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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1914
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Vicks VapoRub for bronchitis asthma catarrh and head colds. It stresses a thirty day trial with refund if relief fails and recommends hot towels with chest and throat application followed by massaging in the product. Available at dealers in 25 60 and 1 00 quantities.
Mo bile high school introduces three two and one year programs led by Prof. Lee Byrne to provide focused training. A three year business track matches the four year course in scope but is shorter. Two year options include general agricultural woodworking business bookkeeping stenographic and sewing. One year offerings cover business bookkeeping and stenography.
An estimated 5 000 to 8 000 more people than the visual crowd are expected at church next Sunday March 19 in Mobile for Go to Church Sunday. Extra seats will be added across churches and services tailored in each institution. Negro church officials mobilize support and plan to make every Sunday a Go to Church Sunday with ribbons and buttons urging weekly attendance.
Rail accident details say most cars derailed after heavy rains. Only the sleeper and chair coach remained upright as rails spread, causing the wreck and injuring several passengers.
An old style advertisement urges men to treat thinning hair and dandruff with Parisian Sage. It claims rapid dandruff relief, scalp healing, and new hair growth with regular nightly use after initial application. Sold at Vang Antwerp's Drug Store with a money back guarantee and the trademark "The Girl With the Auburn Hair."
The House, led by Representative Adamson and chaired by Henry, opened a twelve minute debate on a rule linking to the administration and Woodrow Wilson. Underwood and Hardwick clashed with opponents as the party fought to sustain its platform against possible defeat in the cloture-led proceeding.
Six shots rang out at the home of Mrs Ina EB Holland in central Birmingham. She lay dead with two bullet wounds and traveling salesman Charles-Fred Powers was found dead with a pistol in his hand. Indications suggest Powers killed Holland then himself.
The Senate today without division approved a compromise measure to regulate cotton futures trading. The bill would prohibit mailing or telegraphing information that advances contracts lacking explicit terms, marking a major step in oversight of futures markets.
Mobile Fair and Exposition officials plan a central exhibit in Mobile to showcase Choctaw County resources. A. G. Harrell reports the fair endorses the plan and will recruit farmers, with 20 landowners already supporting cooperation to attract settlers and boost local citrus development.
In winter a man is always ready for spring, and in summer he is always ready for winter. A man is twice as contrary as a mule.
City Commissioner Harry Pillans reported the west end of Savannah street from Broad to Gerge is finished and ready for traffic. The street department is now working on Selman street from George to Rapier avenue to continue improvements.
Sherman Weatherford a car refrigerator agent for Louisville and Nashville and W G Heimerdirsger a Louisville produce dealer are in Mobile to study the vegetable trade and determine how many cars are needed to move goods from Mobile to northern territory.
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