Mobile society notes share soaps and social links
The column surveys women making their own toilet soaps for purity or economy, sharing a simple European recipe using olive oil water potash and fragrance oils, then chronicles social notices including faculty bets at the Woman's College, a Montgomery education staff update, and Mrs. John Morgan Scott hosting a morning sewing party with intimate friends.
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John Morgan Scott
Robert L. Coxwell
Montgomery
Eleanor Gray
Maraget Horn
Stella Keeney
Ruth Lott
Tom Moore
Will Little
W. B. Shields
G. G. Scott
Life's varied meanings from preacher to engineer
A long ponderous quotation contrasts life’s meaning for a preacher, joker, miser, loafer, lawyer, poet, doctor, teacher, grafter, engine man, gambler, merchant and workers noting how purpose shifts with vocation. It leads into notices about Miss Annie Moore Provost’s return to Mobile and relatives moving to Montgomery, plus social events and a hospital corps First Aid class.
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E. S. Kiser
Questions and Answers on Manicures for a Teen
Mrs Donner asks for a list of items to include in a complete manicure set for her daughter turning thirteen. The then guidance suggests essential tools and nail care products suitable for young teens.
Community notices and social happenings in Mobile
The Montgomery Times reports on bandage practice in first aid classes led by Dr. Forney Stevenson, a Bible study at Government Street church, and various personal notices. Leaves for Nashville and Atlantic City trips are noted, along with weddings, engagements, and social gatherings at local clubs and homes.
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Montgomery
Forney Stevenson
Government-street Presbyterian Church
Gregory L. Smith
Norfolk
Atlantic City
Company E
Mobile
Bethany Baptist Society met in Whistler for concert plans
The Laides Aid and Missionary Society of Bethany Baptist Church met Tuesday at 3 PM with Rev. D W Bosdell of Mobile presiding. They plan a concert at Odd Fellows Hall in October. Several Whistler residents returned home from visits in Meridian and Houston. Etta Bell Smith of Mobile visits relatives in Indian Springs. Thomas B Allman mourns his father who died in Mobile Tuesday afternoon.
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Laides' Aid and Missionary Society of the
Bethany Baptist Church
D. W. Bosdell
Mobile
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Christine Adams
Ghter Bessie
McBride
Annie Allen
Meridian
Miss
John Allen
Horace F. Cross
J. J. McEwin
Houston
Tex
Liversage
Etta Bell Smith
Ala
Indian Springs
Thomas B. Allman
Whistler
Smith proposes labor safety bureau in U S Labor Department
Associated Press report from Washington notes Senator Hoke Smith proposes a new bureau of labor safety within the Labor Department. The bill, with amendments, aims to investigate and measure safety plans and devices in workplaces.
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Bureau OF Labor Safety
Hoke Smith
Washington
Department of Labor
Senate
Committee On Education and Labor
Eugene H Allman Civil War Cavalryman Dies in Mobile
Eugene H Allman a Republican Confederate veteran and noted cavalryman under Forrest died Tuesday night at his Mobile home. A cement expert he once worked for the city and co founded Danner and Allman with Captain A C Danner before entering cement work. he invented a cement barge adopted at several sites.
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Eugene H. Allman
United Confederate Veterans
Forrest
Mobile
Old Sheil Road
Allman
A. C. Danner
Danner & Allman
Allman Career Includes Shingle Firms and Family Survives
Born Jonesboro Alabama March 2 1847 he later ran shingle operations as Allman and Stewart then Allman and Ladd He resided in Columbus Mississippi and is survived by son Thomas B Allman of Whistler Alabama three daughters Mrs L D Holt Mrs Eugenia Wren of Mobile and Mrs Howard Richardson of Holt Florida along with grandchildren and other relatives
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Allman & Stewart
Allman & Ladd
Jonesboro
Ala
Columbus
Miss
Allman
Thomas B. Allman
Whistler
L. D. Holt
Eugenia Wren
Mobile
Howard Richardson
Holt, Fla
Confederate veteran Allman remembered for war service
Mr Allman enlisted at sixteen in the Sixth Mississippi under General Forrest and earned a reputation as a gallant soldier. His wife Miss Bella Byrnes died six years ago. He was an enthusiastic member of Raphael Simmés Camp UCV and a familiar figure at state and national Confederate Veterans reunions.
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Mr. Allman
Mississippi
Forrest
Allman
Bella Byrnes
Thomas Byrnes
Raphael Simmés
Victory nets Italian Army ten thousand captives
A World War II battle report notes a breach allowing Italian forces to surge into Austrian lines. The German defense staggered as Italian troops overwhelmed positions, resulting in about 10,000 Italian captives and heavy fighting.
