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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1914
Page
4
In New York on January 17, 1901, Reginald Norman and his wife Augusta Little Norman finally prepare for their postponed world honeymoon begun with their December 1900 marriage. She once served as Lt Little in the U S Army and earned notice as an expert with rifles and pistols and now joins a hunting expedition to Africa.
In Mobile the court approves sending the girl to the city hospital with her father amid bond adjustments. Bondsmen Mayer and Pillion released while Foster remains with her. The guardianship dispute centers on removing the girl from public guardianship and sending her to the Inge Bondurant sanitarium as officials seek her protection.
Karry FE Parker of the Alabama Fire Prevention Society says Mobile ranks thirteenth and New Orleans third worst in the South for fire risk. He cites old style buildings and inaccessible streets as factors and recommends a fire tug for Mobile, noting insurers would not grant rate favors.
Dunlap secretary treasurer of the Dr. R. Dunlap Mercantile Company and director of the Chamber of Commerce submitted his resignation to President A J Parsons. He cited business duties requiring frequent absences and wished to avoid being an inactive member. The board will likely select a successor at the next regular meeting Tuesday night.
A vintage ad claims California Syrup of Figs safely cleanses the stomach liver and bowels in children and adults. The notice touts gentle relief from feverishness crossness and poor appetite, urging mothers to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company and beware of counterfeit copies.
Captain Ernest J. Grove and staff left Mobile for Bay Minette to muster in a 58 man company of the First Regiment Alabama National Guard. They will elect three officers after swearing in and the unit joins the first battalion. A general court martial will convene in Mobile within thirty days to probe oath violations and the disappearance of military property.
E W Ritchie head clerk of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad returned from Louisville after his sister died there. J F and J D Pomeroy from Michigan arrived to inspect oyster industry sites and possible relocation. Visitors include R B Rucker and wife Jackson Miss at the Cawthon Hotel and Mrs Maline Foster of Fairmount West Virginia at the same hotel.
The Kodak trust faces the Sherman act case with the Justice Department. Buffalo suit targets Eastman Kodak Company of New Jersey and New York for 72 percent of US photographic supplies and resale price fixing. Settlement may come via consent decree or out of court, with negotiations underway and possible asset division. George Eastman signaled agreement to meet some government demands.
A Baltimore woman reports relief from severe cramps irregularities after regular use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial extols the product as the best remedy for female illnesses and invites confidential letters for advice from the Pinkham company in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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