Investors probe Mobile County land as Gulf Coast Produce Exchange grows
More than fifty homeseekers and investors have quietly visited land around Mobile County since September, with several thousand dollars weekly invested unseen by the public. Firms plan subdividing over 50 000 acres while inquiries increase, touching farms for cows chickens and gardens, stock raising and truck farming from readers as far as Chicago and St Louis.
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Oporton
Mobile County
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Chamber
Chicago
St. Louis
Surrency
Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
Cardui praised by Irene Craft for female ailments
Miss Irene H. Craft of New Augusta Mississippi recounts years of weakness chills fever dizziness and backache. After trying doctors she credits Cardui with relief after about a bottle and endorses it to others. The ad notes many similar testimonials and urges readers to get a bottle today with full directions in every pack.
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New Augusta
Irene H. Craft
Sally
Cardus
Cardui
One Dollar to Grow Mobile Home Gardens for 400 Families
Mobile community groups push a subscription drive to raise 400 for 400 families to receive winter vegetable gardens. The plan expands from 115 cultivated acres and 200 served last summer to double the effort this fall, with BH Norton leading the fundraising committee.
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Mobile
Mobile Home Gardens Association
Home Gardens Association
Q. Norton
Norton
Amateur Soldiers Begin Long Hikes From Camp
Chicago report on Fort Sheridan training camp where 446 civilians start daily marches with rifle and knapsack as the war department sends three officers from Fort Leavenworth to serve as instructors.
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Chicago
Fort Sheridan
War Department
Army Service
Fort Leavenworth
Hibben Praises Plattsburg Camp in Princeton Address
President Hibben praised the Plattsburg military camp during a Princeton University address in Princeton New Jersey. He said the program is a valuable contribution to military preparedness and marks recognition by university students of the nation’s claims on their service. The freshman class is the smallest in three years, with unusual wartime conditions blamed.
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Hibben
Plattsburg
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
N. Y
Feast of Tabernacles Service Impresses Large Congregation
A large crowd gathered at Government Street Temple for Feast of Tabernacles with decorated booths and Sabbath school children bearing fruit offerings. Dr. Alfred G. Moses explained the observance and the Moses first fruits reference. A lengthy prayer for the dead drew many participants. Service next held again at 10 AM.
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Government Street
Tabernacles
Alfred G. Moses
Moses
Israel
Egypt
Temple
Biloxi Gazette Reports No Deputy Change for Months
Biloxi Mayor Edward Glennan received a Washington letter from Senator James K. Vardaman stating the United States deputy collectorship at Biloxi will remain unchanged for several months. The order is delayed until Vardaman can confer with Biloxi residents during a later trip.
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Biloxi
Miss
Edward Glennan
James K. Vardaman
Washington
United States
Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Beauvoir
Firemen’s Hall
Lamouse Street
J. E. Lewis
Ellis
Louis G Oldman
New Orleans
Elks Lodge
Mississippi
James R. Nicholson
Boston
Goldman
State Association of Elks
Louisville and Nashville
Mobile
Pass Christian
Farmers Unite to Fight Cattle Tick in Mobile County
Communities in Mobile county mobilize against cattle ticks led by farm demonstration agent George A. Maloney. A dipping vat will open next week at John A. Joyner's Pierce Level farm, with another vat at C. A. Max's Dawes farm.
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Mobile County
George A. Maloney
John A. Joyner
Pierce Level
C. A. Max
Dawes
Maloney
Discovery Enables Any One to Have Curly Hair
A Curly hair method from liquid filmerine turns straight hair curl in hours. Users apply a few ounces with a clean toothbrush at night and wake with natural curls and shine. The technique is praised as harmless and long lasting, appealing to regular waving iron users. Mirror of Fashion. Ady.
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Mirror of Fashion
Les Darcy's boxing past to trap shooting record noted
The article recalls Les Darcy as a former blacksmith who shifted from pitching to trap shooting now posting an impressive 197 birds in a row. It mentions Wisconsin boxing commission rules about fighters being paid only after staging a satisfactory event.
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Les Darcy
Les German
Wisconsin Boxing Commission
No Factory Battle And Warmth For Sir Mique Donlin
Sir Mique Donlin seeks a coast league berth for warmth in his bones and a place to play after revival of the Southern League. Ever Hammer the Chicago welterweight is described with skepticism about his fearsome name. The piece notes football players and bowlers training for hard days ahead as national prohibition is discussed for potential benefits.
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Mique Donlin
Mike
Hammer
Chicago
Europe
Sports chatter and speculations from early sports pages
A collage of sports riffs covers boxing, golf, football and baseball figures. Abie At tell and Joe Cantillon seen outside a graveyard, Able winning a knockout, Tener K Tener clashing with Johnny Evers, Gunboat Smith entering boxing, and Yale’s Waite spotlighted as November approaches.