Italian gains on Isonzo front hailed as beginning of new campaign
In Rome the Italian successes on the Isonzo front are seen as the campaign's start not a surprise. The attack, delayed by Austrian offensives, is praised by the Giornale d'Italia as the fruit of waiting and steadfast faith.
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Associated Press
Rome
Paris
Isonzo
Giornale d'Italia
Fighting at Thiaumont Work Heavily Contested
Paris reports heavy German attacks on French positions north of Hemwood on the Somme front over the last two days. French officials say the assaults were frustrated and fighting continues. Night actions at Thiaumont work near Verdun see the Germans gain a footing while the French hold the outskirts. progress is noted at Fleury, and Chaulnes region figures show German penetration between Lihons and the Chaulnes rail.
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Associated Press
Paris
Hemwood
Somme
Verdun
Thainmont
Fleury
Chaulnes
Lihons
Cocoanut Oil Made a Superior Hair Shampoo
A note on hair care advises using pure cocoanut oil instead of common soaps or shampoos. It warns about alkali in most products that dries the scalp and damages hair. Using one to two teaspoons of cocoanut oil creates lather that cleanses hair and scalp, leaves hair silky, and lasts for months.
Senate Debates Government Shipping Bill Amid Revenue Plan
The Senate met at 10 a.m. to begin debate on the government shipping bill while Democrats in the Finance Committee pressed their revenue bill. In the House, a conference report on the army appropriation bill was studied at noon.
French Aviator Flies 350 Kilometres Over Vosges and Black Forest
A French aviator departed at 8:30 p m and returned at 11:55 p m after covering 350 kilometres. He crossed the Vosges mountains and the Black Forest of Germany amid wartime action.
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Vosges Mountains
Black Forest
Germany
Russians Report 7400 Prisoners Taken at Tysmienitsai
Petrograd reports the war office states Russians occupied Tysmienitsai on the Galician front and on August 7 General Letchitzky's forces captured 7400 prisoners including 3500 Germans and 64 machine guns.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
War Office
Tysmienitsai
Galicia
Vorone
Letchitzky
Central Powers retire behind Niznioff-Tysmien line
South of the Dniester river the Austro German forces withdraw to behind the Niznioff Tysmien itsa Ottlinia line. The retirement was announced officially today by the German army headquarters staff.
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Berlin
London
Dniester River
Niznioff-Tysmienitsa-Ottlnia
Turkish Troops Take Bitlis and Mush from Russians
Constantinople reports Turkish forces seized the Armenian towns Bitlis and Mush from Russian control yesterday as announced by the Turkish war office.
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Constantinople
London
Bitlis
Mush
Turkish War Office
Austrians abandon Isonzo Corso fronts after Gorizia bridgehead
London reports a wireless from Rome stating Austrian forces abandoned nearly all major positions on the Isonzo and Corso fronts as Italian cavalry pursued them after the Gorizia bridgehead was seized by Italy.
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London
Isonzo
Corso
Gorizia
Rome
British advance on Somme north of Pozieres and trench wins
The war office reports another British push on the Somme north of Pozieres with bombing of enemy trenches and 25 prisoners captured near Guillermont. In the Ypres salient between Bellewarde Lake and Yser canal the enemy shelled our trenches heavily and released gas, but had little effect and failed to break our lines.
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London
Somme
Pozieres
War Office
Guillermont
Ypres
Bellewarde Lake
Yser Canal
Summer open-air concert draws large Bienville Square crowd
The Tuesday night open-air band concert in Bienville Square drew a large crowd despite rain and threatening weather.
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Bienville Square
Senate Debates Administration Shipping Bill
The administration shipping bill began general debate in the Senate as unfinished business after the child labor bill. Republicans vow a strong opposition though passage seems likely, while Democrats back the amended measure amid low overall interest due to prior party unity and a lack of quorum.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Simmons
Early Republican Democrats Discuss Quick Adjournment
Informal talks among Republicans and Democrats planned rapid disposal of shipping and other bills. Senator Harding said minority opposition would push to finish work within a week. Senator Kern vowed to move all pending business to allow adjournment by September 1. Harding added a target of August 26 for adjournment.
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Harding
Kern
Congress
Campaign pressure on senators to rush shipping bill action
Leaders from both sides urged hastened adjournment and sent in demands to senators to enter national political combat. Senator Simmons argued for commercial and military preparedness, highlighting amendments in the house bill that block purchases from warring European nations and permit government operation of merchant vessels only after genuine private disposal attempts fail.
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Simmons
Russian Vessel Floated for Repairs at Local Docks
The big Russian ship Grace Harvard was floated from the Texas Oil Company docks on Tuesday and moved to local dry docks for extensive repairs. Chartered to Hiller Benn Lumber to load lumber for Cuba, the vessel will undergo substantial work.
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Grace Harvard
Texas Oil Company
Hiller-Benn Lumber Company
Cuba
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