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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1913
Page
5
Local society notes cover Miss Mabel McCorkle of Meridian as guest of Mrs G T Allison with a morning sewing bee, music and a light collation. Several relatives and friends visit, onlookers admire beauty and social visits in Mobile Alabama and surrounding towns.
This afternoon at 5 p m at Ryan Place Rev Father de la Meriniere 8 J will discuss Father Ryan life and writings Dr Erwin Craighead will present the monument to the city and Commissioner Pat J Lyons will accept the gift for Monile Scores of children and devoted women and patriotic men will attend the ceremonies this afternoon at Ryan Place
Miss Fannie Mostiller of Bienville Louisiana describes years of painful hand eczema that oozed and cracked. She reports relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting recovery from sores and itching.
An ad-like claim describes a product regime for men involving shaving and shampooing with Cu to prevent dry thin and falling hair, allay irritation, and promote hair growth and beauty.
Mary Belle Crawford of Atlanta faces a warrant in Carrollton tied to the death of her husband Joshua B. Crawford. The estate is valued at 250000, with heirs alleging she caused his death through narcotics. A coroner's jury advised detention of Mrs Crawford as civil suits seek to invalidate the will.
Plaintiffs in a suit to set aside Joshua B. Crawford's will filed a Carroll county coroner jury verdict with Atlanta officials. The verdict says Crawford died from poisoning, with morphine and opium found in his stomach. The will favored Mrs Mary Belle Crawford, who married Crawford weeks before his death, prompting an investigation by the grand jury. Other heirs challenge the will.
Mary J. Chapman of Put-in-Bay fights the Perry Memorial land seizure. Her brother E A Foster appeals to President Wilson to urge Governor Cox of Ohio to examine the alleged injustice after an Ottawa county jury awarded $7,000 for the site.
Two empty steel cars broke away from a switching engine and struck Cleveland and Pittsburgh passenger train No. 340 in Alliance last night. A girl about 13 was killed, two people seriously injured and several others lightly hurt as three cars of the passenger train were derailed by the impact. Nora Gordon of Ellsworth and an engineer were among the injured.
Helen buys a guaranteed silk stocking from a tiny shop claiming no runs. She returns after 10 days to exchange, but the store demands a red ticket and refuses without it. Her anger grows as she clashes with clerks and the manager, realizing the guarantee is a sham.
A Victrola Concert at Reynald's on Dauphin Street Friday night drew a large audience. The program featured famous tenors and violinists with selections from Caruso, Mascagni, Bizet, Puccini, Brahms, Sarasate, and Verdi among others.
A woman vents furious over a red ticket and an insolent manager, vows to pursue a legal remedy, but with counsel’s caution the anger cools. Her partner suggests letting it go, then they agree to reconsider after a night’s sleep and move past the incident.
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