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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1916

Page

3

Fertilizer Advice Urges Cotton Use Despite High Prices

Montgomery March 16 Commissioner Wade of the Alabama department of Agriculture and Industries argues farmers should not skip fertilizer to plant cotton. He says early fertilized cotton helps boll weevil resistance, larger plants, more fruit, and earlier maturing crops, urging reduced cotton acreage and continued soil-building practices with available fertilizers.

Montgomery Ala Wade Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Alabama

Tanlac Endorsed by Southern Leaders as Spring Tonic

Prominent Southern men in public life and business endorse Tanlac as a reconstructive tonic and enhancer of general health. Notables include Judge McKenzie Moss, Moses R. Glenn, Col. John B. Gates, George W. Hinton, and others from Kentucky to Georgia. The ad touts Tanlac as a vegetable remedy that strengthens stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, relieves biliousness and constipation, and builds vital organs. Sold in Mobile by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.

Tanlac South McKenzie Moss Eighth Kentucky Judicial District Moses R. Glenn Kentucky John B. Gates Bowling Green Atlanta S. Shepard van Antwerp Drug Corporation Royal and Dauphin Streets

Williams Treatment promises free bottle for uric acid relief

Advertisement asserts Williams Treatment cures uric acid related illnesses including rheumatism and bladder issues. It offers a 50 cent bottle (32 doses) free if readers send name, address, and 10 cents to cover distribution, with no charge by parcel post.

Williams D. A. Williams Dept General P. F East Eres

Snow Do Not Stop Willard Moran Workout

Snow and cold fail to halt Jess Willard and Frank Moran as they run and train. Willard aims to drop below 250 pounds by tomorrow and stays cool in gym work with sparring partners. Moran’s workouts are livelier with three men, as both camps perform usual boxing, bag work, and wrestling.

New York Jess Willard Frank Moran Willard Jess Moran

Baptist Official Visits Mobile for Conference and Talk

Dr W F Yarborough secretary treasurer of the Alabama Baptist executive committee arrives in Mobile. He meets at 2 PM with the local committee pastors and workers to discuss church extension and membership growth. A 7 30 PM mass meeting is planned with luncheon at 6 PM. He travels Friday to Thomasville for another conference.

W. F. Yarborough Alabama Baptist State Convention First Baptist Church Yarborough Thomasville

Two Pennants Awarded in Red Cross Seals Sale

The Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis Teague will award two pennants to counties selling the most Red Cross seals per thousand population. Jefferson, Montgomery, Mobile, Tuscaloosa and Walker are in the first group with active tuberculosis programs. other counties form the second group. Awards announced March 30. counties not reporting will be disqualified.

Birmingham Ala Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis Teague Red Cross Jefferson Montgomery Mobile Tuscaloosa Walker

An Aid to Digestion Advertises Chamberlains Tablets

An advertisement promotes Chamberlains Tablets to aid digestion after meals. It claims relief from dullness, sour stomach, and eructations and urges immediate use after dinner. The ad notes availability everywhere.

U S Takes Hand 10 Restrain Strikers

Biloxi Mississippi March 16 Colonel J B Money United States deputy marshal leaves for Gulfport to enforce an injunction restraining strikers and sympathizers from interfering with Gulf and Ship Island Railroad employees. He will supervise deputies from Gulfport to Hattiesburg and on the Columbia division until April 8 when the railroad's bill against the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen is heard. Marshal James Cashman will arrive in Gulfport tomorrow and Money will carry out court mandates until then.

Biloxi Miss J. B. Money United States Gulfport H. C. Niles Meridian Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Col. Money Gulf and Ship Island Hattiesburg Columbia Barney Eaton Gulf and Shipssland Colonel Money Brotherhood of Railway James Cashman Vicksburg Marshal Cashman

Fort Barrancas Band to Arrive for St Patrick's Day

A telegram to M. J. McDermott says the Eighth Company Coast Artillery United States Army Band from Fort Barrancas led by Lt Herbert A. McCune will reach Mobile Thursday morning for the St Patrick's Day celebration. Officers and band members are guests at the Cawthon Hotel. An open air concert is planned in Bienville Square from 6 30 to 7 30 p m with a second performance in the Cawthon assembly room later that evening.

M. We? McDermott Mobile Division Ancient Order of Hibernians Eighth Company Coast Artillery United States Army Band Fort Barrancas Herbert A. McCune Mobile Cawthon Hotel Mobile Hiber

Explorer Enlists in Australia Army to Lead Engineers

The leader of the Australian Antarctic expedition offers services to the Commonwealth government and will command a company of engineers. He joins the army as part of the exploration program and public service.

