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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
12
The Georgia supreme court ruled that a Macon temporary injunction closing saloons was improper a permanent order should have lasted only until the underlying cases were heard and a final decision made. The decision affects statewide efforts to curb beer and whiskey sales.
Oscar Hammerstein must pay each of his two daughters 100 dollars weekly after the court of appeals affirmed a lower court ruling. The payments stem from a divorce settlement made years ago with the late Mrs. Hammerstein.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine promising dandruff removal and hair beautification. It claims quick action, root strengthening, and longer, softer hair after a 26 cent bottle purchase from drug stores or toilet counters.
Captain W. W. E. Jacobs argues an inland water route along the Atlantic coast would shield coastwise trade during war, shortening routes and saving lives and property. He cites shoals and past losses, notes risks from uninspected barges, and cites Revenue Cutter Service rescues and cargo value totals.
Carl Oliver of Franklin County Texas asks the U S Supreme Court to overturn his death sentence for the murder of Franklin D Stanley claiming self defense when he found Stanley with his wife. Oliver argues Texas and U S law grant equal rights in defending household honor to a negro as to a white man.
Gifts pour in at the White House for Miss Jessie Wilson and Francis B Sayre as they prepare for wedlock a week from yesterday. Most presents are practical household items from embassies and legations including cut glass furniture dishes silver bric a brac and some jewelry. White House clerks compile thousands of wedding announcements to be mailed soon.
At a Cincinnati meeting of stockholders and directors of the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad the Queen and Crescent route officers were elected W J Finley president T C Powell vice president H B Spencer assistant to the president R D Lankford secretary Charles Patton treasurer Regular dividends were declared and the railroad was reported prosperous.
A telegram invited Colonel George W. Goethals builder of the Panama Canal to manage Dayton under the new city commission form. The commissioners said Dayton wants the best equipped man in America and would pay a larger salary than the federal government pays army officers. No assurance Goethals will consider the offer.
Paris reports 222000 French women petitioning the Chamber of Deputies to cap bars saloons and other spirits outlets. They target distilled liquors as wine and beer profits rise with the number of establishments from 435000 in 1900 to 479000 in 1911.
A cough that lingers signals risk of consumption and Dr King’s New Discovery claims to stop the cough loosen the chest banish fever and aid sleep. A testimonial from Mrs A F Mertz of Glen Ellyn Iowa cites six weeks of doctoring failed and praises relief. The ad promises money back if it fails with 50c to 100 price and distribution by H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
Mrs Louie Phillips Morton, recently granted a divorce from Albert Morton of Anniston, Ala, shot herself to death three days later. Despondency over domestic troubles is believed to have caused the act. she used a revolver and was alone in a room at her father's home when she died.
Fresh stock of garden seeds for fall planting including turnips ruta bagas cabbage and others. All seeds are absolutely fresh with no carryover from last year. English Estrige Co. Sun Wed Fri ti.
General Bramwell Booth commander-in-chief of the Salvation Army and his brother General Ballington Booth head of the Volunteers of America will meet in New York. They have not met since Ballington Booth split from their father General William Booth. Bramwell Booth says no consolidation is planned.
A brief note argues that focus has shifted from the Helpful Hénv to the Helpful Husband, suggesting reassessment of attention and roles in the public conversation.
Nervous and sick headaches attributed to torpid liver constipated bowels and disordered stomach. Take Dr King’s New Life Pills to stimulate organs and bring relief. No better regulator for liver and bowels. 25c per box. Available at all druggists or by mail H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
The article warns that overindulgence in rich foods can strain kidneys and cause a range of symptoms such as back pain cloudy urine and nocturnal urination. It advises taking four ounces of rad salts with a tablet of lithia to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys and neutralize acids.
Georgia Supreme Court affirms the Railroad Commission requiring railroads to honor mileage coupons for intra state trips. The ruling narrows exemptions for passengers boarding in towns over ten thousand residents and reverses a lower court finding.
The British steamship Holtye, sailing from Wilmington for Bremen, carried 20,324 bales of cotton in a cargo valued at about 1.525 million dollars, described as the largest cotton shipment ever sent from an American port.
Maurice Cheilard, a French aviator, established a new record by performing a double aerial loop with a passenger aboard his airship in Buc, France, on November 19. The maneuver appeared as easy as flying solo.
An advertisement promotes PoDoLax as a superior liver regulator derived from Podophyllin. It claims the liver governs energy and health, touts PoDoLax for cleansing bile and the bowel, and denigrates salts minerals laxatives and calomel. It credits E. E. Sutherland Co. of Paducah, Kentucky.
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