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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1913

Page

8

City Officials Weigh Tax Rise for School Improvements

The board discussed tapping public funds or bonds to finance school upgrades with estimates from $260,000 to $276,000 for a new high school and auditorium. Mayor Laz Schwarz urged a tentative plan while stressing income limits and the need for legislative permission to raise taxes.

Laz Schwarz Schwarz Barton Academy Jefferson Street Russell Spring Hill Avenue Bayou Street Gaillard Pillans Harry T. Hartwell Hartwell

Doan's Kidney Pills Public Testimony in Mobile

A Mobile resident praises Doan's Kidney Pills as a tested remedy for kidney trouble. Mrs. C. H. Steiner of Mobile recounts prior illness including headaches dizziness backache and poor sleep, saying the pills corrected her disordered kidneys after a friend's advice. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.

Mobile Dean C. H. Steiner Palmetto St Ala Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

Mercorized wax and saxolite remedy for skin blemishes

March winds and dust make skin flaws common. Use mercorized wax nightly to fade freckles blackheads moth patches and blotches by absorption of the surface layer. In mornings wash off with soap. For wrinkles a saxolite wash with hazel provides noticeable improvement.

Woman's Home Journal

School bond talks hinge on grammar schools need and costs

City officials debated whether to ask voters for a 125000 to 200000 bond for grammar school improvements and possibly a new high school. They urged careful analysis of how much the city can afford and whether a moderate aid plan or tuition fees for higher education might be needed. The conference adjourned with plans to reconvene to refine the proposal.

Lyons Hartwell Cochrane Pillans Vickers Mobile Gaillard H. T. Hartwell D. T. McCall M. J.,.vickers John T. Cochrane W. T. McGowin S. S. Murphy

City Briefs Highlights Regional Clergy and Local Notices

Dr. D A Planck will miss Central church duties to tend his ill mother in Kentucky with Dr. Van de Erwe filling the pulpit. Voters League of Russell school district delays meeting to discuss the school situation at Y M C A. Mississippi railroad commissioner F M Sheppard, from Richton, visits Mobile and plans rail inspections after recovery from illness. Van Heuvel Logging Company files in probate court to operate lumber timber logging and naval stores business led by Martin Van Heuvel William oe ee Jessie Van Heuvel.

D. A. Planck Central Presbyterian Church Kentucky van de Erwe Central Church Voters’ League Russell F. M. Sheppard Mississippi Railroad Commission Mobile Richton Miss Willis Walley The Richton Dispatch Sheppard Laurel Mississippi van Heuvel Martin van Heuvel William Oe Ee Jessie van Heuvel Obile

Washington Warned by Mexican Government

Mexican cabinet notes report of Alfonso Madero arrival in Washington where details of the former Madero conspiracy were developed. It says the Washington government will be asked to take extraordinary precautions to prevent fugitives from escaping.

Associated Press Mexico City Alfonso Madero Washington Madero

Weather Pattern Notes Across Regions With Fair Skies

A high barometer area over the Atlantic and Gulf States brings slightly below normal temperatures and generally fair weather except along the west gulf coast where rain has fallen. Frosts occur in the interior Alabama and Georgia. A second high region extends from the north Pacific coast to the middle Rocky Mountains with fair and moderately cold conditions. A low barometer covers much of the north of the Ohio and Missouri rivers with light precipitation and a sharp temperature rise in the lakes. Fair weather is likely at Mobile tonight and Sunday with a bit warmer conditions tonight. Protect shipments against 34 degrees for 36 hours north and 36 degrees east and moderate west temperatures.

Atlantic and Gulf States West Gulf Coast Alabama Georgia North Pacific Coast Rocky Mountain Ohio Missouri Lake Mobile Albert Ashenberger

Mothers of boys to attend mask ball prep at German Relief Hall

Mothers of participating boys gather at German Relief Hall from 11 to 1 Saturday to view costume pictures and patterns. All are urged to attend to review designs and prepare for the Children’s mask ball event.

Death of Alfred Maurice Picard Former French Minister and Academy Member

Alfred Maurice Picard former minister of marine and Academy of Sciences member died at sixty nine in Paris on March 8 Associated Press reports.

Associated Press Paris Alfred Maurice Picard Marine Academy of Sciences

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