Uncle Wiggily Returns Home From Seashore Vacation
Uncle Wiggily Longears packs for return to his hollow stump bungalow on Labor Day. Helpers Sammy Littletail Nurse Jane and friends assist as a sea dog threatens Uncle Wiggily until his own valise springs to defend him and Hippy the hoptoad boy emerges from the bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Wiggily
Hollow Stump
Uncle Wiggily Longears
Sammy Littletail
R. Longears
Sammie
Nurse Jane
Wiggy
Mr. Longears
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Rabbit Gentleman
Johnny Bushytail
Squirrel Boy
Ocean Beach
Sammy Littletall
Johnnie
Robbit
Hippy
Sammie Littletail
Rabbit
Grandfather Goosey Gander
Billie Bushytail
Uncle
Uncle Wiggrly
Uncle Wegily
Hop Toad
Dictator Steamer Said Sunk Off British Isles
The Central News reports the Harrison line steamer Dictator of 4116 tons gross was sunk with forty two crew reportedly landed safely. No confirmation yet and movements prior to August 31 departure from Pernambuco to Cabadello Brazil are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
London
The
Central News
Harrison Line
Dictator
Liverpool
Pernambuco
Brazil
Cabadello
England
Woman's beauty linked to self care and herbs
An advertisement claims women can preserve health and beauty by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It links a flashing eye, elastic step, clear skin, and mood to female ailments and promotes the root and herb remedy as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Providence Justice Knowles Murder Sparks Police Hunt
Providence Ohio area police seek a suspect in the slaying of Justice Willis S. Knowles of the Eighth district court. Investigators suspect fears of prosecution over fish and game law enforcement prompted the murder. Knowles' body to be taken to Hocking Port for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. IL
Willis S. Knowles
Eighth District Court
North Scituate
Knowles
Hocking Port
Ohio
National Holiday Observed Across Mobile With Picnics and Parks
Labor Day saw closures citywide as residents enjoyed excursions to Monroe Park for the Central Trades Council picnic and athletic events. Dauphin Way Baptist Church led an excursion to Fairhope featuring a John Bunyan lecture by Rev. Dr. John W. Phillips. Camp Fire Girls held events at Lyons Park with Miss De Vaughan in charge. Eleanor Burch set a new female ball throw record at 254 feet, surpassing her previous 244 feet 1 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Monroe Park
Central Trades Council
M. Rathberger
J. J. Russell
Messrs. Reynolds
Etheridge
Carpenters
Slaton and Cohen
Clancey
Shaw and Winstanley
Polard
Hines
Rapier
Hutchison
Dauphin Way Baptist Church
Fair
Three white men rob Prichard deputy and burn his home
Deputy Sheriff H. M. Cochrane of Prichard was robbed at his door by a man posing as a U S marshal who asked to pawn two watches. Two masked accomplices entered, bound and gagged him, rifled the desk taking 106 dollars, then set the house ablaze. Tom Pruitt found Cochrane and freed him. Insurance covers the loss. description of the suspect is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Cochrane
Prichard
Holcombe
Cochrane
United States
Tom Pruitt
Palm Beach
Two Men Extradited From Mobile in Shoe Machine Theft
Harold Ferguson and Ben Watkins, claiming alias H. E. Bradford and B. F. Williams, were arrested in Mobile on charges of stealing a shoe repairing machine from Champion Shoe Company in St. Louis. They admitted guilt to the police chief and waived extradition, and were taken to St. Louis by Detectives Hogan and Wetzel after being apprehended about two weeks ago following a forged telegram order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold FE. Ferguson
Ben F. Watkins
H. E. Bradford
B. F. Williams
Champion Shoe Company
St. Louis
Hogan and
Wetzel
F. W. Crenshaw
Mobile
F. M. Ballweg
Alabama Postmasters Convene at Federal Building
Alabama postmasters gather for their annual convention in the federal courtroom of the post office building starting at 2 pm. Topics include good roads and rural free delivery expansion with Captain John Craft of the Good Roads Association presenting. J Blocker Thornton of Mobile extends welcome. The rural postal theme continues Wednesday morning with L C Irvine speaking on marketing and the post office as a link between city and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Convention of Alabama
John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
J. Blocker Thornton
Mobile
T Epic
L. C. Irvine
Jewish New Year Services at Temple and Orthodox Temple
Services for Rosh Hashanah will be held Wednesday evening at 6 30 and Thursday morning at 10 30 by Rabbi Alfred G Moses at the Temple. Orthodox Temple services are also listed. Postmaster receives inquiry to locate heirs of William Krebs who died in 1878. letter forwarded to The Item for Krebs heirs to claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred G. Moses
Krebs
J. Blocker Thornton
St. Anne Prudhomme
Natchitoches
Wiliam Krebs
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Howard R. Garis
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
British Isles
Board of School Commissioners
Country Schools and Land Committee&s
Slayer OF Justice Knowles
New York
Tampa
Kay West
Mallory Steamship Company
B. F. DU Bois
Ala
Marian Nesbitt
Henri Villard
Isabel Rea
Lubin
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway
Union Terminal Station
Calvert
York
Meridian
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
East
Kuche &Bukke Undertakers
St. Joseph and
State Streets
Bes
Bae
America
United
Caribbean & Southern Steamship Co., Inc
Seeberg Steamship Co
Windward
Leeward Islands
Central
South America
Kingston
Jamaica
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Barbados
Sinidad
Demerara
West Indies
Bank Building
Obile
DeBriere
Debriere’s Cafe
South Royal
N. Water St
Starrett's Tools
Flinthote
Rex
Chattanooga
Carpenter's
Lippincott
United States Tire Company
New York City
Dealera Everywhere
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