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Petograd
Abie Attell
Joe Cantillon
Able
Old Joe
Bob Gardner
Cobb
Links
Tener K. Tener
National League
Johnny Evers
Byron
John
Charley Herzog
Zeke Rigler
Walter Camp
Yale
Harvard
Brickley
Crimson
Waite
Fountain in Square Taken Suddenly Sick
City officials reported a leak in a fountain pipe at Bienville Square causing the water to stop. A new pipe will be installed as workers cut away cement to access the base, while officials joked about a mask ball and referenced earlier construction.
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Pat J. Lyons
Bienville Square
Maggie
Fire partly destroys Princess Theatre in Montreal
A fire at the Princess Theatre on St. Catherine Street damaged the top gallery and spread to the roof, which collapsed before firefighters arrived. The loss is estimated over 100000 dollars after the blaze started from an electrical fault.
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Montreal
Princess Theatre
St. Catherine Street
Surprise in Mobile Territory at Gulf Coast Fair
Gulf Coast Fair Association officials promise a surprise arrival of pioneer development成果 as gates open late October. Mobile county expects leading exhibits with Bayou la Barre women showcasing canned goods and fruit vegetables. E B Davis of Coden will send gallberry honey. notable exhibitors include Mrs J T Person Mrs G T Rosson Mrs F E Smee and Miss Dora Smee. Horticultural Society to exhibit. fourth quarterly meeting at Grand Bay November 11. Perry county fair in Richton October 6 to 9 will be aided by the Gulf Coast Fair Association.
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Mobile
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Mobile County
Bayou la Barre
Gulf Coast Fair Territory
E. B. Davis
Coden
J. T. Person
G. T. Rosson
F. E. Smee
P. M. Harter
Dora Smee
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Grand Bay
F. E. Winberg
Tom Bohm
Perry County
Miss
Richton
Local notes from Whistler and region include travels and events
Whistler society records return journeys from New Orleans Mobile Meridian and Saraland visits. Local clubs and socials such as the Altruistic Club and Ladies Aid report gatherings and funds. A stabbing charge against Eugene Clayton near Citreneile is noted along with a lunch ad at the Battle House.
Jitney dinner profits for Mobile hello girls
The five cent Jitney dinner arrived in Mobile served by the hello girls of the local exchange. Proceeds funded a graphophone while offering soup white peas rice meat pie potato salad tea and coffee with five cent specials. The lunch room rest area and library support the workers as they share meals and relief hours.
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Mobile
Hello Girls
Southern Bell Telephone Company
C of C Beard Freed of One Bull and Two Remain Unsettled
The Chamber of Commerce directors freed one Shorthorn bull handled by L I Brannan. George A Maloney placed the freed animal with W R B Reaves of Pearce for stock raisers. Two Shorthorns still require disposal as leaders work through the remaining horns.
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Chamber of Commerce
L. I. Brannan
George A. Maloney
W. RB. Reaves
Pearce
Barney-Cavanagh Hardware sues Swartout partners over note
The Barney Cavanagh Hardware Company filed a law and equity suit in state court on a Wednesday afternoon seeking $100 alleged due on a promissory note. The case names L G Swartout and Bechtel Swartout as defendants. Greece seeks a loan and aims for a smooth approval.
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Barney-Cavanagh Hardware Company
Law and Equity
L. G. and
Bechtel Swartout
Sufferers on Cayman Brac Appeal for Relief Funds
News from Mobile reports ongoing appeals for Cayman Brac disaster relief after August hurricane. Captain E H Foster of the Union, once trading between Cayman Brac and Mobile, is among sufferers. his store and home were destroyed and he and his wife are now in need. Total subscriptions reach 181 dollars, Mobile Drug Company the latest donor.
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Cayman Bra
British West Indies
Mobile
E. H. Foster
Union
Cayman Brac
Mobile Drug Company
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Mat Freeland
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Baby
Jackson, Tenn
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Altruistic Club
Duncan Reading Room
A. F. Walker
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Benjamin H. Johnson
Citronelle
Joseph Nix
Okolona
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Peterson
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Glenn McCandless
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Jerry T. Whitsett
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Buckatuna
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Ollie
Dewey George
Juanita Alvarez
Saraland
Julia Baria
Julia
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Alice Liversage
Obile
W. J. Jolley
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Stephen McCarty
Peter Peterson
John Ranager
George Lambeth
Roby Lucas
Floyd Hartley
Thomas Agee
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Clayton
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Turner
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Greece
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