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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1913

Page

15

Mobile Delegate Unable to Attend Committee Meeting

E Oliver Fowlkes of Mobile, a member and supporter of the Chamber of Commerce special committee on foreign and domestic trade, cannot attend the September Washington meeting due to business. He has sent his detailed views on Central and South American trade to all members, hoping the group progresses without his presence.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States Department of Commerce Washington Corus Ianings E. Oliver Fowlkes D. R. Dunlap Mercantile Company of Mobile Fowlkes Redfield

Summer trip hints at motives beyond saving ice

A remark suggests that a man who travels North for the summer seeks more than cutting costs on his ice bill. The line implies deeper reasons such as leisure or escape, reflecting a cultural attitude of the era.

Beautiful St Matthew’s Church to Be Dedicated Today

The new St Matthew’s Catholic church in Oakdale will be dedicated at 10 o’clock with a pontifical high mass led by Rev. Father John W. Dunne and Bishop Edward P. Allen. The ceremony includes a dedicatory sermon by Rev. Father Edward J. Hackett and a host of diocese clergy. The choir is led by Miss Catherine Hynde with several soloists. chant by Rev. Father W. A. Kerrigan.

St. Matthew's Catholic Oakdale John W. Dunne Edward P. Allen Edward J. Hackett Ber Mobile Spring Hill Bishop Allen Catherine Hynde Ethel Salvas Augusta Burke J. O'Neill T. J. McQuillan Renauld Charles J. Haig George Lee Joh Brady

New Show Room for Millinery at Hammel Dry Goods

L Hammel Dry Goods Company outfits a second floor millinery room over its annex. The space features hazelwood fixtures, French plate glass cases, mirror backs, triple mirror dressing tables, emerald green Brussels carpet, and a dome ceiling with indirect lighting. Hammel says it will be the finest in Mobile. Summer visits by the so called summer girls are noted.

L. Hammel Dry Goods Company Hammel Mobile

Winter Fire Prevention Warning From Chief Price

Chief of the Fire Department Thomas F. Price urges occupants to clean flues and inspect roofs as winter nears. He warns soot buildup and loose bricks cause slow fires that can spread to the whole structure and advises reporting noncompliant owners to the city building inspector. He stresses spending a few dollars now to prevent costly damages later.

Thomas F. Price Chief Price

Enforcement meeting on pure food laws in Washington

Food, Dairy and Drug officials from states will meet in Washington November 14 and 15 at the Agriculture Department to discuss cooperation. The agenda includes the Mobile committee on cooperation report adopted by the American Association of Food Dairy and Drug Officials. The aim is to improve enforcement of state and national food and drug laws.

Food, Dairy and Drug Washington Department of Agriculture Committee On Co-Operation American Association of Food, Dairy and Drug Officials Mobile Union Association Department United States

Dr Kings New Discovery Endorsement Spurling Cough Claim

Stillman Green of Malichite California reports two doctors told him his cough and throat ailment were serious but Dr Kings New Discovery helped. The ad-style note claims the remedy can relieve chronic coughs and throat issues and may save lives.

Vital Statistics of Mobile County Week Summary

Mobile County records show weekly marriage licenses with several White and Colored couples listed, followed by numerous deaths and births. White and Colored lists include names such as Clarence E. George and Alice Pelton, Jerry Dawson and Bertha Jones, John E. Thomas, Penny Evans, and many others. Deaths include John E. Thomas and Adrian Turnage among White individuals, with numerous Colored male and female entries. Births record multiple White couples, with names like William and Jerush Nettles and Reese and Wi nona L. Winters, among others.

Clarence E. George Alice R. Pelton J. H.' Huffstetler Alice Jackson John W. Kane Mattie Julia Strucker J. C. Fulford Nell Louise Godbold Manuel Joseph Gonzales Ursuline Joulian Earl H. Johnson Madeleyn L. Browder RE. P. Leach Nora Kelly Frank Manci Mary Elizabeth Trione Harold Lewis Dorothy Jett Jerry Dawson Bertha Jones Charlie Fields Christine Allen Lee Buffins Margaret Nelson Walter Harris Callie Brown Perryman Baker Julia Victoria Jesse Charley Brown Pennie Williams Robert G. Wilson Rosa John E. Thomas Adrian Turnage Joseph D. Boyles Charles Martin Julian A. Watters Ernest Holzborn Willie A. Cox Genevieve Burch Ida McCoy Laura A. Gunison Annie Chambera Sam Howard, Jr George N. Jenkins Arthur L. Dorsey Jeane Brown Robert Gyles Fred He‘cles Penny Evans Mary J. Spense Sarah Bird Johnie Inez May Fannie Ford Mabel Allen Maryee Eee Mingoayne William Jerush Nettles Den Ethel Norris Reese Winona L. Winters A. EB Lallie R. Manmenee Mia Charles Li Lerger George J Mary BE Stouter G. B Louise W. Catlett Guyff Carrie T. Hitchcock Dennis Jesetle Day Charles F Beulah Pollard James P Madge Donahue Wilbert

Maloney Invites Farmers to National Congress

Mobile invites farmers to the Farmers' National Congress to be held next year in the city. George A. Maloney, County Farm Demonstration Agent, travels as a delegate from Alabama along with Mob Chamber of Commerce leaders. The previous convention in New Orleans drew about two thousand delegates.

Mobile Farmers’ National Congress Econvention Plano George A. Maloney Maloney S City Alabama Mob Chamber of Commerce National Farmers New Orleans Chamber of Commerce Federal Agriculture Washington

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E. C ST. Matthew’s Church Bell Atlantic Sultana Cme Maryland Chief Cove P. Flour Iblack EL Ryad Ieee Erks VA G.e.cor Dauphin Jackson ST Ameneee Vital Statistics OF Mobile County Archie National Congress E. E. Forbes Piano Company Dauphin and Poe H. L. Aoe Manager
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