Urgent Bond Backed For Russell Elementary School Expansion
The Voters' League of Russell school district met in the kindergarten building and endorsed a $150,000 bond issue to improve district buildings and fund a new $50,000 school on a new site. About two hundred attended, with many women present and several College Women's Association members. The group urged prioritizing a high school later, urging the school board to proceed with the bond and site plan for immediate improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voters’ League
Russell
Itf
T. J. Young
Board of School Commissioners
College Women's Association
League
Mobile
Chool
Harry T. Hartwell
W. T. McGowin
Etta Lambert
L. C. Irvine
Messrs
J. H. Norville
A. E. Reynolds
Rus
George R. Bancroft
Russell School
Norville
Bancroft
Semmes
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Offer Gentle Liver Relief
An Arkansas remedy promotes Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a gentle purge for constipation and bile-related ailments. Advertises cleaner skin clearer eyes and renewed energy after a few days with no harsh purgatives. free sample offered. available from Hot Springs Chemical Co. Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calomel
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Hotprings
Ark
Diabetes Herb Claim Promises Quick Cure
A Mexico discovered remedy called calliabetes Herb is advertised as a fast treatment for diabetes. The item claims to reduce symptoms quickly, restore vigor, and offer a 50c value for 25c with a free diabetic diet booklet. Contact Ames Chemical Co. Box 24 C Whitney Point NY.
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Mexico
Ames Chemical CO
Whitney Point
N. Y
Mobile County Promoters Rally for $350000 Bond Issue for Russell Semmes Schools
School officials and citizens in Mobile County gathered at Russell meeting urging a bond vote to fund modernization. Speakers including Hartwell McGowin Irvine and Bancroft pressed for a $350000 bond with plans for better facilities, new Russell Semmes sites, and a move to Broad street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. McGowin
Russell
Mobile
Birmingham
McGowin
Bayouu Hatte
Citronelle
Whistler
Mobile County
L. C. Irvine
Professor Bancroft
Digestit Tablets Help People Eat Again Says Brookville and Rome Testimonies
Readers report Digestit tablets ended digestive distress and allowed them to eat normally. Mrs. J C Finfrock of Brookville claims she can now eat what she likes after a couple of tablets, while O D Durham of Rome, Georgia notes marked relief and renewed appetite. Many others endorse the product and its apparent effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Finfrock
Brookville, C
O. D. Durham
Rome
White opossum captivates Gulf Crest resident
Walter F. Williams of Gulf Crest Alabama reports possessing what many believe is the only white opossum in captivity in the area. The animal, captured near his home after a dog treed it in a gopher hole, was shown in Mobile with pink eyes and ears, unlike its gray kin. Williams received multiple offers and invites inquiries about its value and sale.
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Walter F. Williams
Gulf Crest
Ala
February health report shows low city death rate
City health officer reports February vital statistics with white deaths 35 and colored 47, overall death rates 14.82 and 28.54 per thousand respectively, births white 54 and colored 33, with disease counts including scarlet fever diphtheria typhoid and smallpox. sanitation inspections continued and inflammable alley conditions reported to the fire chief.
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Fire Department
Disorderly conduct case stalled by witness no-show
In the recorder's court a continuance was ordered after complainant Carrie Stauter failed to appear. She had caused the arrest of A. B. Fritz, and the court ordered her arrest as a witness with a $390 bond. Stauter was later released on bond to appear next court session.
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A. B. Fritz
Recorder's Court
Carrie Stauter
Fritz
Edington
Mies Stauter
Recorder’s Court
Merchants and Manufacturers Prize Campaign Inquiry
A reader asks if The Item is saving labels and sales slips tied to the $4,000 Merchants and Manufacturers Prize Campaign and selling campaign materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawa ceUtarsEe
Russell district school bond debate prompts committee action
Voters stress educational movement and condemn Russell School amid concerns about damp grounds and inadequate facilities. A five member committee will pursue a new building plan with $50,000 proposed as the district's need. Local residents praise improvements while petitions cite 314 voters backing the bond proposal.
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Russell School
A. EB. Reynolds
League
Reynolds
T. J. Young
Russell
Norville
R. E. Daly, Jr
Semmes
Mobile
How To Win A Charity Vote Contes?
Read the instructions for a local contest by The Item. Ten votes per cent paid are issued for labeled products, sale slips, and register checks from participating merchants in Mobile and surrounding territory. Prizes are based on total votes with a final decision by The Item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Mobile considers badge for washerwomen under old ordinance
City commissioners weigh a celluloid button design for each washerwoman who registers at the police station as required by an old Mobile ordinance. Mayor Schwarz notes washing is unlicensed but the badge would lend respect, not serve as a license tag.
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Mobile
Schwarz
Aow
Approaching Baldness Hair Loss Cure Claim
The ad states baldness is not a disease but results from dandruff germs. Regular use of Newbro's Herpicide can check falling hair if follicles aren’t atrophied, claiming it cleanses the scalp and eliminates dandruff. Available in 50¢ and $1.00 sizes with money-back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
van Antwerp
Jury Selected to Try Smith for Murder
Elmore Smith, a negro, was placed on trial in Mobile city court for the December 13, 1907 killing of Betty Marshall, a negro woman, at a works district store. He was captured in Monroe county and brought back, with defense by S. H. Bailey, plea of accidental killing, and premeditated charge by the solicitor. A twelve-man jury was chosen, including Matthew Lawler Jr and James R. Lockler, among others. The Item promotes a church and school fund with a $4,000 selling campaign through label and sales slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmore Smith
Betty Marshall
Works District
Smith
Monroe County
T. T. Palmer
Mobile
Clarke
Matthew Lawler, Jr
James R. Lockler
Woodruff L. Parker
Henry G. Toones
Albert O. Drey
John J. Hines
Charles Hess
Robert K. Cahall
Jacob D. Battiste
Peter J. Maguire
Frederick Bitzer
Henry N. Parsons
Ely's Cream Balm Claims Instant Catarrh Relief
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a quick cure for colds and catarrh by applying a small amount in the nostrils. It promises immediate relief from stuffed noses, head congestion, and discharge, with claims of soothing, healing inflamed membranes. Van Antwerp Drug Corp. is listed as agents.
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Roeva
Ely
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Staub
Dauphin Street
Yarmouth
Hervey Farm
Sell and Semmes
Hartwell
Broad Street
Barton High School
Ang
Belmont
First National .Bank
Mobile, Ala
Alabama
Warners Safe
Warner
Bisher
Seidl
Deseo Warner’s
Safe Remedies Co. Dept
Rochester
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Barney-Cavanash
Hardware Company
Trip
Chautauqua
H. E. Jones, JR
Pass
Dept
The
Bank of Mobile
National Banking Association
Bank of Mobile National Banking Association
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