Andes Gets Credit For Sinking Raider
London March 28 British converted cruiser Andes received credit for sinking German raider Greif in the North Sea February 29 after aiding the Alcantara which was disabled by a shell that shattered her rudder. The Andes engaged the Greif driving the crew from guns and set the raider afire, leading to a massive explosion as mines aboard ignited. A distant light cruiser joined in, with gunners hitting the target precisely. The Andes was praised by the light cruiser captain.
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London
Andes
North Sea
Alcantara
Farmer shoots visitor after daughter calls for aid
Smithville Tenn March 28 Harve Robinson 40 a prosperous farmer and Dekalb county court member was shot dead at William Bess home Sunday afternoon. Bess fired two shots from a pistol after Robinson allegedly advanced on him and made threats while both had been drinking. Bess was arrested.
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Smithville
Tenn
Harve Robinson
Dekalb
William Bess
Bess
Robinson
Saahter
Fem
Tennessee Undertakers On Villa Trail
A Dyersburg firm asks General Pershing if Pancho Villa’s body could be embalmed and kept by their undertakers after Villa’s death. The query arrives via a letter dated March 28 from Field Headquarters, American Expeditionary Force, Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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American Expeditionary Force
Colonia Dublan
Chihuahua
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Villa
John J. Pershing
Dyersburg
Tenn
Pershing
Pancho Villa
Free Sample 32 Page Skin Book By Return Mail
Public notice offers a free 32 page skin book by return mail to sufferers of skin scalp and hair loss who have not found permanent relief. Advertised as available in every town and village across the United States.
Freckle Cure Promises Clear Skin With Mercolized Wax
An old advertisement touts Mercolized wax to remove freckles and facial blemishes. It claims spreading wax at night then washing off reveals a fresh complexion with daily skin shedding and no temporary damage. The copy urges buying an ounce from a druggist and notes it banishes freckles and other defects.
Mobile Children Celebrate Birthdays in March
The item salutes five children born in March including John Blackwell Clara Sharp Sophie Prados Florence Burns and Weemes Dorn with a birthday party invitation at the Empire Theatre. Readers born in March are asked to send their details to the Birthday Editor at Mobile Item at least two days before their birthday.
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John Blackwell
St. Francis St
Clara Sharp
S. Jackson St
Sophie G. Prados
Augusta St
Florence L. Burns
N. Broad St
Weemes Dorn
the Item
Empire Theatre
Sals
Illiteracy Highlighted as Key Southern Problem
Mrs. Erwin Craighead chair of Mobile County Illiteracy Commission says illiteracy tops Southern concerns. She argues solutions require top civic effort and cooperation across classes to attract good schools and communities, enable migration, diversify crops, and exploit resources for a progressive, educated population.
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South
Erwin Craighead
Mobile County
Marines in the Philippines: Arthur D. Ranes at Cavite
Arthur D. Ranes of this city serves with the United States Marines at the Cavite naval station in the Philippine Islands. A nephew of Boone Ranes of Mobile, Arthur enlisted on November 10, 1915 at the Seattle recruiting station. The four year term covers sea duty foreign shores and home service. Foreign service takes priority in the Marines and his tropical tour promises excitement and tales for civilian life.
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U. S
Cavite
Philippine Islands
Arthur D. Ranes
Arthur
Boone Ranes
Mobile
United States Marine Co
Seattle
Wash
Foreign Service
Ranes
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists Refund
A vintage ad promises cure for piles in six to fourteen days with PAZO OINTMENT. It offers a money back guarantee if itching bleeding or protruding piles are not relieved. The 50 cent tube is advertised with bold sales language.
Negro sergeant vents view of land where Villa fled
In El Paso March 28 a Twenty fourth Infantry sergeant now in the Casas Grandes region describes the Mexican country Villa is fleeing as a land with more rivers and less water more cows and less milk and farther to look and less to see than any country he has known
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EL Paso
Tex
Villa
Twenty Fourth Infantry
Casas Grandes
Mexico
Moving tracks widen coast beach highway
Gangs of workmen for the Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Traction Company are removing and relocating tracks about fifteen feet south to save trees as the Pass Christian to Biloxi beach highway is widened thirty feet. The work spans about a mile along the beach.