Australia

Immigrant Exhibit to Feature Mobile Products in Birmingham

Chief of Immigration E A Jones seeks displays of Mobile city and county farm and industrial products for a March 26 event at the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham. The exhibit will then go to Chicago for the Chicago Permanent Bureau of Industries and Natural Resources. The Mobile chamber’s know your city committee postponed a weekly industrial trip to support the eradication effort.

Mobile City E. A. Jones Birmingham Tutwiler Hotel National Association of Real Estate Exchanges Alabama Cobb Chamber of Commerce Jones Chicago Permanent Bureau of Industries and Natural Resources Cobt Mobile Chamber of Commerce Joseph G. Espalla

Effort to Buy Interned German Vessels

Detroit March 16 Ed ward N Breitung a Marquette and New York financier is among several推动 promoters seeking to form a gigantic shipping company to purchase interned German and Austrian merchant ships. He cites about 4800 such ships worldwide and notes talks about incorporating in Brazil to avoid the senman's act.

Detroit Mich Edward N. Breitung Marquette New York Breitung Dacia Hamburg-American Line Brazil

Insurance Officials Entertained in Mobile Luncheon

The Mobile Life Underwriters Association hosted George Russell Leonard assistant to the president of the National Association of Life Underwriters at a luncheon at the Cawthon hotel. President C M Erdman presided with a long list of attendees while Leonard, on a ten week national trip, aims to boost local membership and support the publicity drive arriving from Montgomery.

Mobile Life Underwriters’ Association National Association of Life Underwriters George Russell Leonard National Association Cawthon Hotel C. M. Erdman George W. Threefoot C. Alen Hopkins L. D. Dix Co. W. Moss Leon Schwarz Herman W. Leinkauf C. Tomlinson H. A. Lockwood A. L

Frances Augusta Steindorff Weds Joseph Brown Morgan

At the Steindorff home in Greenville on Wednesday, Miss Frances Augusta Steindorff married Joseph Brown Morgan of Brewton. The bride, a popular Greenville and Brewton teacher, will reside in Brewton. The groom is a Brewton businessman and the couple left for Birmingham and other points after the ceremony. Out-of-town guests were listed.

Greenville Ala H. P. Steindorff Frances Augusta Steindorff Joseph Brown Morgan Brewton Birmingham

Local residents listed for notice in Brewton and surrounding towns

Charles Morgan D Gillis J H Moses and T A Peavy hail from Brewton along with Mrs H C Clements and Mrs Abbott of Benton Mr and Mrs Alay W Black reside in Georgiana.

Charles Morgan D. Gillis J. H. Moses T. A. Peavy Brewton H. c. Clements Mrs. Abbott Benton Alay W. Black Georgiana

Law and Equity Court Dockets One Day Summary

First National Bank of Mobile defeats Bradley with $282.67 in damages. A D Lynch as administrator suits Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad Co. and wins $250 plus costs. Indian Motorcycle Co. wins $200 by consent against Merchants Transfer Co. Sutton v. M J & K C R R Co. awaits trial. Thursday call lists several civil actions and matches before Judge Browne.

Safford Berney First National Bank of Mobile RE. G. Bradley A. D. Lynch Admr Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Co Indian Motorcycle Co Merchants Transfer Co Sarah

Oakes Manages Denver In Indianapolis Dispatch

Indianapolis March 16 J C McGill owner of the Indianapolis...

Indianapolis Ind J. C. McGill The

Denver Team Loses Pennant Bid Narrowly

Oakes starred for the Denver squad in the Federal League with a tight pennant chase against the Cites club, finishing just short of the title in a close final margin.

Denver Oakes Pittsburgh Cites

Round Table Meeting Discusses Mexican Expedition View

In the Round Table Club at the Y M C A meeting Louis Donald led a discussion on Mexico. Members weighed whether the punitive expedition would find favor with the Mexican people or whether it would meet opposition and fail.

Louis Donald Eh Round Table Club Seal Villa

Just Apply This Paste and the Hairs Vanish

An advertisement promotes a home hair removal paste claiming quick facial and neck depilation. It recommends mixing powdered Delatone into a stiff paste, applying to hairs, waiting a few minutes, then washing off to remove hairs. The notice warns to buy genuine Delatone to avoid disappointment.

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