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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1913

Page

3

Muir Released on Peace Bond After Disorderly Conduct Charge

Burt Muir an It accountant spent the weekend in custody after his wife filed a disorderly conduct charge and alleged insanity. He was examined and found sane and released upon signing a peace bond amid his wife's jealousy claims. She also said he confessed to killing his first wife, which detectives found untrue. Colorado is noted as a major coal state.

ICAGO Burt Muir Turday Muir

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertises Blood Tonic

An old classified style ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general strengthener. It claims to arouse the liver, drive malaria from the blood, and build up the system for adults and children, priced 50 cents.

Grove

Gov O Neal Responds To Hobson Attack In Maine Clash

Alabama governor Emmet O Neal mounts a defense against Captain Hobson accusing him of betraying party principles and opposing Wilson. He cites Hobson support for Brownsville vote and absence from Washington while pursuing a Senate seat amid a Birmingham memorial for Senator Johnston.

Physician Praises Eckmans Alterative For Tubercular Glands

A physician reports excellent results using Eckmans Alterative in several neck gland TB cases with one patient avoiding surgery after spending $50. Mrs Garvin, seven children, claims twenty two pound gain since February and no cough, saying she is fully cured of lung trouble. The ad notes the remedy as effective for throat and lung ailments Bronchitis bronchial asthma stubborn colds and general health without narcotics.

Eckman

Earthquakes Drove US Envoy From Guatemala Post

Twenty three earthquakes in twenty four hours shook Guatemala City disrupting diplomacy. A N Collier, newly appointed secretary of the legation, resigned and headed to Washington after a tense night with his wife on August 30–31. Collier had previously served at the American embassy in London.

Proua Guatem A. N. Collier Iegation Mr. Collier Jouden

Officials Ask Aid of Employes on New Haven Railroad

An open letter from Howard Elliott and J. H. Heustis to about 2,000 engineers and other New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad employees urges mutual help to run the road safely. It cites the Bar Harbor Express wreck and notes new tests for vision color sense and hearing will be enforced. The officials stress strict rule observance and practical judgment among engineers.

Associated Press New York New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Howard Elliott J. H. Heustis Bar Harbor

Alabama Man of High Ideals No More

The speaker accuses Captain Hobson of duplicity and hypocrisy arguing that months of deceit and public career damage justify public rebuke. He predicts Hobson’s supporters will struggle to defend him as his undisputed record places him in infamy.

Underwood Oscar W. Underwood Hobson Mexico St. Louis Post-Dispatch Alabama Capitol Henry D. Clayton Congress Captain Hobson Ubdsante

Peters Wins Maine Third District Seat in Special Election

In Portlant? Weeks? Maine, Speaker John A. Peters Republican Ellsworth won the Third Maine district seat in a special election by 553 votes over Democrat William A. Pattangall of Waterville with Edward M. Lawrence of Lubec a distant third. Final counts: Peters 15,106 Pattangall 14,553 Lawrence 6,487.

Associated Press Portsland John A. Peters Ellsworth Maine William A. Pattangall Waterville Edward M. Lawrence Lubec Peters Pattangall Lawrence Wilson Roosevelt Taft Forest Goodwin Halbert P. Gardner Progressive National Committee

Farmer from Sask. commits suicide at St Paul Union Station

Paul Cook a 23 year old farmer from Glenary Saskatchewan killed himself at Union Station in St Paul by placing his neck on a moving train. Letters from his parents in Pottersville Pa indicated he had been in ill health.

Associated Press ST. Paul Minn Paul Cook Glenary Sask Union Station Cook Pottersville

Face Disfigurement Remedy Ad Promises Quick Cure

An advertisement touts Saxo Salve as a skin remedy for barber's itch and various eruptions mislabeling pimples as signs of poor blood. It claims the salve kills parasites, heals the skin, and offers a money back guarantee. Van Antwerp Drug Corp. of Mobile Alabama endorses it along with a Vinol blood tonic guarantee.

van Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc Mobile Ala

Novelists Divorce Suit Alleges Support Failure

Mrs. Lillian Bell Bogue a novelist filed for divorce from Arthur Hoyt Bogue in Delaware Ohio alleging he failed to support her and spent much of her earnings from books. The Bogues wed in Chicago in 1900 and separated in 1902. The petition also accuses him of being a spendthrift and unsuited in temperament.

Associated Press Delaware Ohio Arthur Hoyt Bogue Lillian Bell Bogue Bogues Chicago Lillian Bell New York Bogue

California Syrup of Figs Promoted For Children

An old advertisement-style block urging mothers to give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs to sick or constipated children. It promises relief within hours, noting a pleasant taste and liver bowel cleansing, and warns to buy the genuine 60 cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company.

California California Figs EK Vv

New Stores Planned at Northwest Corner of Government and Royal

Old building at the northwest corner of Government and Royal Streets will be demolished for a modern structure. Plans show one store on Royal Street and three stores on Government Streets for rent. Landlord invites tenants to review plans and discuss leases.

Government and Royal Sts Royal Street Government Streets

Edmund Roussett Receives Legion of Honour

Paris reports river policeman Edmund Roussett was decorated with the Legion of Honour. during his service on the water front he has saved twenty eight lives.

Legion OF Hong Restelaten Iyi Paris Edmund Roussett Legion of Manor

Absorb an Unlovely Complexion with a Natural Treatment

Phyllis Moore advises a cosmetic routine to rejuvenate aged complexions. Apply mercorized wax nightly as a cream to reveal satin skin, discarding freckles liver spots and pimples. A saxolite and hazel wash is suggested to remove wrinkles and improve facial clarity.

Phyllis Moore

Partial Rent List From Nov 1

Partial rent list items include multiple 2-story and 3-story frames and bricks with locations such as N Govt, S. W. St Louis, 12 N. Franklin, 2088 George Selma, 9 r and k, and states monthly rents ranging from 300.00 to 480.00. The list references properties on Texas St, Spring Hill Ave, Elmira, Reed Ave, and other streets with various room counts. For complete rent list apply to the office.

S. W. St Louis Franklin N. Franklin Bet. A St. Francis

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