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Biloxi
Miss
Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Traction Company
Pass Christian
Points in Butler County Suffer Through Rains
Reports from Greenville and county areas describe disastrous rain Sunday morning. Many small bridges washed away and streams higher than in years. Farmers lose crops to flood damage across Butler County.
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Butler County
Greenville
Hearing on Yellow Pine Freight Rates March 30
Advances in freight rates on yellow pine lumber from Alabama Mississippi Georgia Florida and Louisiana east of the Mississippi to Central Freight Association territory will be heard by Interstate Commerce Commission examiner Mackley in Montgomery on March 20. J H Eddy, chairman of the lumber shippers committee, says the hearing is vital to lumbermen in the region and a large turnout is expected.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Central Freight Association
Mackley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montgomery
J. H. Eddy
Lumber Shippers’ Committee
Allen's Foot-Ease for the Troops Ad
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for troops. Sprinkle in shoes or use in foot baths to reduce friction and provide comfort as a substitute aid. Try it today.
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Allen
Confessions of a Wife Question Sparks Debate
A group of friends debates whether a woman should marry a man younger than herself. The discussion touches age gaps, perceptions of aging, and social norms as the speaker, recovering in bed, weighs the lively exchange and its unresolved conclusion.
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Jim
Pat
Harry
Bill Tenney
Mary
Mike
Max Pendleton
Jim Edle
Max
Donna
Elifene
Toom
Bliene
Margie
Bill
Ekiiene
Seaside Belles at Columbia Theatre Impresses
Seaside Belles staged by Mr Jack Hutchison’s company at the Columbia Theatre last night offers a clean entertaining musical show with a plot. Leo Adde leads a strong cast with eleven songs including Grace Hutchison’s Under the Arabian Moon and Broadway Blues. Miss Carmen Mayer and Miss Haysel Coulter deliver standout numbers in this wholesome program. The act features the Shooting Foxes vaudeville and runs through Thursday before The Man From Texas replaces it.
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Jack . Hutchison
Columbia Theatre
Leo Adde
Grace Hutchison
Columbia
Carmen Mayer
Old Kentucky
Haysel Coulter
Olympia Opera Company
Texas
Adv
Chamberlain's Tablets Doing Good Adv Letter
Mrs. F. F. Smith of Gloversville New York writes that Chamberlain's Tablets have helped her liver trouble after years of illness and doctor guidance. She says she has told many others about their benefits. Obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
F. F. Smith
Gloversville
N. Y
Chamberlain’s
Adv
Calcium treatment of tuberculosis touted in 1912 JAMA note
The May 25 1912 JAMA notes calcium assimilation aiding pulmonary tuberculosis with cases improving and sputum clearing. It cites Eckmans Alterative as a safe non habit forming remedy sold by Braswell's Drug Store. The statement references Van Giesen and the Lady Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
van Giesen
Eckman
Braswell
Lady Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Fairhope Social Notes Amid Cards and Trips
Mrs Owen Roberts hosted about thirty ladies for an afternoon of cards at her Fairhope home on Fels avenue near Mobile avenue. Golfers visited the new course, and excursions to Dauphin Island drew crowds from Robertsdale Loxley and Silverhill. The Bay Minette teachers returned from institute pleased with their work and a storm affected Sunday bay boat trips.
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Fairhope
Ala
Owen Roberts
Roberts
Fels Avenue
Mobile Avenue
P. J. Cooney
Foley
Fire unit gains power and road capability in city
The motor truck used by Fire Company No. 9 has been upgraded to handle rough roads and all city areas. Its speed and pulling power are increased, improving firefighting response across the jurisdiction.
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Firepany No. 9
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