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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1914
Page
3
New French touring cars are described with roofs that telescope and fold down into recesses in the bodies. The backs fold into rear recesses while the sides slide into openings, creating a fully open car while retaining structure.
Mme Chaminade in My Boudoir endorses a new simple prescription called Mrs. Osgood's Wonder that claims to remove all hair on face and arms painlessly with no return. Marketed as inexpensive, available at Van Antwerp & Co. drug store with a money-back guarantee.
J B Brown of Cullman elected judge of the Alabama court of appeals will take his oath of office and assume duties by week’s end. Ben P Crum of Montgomery has retired after completing his term as successor to Judge Perry Thomas. Crum had served as associate justice and advised on pending cases.
Dutch paper calls for mediation by Queen Wilhelmina and U S President Wilson using the psychological moment to halt the war. Editorial notes Europe’s misery, rising deaths, and calls for immediate action by neutral powers to offer lasting peace.
At a joint meeting in Montgomery this week the state board of agriculture and the federal farm demonstration agent plan to select the successor to R. B. Orr of Hartselle who died last week as Morgan county agent. The board will appoint with the approval of the federal demonstrator.
Archbishop Elen of New Orleans and Fr Kelley return from Havana carrying letters describing brutal acts against clergy and lay Catholics in Mexico. They recount abuses in Zamora, Durango, Morelia, San Luis Potosi, Puebla, Guadalajara, and Querétaro, noting confessional burnings and coercion by authorities and rebels.
The ad extols Pape's Diapepsin as a quick, harmless remedy to stop indigestion and stomach distress in five minutes. It claims relief from heartburn belching gas and other symptoms and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case for home use.
Alabama Governor returns from the governors conference in Madison Wisconsin and faces a heavy week. The Ervin Pope case remains the major issue with Pope under a death sentence for the murder of James McClurkin, a Calhoun county white farmer. Pope is in Birmingham jail on a brief respite with commutation due by Friday and action expected by Thursday.
The German government denies refusing American aid to Belgium and says it is highly pleased with the assistance. Instructions reflecting this sentiment have been sent to Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador in Washington.
Canon City Colorado November 17 Proceedings against nineteen of the twenty six defendants charged with the murder of William King a non union miner killed by strikers at the Chandler mine of the Victor American Fuel Company April 24 were continued yesterday by agreement Trial of the seven others was begun.
The piece condemns revolutionary actions masking lust and condemns religious liberty rhetoric. It cites America's treaty with Russia over religious liberty and notes 25,000,000 Catholics under U.S. protection facing persecution. It contrasts Jewish suffering in Russia with abuses of Catholics in a protected country.
Paris reports details of the Dixmude battle where Belgian defenders and Senegalese troops faced heavy bombardment and a massive German onslaught. French bluejackets in exposed positions fought valiantly, refused surrender, and withdrew only after bridge routes were cut, with relentless street combat along the Yser.
A woman enters a drug store and orders five cent packages of chemical and mineral ingredients in a test of Vitalitas. Analysts confirm the concoction resembles Vitalitas, claimed to cleanse the system and cure various ailments. The ad-like piece invites purchases and samples at Buttera store.
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