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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1915

Page

2

Church Lyceum Course Planned by Dauphin Way Baptist

Dauphin Way Baptist Church announces a seven‑event Lyric Theatre course for winter with artists Madam Evelyn Scotney Howard White Alexander von Bicsinsky Colangelo Italian Band Dunbar Bell Ringers and Quartette and lecturer appearances by William Jennings Bryan and Rabbi Stephen S Wise The act includes illusionist Brush the Great and costs 1200 to book The Lyric Theatre venue will host all seven performances with dates forthcoming.

Announ Fiat Dauphin Way William Jennings Bryan Stephen S. Wise New York America Brush the Great Lyceum Chautauqua Lyric Theatre

Parker Urges U S Fleet to Defend Nation

Miami banquet speaker Judge Alton B. Parker calls for a strong U S naval fleet as protection against attacks. He argues the Monroe Doctrine breeds danger and cites China as an example of unpreparedness before departing for New York. City court jury pool drawn for week of November 15.

Miami Fla Alton B. Parker United States Western Hemisphere China

How Thin People Can Put On Flesh

Thin people report rapid weight gain using Sargol claims. The ad argues poor nourishment from meals and urges cutting no foods while taking Sargol to add 10 to 25 pounds monthly. It claims Sargol boosts red blood cells and fat absorption, sold by Van Antwerp Drug and others with a money-back promise.

van Antwerp

Buckwheat Cakes Promoted with Aunt Jemima Flour

Golden Cakes feature Brown Buckwheat mix using Aunt Jemima self rising flour. Full directions promise uniform results and ready ages.

Weather Praise for a Bright Mobile Wednesday

A weather report praises an unusually pleasant Mobile Tuesday and foresees more smiling skies on Wednesday. The vivid street scene describes sunlight transforming Bienville Square and Conception Street as observers note the colorful display, amid heat in New Orleans and a breezy, humorous tone about local life.

Benet A. Bugg Mobile New Orleans Shreveport Sheridan Wyoming Hall of Fame Mercury Rockies Atlantic Government Street St. Francis Street Conception Bienville Square

Notable list of names appears in county records

A long list of individuals including Samuel D. Cooke and William A. Copeland appears, with numerous others such as Arthur Thornton Byrnes H Hudson Howell Clifton EF Rabby Walter L. Ellis Jesse Kidd Joseph W. Thompson John W. Egan Henry D. Lesesne Jr Frank T. Parker Robert W. Megenity John C. Partin Toxey Lee John T. Lambeth William E. White John B. LaCoste George S. Gaines John Lee Smith Joseph R. Freeland George E. Green Charles S. Harper Frank L. Verneuille Arthur A. Johnson Hubbard F Ward Andrew J. Boyles Roland L. Graham George Bosarge Walter B. Simison Frederick I. Thompson Benjamin H. Johnson John W. Burge Walter G. Bevill William Tolson Kelly William L. Killion James A. Kearley Howard Schreiner.

Autos Needed on Know Your City Trip

Mobilians are invited to join the Know Your City committee of the chamber of commerce on a visit to the Barker Cotton Mill. Depart from St. Francis and Royal at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Autos are especially urged due to a previous shortage. Chairman Be Bailey asks participants to notify him before noon Wednesday.

Chamber of Commerce Barker St. Francis and Royal Streets M. Bailey Bailey

Saunders Fined Five Hundred for Prohi Violation

W B Saunders was fined 500 dollars and costs or 140 days hard labor after arraignment on a prohibition violation. He was released on bond with no appeal filed. Police say Saunders hid liquor in his soft drink stand at Conception and Bloodgood streets. Saunders denied the accusation. Officer Sam Hyland testified Saunders offered him a five dollar bribe to avoid arrest. A companion, Joseph McClain, was discharged.

W. B. Saunders R. E. Gordon Saunders Joseph McClain Conception and Bloodgood Streets North Joachim Street Sam Hyland

Fellowship Bible Class Meeting At YMCA Tea Room

The Fellowship Bible Class will meet in the YMCA tea room at 6:00 Tuesday night. Rev. Henry Wade DuBose leads the class and invites all men to join, whether or not they are YMCA members.

Fellowship Bible Henry Wade DuBose

Woman Credits Cardus With Restored Health and Strength

Mrs. J. M. Sprinkle of Sulphur Springs says two years of illness and spinal pain ended after one bottle of Cardus. She could not straighten up before but after treatment she worked again, with no further pain or need for a doctor.

Sulphur Springs J. M. Sprinkle Cardus

Mobile Shriners Drum Corps to Lead Alabama Pilgrimage

Shriners from Abba Temple Mobile with a new drum corps will join a Thursday pilgrimage to Montgomery for Alcazar Temple ceremonial session. About fifty wearers of the red fez will participate, with Abba patrol leading the Mobile group. Alcazar Temple expects a large candidate class and drill teams from Abba Temple will play a major role in the initiation proceedings.

