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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1913
Page
4
Jan 25 at RESCI reports Joseph Forrester buried beneath coal at League Island house. He slipped into a runway while passing an open chute as oxygen pumped through a pipe to the coal to reach him. Workmen freed him. he survived with no broken bones.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers as a safe, effective nerve invigorator for men and women. It promises improved energy, mood, and brain clarity, claiming benefits for overwork, insomnia, nervous disorders, and digestive issues. A free 50 cent trial and $1.00 box are advertised with mailing to Battle Creek, Michigan.
Kellogg's Baritone Wafers in regular one dollar size are for sale at Sutton Bros in Mobile and at several locations including Van Aller on 210 S Broad, H Burkett in New Jersey and Cedar streets, S H Bauer at Canal and Con streets, and Bienville Pharmacy on Francis Street.
Balkan delegates press for recommendations as European markets sag amid bellicose talk. Turkish cabinet debates reply to powers while Nazim Pasha’s death details stay sparse. Bulgarian Dr Daneff warns of Turkey’s annihilation if hostilities resume while Allied forces boast 1,000,000 troops poised on the Chatalja lines.
The article reports a Mississippi levee breach blamed on engineering, with 1500 workers including convicts laboring overnight to shore the levee. A 50 foot gap widened to 100 feet within minutes, threatening Greenville and nearby districts despite high back levees and ongoing efforts on the Fitters and Lake Jefferson levees.
W B Roberts president of the Valley Bank in Rosedale Mississippi warns the Beulah flood will damage fertile Mississippi lands worth millions. He calls the Beulah levee contract foolish and predicts the break could widen washing out contractor work. Roberts urges Roosevelt policies and a $50 million government fund for levee protection. The inundated land is heavily cultivated and will be under water for weeks.
After an inspection trip from New Madrid to Helena the St Francis levee board will go to Little Rock to urge legislators to pass a bond measure of 1.5 million dollars. If approved and secured the funds will be spent over three years at 500000 per year. Counties are sending large collections to Secretary H A Morrison.
Women tested express vegetable hampers for 75 cents offering cabbage turnips carrots lettuce and potatoes. Market prices totaled 45 cents for the same quantities, sparking debate over middlemen and feasibility of home-delivered produce.
Authorities warn coughs and colds weaken lungs and raise pneumonia risk. Ge-Rar-Dy Lung Balsam claims to strengthen lungs before germs take hold and relieve coughs and croup. Priced at 25 cents a bottle, it urges families to keep a preventive supply on hand.
A $50 reward is offered by Sheriff Thomas T. Palmer of Mobile County for information leading to the capture of John Poitevant alias William Wake who escaped January 22 1913 from a city hospital. Described as white 5 feet 10 inches 145 pounds with a two month beard and a swollen face, wearing a dingy gray coat and dark pants with a blue cap marked Made in London. He took $50 in cash and an express money order from Ed Bridgeman Flomaton Alabama and may attempt to cash it.
Benefit of the Mardi Gras fund with fine pictures and popular songs. Go to the Bijou Monday to support the cause and enjoy the feature show and extra attraction.
The ad touts Poslam as an unequalled skin remedy showing overnight results on pimples rash blotches and itching. It offers free mail sample from Emergency Laboratories New York and promotes Poslam Soap as daily skin care and dandruff shampoo available at drugstores.
New York dated January 25 General Dan Sickles civil war veteran former minister to Spain faces arrest unless he pays 23 467 by Monday for misappropriation while chairman of the State Monument Commission. Albany Supreme Court Justice Rudd issued the order at the request of the attorney general after months of efforts to settle the debt.
Kosine treatment for epilepsy is authorized for sale by D. S. Bauer with a money back guarantee. A bottle costs 1.50 with a refund if not satisfied after use. The company cites ten years of success and letters praising relief from sudden attacks. Sold by D S Bauer on Dauphin and Conception streets and by The Kosine Co Washington DC.
Congressman James T. Lloyd of Missouri announced his retirement from the post of chairman of the Democratic congressional committee. He endorsed Ben Johnson of Kentucky for the position. The committee will meet to organize in early April.
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