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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1913
Page
2
Large crowds attend the second week revival led by Evangels at Government Street church. Afternoon and night services run Tuesday through the week with a love feast next Sunday. Hanes preached on John 1 42 urging bringing others to Jesus and urged readiness to meet God in providence duty death and judgment.
P F Bastiams of Prince Kert Cape of Good Hope recalls a sudden croup attack on his son in the night. He used Chamberlains Cough Remedy per directions for about an hour and twenty minutes and the child recovered. The ad notes the remedy is sold by all druggists.
Humane Officer Julius Ducorneau turned over the dog to Dr. J C Edwards for observation after it bit Mrs A Mullen of 111 Old Shell Road. Mrs Mullen, an elderly resident, suffered multiple wounds and nervous distress. The animal is identified as the legend of P M Slaughter of Campbell Street in the city's west.
At a meeting of the Alabama Oyster Men's Protective Association at the Eslava street dock, Captain A I Jones was elected unanimously to succeed Gonzales who resigned for business reasons. Jones, owner and captain of the schooner Oyster Plant, is seen as uniting factions. The group expressed sympathy for Commissioner Charles Clark's bereaved family.
Julia Plum Crampton Joseph Willie Kyles Nelson Lang A Graun and Robert Wilson were fined $10 or ten days each for gaming. Vince Boykin paid $10 for skin gambling. Daniel Coleman fined $25 or twenty days for assaulting his wife Lizzie Coleman. Leon Dennis fined $25 or twenty days for assaulting and beating Julia Noyd. Frank Shamburger fined $5 or ten days for assaulting Letitia Shamburger with a stick.
The remark notes a subset of people who claim patriotic status based on ancestral lineage. It highlights tension between heritage pride and active civic engagement, suggesting identity as an artifact of family history rather than present actions.
October brings mild days and chilly nights prompting thin clothing. Colds caught then may last months, so a ready remedy is advised. Peruna has been a standard household medicine for coughs and colds for decades, effective when started early. tablets now available for those who dislike liquid forms.
In a letter to S Murphy the Southern Commercial Congress proposes a school prize essay to spark Alabama pride in the canal. The plan includes prizes for top essays and for selling the most buttons, with speakers visiting schools to inspire participation.
A chronic dyspeptic, W G Mattison of Hornellsville New York, reports Chamberlains Tablets gave greater relief than any medicine he tried. The ad notes the product is sold by all druggists.
The W. L. Short Decorating Company is leading private decorations for the Southern Commercial Congress with contractor George R. Powell soliciting merchant participation. Panama Celebration Committee aims to supplement street decor with private building banners. officials expect downtown venues festooned by week’s end. Mr Short cites Chattanooga experience with extensive lighting for reunions.
Senate banking committee debates changes to the currency bill as President Wilson signals possible approval of reforms. Proposals include rediscount rules for commercial paper, regional reserve bank powers, equal privileges for state and national banks, stock public subscriptions, dividend limits, and optional open market operations. Victor Morawetz testified on the bill.
Salisbury reports a group of men women and children living in huts near the Leatherbury canning factory were rescued with difficulty in rowboats after rising waters. local authorities evacuated residents and assessed damage along the waterfront.
Chicago woke to the season first heavy snowstorm with blizzard conditions at times. Snow began last night and persisted into morning as temperatures fell below freezing, slowing surface and elevated traffic and injuring several people in accidents. Weather officials call this unprecedented for the date.
New Haven and New London reports describe a fierce wind storm along the Connecticut shore. Russell B. Young, 10, drowned when a boat capsize occurred while he rowed with his father. The sea near New London reached its highest level in five years.
First Assistant Postmaster General Roper notified all postmasters that the department desires cooperation with state and county authorities to improve public roads. The move signals substantial support from the Post Office in the good roads effort across the country.
On the last day of the Feast of the Tabernacle observances will be held at Temple Shaarai Shemayim with Rabbi A. G. Moses officiating. Services start Wednesday at 8 p.m. and conclude Thursday morning at 4 a.m.
A cable received by Dominican consul T. C. McGonigal stated that the ports of Sanama and Sanches in Santo Domingo have been opened again.
Boston oct 21 tangled wires prostrated trees and insand wreckage marked the wake of the Ohio storm the tail of which swept New England last night several cities including Concord Montpelier and Rutland telegraphically were marooned for several hours.
A powerful October snow storm and gale swept Ashland Wisconsin and Duluth Minnesota last night. Lake Superior seas ran high and Duluth reported snow with a street temperature of 18 degrees this morning.
Norfolk reports gales along the coast causing damage estimated as low as 40,000 dollars. A government barge carrying 50,000 dollars in ammunition sunk but is safe at the navy yard. The steamer Tordenskjo and the steamer Sturton are in dry dock after collisions with a barge.
Chattanooga Tennessee reports the first killing frost of the season with a low of 31 degrees. Officials note the record earliest frost occurred on September 30, 1888.
The remains of Mrs Lucy A Miller aged 80 from Mobile county died in Memphis Tennessee. She was the widow of W H Miller and the funeral was in Pike Crest cemetery. Robert E Wallace was buried at Magnolia cemetery from the family home 257 Eslava street with Rev Wilkes officiating and pallbearers N F Padgett J L Hall Jr S K Rhodes N Rachel.
Dr. Carl A. Grote spoke at Mobile Cotton Mills Crichton on the hookworm campaign. A free dispensary for diagnosis and treatment opens in Crichton Tuesday with a Prichard lecture next.
A compact moral note warns that conceit leads a man to overestimate himself and to quit prematurely, inviting downfall through self overconfidence.
A dated advertorial warns that untreated coughs or colds can lead to throat or lung trouble. It touts Eckman’s Alterative as effective, recounting a Saratoga case where a man nearly died in 1906 but recovered after using the remedy. The piece promotes the product and lists Eckman Laboratory contact details.
F. D. Peters of Columbus Mississippi, 43, was arrested Monday night near Dauphin by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Mansfield on a warrant from the Inferior criminal court. He is charged with obtaining £143 by false pretenses by claiming ownership of 1,500 trees. Peters remains in county jail unable to post bond and denies guilt stating Rosen ty reneged on his agreement.
A visiting wife dreads going home because no man wants to admit his wife is a good housekeeper. The line humorously notes gender expectations shaping domestic praise and daily chores in a social context.
An advertisement-style claim touts Ely Cream Balm as instantly opening nasal passages and relieving head colds and catarrh. It asserts immediate breathing relief, headache fade, and that symptoms vanish by morning, urging readers to buy the small bottle at drug stores.
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