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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1913
Page
5
Kansas City police announce a coquette squad of two men in female attire will patrol the shopping district to deter mashers. The effort follows a failed purse snatching case where narrow skirts hindered pursuit.
Three youths were arrested on Fourteenth Street and Broadway after attempting to speak to several young women entering a moving picture theater. They were fined $10 each by Magistrate House in the Men’s Night Court yesterday.
Claims a new nerve revitalizer Kellogg's Sans tone Wafers restore energy, calm nerves, and mental clarity. Promises free trial packages by mail and guarantees results with a 50 cent trial. cites medical endorsements and broad use for insomnia neuralgia and fatigue. Aimed at both men and women with nervous breakdowns and general debility.
The record notes J. Kellogg Co located in 1854 Hoffmaster Block Battle Creek Michigan.
An ad notes regular one dollar wafers available in Alabama at Sutton Bros on St Ar els Street and in Jersey at 210 Broadts, listing both locations for purchase amid unclear text and garbled addresses.
Belle Delaney, 50, is jailed on a murder charge after a Pearler, John Howard, was found dead on a houseboat. She alleges a dog led police to her, implicates Fred Shanks, claims witnesses saw a fatal struggle, and seeks extra rations for the dog as she awaits grand jury action in Prairie County.
In Detroit Justice Richter’s court Danbmyer sues George Robinson for 150 dollars over a year old bulldog named Boy. He claims the dog had mange at purchase and died within a year. He seeks 75 purchase price 50 for care and 25 veterinary bills. The trial notes diet as a factor with ham and eggs cited by both sides.
A Temple woman said she was married in Belton the night before and awoke to find her husband missing. She asked Temple police to help locate the missing spouse and to notify her of any man answering her description.
Clare E. Mercer, 50, drank heavily and attacked furniture. charged with malicious destruction of property and resisting an officer. His wife Clara and daughter Nellie, 17, charged with interfering with an officer. they tried to pull Mercer from a patrol wagon. Mercer assaulted a janitor in the cell, but was subdued. Mother and daughter released without bond.
Corey, known as the king of tramps, was hit by Mrs. A. Bush while she drove her car with three other women in Erie County. The famed hobo, who claims half a million miles riding trains, was badly bruised but unhurt previously. He credited the women for ending his long streak of invincibility.
Kansas City reports identify a seven year old boy nicknamed Krankie as the son of James Young of Davenport Iowa. Officials say telegraph communications from the detention name helped confirm his identity after several days in custody.
Berlin reports Lieut. Paul Graets plans a $750000 Parseval airship expedition to map New Guinea from a Malu gas station. The mission aims to study geography and opportunities for exploitation amid British Dutch claims and cannibal lore, noting vast mountains and a six inch furred butterfly worth $5000 found by a prior expedition.
An advertisement touts Liv-Ver-Lak as a natural remedy that keeps users on their feet and avoids layoffs. It pledges safety for children, guarantees each bottle, and promotes availability at Sutton Bros. with pricing at .50 and 1 dollar, featuring JL Grigsby likeness.
Fort Worth Texas October 18. Traffic Policeman G W Montgomery stands 7 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 218 pounds while Patrol Driver Joe Belsacker measures 5 feet and 125 pounds. Montgomery oversees the busiest corner and, with Belsacker, often appears together in uniform, creating a lighthearted street scene despite their size contrast.
In Forest Grove Oregon on October 18 Mrs. C A Hoyt while walking with a collie along Wilson Rice road encountered a yearling bear. The bear fled into a fir tree and was killed by Hoyt with a single shot weighing over 100 pounds. She carried the carcass half a mile to her home.
John Calder, a 66 year old bachelor and longtime Baltix fire department engineman, saved nearly his entire annual pay. Over forty five years his wages rose from 700 to a higher amount, while he consistently spent 500 a year and deposited the rest. His sister, bonded for 30,000 dollars, revealed the bank balance of about 30,000.
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