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The Mobile Item in Mobile, Alabama

15 Jun 1913

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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1913

Page

8

Meyer the Hatter’s 47 years of Mobile hat trade marked by grand new building

John J. Meyer known as Jake or Meyer the Hatter celebrates forty seven years serving Mobile and Alabama. The feature shows his new three story Dauphin street building with Renaissance style, ornamented exterior, elaborate show windows and bright interior lighting. Meyer, born 1843 in Germany, arrived 1865 in New York then moved to New Orleans and Mobile where he built a famed hat business with his sons.

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John J. Meyer Jake Ben Perin Meyer Hatter Mobile Alabama Dauphin Street Meyer's Daphin Street National Mosaic Flooring Company R. M. McLeod John T. Ballard Mobile Cornice Company Mobile Electric Company Mobile Gas Company Grand Rapids Warner Electric Mobile Elevator Company State Germany New York Camden N. J New Orleans Victor Boudrou St. Charles Charles Hurley Mr. Hurley Zadek Building Stetson Philadelphia Mr. Meyer Jake Meyer St. Emanuel Street Reiss Mercantile Company Joseph Jossen J. C. Clark Mobile & Ohio Railroad E. O. Zadek Jewlery Royal and Dauphin Streets Rhett Goode Jossen Clark Zadek Goode Bourne
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Meyer, Mobile Hat Merchant, Built Monument to Enterprise

The article honors Jake Meyer, renowned Mobile hatter, lauding twenty years of lunch companions, community impact, and pioneering advertising. It notes his leadership, early use of illuminated signs and plate glass fronts, and a new building as a monument to his business integrity and success.

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Meyer Mobile South Lower Dauphin Street
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First Communion At St Matthew’s Church

The children of St. Matthew's parish on retreat for St. Anthony of Padua celebrated their first holy communion Friday at 7 A.M. The adult choir conducted Millard's Mass in B flat under Miss Katie Hynde. Afternoon enrollment in the scapular followed, and Rector Dunn hosted refreshments at the rectory for the children with the assisting ladies named.

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St. Matthew's St. Anthony of Padua Katie Hynde Millard Rather Dunn Father Dunn Ethel Martin Agnes Hoffman Alice Quigley
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Alabama Patents Reported for Meat Cutter Indicator and Signal

Special to The Item from Washington reports grants this week to Alabama residents Elliott W. Jones of Pelika for an indicator for meat cutters and Daniel J. Taylor and W. R. Pruitt of Tallassee for an automatic railway signal.

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Washington Messrs. Davis & Davis Elliott W. Jones Daniel J. Taylor W. R. Pruitt Tallassee
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Autos in Collision Reported at Joachim and Dauphin

An auto owned by Dr. Seale Harris collided with a second car bearing state license 1037 at Joachim and Dauphin streets late Friday afternoon. Both vehicles suffered minor damage and the occupants escaped injury. Peter Christens a Danish seaman on tugs along the Mobile to Galveston coastwise route was admitted to the United States Saturday by Immigration Inspector Henry C Brownlow after making application.

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Seale Harris Joachim Dauphin Peter Christens Mobile Galveston United States Henry C. Brownlow
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Meyer the Hatter to Open New Store on Dauphin Street

Announcement details Meyer the Hatter's new store and building in Mobile. The extensive section lists each item on display from the progressive firm with its representative lines. Home-coming day is tomorrow at 75 77 79 Dauphin Street with souvenirs and music by Drago's band for all visitors.

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Meyer the Hatter Meyer the Hatter’s Dauphin Street Drago
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Jake” Meyer the Hatter’s ST. Matthew's Church
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