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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
2
A Toledo reader reports dramatic stomach improvement after using Peruna. He gained weight, no longer experiences heavy sensations or belching, and says others are astonished by his change. The ad touts Peruna as the remedy for catarrh of the stomach and promotes Peruna Tablets for those who object to liquids.
City Attorney announces more paving assessment suits to be filed in chancery Thursday afternoon. Delinquent pav ing cases total twenty to thirty thousand dollars. A mill both varieties referenced in the damaged text.
L C Irvine director general of the Panama Celebration returns to Mobile to rally Alabama committees. A Panama Canal working model exhibit tour will start in Opelika as Irvine travels ahead of the car for twenty one days. He praises statewide enthusiasm for Mobile’s October celebration and urges continuous work to finalize plans before October 27.
Plans for a 5 million dollar steel plant on the Dickens tract are finished. A contract for expert services to advise sand and sub operation was signed. Rupert H. Fry of Milwaukee arranged to place 6.7 million dollars of stock. Interlocking steel rails orders pour in from railroads nationwide as construction supervision is set to begin with L. C. Davis, T. W. Mead, and J. P. Barnhitt to oversee work in Mobile.
Frank Woodruff and wife of Rome Gai are registered at the Battle House. C V Trenholm and wife of Chattanooga are in Mobile visiting friends for several days. Robert Jemison of Birmingham Ala arrived and is at the Battle House. Felix Brito and family from Havana Cuba are in the city for a few days on business. J F Grenade of Frankville Ala is in Mobile on business at the St Andrew Hotel. Rev Father Adam Reibel of Hiberta Ala visits Mobile. James A Nunnally, former secretary to Gov Comer and Gov O Neal, is in town seeking support for secretary of state. S H Clements and wife of Bessemer Ala stay at the Bienville. J A Whatley and wife of Birmingham Ala at the Cawthon hotel. H L Tucker of Evergreen Ala in Mobile for a few days on business.
An old advertisement claims Eckman’s Alterative aids lung and throat illnesses and strengthens the system. Testimony by J as Squires cites recovery from January 1908 hemorrhages after using eggs and milk, then Eckman’s Alterative beginning in January, with claimed lung clearing by June. Product marketed by Braswell's Drug Stores and Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
The White House in 1913 received Captain Jack Mahon of the Mobile Rifle Company to escort the Southern Commercial Congress visit. President Woodrow Wilson sent a personal reply praising the unit and its distinguished record, noting prior honors including Judge Peter J. Hamilton’s federal appointment.
From St Elmo Alabama to Mobile county reports cite Dr William Edwards ill with heart trouble and paralysis. Miss White elected German teacher by Mobile County school board. John Drago grain merchant and ex sheriff Barney Sheridan Sr involved in a morning dispute at Royal and Dauphin streets, arrested for disorderly conduct. Harry Touart named collector for Alabama vehicle licenses in Mobile. to join Laurendine Lowenstein Touart real estate firm after September 15.
City Attorney B. B. Boone filed suit on Thursday against 102 delinquent property owners who failed to pay their real estate taxes. Suits seek $100 to $1,000 each, including four churches and one theatre in the list.
Mothers urged to use California Syrup of Figs as the first treatment for a sick child. The ad claims a spoonful will cleanse the stomach liver and bowels within hours, and warns to buy only the genuine product made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
A family physician discusses skin renewal and a wax-based complexion treatment. The article explains shedding of old skin, the role of particles, and a cosmetic routine using ordinary mercolized wax to reveal a fresh youthful underglow within a week or two. A suggested purchase of an ounce is noted.
An executive board statement says rumors of an iron workers strike failing and calls for eight hour workdays and higher pay were denied. It claims city business remains steady with fewer workers and cites wage comparisons between New York and local workers. The board lists members including R B Dover and J D Frazier.
Police report a parcel post package from Kansas City to Summerdale containing jewelry was recovered by General Yard Master Michael Gavin of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Edward Beverly was arrested on a charge of being a dangerous and suspicious character after detectives traced the stolen jewelry tag found on him. The investigation continues with post office inspectors to recover the missing items.
