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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
7
A breezy Pinehurst seaside gathering at Battle's Wharf brings Captain and Mrs T P Norville with children Helen Ray J H Norville and others including Nicholas Vickers W J Norville Joseph Hynde and W J Kern. The reunion showcases strong Moblian family ties and pride under the parental roof tree.
Miss Irma Pitard came back last week from Opelika Macon Georgia and Auburn after leaving in June for the trip. In Auburn she attended commencement serving as of honor for Company G and enjoyed the many hops and entertainments that accompany commencement with brilliancy and memorable pleasure.
Mrs. and Mr. Truman Smith hosted Jill Smith at their new bungalow home while she was their guest. She has now returned to Tuscaloosa.
Mobile anticipates its annual Gulf Coast Tropical Fair a major event for industry and society. Last year the women's building drew social celebrities with prize winners in cooking, needlework, fine arts, poultry, and domestic arts.
Mrs Elliott Johnstone won first prize with Pekin ducks and blue ribbons for poultry at the Gulf Coast Tropical Fair. Other notables include Mrs Shawhan in culinary and poultry, Mrs Robbins in arts and antiques, Miss Simp li in candies, and several Mobilians praised for millinery, housekeeping, and social duties as the fair aims for an All American presentation with international goodwill.
Henrietta D Gravel extols Cleveland's municipal fish market and describes salmon canning in detail. She traces the fish's journey from rivers to cans, notes the Chinook variety for canning, and covers planking methods with butter, lemon, and parsley.
The text notes Miss Harvey will spend the winter in Mobile living with Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey on Georgia Avenue as one of the city’s bright high school lasses.
Miss Harriet Fitts, once admired in Anniston as a Sch after Misses huey Ty ter, will travel this week to Coden where her parents spend the summer.
A long list of visits and travels fills the society page with names such as Mrs. Z H Bixler Mrs Virginia Bixler Sawyer and families planning trips to Atlantic City Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs Va New York City and a stay in Mobile Others include Dr J Patt visiting Foley Ala Mr and Mrs Liston Jackson traveling to Dillon S C Miss Mary Sargent and her Fort Worth sister visiting Mobile and Leo Clark night clerk at the Cawthon Hotel noting Emile J Tacon from Lower Peach Tree Ala and other local arrivals and departures shaping the week.
The notice invites recipients to the marriage of Ma Belle Alice, daughter of Harry Touart, to Mr. Dudley Walton Lang on Wednesday August 21 1912 at nine oclock in St John s Church Mobile Alabama. Harry Touart wife and child have gone to Battles Alabama to spend two weeks.
Saturday sale of home made and high grade candies priced at 25 cents each offered by Majestic Candy Kitchen in a local newspaper advertisement.
A reader seeks guidance on dating timing with parents’ consent, while multiple Qs cover hairstyles, etiquette, writing frequency, dating limits, and candy recipes. Mrs Thompson advises waiting a year, staying calm during quarrels, and choosing maturity and respect in love.
Report notes that J W Cooper and his father in law remain in ill health with no improvement indicated. Medical staff continue monitoring their conditions and provide updates as available.
Ralph E. Bowden travelling passenger agent for the Frisco system based in Memphis is in the city as a guest of Assistant General Passenger Agent Charles Rudolph of the Mobile and Ohio.
Mr and Mrs Albert Crenshaw have come back to the city after a two week honeymoon in Colorado Springs Colo. They met many Mobilians who will spend the summer months there.
Mr John L Moulton a popular Alabama railroad man spent Tuesday night in Montgomery after a Birmingham visit. He accompanied Alabama rifle team members to the state range in Birmingham and praised local material for a potential state title team. Moulton serves as an official in the United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Additional papers filed in the U S court in Pensacola name Minnie Kehoe of Pensacola as commissioner to take testimony of P K Yonge, chair of the board of control, in a long standing suit over lands in St Augustine. A second petition seeks a commission for M H Melory to take testimony of J Z Whitfield.
Travelers are invited to a Saturday round trip down the Gulf Coast for only one dollar. See today’s L. and N. ad for full particulars and departure details.
Mrs Mary Sheedy was discharged in the recorder's court after being arrested yesterday at the instance of musician J D Antoine who accused her of assault with a gun. Testimony from Mrs Sheedy and her daughter Mrs Walter Atlanta supported the defense.
In Montgomery, federal Judge Tomas G. Jones dismissed a petition by Nicrosi offspring seeking a $200,000 estate claim. The court ruled the mother had already settled the dispute by taking $35,000 in a prior petition.
Governor Woodrow Wilson departed Sea Girt New Jersey for New York to have portals drawn for campaign lithographs. He appeared cheerful after yesterday's notification ceremonies and received telegrams of congratulation on his acceptance speech. He planned to spend the day and next at the artist's studio with possible meetings with National Committee members.
A domestic tension unfolds as a wife chafes at her husband neglecting chores from hanging a picture to shaving and fixing a chair. She vents about endless labor, money worries, and daily snubs, portraying a patient yet strained marital dynamic.
Theodore Roosevelt and Progressive party leaders remained in Chicago as delegates prepared to return home. Joseph M. Dixon was named chairman and O. K. Davis secretary. Delegates in Wisconsin and other states organized councils and telegraphed orders for campaign setup. George W. Perkins and others promised adequate funds as confidence grows.
A traveling salesman E. B. Youngs of Berkshire Vermont says Dr King s New Life Pills cured his constipation and indigestion. He calls them an excellent remedy for stomach liver or kidney troubles and notes they cost 25 cents at all druggists.
London Aug 8 Informed circles say Britain has not voted to participate in the Panama Pacific Exposition. The delay stems from questions about Lena tolls and whether the United States should officially invite Britain to participate.
Former President Taft arrives in Washington from Cincinnati after attending Herron funeral. He heads to the House for a special caucus amid signals of a probable veto of the tariff bills.
Dr J Fraser Orr, sanitary director under the Rockefeller commission, will speak at the remaining centers institutes for teachers this summer. Orr will address each institute secretary to the schools and discuss eradicating a public health issue.
The London correspondent for the New Tribune, Isaac N. Ford aged 64, died today after a prolonged illness. He was born in Buffalo on June 11, 1848.
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