oysters sold at stand and plants 26 cents per dozen or 1 2 dozen 10 cents.

Charles Schimpf North Royal Street

Linden Bottling Works Opened In Linden

The Linden Ma rengo County Bottling Works completed and began producing soft drinks yesterday. Owner-manager E B Grant named among Linden’s popular young men.

Shina T Linden Marengo County Grant Louisville and Nashville

Get together meeting promotes civic improvements in Daphne

In Daphne Alabama on February 26 a community social included a New England dinner in the home economics department followed by a woman suffrage play Mrs Pipp's Waterloo in the auditorium. Citizens then discussed civic and school improvements with talks by Dr Kiehnhoff Sweitzer Strong Dryer Van Nette Turner and Baker pledging to reconvene next Thursday to take concrete steps.

Daphne Ala Pipp Waterloo Auditrium Kiehnhoff Messrs

Verdun Operations Described In February Review

Paris reports February operations near Verdun show German efforts to take Verdun checked by St Mihiel and Meuse heights defense. French forces retook Desparges after sapping and mine explosions, with fierce hand to hand fighting leaving about 3,000 German casualties and a French victory by February 2.

Paris Verdun Meuse St. Mihiel Vigneulles Hattencate Montague Desparges

Street work finished on Wilkinson Street

The city street department under Street Superintendent J J Heller and Mayor Pillans completed hardening Wilkinson Street from Canal to Texas Bayou from St Michael to St Anthony Lawrence from St Francis to Davis Cedar from Church to Canal and work continues on St Michael from Franklin to Scott streets.

The City Commission J. J. Heller Pillans Branch of Public Works Wilkinson Street Canal Texas Bayou St. Michael St.Anthony Lawrence St. Francis Davis Avenue Cedar Church St. Michael Street Franklin Scott Streets

Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Promises Quick Cold Relief

An ad recommends Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a cure for colds and coughs. It claims to loosen mucus, stop coughing, and soothe the lungs, with a 25 cent price at the drugstore.

Mixed Train Service for Chicora and Clara

The Chicora and Northwestern Railroad will convert a rebuilt box car into a coach and begin daily passenger service from Chicora to Clara, departing 1 PM and returning by 4 PM, starting March. The current motor car service will be discontinued, and the coach will handle local freight as a mixed train.

Chicora Miss Chicora and Northwestern Railroad Robinson Land and Lumber Company Here Clara

Florida citrus fruit rate ruling is made

Washington Feb 27 Inter State Commerce Commission orders railroads to set a maximum rate of 1.6212 dollars per hundred pounds for oranges in carloads and for oranges and grapefruit in mixed carloads from Jacksonville and other Florida points to Billings Butte Helena and Great Falls Montana.

Washington Fromacksonville Florida Interstate Commerce Commission Billings Butte Helena Great Falls Mont

Farmers Union in Semmes Chooses Fund Drive Milestone

SEMMES Ala Feb 27 Special to The Farmers Union held a midweek meeting to raise funds for finishing a building under construction on the lot donated by the Chamber of Commerce. Nearby Mobile grafting crews arrive to aid Sailors Nurseries grafting season.

Farmers Union Oe Semmes Ala Farmers Union H. M. Jarvis Chamber of At Mobile T. Yamauchi Dog River Mr. Yar

DIRECTORY CANDY MANUFACTURERS AND LOCAL SERVICES

Directory listing for Candy makers like Howell Candy Kitchen at 317 Dauphin Street and Henry R Hawes Candy Co at 659 Dauphin Street, plus entries for coffee roasters prunes, laundry, carriage works, ice cream, opticians, public accountants, business colleges, dry cleaners, roofing, bindery, printing, realty, and lumber firms with street addresses and phone numbers. It catalogs local merchants and service providers alphabetically under specialty headings.

Candy Manufacturers Howells Candy Kitchen Dauphin Street United Tea & Coffee Co Henry R. Hawes Candy Co Home Prune Fopery Oe USA Deupath Ansurniture Laundri&s Emanuel Seat Bell Aiome McKenzie-Barrett Carriage Co State Street Bell Nack Carriage & & Wason Works Royal Street

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