Government Demand Inquiry Adopts Resolution on River Traffic
Directors meet Wednesday night to approve a resolution criticizing railroad interference with Mobile river traffic. The motion references reports in The Register and The Item about Staples line boats and L and N Railroad arrangements that allegedly harmed a rival: the B and G line. The document calls for free and untrammeled use of superior traffic facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Mobile
Staples
L. and N
B. and G
Parisian Sage advertised for dandruff and hair care
An old advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a remedy to stop dandruff and falling hair and to soothe scalp itch. It claims sparkling hair, a clean scalp, and prevention of baldness, urging 50 cents for a bottle at drug stores, sold by G. Van Antwerp & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. van Antwerp & Son
Swat the Fly Movement Spreading Abroad
The swat the fly campaign that reduced US disease carriers spreads internationally. Dr. Arthur L. Murray, DC health officer, has received inquiries from several capitals seeking guidance. Baroness Aletta Korff of Helsingfors Finland has written proposing to start the movement there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Arthur L. Murray
District of Columbia
Aletta Korff
Helsingfors
Finland
River system vital for Mobile growth prompts complaint
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce resolves that railroad interference with river commerce must end and directs its president to seek a thorough investigation by the justice department, congressional committees, and the Interstate Commerce Commission. It notes the lack of insurance on the river steamer James T Staples and a large L and N mortgage on the boat and Mary E K Staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Department of Justice
Interstate Commercdl Commission
James T. Staples
Poe’s Landing
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Mary EK. Staples
Staples
Be a Citizen By Paying Your Poll Tax
Civic notice urges residents to safeguard suffrage rights by paying poll tax and complying with registration requirements.
Eczema Cleared After Cuticura Treatment For Child
Mrs Spence Murphy of West Point Mississippi recalls a three month old with eczema covering one side of the face. After two failed cures the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment stopped the spread in about a month and the child recovered completely. Free 32 page Skin Book offered.
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West Point
Miss
Spence Murphy
Belt Line Plan Faces Mobile Water Front Constraints
City documents argue belt line is necessary to protect waterfront value and prevent railroad control. Merchants oppose extra car charges. investigation finds door delivery largely free, with only a few cases at two dollars per car. A map shows new rail entrants must cross existing lines and receive equal treatment under Alabama Rail Road Commission rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mobile
Alabama Railroad Commission
National Rivers and Harbors Committee
T. B. Burton
Water Front
Interstate Commerce Commission
Horace Turner
Choctaw Point
J. C. Fry
Charles H. Brown
Lebaron Lyons
Henry Hall
J. H. Wilson
Found Health Claims of Lydia E Pinkham Cure
Reader letters from Utica Ohio and Nebo Illinois extol Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. Mrs Mary Earlewine and Mrs Hettie Greenstreet report relief from long standing weakness and dizziness after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E.pinkham
Utica
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinksham
Mary Earlewine
R.F.D. No
Nebo
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hettie Greenstreet
Nebo, Illinois
Fifteen Illicit Stills Destroyed in Alabama Campaign
Internal Revenue Officer J H Nabers led a two week raid through Geneva Covington Houston Pike Dale and Coffee counties resulting in the destruction of fifteen illicit distilleries mostly in Geneva county. Arrests were made with suspects bound over in Dothan and Coffee Springs. one man Joseph Lewis was captured in the act of making whiskey and sent to Atlanta for sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Covington
Houston
Pike, Dale
Coffee
Internal Revenue
J. H. Nabers
Mobile
Geneva County
Dothan
Enterprise
Coffee Springs
Hacoda
Hartford
Frank Mims
Joseph Lewis
Charles Pridgeon
Jessie Bell
Amos and
Jonas Cotton
W. S. Sexton
John Hamilton
Nabers
Lewis
Jones
Atlanta
Collier and
Ellis
Papes Diapepsin Promises Rapid Relief For Indigestion
An old consumer ad extols Pape’s Diapepsin as fast, harmless stomach relief for indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and related troubles. The ad touts millions of cures and urges keeping a fifty cent case at home for sudden overeating or uneasy digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Mutinies and Muted Progress Reported at Dardanelles
A French dispatch via Constanza notes wounded arriving from Tchatalja and unconfirmed reports of 16 000 Circassian troops mutinying. Rioting also alleged at the Dardanelles as 6 000 transport animals suffer from lack of food and roads deteriorate under heavy rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Constantinople
Constanza
Tchatalja
Dardanelles
Chronicle
Bulgarian envoy rejects Ottoman reply for Adrianople terms
Dr. Daneff, head of the Bulgarian peace delegation, denounces the Turkish reply as unacceptable. He says the fortress of Adrianople and Turkish Aegean islands must be ceded before any new negotiations can begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daneff
Adrianople
Aegean Sea
Baldwin Voters Slow in Paying Poll Tax
Special to The Item from Bay Minette Alabama reports Baldwin county voters lag in poll tax payments with nearly two thirds facing disqualification if taxes are not paid by tomorrow. Local officials urge prompt compliance to preserve voting rights for the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
Syrup of Figs Promises Safe Liver and Bowels Relief
A historical advertisement touts Delicious Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for a torpid liver and sluggish bowels. It claims to cleanse by gentle action overnight without griping, avoiding harsh purgatives like calomel or castor oil, and promotes improved digestion and overall well being.
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Rayo Lamp
Louisville
Birmingham
Standard: Qil Company
Incorporated
Sae. Wacky
Jacksonville, Fla
Drs. T
T. J. Granade
Bell Phone
Dauphin Street
A. N. Maumenee Optometris
Optician
the Peoples Bank
Alabama
Y N. W. Conti
Coreption Streata
Windsor Cafe
Reynolds—Proprietors
Egzema
Galveston
Congress
Pensacola
New Orleans
Shipa
Jean
H. S
Messaline
Cheney
Copenhagen
Becan
Fitzgerald & Co
ST. Emanuel Street
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