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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
13
Paris cabinet endorses finance minister's plan to issue 260 million dollars of perpetual 3 percent government rentes. Eighty million dollars annual inheritance tax revenue will fund interest and bond redemptions. Public price not announced, expected near current 3 percent rente level.
A vintage ad promotes D. D. Prescription offering a purée like cooling liquid to soothe eczema and skin troubles, claiming it stops itching and cleanses skin. It markets D. D. Skin Soap for tender skin and lists Van Antwerp Drug Co. and Albright & Wood pharmacists at a city corner.
William Griffin of Cleveland was arrested in Detroit on piracy charges after a shipboard theft. Indicted, arraigned, pleaded guilty, and sentenced in thirteen hours by Judge Tuttle to eight months in the house of correction.
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the Walker county town is Dora, not Horse Creek. The case involved a warrant to arrest D J Moore for assault and battery halted by a writ of prohibition, which the court reversed, recognizing Dora as a valid town name.
Sulphur and cantharides based remedy marketed as Q Ban hair color restorer promises to darken gray or faded hair and restore its original color. It claims to stop hair loss dandruff and itching while promoting growth and gloss with nightly use and full home treatment directions.
In Chicago Navy 14 five men were released after being arrested for scattering the ashes of their dead friend from a high Lincoln Park bridge. George E Mendon, said to be the son of a wealthy Boston man, died two weeks ago and the group carried out his last wish to cremate and scatter his ashes. There were no city statutes on the subject.
Local druggists endorse Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe remedy for torpid liver and biliousness. The product carries a money back guarantee if it fails to liven the liver and costs 50 cents per bottle. Drugstores warn of imitations and urge buyers to insist on the genuine remedy.
Mrs. D A McGee of Waycross Georgia reports a two year chronic cough ending after using Vinci cod liver and iron tonic. The ad touts cod liver and iron as a cure and offers a money back guarantee with sale through Van Antwerp Drug Corp Mobile Alabama. It also promotes Saxo Salve for skin troubles.
Second Lieutenant Perry Rich of the Philippine Scouts U S A was killed when a hydro airplane crashed into Manila Bay due to a faulty motor cylinder. He had discovered the defect, repaired it, and climbed to about 200 feet before the failure led to the fatal drop near the Asiatic fleet.
Lieutenant Rich, born in Indiana in 1883, joined the Philippine Scouts in 1911 and becomes the eleventh aviator to die in army and navy aviation work. Since 1908 aviation accidents have claimed 414 lives worldwide, with 195 deaths this year to date.
English author B N Langdon-Davies told Sanford University audiences that world peace requires intervention in Mexico without specifying United States involvement. He argued a force may be needed to prevent a nation from destroying its resources and claimed America England and Germany shape world destiny through reason, not force.
A report to the governor commends Dr. Thomas M. Owen and Alabama archives department for wealth of books papers relics and paintings. It notes expenses for the year at 8942.85 a reduction from last year and details the department’s history and collections.
Special to The Item reports Montgomery leaders discussed local option candidates and an extra legislative session. Rumors say factions may back former governor William Dorsey Jelks or center on another man, but Jelks has said he is not seeking office. Charles Lewis, liquor forces leader, was seen in Montgomery sparking further gossip.
The Southern Homeopathy Association adjourned its annual convention in Atlanta after electing officers and a committee to select the next meeting place. Officers named: H. E. Koons of Danville, Va president. J. Stone of Atlanta first vice president. Lee Norman of Louisville second vice president. H. R. Stout of Jacksonville treasurer. A. L. Monroe of Miami necrologist.
Seventy Mexican students connected to French aviators have returned to Mexico to pursue dual lives involving excitement and risk, signaling a shift in their training and career paths.
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