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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
7
Four weeks old Julius Clemens died after an unidentified man forced acid down his throat while the baby sat in a go cart outside a Bronx candy shop. The mother returned to the scene to hear the child cry I was given something and to see burns on his mouth chin and neck. Police lack a clue or motive.
An advertisement claims undigested food ferments in the stomach causing sour belches heartburn and flatulence. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily before breakfast to neutralize acidity, remove gas, and stimulate liver and kidneys for steady digestive juice flow.
A. H. McLEOD & CO. advertises 41-2x12 10 Army Duck and 7x12 10 army duck with guaranteed waterproofing. Prices listed at $2.75 and $4.00 per. Cor Dauphin and Commerce Streets, Bell Phone 2328.
The Mobile Baseball Association will rename as the Mobile Baseball Club and seek court approval for stock bid in. Target capital is 18000 dollars with 3000 working capital. President T K Jackson led a two hour meeting at the Battle House detailing 1916 plans and tryouts for players.
An advertisement advises washing hair with pure coaltonized coconut oil instead of soaps or shampoos. It claims coconut oil cleanses scalp without alkali, produces rich lather with water, dries hair evenly, leaves it silky and manageable, and is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
Fairhope residents host visitors from Charles City Iowa and Mason City Iowa while P P K club elects officers J B Gaston president I M Galbraith vice president Axil Johnson secretary and plan a minstrel show February 18 Local resident changes include Hoglund selling property to A M Anderson Fairhope sees an uptick in winter visitors Knights of Pythias plan benefit at castle hall and Walter Mask becomes Peoples Railroad motorman Henry Creswell is very ill at over 80 and may not recover
Jack Garnett and Ernest Strange have returned from a river business trip. Mr and Mrs John Lewis and family moved to Marine street. James Murphy is visiting New Orleans for a few days.
A newspaper ad-style testimonial claims Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root cures kidney trouble and gall stones. Police chief R D Williams and J A Ingram attest, with notary BE F Tison. Prospective buyers urged to send ten cents for a sample and booklet. bottles sold at drug stores.
Dr. Harry T. Inge won a $5 prize from Taylor-Reynolds Optical for knowledge about club members in a Thursday contest. Ed. J. Higgins was his closest competitor. President Palmer Pills led a members guessing game to learn each other’s roles and professions. Letters urged support for a Gulf coast highway, Stevens bill, and gasoline relief. The gathering was the largest in a year with guests Robert Jemison of Birmingham and J. H. Wetzel of Mobile.
Letter from Mrs E H Bean of Nashville Tennessee describes a tumor the size of a child’s head appearing during the Change of Life. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing both the tumor and the changes, noting no further symptoms after returning home and continuing the remedy. The ad invites readers to write to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
The ad promotes Dr King s New Life Pills to improve digestion relieve constipation and tone the body. It claims benefits like clear eyes and healthy looking skin and notes a price of 25 cents at the druggist.
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