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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1915
Page
3
A disjointed excerpt mutters through a tango cafe about marriage, hunger, and a hollow joke. The speaker recalls Micord, Mabel, and a half remembered dance, while a tense dinner scene ends with a whispered, unresolved vow. Strong names appear amid clipped memories.
The remodeled Old Barton School is now an up to date academy with fourteen classrooms and private rooms for typewriting stenography bookkeeping and mechanical drawing. The exterior remains familiar while the interior showcases modern upgrades.
Rural residents near Nashville praise Vitalitas as a tonic and laxative with better appetite energy and back relief. Testimonials from P T Gibson W L Fuqua and A W Eatherly endorse the product as spring tonic available at Sutton's drug store and by druggists.
The new school structure features art drawing sewing cooking science labs a library restrooms an assembly room offices two locker rooms a lunch counter and a manual training annex. It will be open Friday from 8 to 9 30 p m with Superintendent Murphy inviting the public to inspect the facility. Visitors should enter via the Government street entrance.
Mrs H E Bolen visited friends and relatives in Jackson this week Messia N A Morton and Joe McCorquodale returned home after a business trip to Mobile Stella Mae Hadley went home to Lock 1 after several days here Dr and Mrs J T Cowan and Mrs Jennie Scruggs en route to St Stephens to see Mrs Sallie Jordan who was seriously ill The bereaved family have the sympathy of friends in Salitoa Augusta White of Atmore is reported in an accident and death Donnie May was in Jackson for business Several McCorquodales were in Coffeeville West Bend Aliceville and Grove Hill for visits and work.
Chester Green faltered while boarding a moving train at Vinegar Bend and severely injured his leg. Frank Marks of Vinegar Bend visited Burbank friends. Lena Britt returns from Citronelle and Miss Lorenz prepares for her May 1 wedding. Henry Holland and Prof. W. E. White are recovering from la grippe.
Forty thousand dollars in purses and prizes are announced for the annual Grand Circuit races in Syracuse next September. Of this, 24000 is set for six early closing events with entries due May 10, led by the Empire State $10000 stake for 2:12 trotters.
The Ladies Memorial Association of Mobile marks its fiftieth anniversary with wreath making at the old Yeend Potter store on Dauphin Street for Soldiers Rest, aided by the Daughters of the Confederacy and Spring Hill workers led by Mrs. Austill and Mrs. Haury. A meeting is planned at Mrs. James Maury’s home with free transport by Mr. J. Howard Wilson, and flowers will be collected Saturday and Sunday mornings. The article recounts the association’s 1865 founding, early presidents, wreath decorating committee, the Confederate hospital at Lipscomb and Conception streets, and long-serving members, ending with the note that Magnolia cemetery houses the Confederate Rest and honors fallen soldiers.
Practical steps for cleaning white corduroy include washing in warm soapy water until clean and rolling the fabric in soapy water for half an hour. Rinse in warm water three times, then in cold blueing water, hang to drip dry, and avoid wringing. Use good quality soap and follow directions for satisfactory results.
Paris April 19 Many young men lost in France because their blood was impure at departure. The ad warns Americans to maintain pure blood for stamina and health, promoting Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to cleanse blood and support digestion liver kidneys and skin.
Readers are invited to send three dimes or stamps plus this notice to Dr. Pierce Invalids' Hotel Buffalo New York for a prepaid copy by return mail.
Isabel Hamilton frets over Adelaide Simmons planned call while John pretends to a business matter. Isabel arranges tea with Ida Ferris at the Plaza to avoid the visit, pays the Plaza bill bravely, and vows to hide from Simmons while fearing her scheming. John later claims to have no time for the call.
A lawn party will be given by the Ladies Baptist Tabernacle on May 6 at 356 St Emanuel Street the residence of Mrs A L Pierre. Tickets promise refreshments.
An article from Lancet cites Dr. James Bell of New York City arguing that excessive medicine harms influenza patients. He describes treatment that emphasizes hydration with salts and magnesia, with limited use of tablets for fever, headache, and neuralgia.
The board of managers will meet on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Parlor C of the House. A forthcoming girls mask dance is planned for May 9 at German Relief Hall, organized by Miss Aimee Wilson.
The St. Clare Sewing Circle holds a meeting Wednesday at 4 p m at the Conti Street Asylum. The Sewing Club changes its meeting day to Friday with Miss Irma Pearce as hostess at 10 30 a m.
In Jackson Alabama Mrs Ine Warren hosted a lemon party for her Sunday school class on College avenue with games and penny penalties for lemon seed cuts. U M B boys from Mobile joined Jackson in a Friday and Thursday contest. Jackson won the week’s games. Other notes mention travels and a St Cecelia Music Club gathering with a planned program.
Mr Talbert Jones and Mr Welton Palmers spent Sunday in Chicora. Mrs Lillian Jefferson of St Elmo visited Mobile. Mrs Vivian Morrison and Grace visited Oakdale. Miss Annie Mae Taggert Gertrude Spikes Nadine Brewton and others spent Sunday evening on Dog River. Mr and Mrs Fred Yost of Prichard visited Oakdale.
Mt Vernon residents and visitors are noted in this week’s social roundup. T H Tyson of Thomasville drops by on business. Miss Lottie Coffin visits Mobile. Mrs E L McCafferty visits sister in Mobile. Dr W L Heard visits Gulf City. O Y Graipon family and friends shop in Mobile. Rhetta Haselman visits Mobile. Dr Lawrence from Tuscaloosa stays several days. Mrs Williams and Eugenia Thompson return to Mobile after visiting Mrs McCafferty.
Mrs B B Ross of Auburn vice president general United Daughters of the Confederacy will deliver the annual memorial address for the Florence Chapter U D C on Sunday April 25. She is noted for literary attainments and magnetism as a speaker and will be guest of Mrs John T Ashcraft on Hawthorn Heights. Miss Boyle from Mobile winner of the state U D C scholarship has been chosen as standard bearer for the occasion. Florence Ex
The Division of Expression meets Monday at 3:30 p.m. in parlor C, House, hosted by Mrs. W. K. Linscott. Morning Division meets Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Battle House, directed by Mrs. Craighead. Afternoon Division A meets Friday at 1 o'clock in parlor C, Battle House. Evening Division meets at 7.
The regular meeting of the Parliamentary Law Study Club will be held tomorrow at 10 30 A M at Cawthon Hotel.
Customer testimonials from Sterling Connecticut and Massena New York praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from monthly fainting spells anemia and exhaustion. The ad urges girls with painful or irregular periods backache headaches dragging sensations or indigestion to seek restoration through the product.
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