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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1916
Page
6
Brim-Full Of Surprises New Autumn Hats
The article describes a variety of autumn hats with vivid details. It notes a brim full of surprises including a gold velours brim with blue plush crown and fringe trimmings, a blue and silver changeable mid-season hat, an ermine stole, a French turban style with blue velvet crown, and a brown velvet Tam o Shanter with turned up brim and variegated quills.
Women urged to do more for the fairer sex
A Baltimore Sun inspired note calls for more kindness and support for women. Mentions a farewell party for Miss Margaret Gould, a move to Brunswick New Jersey, and plans for a career with prominent magazines. Also reports arrivals, visits, and upcoming local society events in Mobile and surrounding towns.
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Baltimore Sun
Magnolia Balm Beauty Ad Promises Skin Glow
An old advertisement touts Magnolia Balm as easy beauty cream for skin. It claims a simple purchase for 75 cents from Druggists or by mail, with sample free offered by Lyon Manufacturing Co. based in Brooklyn New York.
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Lyon Manufy Co
South Fifth Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Change of air hints for summer holidays in medical guidance
A medical authority advises vacationists to choose bracing seaside or mountain air based on health. Anaemic and bronchial sufferers benefit from bracing locations, while very old or heart and kidney patients should avoid hills. Level land is better for them. The page then lists local visit notices from Bay Minette, Mobile, and nearby towns noting travels, hospital recoveries, and family gatherings.
Whistler Church Guests and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
Whistler residents heard pastors from Mobile and Bayou La Batre as Rev A G Richards preached at St Pauls Episcopal. Visitors from Madison Virginia Chillicothe and Gonzales joined church services and family gatherings plus travel to Chicora El Paso and Ellisville for visits and sewing circle meetings.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
A. G. Richards
Trinity Church
Mobile
Mr. Kailin
Bayou la Batre
Bethany Baptist
James M. Tate
Gonzales, Fla
Clarence Tate
Whistler Methodist Church
Social Guests and Visits Span Mobile to Meridian
Mrs Watson and Miss Wilhelmina Ollinger of Mobile are guests of Mrs Thomas Johnson. Miss Antoninnette Burgoyne of Mobile visits Miss Helen Burgoyne. Miss Mary Allen of Mobile travels to visit relatives Mesdames Katy Allen and Leo Lutz. Mrs A A Jordan and son of Montgomery and Mrs W S Farrar with four sons, plus Mrs Benson V Crockett and daughter, and Mrs Sam Crockett of Meridian are noted as present.
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Mrs. R. A. Smith and Sons
Brewton
Mobile
L. E. Herman
Helen of
Antoninnette Burgoyne
Helen Burgoyne
Pensacola
Mary Allen
Mesdames
Katy G. Allen
Leo Lutz
Meridian Star
A. A. Jordan
Little Son
Montgomery
W. 8S. Farrar
Little Sons
Benson V. Crockett
Sam Crockett
Meridian
Beauty Chats on Joy and Beauty
The writer argues happiness improves health and appearance, citing studies by psychologist and physiologist authors. She notes joy boosts digestion, nerves, sleep, and overall vitality, leading to more attractive, popular individuals. Readers are urged to cultivate cheerfulness, cast out Unpleasantness, and radiate joy to attract positive outcomes. The piece includes a reader letter advising dark colors with bright accents for a swarthy complexion.
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Maria
Warning on Excess Soda Counter Drinks For Teens
A reader shares that excessive soda-counter drinks harmed their complexion and urges other girls to avoid the habit. The note echoes a plea for healthier beverage choices and cautions about skin impact.
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J. Vo P
Color Codes and Class Preferences in Historical Advice
A fragment discusses color choices for attire and complexion, recommending dark blue as best, pale tones other than pink acceptable, and cautioning against black. It notes red for slim dark people and warns brown only suits high end goods, leaving color implications open-ended.
Pope Protests Deportations From Northern France
The pope plans to protest to Germany over the deportation of residents from northern France after a study of a formal protest sent by the bishops of Lille and Rheims. He will urge Berlin to return women and girls to their homes and may publicly condemn the German military authorities if ignored.
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Paris
France
Germany
Rome
Lille
Rheims
Berlin
Local Personal Visits Add Color to Town Life
Miss Ruth Sconyers returns from a pleasant visit with relatives in Tulfmari. Rev and Mrs D Register and daughter visit his father in Dadeville Alabama. Mr and Mrs John Logan, newly married at Mt Vernon Alabama, plan to live in Mobile. Gertrude S Stoddard of Mobile stays at Hotel Martha Washington New York for several weeks.
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Turkey
Colden A. Brown
New York
United States
Mobile
A. E. Reynolds
Mary Mortimer
Battles Hotel
James H. Patterson
Vere Cornelia Hattee
Claude H. Willisson
W. BK. Wienhart
H. D. Moorer
J. W. Snowden
A. B. McPhaul
Bay Minette
P. L. Clarke
Birmingham
Rk. H. Coffin
Henry B. McMillan
L. Barnewell
Ed Richards
Atlanta
Eugene Thoss
Lillian Juliette
Tisdale
Evergreen
Ala
8. Rosen
Aline Baumblatt
John M. Chapman
Ra. Os
Lillian Howell
J. N. Howell
Southern Infirmary
George County Times. Com
Robert Wells
Walter Denny
Pascagoula Street
Zannie Goleman
Chicora
Miss
Mr. Goleman
Ruth Sconyers
Tulfmari
D. Register
Dadeville, Ala
John Logan
Mt. Vernon
Gertrude S. Stoddard
Martha Washington
Fraternal Orders Meet Across City Venues Tonight
Local lodges and unions including I O O F Napoleonville Purity Rebekah Lodge 5 Knights of Pythias Rescue Lodge 24 and Mobile lodges A F and A M I O O F union lodge 13 plus crafts like Boilermakers Plumbers Blacksmiths and Journeymen plasterers convene at listed halls and times with Baymen's Benevolent Association and Owls in attendance at Y M B A Hall Masonic Temple Central Trades Council Hall and other venues.
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Napoleonville
Purity Rebekah
Knights of Pythias—Rescue
Pythian Castle
Knights and ‘Ladies of Security
Odd Fellows’ Or
Hall Masonic
Mobile
A. F
A. M
Central Trades Council
International Blacksmiths and Helpers
Journeymen Plasterers
Masonic Temple
United Association of Plumbers
Baymen’s Benevolent Association
Order of Owls
Sixth Week of Plague Begins with 44 More Dead
New York reports the sixth week of infantile paralysis with 44 deaths and 145 new cases in the city in the 24 hours to 10 am. Across five boroughs the epidemic totals 5,168 cases and 1,143 deaths since it began. Jersey City adds three new cases today.
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New York
Daily Bulletin
Health Department
New York City
Jersey City
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