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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1915
Page
6
Desire Christophe, 84, a France native and Mobile resident for forty five years, died Wednesday night at 8 at the family home 557.
An advertisement claims uric acid in meat irritates kidneys causing backache and urinary issues. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe inexpensive remedy made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, promising to cleanse and stimulate kidneys and prevent discomfort, urging readers to buy from pharmacists.
South Conception street resident dies after lingering illness. Catholic Church member, funeral rites observed. Survived by two daughters Mrs. George Cool and Miss Louise Christophe, one son Peter Christophe, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild, and other relatives. Confederate veteran and longtime R. E. Lee Association member. Formerly ran a restaurant and hotel at Conti and Royal streets.
The remains of Mrs. Mary L. Sandoz died in this city on Tuesday and were laid to rest in Pine Crest cemetery on Wednesday. Funeral service was held at 1658 Dauphin Way with Rev. O C McGehee officiating. Pallbearers were five sons Henry T Albert J Frank J Earl G William E Sandoz and son in law Dr H B Dawson. Numerous floral tributes marked the grave.
Law and Equity Court items include Myles H. Savell and Lewis Sewall fined $50 as defaulting jurors. Schenker Alidor Electric Co. v W C Croxdale costs paid and case dismissed. Elizabeth C Smart v Henry Clark non-suit with bill of exceptions. Naylor Lumber Co v American Tie and Timber Co counts ruled, others overruled or sustained. Fowlkes v Rush judgment set aside denied. Friday calls list Mary Harris v Mobile Light and Railway. Griffin v John P Moore, Samson Tabb v Home Industry Iron Works.
In Marion Junction Alabama March outlines a crop diversification campaign moving through Marengo and Wilcox counties with International Harvester experts promoting alfalfa and diversified farming. Attendees include white and some educated Black farmers as boll weevil damage pushes cotton decline and lenders demand diversification.
W C Walters former Dunbar kidnapping defendant thanks Alabama people for backing his freedom fight. Reports describe gatherings in Mobile area with local leaders and speeches by R A Hayne and J Burrows on crop diversification and farm projects including potato houses and sweet potato exports. Wilcox county joins Livestock Sanitary Board plan set to begin April 5.
An ad style note promotes Hyomei as a cure for catarrh claiming germs cause the ailment. It explains inhaling medicated air loosens nasal and throat symptoms and offers a two to three minute relief, with full cure after weeks of use. It mentions Van Antwerp's Drug Corp and local druggists in Mobile offering the inhaler.
Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers are advertised as a health tonic restoring vitality for overworked or rundown individuals. The sales pitch claims quick effects and a free trial, with availability in Mobile and New Jersey through listed merchants and addresses.
A vintage advertisement offers a 50 cent Kellogg box coupon from F. J. Kellogg Co. in Battle Creek Michigan. The reader is asked to mail a request with 6 cents for postage and packing, including name address and route.
Mobile school children will be granted a holiday on Good Friday by direction of the school board at Wednesday's meeting. Commissioner Quinn offered the motion, opposed by President Cochrane and Commissioner Roe, but supported by Commissioners Roach and Vickers. Opponents argued too many days had been missed this term.
The Norwegian steamer Cibao sailed from the harbor Thursday at 10 am bound for Puerto Cortez with a general cargo and freight. It will load another cargo of bananas for United Fruit Company. The Fijell arrived with a banana cargo, docked at pier 1, and began unloading. The Henry J. Smith will move to the city Friday after fumigation. The Alexander Lawrence will proceed to the city Friday morning and moor in the stream. The Tombigbee river packet Alma departed for Pickensville and other river landings with freight and passengers.
The American schooner James W Paul Jr. left port Sunday morning for Progreso Mexico with about 4000 barrels of flour and corn to aid Progreso residents. After days in the lower bay awaiting favorable winds the vessel lifted anchor Thursday morning and sailed. The cargo was loaded Saturday.
The report lists Thursday market grades Good ordinary to Good middling with .200 MOB, and MOBILE receipts for the day and week. It records exports to Britain and the continent, port receipts since August 1, and six day totals across U. S. ports, with specific figures for stock and exports.
The New Orleans cotton market opened firm with limited activity. Spot cotton rose 12 points to middling 8.38 as Liverpool sales boosted bullish sentiment, futures closing steady with minor gains and modest trading at the open.
Liverpool failed to meet yesterday's gains while New York and early London bids showed uneven activity. Prices moved 6 to 7 points in early sessions with March, May, Tanabies Arete and October futures quoted near 8.60 to 9.66 as bulls renewed demand after Southern spot strength and late day selling trimmed gains.
Spot cotton in Liverpool firm across grades with good middling at 5.49 and low middling at 4.77. Sales reached 10 000 bales with 57 000 bales receipts and futures closed quiet with May-June at 5.08 and January-February at 3.40.
In New York on March 11 irregularity marked early trading with little price movement. Leading shares mostly fell or held, while speculative specials and inactive stocks showed pool manipulation. American Smelting rose about a quarter point, prices later hardening. London markets kept Americans under yesterday’s close.
Naval Stores from Savannah Georgia on March 11 list turpentine and rosin bid quotes. Prices span 2.95 for some grades to 5.55 for WW grade with premiums noted for WG and higher grades.
A stock list shows gains and declines across major names including American Sugar American Tobacco New York Central Reading United States Steel and Union Pacific along with lesser securities like Chesapeake and Ohio Missouri Kansas Texas and California entries.
Judge Baldwin extended the hearing of the suit filed by the Kansas City Baseball Club to stop the Federal League from moving the Kansas City franchise to Newark. The delay allows E. E. Gates to seek to persuade Harry Sinclair to operate the franchise in Kansas City this year. A compromise was discussed after a conference of both sides.
The American bark Lovisa, water-logged and with her neck awash at St Thomas in the Danish West Indies, will likely be condemned. She sailed from Mobile in February bound for Genoa with timber and lumber and was noted as a fast and handsome ship after her conversion from British to American registry.
Desire Christophe entered into rest March 10 1915 at 8 p m. The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from the family home 557 South Conception Street tomorrow Friday afternoon at 3 30 and from St Vincent s church at 4 Interment in Magnolia cemetery.
In a humorous exchange the Big Fellow argues whiskey can be stronger than wine or beer, noting drinkers often dilute whiskey while wine and beer are served as is. He sketches a rough arithmetic comparing typical measures to test actual strength.
A dialogue compares whiskey wine and beer noting whiskey is germ proof and not sour, while wine and beer ferment and can sour or bilious. The speakers conclude whiskey is both milder and more wholesome, with a plan to publish a follow up piece on the theme.
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