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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1914

Page

3

Lacy Maze Deepens in Alabama and Georgia Trail

Montgomery reports outline a six month pursuit of Lacy through Alabama and Georgia with sightings in Columbus and Selma. Detectives traced him from Autauga to Dallas counties while a Montgomery police chief allegedly lived rough in the hills, posing as a cattle trader before surrender in Montgomery.

Montgomery Ala Lacy Net Olumbus Selma Martin Station Marion Burns Dal Autauga County Autauga Dallas Countes Taylor W. T. Taylor Columbus Elumbus Alabama Georgia Orn Lacy Dallas County Central of Georgia Central of Georgia Airf Myrtle Leta Honduras

Fr Men nis Lectures to Non Catholics at St Matthew s

The Rev Father Mennis spoke to a large audience at St Matthew s Church delivering the first in a series for non Catholics. He argued reason and revelation as sources on mans origin and destiny, stating God made man for Himself and to share His glory, with revelation clarifying truths reason cannot fully grasp. The sermon urged following divine light to reach safety and eternal happiness.

St. Matthew’s Church Father Mennis Amelie Prague Promised Land

White men recommended for Post Office clerks

Three white men, Andrew M. McGray Jr, Warren M. Chastaing, and Everett A. Smith, were recommended for appointment as postoffice clerks by Postmaster J Blocker Thornton after passing exams. They were eligible on March 4 and are the only eligible white men on the local civil service list. Thornton has sent for a supply.

J. Blocker Thornton Andrew M. McGray, Jr Warren M. Chastaing Everett A. Smith Thornton

Fattening the Thin How to Gain Weight Safely

A physician explains that malnutrition keeps fat from entering the blood and suggests using Sargol tablets with every meal to convert sugars and starches into nourishment. Reported gains of ten to twenty five pounds per month are claimed, with caution that the remedy should suit weight goals and not be used by those unwilling to gain ten pounds or more.

van Antwerp Drug Corp

Valuable Suggestion for Kidney Health Remains Encouraging

Physicians concede kidneys need more attention as they filter poisons and waste from the blood. Winter indoors increases strain. symptoms include back pain, bladder issues, sediment, pale skin, and rheumatic pains signaling urgent help. An herbal remedy, Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root, is advertised with a sample by mail from Kilmer Co.

Kilmer

Mallory Line Freight Shipments Increase

Mallory Steamship Line increases freight from Mobile to New York with two extra vessels this week. The Ocmulgee and San Marcos will sail here for freight only, joining the Lampasas for a three sailings week. Local agent DuBois cites high cargo volumes and added routes via Key West and Tampa.

Mobile New York Mallory Steamship Line DuBois Mallory Key West Tampa Ocmulgee Philadelphia Texas City Hieronymus Docks San Marcos Lampasas

Glover Sentenced to Eighteen Months on Petit Larceny

George E. Glover was arraigned before Recorder Edington and received eighteen months on the county roads after pleading guilty to three counts of petit larceny tied to a theft from a Church Street rooming house. Two more petit larceny cases against him will be called Wednesday evening.

George E. Glover Edington Derledtan Church Street Glover

Parisian Sage Promises Lustrous Hair For All

Attractive hair is possible with daily Parisian Sage scalp rub and weekly follow up. The product claims to remove dandruff in one application and refresh the hair without stickiness. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp and other druggists in fifty cent bottles under the slogan The Girl with the Auburn Hair.

van Antwerp Drug Corp

Memorial service honors Joseph Fels at Fairhope

A large memorial in Fairhope recalls Joseph Fels of Philadelphia who died February 22. Speakers include A. H. Mershon and Fairhope figures Mrs. L. J. N. Comings E. B. Gaston Fiske Warren Rev. Higgins Judge Foster Rev. Wood and others. Mrs. Comings and Mr. Gaston recount Fels’ aid and support of the single tax colony. The service closes with Only Remembered and a benediction by Rev. Wood.

Joseph Fels Philadelphia Fairhope A. H. Mershon L. J. N. Comings E. B. Gaston Fiske Warren Massachusetts F. I. Higgins W. A. Foster G. W. Wood Comings School of Organic Education Gaston Fels Harrison Wood

Savage ancestors and civilized restraint in history

A reflective sentence contrasts civility with ancestral savagery. The remark implies a modern understanding of past attitudes and the tension between civilized behavior and primal instincts.

Hobson 10 Tour County This Week in Mobile Area

Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson campaigns for the U S senate with a Friday night address in German Relief Hall Mobile and visits Whistler Grand Bay Bayou la Batre Theodore Semmes Wilmer Oak Grove Chunchula Gulf Crest Citronelle on Thursday to Saturday. Local supporters join the countys tour ahead of the April 6 primary.

Richmond Pearson Hobson United States Oscar Underwood German Relief Hall Hobson Mobile Captain Hobson Mobile County United State Senate Whistler Grand Bay Bayou la Batre Theodore Semmes Wilmer Oak Grove Chunchula Gulfcrest Citronelle

D. D. D Skin Cure Promoted by Local Advertiser

An advertisement praised the D. D. D. skin cure for eczema and rashes. It claimed the product could cure skin blemishes, with a promise of a full refund if it did not stop the itch, and listed Van Antwerp and Albright & Wood druggists as sellers.

Nin Italaya Cme Lisa Sea Son van Antwerp Albright &Wood Dauphin Jackson Streets

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Thed Lacy FR. Mennis Man St. Matthew's Church Mallory Line Myrtle Hakn Rockefeller THE Bank OF Mobile National Banking Association Provost- Barrow Coal Company Saratoga Rosskam, Gerstley & Company Richard Distributing Co Ara Cerstlet Gayfer ALL Good Grocers T. G. Bush Grocery Company O. K ST. Emanuel Street DeBriere Vee Norville LE Bros Francis St G. W. Barnes Foot of Government St ACM SumBes Presh Union Union Fish and Oyster Co S. W. Cor. Royal and Church” Sts Bell Phone W. H. Holcombe, Jr Dan Fratty Prisca Windsor
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