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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1913
Page
9
Big crowds visit the Yeend-Potter Company's new store as prices are notably low for all and the Blue Store earns wide praise. Shoppers urge Mobile women to view the immense Easter stock and compare the one price policy.
President Wilson considered attending the unveiling of a Maine battleship memorial in New York on Decoration Day. He noted the holiday status might permit his attendance as a legal holiday.
The Mobile excise commission spent Tuesday hearing testimony in cases against Peter Venturini selling to minors and several wholesalers including Richard Company Holberg Mercantile and Sigmund Ohlman for restricting wholesaler sales. Witnesses included Detective John New and reporters Maples and Newberne. Decisions were to be announced later in the week.
The Louisville and Nashville continued passenger and freight service between Mobile and Montgomery via Selma on the Pineapple branch. Through traffic restoration unknown. Pensacola division open. water threats receding in Nine Mile Take area. Mobile and Ohio reports no major trouble. High water on other routes remains but improving.
City commissioners debated temporary Dauphin street traffic changes after a petition from local merchants protested discrimination in favor of Royal street. Mayor Schwarz insisted the arrangement remain temporary and noted parking near Dauphin stores. The petition, signed by Gayfer's Reynolds Music House and others, was laid over. Separately, post office sewer connections were discussed and City Detective Bolts faced a twenty day suspension. February city bills totaled 15240 with 5299 for bond interest.
Robert D. McKenzie of Perdido and Miss Maggie May Walton of Gateswood wed in probate court with Judge Price Williams Jr presiding. Leo M. Brown became a notary public after filing bond. R C Ludlow surrendered to be bond and will contest a license-free plumbing charge. J Bester Robertson Jr injured in bicycle accident near home. Education Board and City Commissioners to discuss school bonds and possible election. Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised for treating coughs colds and croup. sold by dealers.
Malcolm E. Akridge was discharged in city court on appeal after the judge ruled no embezzlement occurred. He had been convicted in inferior court on embezzlement charges. attorney B B Chamberlain appeared for him. Akridge had served on the grand jury last term.
An advertisement touts Poslam as an inexpensive, effective remedy for pimples eczema and related skin conditions. It highlights Poslam soap as a medicated cleansing option and claims benefits for babies and sensitive skin with nationwide drugstore availability and sample offers from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
Internal Revenue Officer Nabors returned from a campaign against illicit distillers in Covington County reporting the capture and destruction of six stills. The largest, a forty gallon apparatus, was two miles north of Hacoda and there was 100 gallons of beer destroyed. Additional large stills were found north and northwest of Hacoda, with a small one in Bud Davis's house west of Hacoda. Davis was arrested and jailed for federal grand jury consideration. affidavits for the other four arrests were requested.
A dated advertisement touts Eckman’s Alterative as a treatment for tuberculosis, claiming success even in non-ideal surroundings. It includes a sworn affidavit from Arthur Webb about recovery after typhoid pneumonia and tuberculosis, and notes use for bronchitis asthma hay fever and general upbuilding. The ad invites readers to request a recovery booklet and contact Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
A Springfield Ohio reader reports a near death from acute indigestion last January. After trying many medicines, Digestit tablets relieved symptoms within three days and restored appetite, with the Elixir advised for liver and bowel issues. He endorses Digestit to others.
W. C. Wade reports a visit to the Caddo oil fields in Caddo Parish Louisiana with Tri-State Oil Co to persuade local investors. He describes derricks, active drilling the No. 1 well, and a nearby Longview oil well producing substantial returns. Wade urges readers to act today and invest in the first 1 000 lots offered.
A letter from Tri State Oil Co of Mobile Alabama requests at once the detailed information in the proposer’s package. The note clarifies the request does not obligate the sender in any manner.
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