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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1916
Page
5
May 17. Special. Judge H T Benton probate judge of Russell county says rumors in Montgomery allege impeachment over enforcement of prohibition laws. He notes political enemies push the move to hurt him politically amid his re election.
A Patoka Illinois woman describes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after five years of marriage and inability to bear a child. She credits the remedy with enabling a healthy baby and overall well being, noting its root and herb tonic strength.
Judge Benjamin P. Crum will present the Abe Martin bar case. Distinguished judges and lawyers from state and U S courts will attend to pay tribute to Judge Jones.
Mr. William M. Hines, conductor of the Mobile and Ohio freight train, was injured Monday afternoon as the southbound train left Oak Grove. He missed his footing while near the caboose and was struck by a connected gondola. He was taken to a Mobile infirmary and will stay there for several days.
A small blaze ignited by a gas iron on the second floor of the Imperial Laundry at the southeast corner of State and Royal streets Tuesday night around 11. It was quickly extinguished with little damage as most of the fire department responded to Box 14.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims hair becomes thicker and glossier after one or two applications and presents the product as a cosmetic toilet requisite rather than a medical cure.
A vintage advertisement promises quick relief from nasal congestion caused by catarrh. A small bottle from your druggist claims to open air passages within a minute, ending hawking and headaches and aiding night breathing.
Ten new directors were elected at the Mobile Chamber of Commerce meeting last night. Plans for Mobile advertising were discussed, an entry on Mobile for the Encyclopaedia Americana was revised, and a chamber booklet was referred to a subcommittee for revision. Newly elected members include Bruce Hoover and others. clergy elects were six pastors and Dr A G Moses. A Cotton Exchange rental offer from the Mobile Cotton and Mercantile Association was read and referred. a counter proposition will be made.
St Marys Catholic Church hosts a girls retreat led by the Young Ladies Sodality. The program runs Wednesday through Sunday with rosaries sermons on Dignity The Hidden Life and The Public Life devotions benediction and masses daily including a quiet meditation period. On Sunday a closing rosary and reception follow.
The Binnacle Lamp Club recalls a dramatic tale as a live bear was hauled aboard a pilot boat after a brave collapse in water. Captain John Dorgan laughs at the memory as he recounts how the bear was sent to a German steamship captain and the frightened crew. The incident ends with pilots hearing dogs on shore and noting the bear's unusual Gulf of Mexico swim.
Feathertop enters the scene as a boastful scarecrow whose beauty conceals a hollow core. Polly Gookin admires him, but a mirror reveals his true frail nature. Mother Rigby proclaims a new fate for the sculpture, warning that many live as hollow pretenders in a heartless world.
Albany scene notes the death of a Civil Engineers president in Paris while Sarah Bernhardt reclaims French nationality. Panama tests harbor guns as Colon battery boasts success. New York police tap requests rise. Rome reports papal nuncio resignations. San Antonio dispatches coast artillery to Del Rio. Mexico City sees Obregon return from talks. Galveston cites Estrade Cabrera's flight plans amid Guatemalan revolution.
Resorts on Line Chesapeake and Ohio Railway promote summer travel with themes and tickets available through local agents or by writing John D. Potts G P A Richmond Virginia.
A large docket for Wednesday was heard in recorder's court with most cases described as minor. Parney Kimball was found guilty of petit larceny for stealing a sack of feed from McMillan and Harris Company and sentenced to 60 days hard labor on the county road. Phillip Grant was arrested for stealing two pairs of hose from C J Gayter & Company.
The defendant pleaded guilty to violating the prohibition and speeding charges. He received a 60 day sentence and asked for consideration. Walter Fisher, a colored individual, was named in the report with the charges noted.
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