Six month old Addie Leigh daughter of Mrs Addie and the late L Hitchcock died Thursday at the family home on Bay Shell road and Bay avenue after a ten day illness. Interment is set for Friday as noted in another column.
Abl Pugh aged 50 a well known Thomasville Alabama merchant died Thursday at the Southern Infirmary after a three week illness. He leaves a large family connection at Thomasville to which place his remains were shipped Thursday afternoon by Roche Burke Undertaking Company for interment.
Richard Miller aged 20 stenographer and Louise Howell of Mobile and Ohio Railroad were secretly married after a weekly prayer meeting at the First Baptist church. Rev J W Phillips officiated after the couple produced their license. Neighbors and relatives learned of the ceremony upon returning home and offered blessings.
president O H Marris of Mobile Dem No 26 reports plans for the annual charity outing to the orphanages and poor at Monroe Park on September 14. Mills will grant holiday to employees. 120 from Boys Industrial School 52 from Protestant Home 30 from Church Home. Salvation Army canvassing city and suburbs for a large turnout. outlook set at about one thousand attendees.
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for weak kidneys and liver issues. It features a testimonial from John Dowling of San Francisco praising the remedy and notes prices of 60 cents and 1.00 at Van Antwerp Drug Co.
Captain Fred H. Mumme, former owner of the tug Gladys, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court listing liabilities of 4008 and assets of 3100 with 1700 exempt. A mortgage of 1300 on real estate valued at 3000 is noted. the Gladys was seized and sold by the U S marshal. An involuntary bankruptcy petition targets Wimberly & Giger saw mill near Thomasville alleging insolvency of firm and individuals C M Wimberly and W G Giger.
Scores of inquiries about Mobile land flooded the Chamber of Commerce after an article by John F. Carter Jr. The article prompted investors to contact Don Farnsworth, who asks land operators to respond. Carter is now with the New Orleans Association of Commerce and may still be mistaken for Mobile presence.
Gladys Burnett and Elgin Johnson were arrested on Thursday by detectives Murphy Lacy and Officer John Davis on charges of being dangerous and suspicious. They face further charges for larceny of clothing and bags from the Model Laundry.
The new George street entrance to Magnolia cemetery is near completion. Mayor Laz Schwarz, cemetery commissioner, announced during Thursday morning inspection that the iron and concrete gate will be an ornate addition to the city burial ground and will cost more than a thousand dollars.
A woman walking downtown to cash a check worries the bank will not have enough money. She anticipates delays and potential trouble if a cash shortage occurs, reflecting concerns about financial reliability during routine transactions.
A rail rate plan aims to fix the apple rate from St Louis to Mobile to match the St Louis to New Orleans level. Traffic officials discussed the measure at an upcoming meeting on October 21 per a letter to the Chamber of Commerce. Local dealers urged the chamber to secure parity with New Orleans for apple shipments.
Rev Witte calls attention to a Mobile family living near Monroe Park in dire straits. The father is ill with typhoid fever, inability to work, and the household of multiple children faces immediate need, prompting appeals to charitable residents through The Item.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a clerk a station chief of police detectives and a person who had passed and would throw himself on mercy of the courts The readable parts suggest a police case with court involvement but lack coherent facts or names to verify.
Amos Stephenson, a Knoxville undertaker firm watchman, pursued Henry McGrew after a burglary at Knox Brothers on Warren and St Francis streets. McGrew allegedly forced an entry and stole trousers, then dodged Stephenson and attacked him with a brickbat before being arrested by Officers Dugie and Kruse at Pearl and Brazil streets.
Oscar Switzer, a white man with multiple police arrests, was docketed Thursday morning on a disorderly conduct charge linked to an alleged attack on Joséph Spacht, a night watchman. Switzer allegedly knocked Spacht down and kicked him about the head. R. G. Moore, John W. Moore, and Vernon Cook, also arrested, were discharged in recorder's court Tuesday with claims Switzer was the assailant.
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