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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1914
Page
9
Samuel Wilson of Bowling Green Ohio testifies that after years of kidney trouble and unsuccessful medical care Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer restored his health enough to work again He declares he would not be here without Swamp Root and grants permission to publish the testimonial dated November.
A promotional letter from Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York urges readers to send ten cents for a sample of Swap Root and promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It notes regular bottle sizes are sold at drug stores and asks readers to mention The Mobile Item.
Henry Siegel the bankrupt banker and merchant under indictment for grand larceny and banking-law violations is named as defendant in an absolute divorce suit filed by Marie Vaughn Siegel. Co respondents are named. Siegel and Mrs Siegel were married in 1898 after her Virginia birth and New York newspaper work.
The Mobile County Revenue and Road Commission allocated $150 to County Health Officer Dr. P. J. M. Acker to stamp out meningitis near Plateau. Officials said the funds are essential to stop the spread of the disease.
An advertisement claims Calocide compound cures foot ailments. It advises dissolving two tablespoons in warm water, soaking feet for fifteen minutes, and rubbing sore parts. Promises immediate relief from soreness corns and callouses bunions and odor with a twenty five cent box.
The Mobile Bar Association lists D. P. Bestor Jr John W. McAlpine Gregory L. Smith Palmer Pillans N E Stallworth D H Edington E W Faith J P Courtney and H Baffey with Dean R M Smith Robt H Smith Jas H Kirkpatrick B F McMillan Jr Claud A Hensch BE Cramer as endorsers in a prominent listing for the bar association activities.
Thomas Jordan eighteen died 19 and Clarence Grown 122 left the New York Canoe Club on Gravesend bay Sunday noon in an eighteen foot canoe. Wireless stations at Sea Gate Brookyln Navy Yard and Bush Terminal reached ships at sea in hopes of locating the craft and its occupants. No trace of the canoe or men was found by last night.
In Breathitt county Kentucky a special circuit term opens for the trial of fifteen men charged with the 1912 assassination of former Sheriff Edward Callahan. Two defendants have already been convicted as most suspects are under thirty. Evidence reportedly gathered by Mrs Lillian Gross, Callahan’s daughter.
In Gadsden Alabama on March 31 a show girl planned a Coosa River swim with a male escort for Sunday afternoon at 2. Police ruled the exhibition violated Sunday law and the event was cancelled after several hundred spectators gathered.
A string of letters from elderly readers claim Peruna cured long standing ailments from bowels and bladder trouble to back pain and catarrh. Testimonials mention weight loss and rapid relief after using Peruna with varying ages and locations across Louisville Pickens and Louisiana.
Chicago March 31 Experiments at the University of Chicago pursue weighing and measuring the moon to test Earth rigidity and tidal effects. Researchers seek the moon sun weight ratio and to assess the moon’s mass and composition through extended observations.
Timothy D. Sullivan Irish patriot and author of God Save Ireland died in Dublin aged 87. A Bantry Cork native and journalist, he was a leading home rule advocate, served briefly in Parliament, twice jailed under coercion acts, and later as lord mayor. He wrote extensively in verse and prose.
L. D. Dix says Alabama Sunday School Association delegates need more lodging. Only about one quarter of required rooms have been secured and Dix asks hosts with space to contact him. J. F. Hogan leads the registration subcommittee while J. O. Acree and W. D. Denham handle convention headquarters planning.
Mrs Annie W Cobbs wife of Co G Cobbs a Montgomery merchant died suddenly after illness while with her husband funeral held today She leaves two daughters a son and two brothers The second obituary notes William DeWert a tariff writer died at his son’s home in Montclair New Jersey Tito Mattei the composer of Maria di Gand and other operas is listed with a March 1 London date.
Advertising copy promotes Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general strength tonic that drives out malaria and builds up the system. It claims to be a true tonic and cure for children and for adults.
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