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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1925
Page
9
Friends plan a seventieth birthday celebration for Rev. Dr. John W. Phillips, pastor of the First Baptist Church. The 11 AM service will feature orchestra music, vocal selections, and several addresses honoring his life and work. A second service is set for Sunday night. public invitations extend to both events.
Miss Mary K. Hughes of George W. Unruh & Co realtor office has been appointed a notary public. The designation formalizes her credential to administer oaths and witness signatures within the firm and community.
Postal service will begin Monday morning with mail delivered by carrier to residents on Bienville Avenue between Murray Avenue and Clearmont Street, per Postmaster H. G. Reiser. Authority was received yesterday and households will provide mail receptacles.
The French line steamer Ontario of Mobile Liners Inc arrives today from Belgium with two thousand gross tons of steel billets destined for the Birmingham district. A shipment of 3 00 tons of manganese ore is also due from Cuba.
Propylene described as a new anaesthetic by Dr. G W Gwathmeyer at the Eastern Society of Anaesthetists. Dr Russell E Stone used it in a New Orleans appendicitis operation. patient unconscious in four minutes and awake inquiries after three and a half. Mention of Middleton County blossoms on peach trees and a Furniture sale ad from Adam Glass & Co.
An old advertisement urges readers to try Leonardis Elixir for the blood to end rheumatism attacks. It claims rheumatic pain travels in the blood and condemns substitutes. Distributed by Van Antwerp Drug Corp and sold at all drug stores.
The page lists a long string of crossword clues themed around Halloween and social parties. It includes word prompts such as musical drama, sea eagle, misty wraiths, and phrases like those who participate in the fun, etc. Several entries reference celestial, mythical, and practical terms.
University of Pennsylvania supporters warned rivals with "Watch Grange" as Penn and Illinois faced off in a crucial clash for eastern championship hopes. Penn, missing backs Al Kreuse and Pastor Field, started Zip Young and Jesse Douglass. Illinois end Charley Muhl was sidelined.
Eastern football faced snow blanketing games as October ends. Illinois hoped for firm footing for Red Grange against undefeated Penn State at Franklin Field while Army reshuffled for Yale at New Haven. Columbia eyed ending Cornell dominance as Brown and Dartmouth fielded revamped units. Princeton prepared to race Swarthmore.
West Palm Beach begins housing program by renting 34 furnished houses to local families to ease a housing shortage. When the building program finishes in about 30 days, the city will rent 100 houses, 150 tents and space for 500 tents for newcomers bringing their own tents.
The National Federation of Economic Associations in Havana asks President Machado for Cuban tariff reforms. They cite an out of date tariff scale and request the creation of a permanent tariff commission. a memorandum was delivered outlining these points.
Our convenient payments meet your needs as homes seeking furniture can spread payments over several months. The Extended Payment Plan lets you pay no more for the furniture by taking advantage of this dignified and trusted service. Attend our sale at Glass & Co the Store That Made J Royal Gffect.
City commissioners will ask the board of revenue and road commissioners to allot one half of 75000 toward adding an annex and repairing the City hospital. Citizens voted to issue 150000 in bonds for improvements with city and county sharing. If the county allocates funds, work will start immediately.
A garbled clipping from Milwaukee Wisconsin describes a person’s poor health, weakness, and headaches with references to weight loss and treatments, but the legible content is incomplete and unclear about names, dates, or outcomes. The readable parts show distress and a mention of bottles of a product named Vle Com- without clear context or verification.
General Felix Agnus veteran of Napoleon III and American Civil War era died at his Baltimore home at age 86 after eight months of illness. He publisher of the Baltimore American and founder of the Baltimore Star, served as a director of local banks and held many civic honors. Survived by two daughters, three grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Texarkana Arkansas late last night a shooting at College Hall left Miller county Sheriff Lish Barber dead. Deputy Robert Smith was mortally wounded and ex Chief Henry Adams seriously wounded. Adams was arrested by Texas authorities.
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