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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1914
Page
10
Chicago January 16. The Illinois Athletic Club board of governors approved tipping waiters as a rule. A past policy punished tippers and fired waiters on three offenses. Now five cents will be added to all food checks with three cents to waiters and two cents to a general fund. The fund’s final use remains unsettled.
Charles R Pendleton longtime editor and part owner of the Macon Telegraph died after a five week illness in Macon Georgia Brights disease was the cause He was born June 26 1850 in Effingham County and earlier led the Valdosta Times before purchasing the Telegraph and directing its stock.
Grand Rapids likely to host the 1914 Western Amateur Golf tournament as Kent County Club of Grand Rapids stands to receive the honor at the association’s annual meeting in Chicago.
Clogged nostrils open and air passages clear with Ely's Cream Balm. Small bottle sold everywhere promises quick relief from catarrh cold in head and sore throat by morning. Fragrant balm soothes inflamed membranes and stops discharge. Continuous use not needed.
Governor A Eberhart of Minnesota sends a congratulatory letter to Carolyn Thomson of Minneapolis. The eighteen year old wins the title role in the musical Adele after a competitive field of over one hundred singers.
Six fishermen from the Lenore were rescued near Pensacola after their motorboat was disabled and blown out to sea last Saturday night. They had eaten only fish bait since then, and were picked up by the Ellen C from Mobile 100 miles offshore. The Bertha M Bailey of Star Fish and Oyster Co arrived later, feared lost in the Christmas storm.
Families of Walter Myers and D H McDonald slowly recover after ptomaine poisoning from homemade hog head cheese Sunday. McDonald remains in precarious condition as state chemist analyzes cheese sample and doctors Smith and Young continue investigation into tampering.
Priscilla D Hackstaff veteran suffragist and treasurer of New York State Women s Suffrage Association died at her Brooklyn home. She worked with Susan B Anthony in the movement.
An early 20th century tone advertises PoDoLax as a remedy to release bile through the liver and bowel cleansing. It links bile flow to weight loss and vitality, citing May Apple root history and promising 50 cent bottles with no ill effects.
A man known as J C R who escaped a Minnesota hospital is identified as J R R wandering Chicago streets on November 10. He answers only simple questions, bears an old skull injury, and shows two bars of a second lieutenant on his left arm tattooed with navy symbols. He is held at the county infirmary while Rochester officials are contacted.
A Dalton Georgia train disassembly split a settler colony, leaving mothers away from sleeping babies aboard a chair car. The two train sections were later joined in Chattanooga, reuniting families amid anxious scenes and loud distress.
John Fox a prominent New York Democrat and former National Democratic Club president died of pneumonia at his home at 4 this morning. He was 78 and had long been active in politics including a term as congressman and a term in the New York state senate in 1874 75.
An old advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine as a laxative with claims to cure a cold in one day and grip in two days. It references the signature of E W Grove and mentions a price of 250 ady, indicating a catalog or period pricing.
The Prussian loan of 160 million dollars to be floated January 29 will use 4 percent treasury warrants issued at 97 and redeemable at par from one to sixteen years. Last year issues failed to attract subscribers, and the German Empire will not borrow for now due to unfavorable money conditions.
London January 16 The case against the White Star line claims the Titanic was unseaworthy on its April 1912 departure. Thomas Whitely, a surviving steward who fractured his leg in the wreck, pursues negligence in steering as part of his suit.
John S. Fisher of Indiana Pennsylvania former state senator dies in Philadelphia hospital from pneumonia at age 46. As Senate investment chair he helped trigger prison terms for several officials over alleged frauds in furnishing the state building.
Mendel Beiliss and his family left Kiev for Jaffa in Palestine after his acquittal in the Andrew Yushinsky case. Baron de Rothschild, who showed interest in the trial, has bought a small farm for Beiliss there.
Six hundred cases of eggs from Shanghai, China, were added to the liner Siberia cargo, arriving yesterday. The eggs were admitted duty free under the new tariff act. Last year San Francisco took in 4,000 cases under the 5 cent tariff, and local merchants expect imports to reach 30,000 cases in the coming year.
James P. Kelly alias Oakland Sammy, who confessed to robbing the Marion post office in 1901, was sent from Alabama to Atlanta to begin a two year Federal sentence. He had been in a South Carolina prison and asked to plead guilty to hasten his release. Kelly said he would start anew after paying the penalty.
A Boston woman claims the average husband is worth about 500 dollars amid rising prices. She argues this reflects a broader era of high costs and shifting domestic economics.
Anonymous letters threaten William Travers Jerome with death if he continues efforts to get Harry K. Thaw back into Matteawan hospital. Jerome completed an argument against Thaw’s bail and will present it at a Concord hearing before Judge Aldrich, likely next week.
A historical note reports Alfonso of Spain as smoking more cigarettes than any other European crowned head, marking an unusual personal habit for a monarch.
Avoid neglect and excessive indoor confinement. Keep fresh air in the bedroom and apply Vick's Vap-O-Rub over the throat and chest at first signs of trouble, covered with a warm cloth. The vapors open air passages and the salve absorbs to ease soreness without harmful drugs. Available at druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00.
Druggists in the city declare Dodson's Liver Tone a purely vegetable liquid that replaces calomel, starts the liver, relieves biliousness, and suits both children and adults. A large bottle costs fifty cents and comes with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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