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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
2
A Mobile weather column reports a hot spell with a high near 82 and a cool 70, plus a moist Thursday morning shower. It jokes about street cleaning and a local observer’s advice on sweeping mud into piles and letting sun and wind do the rest.
A. F. Wallace deputy sheriff was killed in Selma Alabama as he arrested Wash Goodwyn for larceny. Eugene Myers, a negro, is said to have shot him in the back and fled into nearby woods. Posses and bloodhounds scour the area for Myers as authorities pursue the case.
A 19th century advertisement touts Doctor Pierce’s Anuric as a potent remedy to expel uric acid, claiming relief from rheumatism gout neuralgia and related pains. It promotes pamphlets and trial tablets from the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY and references Dr Pierce’s medical reputation and other products.
The Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs closed its twenty first annual session in Selma. Officers elected for the year are Mrs J F Hooper Selma president Mrs Alexander Moore Jasper vice president Mrs Lee Moody Bessemer recording secretary Mrs Arthur Loeb Selma corresponding secretary Mrs L J Haley Birmingham general federation secretary Mrs J H Calvin Decatur treasurer Mrs H C Cole Mobile auditor Nominations were reported by Mrs Erwin Craighead Mobile president of the nominations committee. Birmingham will host the next meeting and Dothan HQs won the gavel for the district with the most new clubs.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener British secretary of war met General Sarrail commander in chief of the French army of the Orient in Saloniki via Paris on November 19 and departed without disembarking.
In the United States district court Toulmin judge, two voluntary bankruptcy petitions were filed by individuals. Alonzo L. Smith lists liabilities of 1514.93 with no assets. Joseph L. Fox lists liabilities of 141.80 with no assets. Both are wage earners.
The probate court issued licenses Friday. White-None. Negroes Augustus Gales and Rosa Harris.
Harvey E Jones general agent of the Mobile and Ohio travels to Montgomery to visit his father Col Harvey E Jones. Assistant County Solicitor Jack F Courtney and his bride return from their bridal tour. Courtney assumes duties in the courts Friday morning.
Samples from diverse American sources sent to Vital Remedies Company in Houston compare with crude Vitalitas. They show no resemblance to the product whose force is believed to be life itself. The earth liquid is touted for stomach liver kidney and blood ailments and sold by Sutton's Drug Store and others.
Spokesman A D Organ of the Pilots Association reports the Uruguayan Alfredo, after breaking its hawser near Tampa, will be towed to Mobile for repairs, arriving by Saturday. The Verona of United Fruit was moved for repairs at Dry Docks, while bay steamers Pleas ure Bay and Apollo carried large cargoes to Eastern Shore routes. The British ship Sylvanian bound for Liverpool loaded 1033 bales of cotton and other goods, and Mobile Liners expect another UK-bound steamer soon.
Former U S Senator Frank S White, guest of Bank of Mobile, praises Mobile county during a two day outing to citrus fields and Mobile bay. He says the citrus and pecan areas rival California gold mines and predicts Mobile will become a major fruit and pecan supplier with improved harbor facilities attracting Alabama to the Panama Canal gateway.
The funeral from the family home 172 South Cedar Street and the German Lutheran Church was led by Rev. Henning at 3:30. Large attendance included Maple Camp Woodmen of the World and German Relief Association. Burial in Magnolia Cemetery with floral designs. Pallbearers listed. Miss Cora E. Gill, 58, died at Monterey place after a lingering illness. body to be sent to Lawrence Kansas for burial.
Dr. P J H Farrell president of the Army and Navy Club of Chicago and former surgeon general of the army of the Philippines stated a quarter of a million Filipinos would back the United States if needed. He noted 50 000 are as thoroughly trained as any soldiers in the world. The remarks were made in Chicago on November 19.
Rt. Rev. Edward P. Allen bishop of Mobile will lay the cornerstone of Troy Alabama's first Catholic church on Thanksgiving Day. A special train from Montgomery will carry clergy and attendees for the ceremony and the event will highlight the diocese's growth in the region.
A local ad promotes Dreaper & Burns with a wide, exclusive range of winter suits and overcoats. It emphasizes diverse sizes and styles, claiming the garments are stylish rather than faddish and suitable for men of all builds from young to stout. It invites customers to try on and compare the quality.
An advertisement features Margaret Hamilton offering psychic readings that claim to reveal a person past present and future with no questions asked. It promises guidance on marriage health wealth and success, guarantees results, and invites readers to visit her private residency in Prichard with hours from 9:30 am to 8:00 pm and reduced rates.
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