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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1913
Page
2
President Wilson played a 9 hole round at Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire as summer school students filled the town. He faced Dr C A Grayson on the links and found the course tougher than Woodstock the day before.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York hails Dr King s New Life Pills as the king of all laxatives. They bless his family and he keeps a box at home. Get a bar and get well. Price 25c. Recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp. adv.-?2
Hon A G Patterson of Falkvill Alabama appointed Ben B Cox as district deputy grand chancellor of the seventh district. Cox will oversee lodges in Bay Minette Stockton Magnolia Springs Wilmer Whistler Plateau and Fairhope and serves as chair of the grand lodge committee on the state of the order. A large district convention is planned in the city next fall likely during the Southern Commercial Congress session with hopes of reviving the order's active interest and drawing leading members from Alabama and neighboring states. The district reports over one thousand members and all lodges are in prosperity.
An advertisement claims Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil can halt carbuncles and boils in early stages. It promotes bottles priced 25c 60c and 1.00, suggesting use as a preventative and treatment.
State Superintendent Henry J. Willingham and Rural School Supervisor N. R. Baker traveled to Birmingham for the conference of teachers institute instructors and conductors. The session starts this afternoon and runs through Thursday in Montgomery Alabama.
City commissioners amended anti-gaming ordinances to ban any game of chance including wall or cellar devices. The existing penalty remains a $100 fine or six months imprisonment or both. They debated whether banks were included and approved routine bills and licenses.
W. D. Magli, a Whitemound Wis merchant, bought Chamberlain's medicine to supply customers. After receiving them he fell sick and says one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than the entire stock. For sale by all dealers. Ady.
A Fields Ice Cream advert in The Item mislisted Gilt Edge grade at $1.50 per gallon and 65 cents per half gallon. The correct price is $1.00 per gallon and 65 cents per half gallon.
At a special meeting President John Craft led the Alabama Oyster Commission to enforce a no catch rule for terrapin May through July to safeguard breeding stock. The panel also limited oyster planting to public reefs east of Alabama Port to Fort Gaines and west of Mullet Point to Little Point Clear until December 1, while planning 10 000 barrels of shells near Bon Secour and 6 500 near Grant's Pass. Commissioners Patterson Clark Secretary Joulllan and Attorney Inge attended.
Harry A Page a 48 year old fireman at Fire Company No 8 was arrested on a perjury warrant sworn by Edward Clements of Oakdale. He allegedly lied about the age of Winnie May Davis his bride claiming she was eighteen though she is under seventeen. Page was released on bond after a brief police statement.
The board of revenue and road commissioners heard a report on work under the good roads bond issue by County Highway Engineer Fay McClure. It details Cedar Point road progress with six miles graded and gravel laid on three and a half miles, Moffat road with seven miles bridges and culverts built, seven miles graded, and gravel laid for two miles, St. Stephens road with gravel foundation for seven miles and chert wearing surface for five miles, two of which are rolled and near completion.
At the Mobile Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals quarterly meeting a letter from Justice of the Peace Ivar Boe protested cruelty to county road mules and criticized the lack of prosecution. The group also noted a milk cow fatally struck by a Mobile Light and Railway Company car and urged prompt phone reports to police for humane euthanasia if needed.
An advertisement touts Saxo Salve as a cure for eczema and itchy rashes in children and adults. It claims rapid itching relief, skin absorption, and a money back guarantee, sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp in Mobile Alabama. It also suggests Vinci as an auxiliary treatment to build blood for children.
Englewood New Jersey July 8 physicians at Englewood Hospital were hopeful for the ultimate recovery of John L. Peltrowitz and a young woman who says she is his bride both poisoned yesterday in a personal crisis. They fear separation as the father cut off the young man’s allowance. The bride identifies as Barbara M Ackerman of Baltimore.
Semmes Camp UCV members receive invitation to the unveiling at Ryan Park Saturday afternoon with seats for veterans on the speakers stand. Also notes a Sunday automobile rollover on Halls mill road near Farley residence with no injuries and a Mobile marriage license issued to Max Fry and Mariam Gup.
The Law Side of the Court reports several judgments by default or by court for plaintiffs including Foreman and Meador versus Puckett at 57.20 Hoyle versus Driver at 101.20 and McGowin Lyons Hardware versus Hieronymus at 163.44, with an oral garnishee answer call for Wednesday including Gulfport Fertilizer versus McDonald and other cases listed.
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