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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1913
Page
2
A quoted remark questions wide gaps in skill as markets and educators debate outcomes. The passage hints at tension between new graduates and employers regarding readiness and performance expectations in the current job landscape.
An item from London Herald extols mer ged wax as a cosmetic substitute for toilet creams. It claims deep cleansing and preservative action, popular in chemist shops across the British Isles and sought by American druggists. Also notes Baxolite facial treatment for wrinkles and contour.
Mrs Thomas M Owen president general of the Southern Commercial Woman's Auxiliary visits Mobile to address the Home Economics Club Thursday at 4 pm. She outlines plans for the Southern Commercial Congress and names committees.
Mrs. C. L. Clark of Newton Mississippi arrived in Mobile seeking her eighteen year old son who went to work for the Mobile Light and Railway Company. He sent a note from Mobile saying he had employment and a decent boarding house but gave no address. Police have no clue and Mrs. Clark lodged at 122 Conti Street while pursuing information.
Reported unrest in Honduras centers on General Policarpo Bonilla supporters amid sharp living-cost hikes and heavy import taxes. Officials have resigned as salescripes warn of imminent upheaval, with taxes in American gold and new duties hitting merchants and travelers alike.
An advertisement notes a condition often caused by indigestion and constipation that disappears quickly when Chamberlain's Tablets are taken and are for sale by all dealers.
Horace Turner F I Thompson and E O Walker will form Mobile delegation to join John B Waterman before the board of engineers in Washington next Tuesday for the Tombigbee river lock project re hearing. Waterman cited 4 000 000 acres traversed by the Tombigbee and outlined the project’s favorable outlook. No other business was brought before the Mobile Joint Rivers and Harbor Committee.
Regular religious services are planned at the Jewish Temple Friday at 8 PM and Saturday at 10 AM with Rabbi Alfred G. Moses and Mr Samuel Gup officiating. A souvenir titled Mobile the Gateway to Panama issued by Albertype Co. Brooklyn has been received by Staub's Up-to-date Shop with illustrations and a panorama. A gun accident on Lawrence Street left Dan Mango with a non dangerous leg wound, Mrs Mango present. Louisville and Nashville excursion train carried 240 passengers from Mobile to Biloxi, leaving at 7 30 AM. Adah H Cousins filed a bond in probate court to act as notary public. A hail storm hit Zundell's on Mobile Bay eastern shore, causing minor wreckage and minor damage to a bath house.
Mrs Leola Stennett of Franklinton recalls a four year battle with facial eczema. After trying several remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and reports complete cure in six weeks with no return nine months later.
Gently apply Cuticura Ointment to the affected area with the fingertip avoid rubbing. Wash off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Bathing thereafter. use Cuticura Soap for toilet and bath to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Available worldwide through druggists. free liberal samples with 32 page Skin Book. Address Cuticura Dept T Boston. Men shaving and shampooing with Cuticura Soap will find it best for skin and scalp.
Spring Hill Jesuit College opened the 1913-14 session with larger attendance than last year and many more students expected this week. A delegation of over 150 students from New Orleans and Louisiana arrived, led by Rev. Andrew Doherty. The officers for the season include Rev. Edward Cummings president and Rev. William Wilkingon vice president. Catholic parochial schools plus rate schools also opened with attendance above last season.
Twenty two boys from the Detention Home started a two week encampment on Dog River near Mertz station. Superintendent L H Putnam and Assistant Superintendent George White led the hike with tents and gear carried by wagon. Activities include hunting, fishing, swimming and baseball with organized teams. A camp name will be chosen Thursday. Mrs Putnam and Matron Omie Snow stay through the camp. Parents Day is set for Sunday with all parents welcome. Directors will be guests on Directors Day and the public is invited to Field Day.
An old time remedy promises to revive natural hair color using Sage Tea and Sulphur. The ad claims gray hair darkens evenly, scalp benefits, and hair becomes thick and glossy after use, offered at drug stores for about 50 cents.
A damaged OCR fragment reports on a repair man or service titled We Fix og Right. It mentions 465 areal but lacks clear names dates places or outcomes. The readable text suggests a local repair business or ad style note.
Belize merchants planning a Mobile trade trip to place orders later in the season. Hon. S Wolfson will join the party, and George Myer of D. R. Dunlap Mercantile Co conveyed Governor Wilfred Colletts felicitations. Officials hope to foster better Mobile Belize relations.
Lodges of Louisiana expect a 5000 state appropriation for their representation in the Panama Canal Celebration. Local chairman James E. Cahall reports strong fraternal support. Mobile mystic societies show interest and may join. Floats from Mardi Gras and New Orleans parades are eyed for October and a Mobile Pageant. Directors report favorable talks on L. C. Irvine's state tour to promote the exhibit car with full support from Opelika officials. Irvine plans to return from Montgomery Friday night.
The Associated Press reports Chicago's estimated population at 2,388,500, up 62,000 from September 1912, according to the city directory released yesterday.
Col Arthur L. Hamilton praises Peruna for lower casualties in his regiment during the Spanish American War and urges checking War Department records. Letters from J W Pritchard and W R Callahan report personal cures for catarrh of the stomach and related symptoms after using Peruna, with tablets also available.
A St. Petersburg despatch says two thousand male residents of Kutais district in the Iramus Caucasian province have been kept in a trance since August 25 and are inadequately fed to compel surrender of a police officer. An official investigation has been ordered.
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