Shriners Alabama Montgomery Alcazar Temple Abba Mobile Mobile Temple Abba Patrol Nobles Mystic Shrine Abba Temple

Oscar Gray Reported In Satisfactory Condition

Meridan Miss November 9 The condition of Congressman Oscar L Gray of Butler Choctaw county Ala who underwent an operation at Turner hospital for gall stones is reported satisfactory this morning and hopes are held out for his early recovery His bladder was ruptured.

Meridian Miss Oscar L. Gray Butler Choctaw County Ala Turner Hospital

Japan not planning force display over China amid talks

Tokyo reports that Japan has assured powers it will not stage a military or naval demonstration against China during negotiations on China's monarchy issue. A Kyoto rumor says Yuan Shi Kai may proclaim himself emperor on November 16, aligning with Japan's coronation events, a move Japan reportedly objects to.

Tokio Japan China Kyoto Yuan Shi Kai Yoshihito

Southern Industrial Office Relocated On St Francis Street

The Southern Railway industrial office, moved from its old site to the People's Bank building, serves as a farmers bureau and visitor information hub. It promotes strawberry planting and a farm creamery concept to encourage local dairy production and smaller creameries for quality butter.

Southern Railway St. Francis Street W. L. Henderson People’s Bank Bureau of Information Southern Louisville and Nashville

Yser Former Dacia Sunk by German Submarine

The French steamship Yser, once the Dacia, seized February, torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine while carrying cotton from the United States to Germany. Officials say passengers from the Italian steamer Elisa Francesca were aboard. all crew and passengers were landed.

Algiers Algeria Paris Yser United States Germany Bizerta

Chief Van Liew Returns From Birmingham Witness Duty

Chief of Police G M Van Liew returned to the city Tuesday morning from Birmingham Alabama where he appeared as a witness in the case involving three young white men arrested here for stealing a Ford automobile The grand jury is to consider the matter

van Liew G. M. van Liew Birmingham Ala Aetomes Grand Jury

Deaths and Funerals of Miss Sarah Ellison and Mrs Mary Langan

Miss Sarah Ellison a 62 year old Alabama native died in a local infirmary after a week of treatment. She resided in Creola and is survived by her brother R J Ellison. The burial was in Creola. Mrs Mary Francis Langan’s funeral was held at 3 pm from the family home and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Rev E J Hackett officiating. Burial followed in the Catholic cemetery with pallbearers named.

Sarah Ellison Alabama Ellison Creola R. J. Ellison Dixon & McKay M. F. Langan Mary Francis Langan Estava Street Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Father E. J. Hackett Messrs James H. Nelson T. P. Norville J. IL. Manning H. Williams Frank Midgett, Jr and Lee Walsh

Death of Hardaway Y Mountain of Mobile at 26

Hardaway Y Mountain of Mobile aged 26 died Monday night at his home 210 Congress street after a long illness. He is survived by two brothers and three sisters and other relatives. Funeral is set for Wednesday at 10 am with burial in Magnolia cemetery. His aunt Mrs Virginia M Smith died a few hours earlier.

Hardaway Y. Mountain Mobile Samuel A. Mountain, Jr Bettie Mountain Congress Street Magnolia Cemetery Virginia M. Smith

Mrs Virginia Mountain Smith Dies in City

Mrs Virginia Mountain Smith relict of George Washington Smith merchandise broker died Monday at relatives home 266 North Joachim Street after a long illness She had lived in Mobile for years and is survived by son Daniel Smith and other relatives Funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.

Virginia M. Smith Virginia Mountain Smith George Washington Smith Ida Mountain North Joachim Street Mobile Daniel Smith

Two-Year-Old Sanchez Child Dies After Short Illness

John B. Sanchez Jr., son of John B. Sanchez Sr. and Mrs. Catherine Sanchez, died Tuesday morning at the family home in North Mobile after a brief illness.

John B. Sanchez John B. Sanchez, Jr Catherine Sanchez North Mobile

U S Trade With South America Doubles In Year

Foreign commerce figures show the United States doubling its imports and exports with South American countries in the past year. September imports reached 30 052 765 and exports 16 938 717, with Mexico and selective European trade also rising.

Washington United States South America Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Mexico Republic Japan Austria Germany

Court Notices Decree Pro Confesso and Re-set Dates

In Chancery Court Judge Thomas H. Smith presiding two matters appear. Ed Jackson versus Eliza Jackson shows a decree pro confesso entered. Frank George H. Page versus Rial Thornton is re-set for November 10.

Chancery Court Thomas H. Smith Ed Jackson Eliza Jackson Frank George H. Page Rial Thornton

Law and Equity Court Monday Docket Report

Law and Equity Court session lists judgments and demurrers. Webb & McAlpine defeat Gra ham on promissory note for 280 dollars. Turner vs Munson Line demurrers to counts eight nine upheld. Hearn vs Campbell Lumber motion rehearing refused. Lutz vs Van Heynigen Brokerage demurrers refiled as to counts one two three four five amended outcomes as to others. Tuesday call includes Peterson & Son vs Willis Charlotte Cieutat vs Hallett Mfg M Forcheimer Grocery Co vs Zieman Grocery Co.

