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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1913
Page
3
In a Washington report dated November 17, Acting Majority Leader Johnson of Kentucky said he had assurances from Monty Leader Mann that he would not insist on daily roll calls. The Republicans cited absences to argue lawmakers were not on the job, as Democrats faced recess refusals and routine business delays.
An advertisement urges meat eaters to use Dad Salts to flush kidneys. It claims uric acid in blood harms kidneys and promises relief from back pain cloudy urine and bladder irritation with a daily tablespoon in water. The product is described as a grape and lemon acid salt with lithia, sold as an inexpensive preventive drink.
Dr. Oscar Dowling of the Louisiana State Board of Health urged sex education and regulation of marriage to reduce venereal disease related sterility and improve family life. He called for breaking taboos and a single standard of sexual responsibility as sessions of the association run through Thursday with meetings of medical alumni and health officers in the South.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic that arouses the liver, purifies the blood, and strengthens the system for both adults and children. It markets the product as malaria-fighting and health-boosting.
A Brunswick man B B Lancaster was killed and P P Stewart with his wife from Hopkins were fatally and seriously injured when an overhanging tree limb struck a flat car on the Waycross and Southern Railroad near the Okefenokee swamp during a sightseeing trip. Several others were injured.
Mrs. Jennie Estes of Ridgely credits Cardus, a woman's tonic, with saving her life after months of illness from February to October. She gained 15 pounds after starting Cardus and urges other women to try it, noting it helped when other medicines failed. The notice advertises the Chattanooga Medicine Co advisory department and a 64 page home treatment book.
Damaged OCR fragment notes public notice items in Irvington Mo heap area. Mentions cain service commantation sates and Antwne mate on request via Excelsens. Details are unclear due to text corruption but indicate municipal notices and correspondence requests.
The NAACP released a special agent’s Washington report on government department segregation of white and colored workers. It details uniform practices across the Post Office, Treasury, and other agencies, with blacks confined to inferior spaces and limited opportunities.
Lexy Kentucky November 11. The Evening and Leader founded in 1888 by the late Samuel J. Roberts was sold today to a stock company led by John G. Stoll and W L Warren. The new company will take possession January 1.
Birmingham prepares for the Alabama Good Roads Association annual meeting in Mobile November 20 21 22 with a special Alabama Good Roads Special train leaving Birmingham November 19. Delegates from most counties will attend including Congressman Burnett Senator Bankhead and Governor O Neal. The Mobile welcome includes oyster roasts and carriage rides for 1000 to 1600 delegates.
Thad deus Thompson United States minister to Colombia left for Barranquilla to sail for New York due to Mrs Thompson's illness. Leland Harrison secretary of legation will act as charge d'affaires during his absence and continue negotiations on the victims of Colombia arising from the partition of Panama.
An ad-style health claim notes nervousness headaches and bodily complaints from liver and stomach disorders. It promises quick relief by stimulating organs to function properly and positions Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best regulator for the liver and bowels.
President Wilson says the Mexican crisis does not require closing the embassy in Mexico City. He notes O Shaughnessy has not had passports revoked and stresses the core aims remain unchanged as Huerta’s elimination is pursued peacefully.
United States Senator Thomas B. Catron of New Mexico met General Villa at Juarez. He warned against the wholesale execution of Federal prisoners of war, saying it would harm U S recognition prospects. Villa maintained the practice was necessary and discussed U S intervention with Catron, who noted the visit was unofficial.
John Goard aged 45 an automobile dealer of Searcy Ark was instantly killed and his five companions injured when Goards car toppled over the side of an approach to a bridge six miles east of Little Rock yesterday.
A Mobile Alabama woman Mrs Anna Akridge reports chronic kidney discomfort and back pain eased after using Deans Kidney Pills. She describes persistent dull ache across the loins and stiff joints improving following the advertised remedy.
In Juarez, two ex Federal officials Pablo Bhave and Juan Cordova were executed by order of General Villa. The men stood at freshly dug graves in the cemetery as firing squads carried out the sentences. Mrs Bhave pleaded for mercy but Villa refused. A squad of Federal prisoners buried 89 slain soldiers. Guards shot a prisoner who attempted escape. Rebels say more executions will follow.
Nov. 11 report notes active cocaine operations in the north and a five week crackdown. Nine men are under arrest as investigators push a broader campaign. A city official calls the drug “a dangerous evil” though details remain unclear.
The excerpt references threats to kill federal troops and distinctions between regular army and war officers. It mentions pardons for soldiers and a comment on character judged by appearance. The legibility is limited and no clear event or sourcing is identifiable.
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