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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a natural laxative that cleanses the liver and bowels without griping or sickness. It promotes a teaspoonful at night to move waste, touts figs and senna, and warns against imitations and castor oil remedies. It urges asking for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna and to look for California Fig Syrup Company on the label.
Governor Wilson campaigned from the end of his car as it moved toward Chicago. He greeted crowds in Bradford Ohio Ridgeville Indiana and Hartford City and urged real service to the people while criticizing back platform campaigning. He praised Mr Bryan but train movements cut speeches short.
Luther Wright aged 19 eloped with the victim's daughter and later shot and killed W. S. Haynes, his father-in-law, in Leflore county Oklahoma. After a previous dispute over a cow and a marriage license, Haynes pursued Wright to his home and they fought. Wright fired a revolver killing Haynes.
Nashville Tenn September 16 The resignation of President George A Gates of Fisk University due to ill health is announced. He was injured in a railroad wreck last spring and reportedly suffered a nervous breakdown. He recently returned to Glover Vermont and his condition is described as serious. He came to Fisk in 1909 from Pomona College California.
Advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures gas sourness and indigestion in five minutes. It promises relief from dyspepsia, belching, and sour stomach with a harmless formula and a 50 cent case guaranteeing satisfaction or money back.
One hundred prominent agricultural experimenters railway officials and investigators will address the seventh national dry farming congress to be held in Lethbridge Alberta from October 19 to 26 Thirty countries including the United States Russia Mexico and Hungary will send representatives An exposition of dry farming products will accompany the congress and is expected to be the largest ever seen.
Former U S Senator H D Money, aged about seventy, fell in the dark from his porch at Fair Haven between Biloxi and Gulfport, suffering a fracture of his right hip. Despite age, he is expected to recover.
Winnipeg hosts the 88th gathering of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows with Cameron Sir Rodman Robling and Mayor Waugh in attendance as reception lodges are opened in Westminster Hall.
A Pasadena researcher undertakes study on sun rays and their effects on materials and living organisms. The project explores solar radiation patterns and potential applications in science and engineering.
Advertisement touts Digestit as safe with no danger or indigestion and claims rapid relief after meals. It asserts the product returns the stomach to good condition and offers a guarantee with a money back promise.
Chicago September 16. Victor Carlstrum fell 100 feet when his biplane failed to respond but was not seriously hurt. The accident occurred as crowds watched aviators circle Grant Park after moving from Cicero. Officials faced blame as two men died in the meet and disputes over scheduling and risks were aired by Mestach and others.
The will of General Count Maresuke Nogi published in Tokyo states he follows the emperor as Japan endures national calamity. He notes his life ends now and that his wife’s death not yet decided at the time of planning. He distributes property to his wife, friends, and public institutions and requests his body be given to a medical college with only teeth fingers and toe nails buried.
An advertisement proclaims that women struggle with various ailments and that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will address irregularities, nervousness, backache, headaches, and other pains. It notes the product's long history and pharmacist sales as proof of effectiveness.
Special to The Item Montgomery Ala Sept 17 all soft drinks at county fairs in Alabama this fall must be pure. Vendors selling imitations must add a label and the public must be notified if lemonade is citric acid based. The chief of the state food service C H Billingsley says sheriffs deputies and police are deputy pure food inspectors to enforce the regulation with penalties for violations.
The fifteenth annual convention of the National Association of Master Bakers opened in Louisville during the first week of September with over two thousand members and families in attendance. The Louisville Herald covered the event extensively and ran publicity pages, including an interview with Gordon Smith of Smith's Bakery in Mobile highlighting the impact of newspaper advertising on business growth.
The Modern Woodmen of America warns in its answer to court injunctions that a long court delay in implementing January readjusted rates could cause a deficit of one billion dollars. The filing denies lack of authority for the new rates and asserts their reasonableness.
Old time ad copy promises quick relief from piles without surgery. Pyramid Pile Remedy allegedly reduces congested veins after one or two applications and offers a free trial package with a paid regular version at 50 cents.
Eddie Mc Goorty of Oshkosh Wisconsin and Cyclone Johnnie Thompson of Sycamore Illinois battled eleven rounds to a draw in Cincinnati on Tuesday evening Thompson pressed forward but did not inflict much damage while McGoorty guarded and countered effectively
Mondello senior dies after gunmen systemically fire on the Mondello family on their front porch while a dog bayed. John Mondello Jr and Sam Mondello are seriously wounded. Mrs Mondello suffers a severe facial wound. Suspects George and Joe Penina, both Italians from the same area, are being sought.
Miss Sophia Manns, a missionary from Mexia Texas, died in Sunetang China while serving with the Southern Methodist mission board. A cablegram announced her death from Nashville Tennessee on September 16.
Advertised Rheuma treatment claims quick relief from rheumatism by expelling uric acid via kidneys and bowels. Van Antwerp Drug Corp offers 50 cent bottles with refund if not satisfied, urging Mobile and surrounding residents to try the product. The ad promises joint pain relief and systemic action.
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