Law and Equity Court Samuel B. Browne Webb & McAlpine Philip Graham Horace Turner Munson Steamship Line W. H. Hearn L. E. Campbell Lumber Company E. Lutz van. Heynigen Brokerage Company Demurrera Peterson & Son Willis Charlotte Cieutat Hallett Manufacturing Company M. Forcheimer Grocery Company Zieman Grocery Company

Notable Alabama figures travel for business and health

President J. Howard Wilson of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company has gone to Boston, New York and other Eastern cities on business. Dr. H. P. Hirshfield, county coroner, is seriously ill at the Inge-Bondurant sanitorium. T. W. Sims, chairman of the State Board of Equalization, with headquarters at Montgomery, Ala., is in the city on a visit and business combined.

J. Howard Wilson Mobile Light and Railroad Company Boston New York H. P. Hirshfield Inge-Bondurant T. W. Sims State Board of Equalization Montgomery Ala

Dyspepsia remedy Mi o na promises refunds if not helps

An old newspaper ad promotes Mi o na as a risk free stomach remedy. It claims guaranteed refunds if relief is not achieved and cites many satisfied druggists with perfect complaint records. It emphasizes relief from dyspepsia indigestion heartburn belching sourness and headaches.

Miona

Mobile Children Celebrate Birthday at Empire Theatre

The item congratulates Sidney Hewett and other November-born children, inviting each to host a birthday party for five friends this afternoon at the Empire Theatre. Tickets mailed. November-born kids asked to mail names addresses and birthdates to Children’s Auditor at least two days before their birthday.

Sidney M. Hewett Bush Ave Empire Theatre

Conversation in Court High Low and Neutral

A Mobile court record shows various disorderly conduct cases during a Monday session. Alice Crawford spoke despite warnings and received a ten day jail sentence for admitted facts, Henry Crawford was jailed ten days, others faced fines or continued cases. The recorder struggled with inaudible testimony and unusual phrases as witnesses described loud talk and odd incidents on Hospital Street and near Mobile Infirmary.

R. G. Gordon Henry Crawford Arthur Williams Ed Talib Susie Wood Philip Taylor Alice Crawford Henry Alice Jedge Ed Tabb Hospital Street George Smith Mobile Infirmary Alf Noyes George Alf Arthur

Mechanics Lodge to Convene Meeting in Whistler

Regular meeting of Mechanics Lodge No. 69 I O O F at their hall on Tuesday evening at 7 oclock with several applications to be acted upon. Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the International Association of Machinists will meet Wednesday afternoon at Odd Fellows Hall. Mr and Mrs Joseph L Goodloe back in Mobile after visiting Mr and Mrs Peter Peterson. Millard Eckford returned home after three months in the Northwest. Growlers Hunting and Fishing Club members return from Bottle Creek.

Whistler Ala Mechanics Lodge No. 69 Ladies’ Auxiliary International Association of Machinists Odd Fellows Hall Joseph L. Goodloe Mobile Peter Peterson Millard Eckford Northwest Growlers’ Hunting and Fishing Club Bottle Creek

Hunters Report Finds and Visits Across Cities

Donald and four others including Halliwell George Wiese and Edward Barry hunted days and recovered field findings. George visits Pensacola with his sister Mrs. Harry. Wednesday Sewing Circle meets at Mrs. Thomas C. Agee. Oscar Kidd travels to Marco for days with relatives. M B Holmes Spurs temperance talk at Bethany Baptist. Miss Mamie Phelps returns to Mobile after visiting the Peterson sisters.

Donald Halliwell George Wiese Edward Barry George Pensacola Harry Thomas C. Agee Oscar Kidd Marco Ala M. B. Holmes Temperance Mobile County Sunday School Association Baraca Bethany Baptist Sunday School Mamie Phelps Mobile Peterson

Cosmetics Not Needed Peel the Skin Instead

An old advertisement touts mercorized wax as a substitute for multiple cosmetics saving time and expense. It claims the wax absorbs faded cuticle revealing clearer softer skin and a youthful complexion with daily use. One ounce of mercolized wax suffices and can remove freckles liver spots and blemishes. A simple face bath with saxolite and hazel is also recommended for wrinkles and sagging skin.

Also Mentioned on This Page

U.S Frederick H. Turpen Henry L. Gaines, Jr Oliver Anderson Frank Girard James S. Barstow Jasper Johnson Milton Goodwyn John W. Deakle George B. McKnight Dave Lombard John W. Balzli Charles H Jemima’s New St. Peter Bienville Conception Street Dauphin Streets Joseph Mobile Shriners Oscar Gray Southern Industrial Office New Place DACIA Alice Taylor Lafayette Marshal Lafayette Gabrifl Stamps & Co General Cleaners Spring Hill and Broad THE Bank OF Mobile National Banking Assoction Saa Ay Riefvice Kinsley Institute Biloxi Jacksonville Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway Union Terminal Station Calvert York Tuscaloosa East Norman Bell
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