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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1914

Page

5

Doctor's First Question Is Your Bowels

A promotional piece praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation relief. It cites anecdotal letters including one from Lieut G W Vaughan of Decatur NJ, praising the product for restoring natural bowel function. The ad claims pills and purgatives are inferior and offers free sample bottles by mail from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello IA.

Dr. Wells Syrup Pepsin G. W. Vaughan St. Decatur W. B. Caldwell Washington St. Monticello

Compliments Lift Mood Says Poor Respondent Man

A married man, poor and with little to say, noted that compliments from friends improve his spirits while praising his wife’s description of him. He added that his wife has a wonderful voice.

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CAPT J WELLMAN REUNITED WITH WIFE AFTER DEAD NOTION

Captain Albert Wellman once listed among the dead at Plevna in 1877 was found alive in Russia and later reunited with his wife and son. He had wandered to Canada and started a furniture business in Montreal before learning his wife was living in Brooklyn Williamsburg.

Associated Press New York Albert Wellman Osman Pasha Plevna Cairo England Wellman Russia America Montreal

M Graw Makes Offer For Houston Club

J D Roberts part owner of the Houston baseball club in the Texas league says John J McGraw has offered to purchase the Houston club after a late night talks. The franchise is valued around fifty thousand dollars and the offer must be accepted or rejected by Tuesday night before McGraw takes the New York club away. If bought, McGraw plans to have his brother in New York manage the Houston team.

Associated Press Houston Texas J. D. Roberts Houston Baseball Club John J. McGraw New York McGraw

Jewish Home at New Orleans in Fine Condition

At the annual meeting of the Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows and Orphans in New Orleans the home’s officers were elected and Superintendent Volmer praised for his service. Finances showed deficits from prior years being addressed, with funds redirected to the new fiscal year and endowments growing, while the Golden City program fostered self government and small-scale farming among residents.

New Orleans Association For the Relief of Jewish Widows and Orphans St. Charles Avenue Joseph Kahn Jonas Hiller Joseph 8. Loeb Maurice Stein Sol H. Kahn Leon Volmer J. Elizabethosephson Holleman Nee Finney William Rosenblum Joseph W. Moses Albert Haux Dave Pokorny Wexler J. K. Newman Robert Polack BS A. Schwartz Alfred D. Dansiger Kohn Volmer Jewish Charitable and Educational Federation Whitney Central Bank General Trust Isadore Newman Golden City

American Sugar Refinery Answers Suits in New Orleans

The American Sugar Refining Company and Jackson T. Witherspoon filed separate answers to 186 suits seeking 160 million dollars in damages. They challenge federal jurisdiction and contest petitions as irrelevant and impudent amid Sherman anti trust claims in Louisiana.

Associated Press New Orleans American Sugar Refining Company Jackson T. Witherspoon Mr. Witherspoon Sugar Company United States District Court Witherspoon Louisiana Serene

Uncle of Girl 10 to Be Extradited for Alleged Offense

A warrant targets Alonzo Burroughs of Toinette Alabama, held in New Orleans, on a statutory charge involving his niece Lillie Chandler who disappeared from Van Antwerp drug store. Requisition papers will go to Governor O Neal and Mobile officers will fetch Burroughs for trial.

Tisdale J. Touart Alonzo Burroughs Toinette Ala New Orleans Lillie Chandler O'Neal Mobile Burroughs van Antwerp Royal Street

Meat Injurious to the Kidneys Warns of Urine and Back Ailments

A well known authority warns that excessive meat intake raises uric acid, overworks kidneys, and traps waste in the blood. He prescribes four ounces of these salts dissolved in water each morning to flush kidneys and relieve symptoms.

Races Opened At St Augustine For Southern Speed Championship

The Southern championship speed boat races opened in St. Augustine Fla with the retrial against time won by the Hydro Bullet of Chicago at 48.9 miles per hour. Earl C Deakin is the Hydro owner. The first heat for twenty foot class boats finished with Oregon owned by S F Brock taking the win on the two and a half mile course.

Associated Press ST. Augustine Fla Hydro Bullet Chicago Earl C. Deakin Hydro Oregon F. Brock

Pape's Diapepsin Claim Premature Stomach Relief

An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a rapid cure for indigestion and sour stomach. It promises relief from heartburn, gas, nausea, and headaches in minutes, suggesting the product prevents foul breath and undigested food odors after meals.

Pape

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Lieut Brady The Bank of Mobile National Banking Association M. J. McDermott A. L. Staples T. J. O'Connor R. W. Byrne Ass’t Cashier Stree’s North Royal J. Wellman Battle of Mets M’graw Scott Hobson Will St. Joseph Street Bienville Square Oscar Lewis Forney Johnston Temperance Hall W. Claiborne and Knox Streets Montgomery Marine Street Savannah Street N. L. Vickers Real St. Michael Street Pullman Selma Birmingham Southern Railway Calvert Jackson Fulton Thomasville Jas. Freeman, Et Ee G. ©. Robson, Trav D. EB. Lowry, JR
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