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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1915
Page
7
A reflective verse piece honors women’s unseen influence and steadfastness. It honors a wife’s gentle power, loyalty, and purity as a light guiding a man through dark days, with quotes from Pope Longfellow Crabbe and James.
Mrs A C Roth of Flat Rock Tenn reports in Nashville that a Houston supply of Vitalitas she used at Joomstein’s Pharmacy relieved her rheumatism after three bottles. Hermitage resident J W Chandler praises Vitalitas for his wife’s gall stone illness and rapid improvement. Sutton's Drug Store advertises Vitalitas as a corrective tonic.
Lunch 25c offered from 12 to 2 30. Business men's lunch specialty serves the trade with quick dispatch. DeBriere's Famous Coffee touted as the best in the city. 412 South Royal.
An advice note praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for common female ailments. It claims the product supports overall health, improves energy, mood, and complexion, and helps prevent organic troubles in women. Ady.
A reader shares affordable wedding gift options including antique gilt frames under five dollars, carved wooden frames, china pieces such as breakfast trays and tea sets, silver items like cream and sugar sets, and practical electrical devices. The piece notes how gifts can suit different tastes and budgets and ends with a brief political anecdote about women voters supporting an election.
Warren Illinois named Mrs R C Canfield 74 years old as mayoress by a narrow four vote margin on Tuesday. The town of about 1500 people approves her long suffragist record after thirty years as a milliner. Her defeated rival was Daniel Staver.
In Metuchen New Jersey women voters led by Mrs Leslie E Molineux secured a victory this week on a measure to accept a land gift valued at 7500 dollars from Charles Edgar for public school use. The town will build a new school on the Edgar site.
Mobile delegates traveling to the U D C Convention in Bessemer on May 4 plan to depart this weekend. Preparations include a large Tuesday evening reception to entertain the visiting delegates.
The Daphne State Normal School will hold its fifth May Day event on May 5 with a larger program. Activities include crowning the May queen, folk dances, speeches by W E P Wilson H H Holmes and Ira Thompson, athletics and a Daphne Bay Minette Fairhope girl team baseball clash, an evening performance of She Stoops to Conquer plus lunch requests for attendees.
Mrs. Bob Darley has improved to be out a while yesterday afternoon. Charles Chandler sprained a leg while playing ball and is unable to work today. Charles H. Whiteman is able to be out again after illness. Blanche Chandler went to Mobile for an operation. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilkins hosted Mr. and Mrs. Newell and children from Whistler. Rev. Chappelle was away. J. S. Frazer and Rev. Roberts led services. School Improvement Association will meet the first Tuesday in May. Epworth League devotion on the topic The Sympathy of Jesus. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Andrus attended Episcopal services in Whistler.
Miss Marguerite Reil visits relatives across the bay. Charles Gwartney, a Mobile Light and Railroad Company motorman, returns to work after illness. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Walker move from Laurel to 800 Broad Street Mobile. Jessie Calloway and daughter Emma V. visit Rowell family at Mertz station. Tourists Bertha Langner Viola Rowell and brothers Frank Willie Rowell enjoy Theodore outing. E O Bangner finishes Magnolia Avenue home repairs. Miss Bessie Evang returns after illness. The park draws crowds ahead of Sunday opening. Mrs. Purington of Toulminville visits daughter on Bay Avenue.
A column of old fashioned bake notes outlines Plum Pudding and Brown Bread methods, along with Dip Sauce and Marble Cake. It also details Marguerites and a note on serving with beans, steaming, and sauce options, reflecting kitchen traditions and measurements.
Tuesday events include sewing with Mrs Frank Curtin at 2 30 p m an auction club led by Miss Edna Manning in the morning a musical tea at Mrs W D Stratton s from 6 to 7 p m and a field day celebration at the Visitation Convent at 3 p m.
Dance at Woodmen Pickwickian Club Moose Auditorium at 8 30 p m Wedding Loeffiler Stauter at St Matthew s rectory 11 a m M Sewing Club with Miss Louise Tobler 2 30 p m Century Book Club Reciprocity Day with Mrs H P Hirshfield Wednesday Bridge Club with Mrs J W Hunter 3 p m Discards with Mrs A P Bush 3 30 p m Polyhymnia Circle with Mrs James Wade Cox 11 a m
Clara Schumann concert set for 8 p m at Cawthon Hotel. Matrons Social Club meets with Mrs A D Colburn at 2 30 p m. Mothers Club gathers at Tetirement Home at 3 30 p m. Elwell Bridge Club hosts J W Hunter at 3 30 p m Friday. oe Club with Helen Terrill at 3 p m. Sewings Club with Miss Alice Drago at 10 30 a m Friday. Seven Meet Club with Mrs Gantt at 3 3 2s. The Seasons of the Year in Poetry and Music at Christ Church Chapter House.
Meeting notes outline Education Day with G J Torrey at 11 oclock. Annual Play Festival to be held at Mobile Pub a kindergarten Lyons Park and a College Day ae at Miss Lamberts at 4 p.m. Picnic and Home Soonersitie Club events scheduled at Lyons Park starting 11 a.m.
A list of guests from Alabama and nearby states checks in at the Cawthon Hotel on Tuesday including B C Davis Jr Oak Grove M T LaHalle Atlanta J A Caviezel York E E Yarbrough Kingston J W Williamson Columbus Miss W R McGowan Laurel Dr H Bottna Farnsdale and W HE Eddins Slidell. Also in town were J H Hanan and family en route to Florida after visiting battle locales then departing on the Lampasas. Various locals and guests at the Battle House on Tuesday include F A Wolf Auburn J Foster Birmingham and others as tourists and registrants.
A fragmented Times-Picayune clipping shows a mustard mix recipe for school lunches, then shifts to a satirical Defense of individuality against Mrs. Grundy and societal conformity. The text references Biblical figures, fashion, and a camp of Israelites, concluding with a contrast to Goliath.
The Leinkauf School Improvement Association will hold a night meeting on Friday February 3 to involve male members. Mrs. Erwin Craighead and Mrs. J. R. Hagan will discuss playgrounds and the event is the last night meeting urging all members to attend.
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