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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1912
Page
9
An advertisement warns against calomel for bilious attacks and promotes Jacobs' Liver Salt as a safer alternative. It describes calomel causing mercury buildup and bone weakness, touting Jacobs' Liver Salt as a mild stimulant that dissolves uric waste and cleanses the liver and bowels. It notes ready availability at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta and other local druggists.
George Loeffler, 26, arrested in Richmond Hill after a countywide search for passing as a policeman to cash bad checks. He faced magistrate Hylan in Jamaica police court as complainants testified and an Elmira reform school official alleged parole violations after a prior robbery and assault. A Brooklyn woman claimed Loeffler stole her $60 diamond ring after engagement, while Loeffler denied knowledge of the ring.
An advertisement urges readers that mild neglect of constipation biliousness indigestion or liver derangement can cause trouble. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick safe and affordable remedy costing 26 cents at all druggists.
Quick sand under the foundation caused the Lonsdale cotton mill No 4 to collapse its slasher and picker room with machinery sliding into the Blackstone. No injuries reported. Loss estimated at $100,000.
Stefan Stefansson and Dr. R M Anderson returned to Seattle from Nome after four years in the Arctic. They collected zoological and ethnological items, including nineteen Barren Ground grizzly skins and bones, to be displayed at the American Museum of Natural History after voyage on the Belvedere. They plan to reach New York by early November with the exhibits.
In a pharmacy advertisement a fifty cent case of Pape s Diapepsin is promoted as a fast cure for sour stomach indigestion and dyspeptic trouble. The copy claims relief in five minutes, harmless taste like candy, and a healthier appetite, with no need for laxatives or liver pills. It also urges consulting a pharmacist to understand the plainly printed label.
Mrs Norman L Roach of 2243 Wine Street told Cincinnati Enquirer of an alleged suicide attempt by her husband Thursday night He slashed his wrists after packing his belongings Roach 34 and Mrs Roach 34 were wed in Covington Ky in 1910 Their divorce suit has a long history with earlier petitions and an injunction preventing contact Roach was in transit to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment and remains hospitalized in stable condition.
Delegates from 21 parts of the United States gather in Atlantic City for the ninth encampment. A live debate split on sending greetings to Col Theodore Roosevelt alongside President Taft and New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson. Commander in Chief Simmons urges army tent restoration and navy expansion while opposing a Grand Army of the Republic funding proposal. The event features a Tuesday parade and an address by Governor Wilson.
An advertisement touts Zemo as a guaranteed cure for eczema with claims of stopping itching burning and bleeding. It markets a large bottle for $1 and a trial bottle for 25 cents from E W Rose Medicine Co St Louis and VanAnt wep Drug Corp Inc as distributors.
For rent from November 18 a nearly new two story residence at 65-8 Bayou Street next to Government Street. Lower floor features reception hall dining room two bedrooms bath kitchen storerooms butler’s pantry and hardwood floors. Upper floor has three large bedrooms and a bath. Gas and electric furnace heated. Hot water connections. Terms available to apply.
A fragmented report describes the Barren Ground grizzly weighing up to 700 pounds and hibernating fat preserved through spring. It cites Eskimo groups near Coronation Gulf, their lineage, contacts with whites, and a note on Victoria Land stone houses. The text ends with a cryptic line about a Mobile Deity Item subscription.
A survey lists numerous commercial properties on Dauphin Street and nearby blocks including two-story brick stores at Nos. 22, 457, 459, and 64. Proposals detail repairs to suit tenants, with listed valuations such as 360 dollars for select units and 240 dollars for others. The entries include streets: Dauphin, Conti, Hamilton, Lawrence, Government, Church, Royal, and Marine, plus additional storefronts on Commerce and St. amounts vary by property. Residential properties and flats also noted with repair estimates and unit descriptions across several blocks.
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