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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1916
Page
6
Social notices from Mobile detail church gatherings, auxiliary meetings, rehearsals, and upcoming celebrations. Entries mention I M A activities, May 3 events at St Francis Church, a May day garden party, and numerous personal announcements including visits, travels, and engagements among Mobile residents.
Long list of names for Queen's Court, maids, flower girls, pages, and bearers. Notes mention upcoming Easter party for Elizabeth Herndon and Mardi Gras carnival roles, with society events at Conti Street and Mobile Yacht Club openings and committees for Elks Easter Ball and Ladies of Charity meeting.
Miss Teresa Geary of Mobile and Miss Hilda Fiick of New Orleans spent Easter in Houma, La., as guests of Miss Angeline Andras. They will return to New Orleans Wednesday, where Miss Geary will stay two weeks. Mr. Ben Miller has returned to
Easter services at St. Pauls chapel led by Rev Griftih and a 6 5 win by Irvington over Theodore highlight a local weekend. Visitors include Mrs J Weisel and Alice at Mobile hospital, Mrs Bessie Hanson George Leavitt and Florence Williams drive to Mobile, schoolchildren enjoy an Easter egg hunt, Aunt Polly Social funds aid expenses, and marriage licenses issued for several couples.
Inquiries on love affairs directed to Miss Eros will be printed if not too lengthy. Names will not be printed. Address inquiries to Miss Eros, Mobile Item. Personal letters not answered, or private correspondence handled. Use ink write on one side of paper.
A reader asks about pursuing an older engaged man and the ethics of a romance. Hazel Eyes wonders if it is right to continue with him while he plans marriage next year. The response cautions that an engaged man will view her as a second choice and may end the friendship.
Local notice invites the Servus Girl to meet this week at Henry Meyer's Cash Grocery and urges readers to save the coupons. The call to action emphasizes savings and community engagement.
The United States cruiser Tennessee carried the American members of the international high commission northward from Lima. Only William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, visited Lima as an elaborate celebration was planned. A Lima dispatch stated reports of bubonic plague deterred the Americans from going ashore.
Farmers Loan and Trust Company transfers property to George Pierce for 2 dollars in Section 31 Township 5 South Range 2 West. Roslyn Gatewood and husband convey the southwest corner of Cedar and St. Anthony streets to Ellien Gatewood for 1 dollar and other valuable considerations.
Mrs. FE Moog aged seventy two widow of A Moog of Montgomery died Monday morning at 2 30 o clock at a local infirmary after several weeks illness. She was aunt of Mrs Walter Mitchell Mrs I N Frenkel and Mrs V T Lowenstein of this city. Roche Burke took charge and sent the body to Montgomery for burial.
Weather outlook predicts a cool week for northern states plains regions and the Rockies with frosts likely in the Great Lakes upper Mississippi valleys and northern plains. A disturbance brings unsettled conditions and precipitation from the Far West to the Eastern states later in the week while most areas should remain generally fair otherwise.
Paris April 24 Vict or Bascher of the Sorbonne defends American aid to France in the Petit Parisien noting that France’s gratitude equals American charity and that the ties between the United States and France remain strong despite claims to the contrary.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a spring medicine to improve complexion keep bowels regular and cleanse the blood. It claims to stimulate the liver and purify the system and urges purchase from a local druggist for 25 cents.
Forty five huts from 1776 used by American forces under General William Heath and British Hessian troops were dug up at Broadway and 203rd street near the Dyckman mansion. Coins dice musket bullets and belt buckles from multiple regiments were found. Some huts may be reconstructed as part of a future historical park.
A fragment shows a pledge that schools and hearts will be opened more widely to America’s citizens, signaling inclusive educational aims and civic welcome.
New York April 24 Six hundred bags of parcel post matter totaling likely more than 50 000 packages mailed for Holland will be sent back to American senders as steamship companies refuse to carry mail due to British seizures. British authorities argue the parcels could aid the central powers.
Six expeditions funded by Archer Huntington and directed by the American Museum of Natural History will study ruins and pueblo dwellings of aboriginal Indians in the southwest this summer. The University of Colorado will assist as collaborations cover New Mexico and Arizona areas including the Grand Canyon region.
A doctor recounts a fifty year old man who, after taking nuxated iron, regained vigor, strength, and youthful energy. The ad touts iron as essential to blood and body strength, claims rapid improvement in two weeks, and offers a money back and charitable donation guarantee through Van Antwerp's Drug Co.
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