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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
5
If this is your birthday you will be fortunate and meet new friendships. A child born today is strong energetic and likely to carve their own path. Guardians should teach kindness and consideration to prevent cruelty and selfishness.
The Week to Come promises busy social life with Clara Schuman Club and Hamilton Club gatherings, charity events, library functions, and open house at a Mo-mo home. February 5 ushers in a quieter period as Mobile’s D.A.R. Barton scholarship fund drives community support.
The Mobile Chapter D A A proposes a yearlong effort to create a memorial honoring the education efforts of American patriots and the future generation in memory of the revolution. The group aims to undertake a lasting tribute through educational remembrance activities.
W H Chapman of Winnebago Nebraska recounts using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to quickly cure his two children of a bad cough after doctors failed. He contrasts the cost of a 26 cent bottle with a doctor’s bill and warns that a cold can lead to bronchitis or pneumonia and urges prompt use of the product. Contains opiates per label.
The Mobile Theatre week of January 28 will host a fundraising event led by the Mobile Chapter D A R to establish a Barton graduate scholarship. Rosa Coates oversees the Society Almanac with a ballet corps to perform famed dances, featuring a roster of Mobile’s notable young women and plans for spectacular acts to attract social and financial support.
The Daughters of the Confederacy mark Robert E. Lee's Jan 19 birthday with a patriotic observance. Resolutions from the Washington convention urge use of the Arlington seal on the day. Mrs. F A Garland chairs the seal committee and seeks volunteer help.
Birmingham Council of Jewish Women hosts Madame Bella Pevsner of Haifa Palestine for a January 12 lecture at Temple Emanu-el at 8 pm. She advocates Jewish relief and uplift in Palestine, tying her talk to the seventieth anniversary of the Order of B’nai B’rith and highlighting humanitarian aims.
Cincinnati January 6 Federal Attorney McPherson said the government would need about three more weeks to present its testimony in the trial of John H Patterson and twenty nine other officials of the National Cash Register Company.
Advertisement touts Faust Spaghetti as a nutritious, digestible food costing one tenth the price of meat. Claims include high nutrition equivalent to 4 lbs of meat, made from durum wheat and endorsed by doctors. Sold by MAVLL BROS in St. Louis, MO.
The essay highlights M. de Fouquieres, famed Beau Brummel of Paris, who fosters Oriental color in fashion and elegant conversation. He promotes a color scale, chic living environments, and refined dress fit as the essence of true elegance. He plans lectures and color photographs to showcase his influence on Parisian and American society.
Advices from Chihuahua Sonora border states indicate improved conditions in Mexico. American consuls report suppression of rebel bands south and east of Mexico City and Cananea mine area quiet after strike suppression.
An advertisement promotes Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound as a remedy for kidney and bladder ailments. It promises quick relief from pain, dribbling, backaches, weakness, and related symptoms within a week.
The Lyric presents a musical comedy novelty all week starting Monday at 3 o clock matinee and at 3 7 45 and 9 15 p m. Ed Jolly and Winnie Wild star in Over Night in Boston with a full singing and dancing company. Twelve song hits highlight the entertainment as each show lasts about one hour and twenty to thirty minutes.
Seats are on sale for all performances during the week at Dreamland. Big Bil opens this afternoon with a program described as unusually excellent and among the most expensive of the season. The Dreamland orchestra and new pictures will be featured alongside vaudeville acts. Three performances are scheduled with two at night.
In Pittsburg a 101 year old woman known as Auntie Morgan testified she works by sewing and knitting to support her niece who seeks $5 a week from her husband, Sidney Fleming, who was jailed for failure to post bond. The aunt spoke of family longevity and resolve to work until breath remains.
Frank Dare, foreman of the jury that convicted alleged dynamite conspirators, has received two life-threat letters and left New Castle Indiana for Florida to spend the winter. His health has suffered from worry and long confinement during the trial.
W P Broyles found relief after fifteen years suffering from kidney and bladder troubles with Foley Kidney Pills. An advertisement claims the pills cure severe backaches and bladder irregularities, offering a direct road to health and strength for kidney and bladder ailments. Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.
Local ad notes a Cash Bargain Day at Weinackers this Wednesday January 8. It also mentions Gee specials from last Sunday's Item and references pages 156 to 157.
Washington Jan 6 Navy officers say the repair ship Panther may have ridden a gale off the Atlantic coast as it sailed from Hampton Roads toward Guantanamo. Officials note it is not customary to report between sailing and arrival and remain unfazed by the storm rumors.
President Taft will tour the East for three days starting January 17, with a January 20 Yale commission meeting and a likely public announcement of his acceptance of a further undertaking.
An 1918 era ad advises grippe prevention through a strong blood condition and promotes Vinol cod liver tonic as a restorative. A Long Branch New Jersey reader testimonial claims three bottles of Vinol revived health, with a money back guarantee if not effective. Sold by Van Antwerp’s Drug Corporation in Mobile Alabama.
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