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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1913

Page

5

Progressive Peanut Party honors trio of Mobile social leaders

Mrs. E. C. Malone hosts a 4:30 progressive peanut party at Mrs. J. T. Gallagher home in Mobile for three honorees Mrs. John Arnold Miss Anna Malady and Mrs. M. M. Hartley with guest Miss McElveen of Jackson. Prizes included a blue bird pin and a handkerchief won by Miss Gladys Martin and Mrs. Sylvest Mattei. The afternoon features music and a luncheon followed by an ice course and a punch service.

John Arnold Fearnway Anna Malady M. M. Hartley Meridian R. B. Mims E. C. Malone Terday J. T. Gallagher Miss McElveen Jackson Gladys~ Martin Sylveste Mattei Malone Celie Lynch Mary Allen Elise McIntosh Lillie Lottie Matthews Georgia Winter Alice Carrie Moffat Louise Moore Gladys Martin Mary Daughdrill Catherine Stone W. M. White Sylvest Mattei John Turner S. Wilkerson Gallagher

Supper Parties of Summer Time on Mobile Roof Garden

The Battle House roof garden hosts moonlit August soirées with Mobile socialites. Pendleton Morris of New Orleans honored Miss Mabel Goode at a root garden party joined by Miss Talulah Sage and Ben Campbell. Dr. Harry Inge hosted guests including Dr. Marion Inge and R. Inge, while Tom Sims entertained with Mrs A. H. Bishop visiting from Detroit.

Battle House Pendleton Morris New Orleans Mabel Goode Talulah Sage Ben Campbell Harry Inge Mobile Pensacola Marion Inge R. Inge Tom Sims A. H. Bishop Detroit

Dental Health Lesson Warns Against Slothful Brushing

A newspaper excerpt warns that neglect and forgetfulness are major dental foes. It explains that lactic acid from trapped food particles in tooth crevices causes decay, especially with irregular teeth, and urges brushing after every meal with a proper toothbrush morning and night.

Sozodont Tooth Powder and Paste Advertised By Drugstore

An advertisement touts Sozodont Tooth Powder and Sozodont Tooth Paste as superior dentifrices. It claims they polish without scratching and are free of grit and acid, praising the products as top choices for restoration of bite and tone, as urged by local druggists.

Poe to Enter Clemson College After Southern Trip

Mr. Edgar Allen Poe stays with his aunt Mrs. Grimes Taylor in Birmingham after a summer tour of Lake Toxaway and North Carolina mountain resorts. He plans to begin at Clemson College in the fall.

Edgar Allen Poe Grimes Taylor Birmingham Lake Toxaway North Carolina Clemson College

Prominent Ser mian Henry Reese greeted by friends in Mobile

Henry Reese a noted Ser mian was greeted by friends in Mobile yesterday. His pretty daughter Katherine is described as one of Central City's younger set of belles who may be upset.

Henry Reese Mobile Katherine Central City

Mobile Society Notes on Visits and Summers Abroad

Mrs E M Robinson and daughter Bessie travel to New York for weeks at the Hotel Endicott and will visit Mrs Robinsons sister Mrs Harry Wales in the North. Continues with short notices of Miss May Curtiss studying in New York with Louis Chaliff, and various Mobile residents enjoying summer stays in Jackson Springs and visits to Pensacola, Boston, and Mount Vernon.

Collie Brown Edgar Mortimer Fairhope Margaret Helen Brown City Ada Robertson Evelyn Robertson New York Edwin Robertson Metropolis Augusta Bradford Mobile Mrs. Dumas Michigan Avenue Miss Bradford E. M. Robinson Bessie New York City Hotel Endicott North Robinson Harry Wales Wales P. D. Barker Joanna Fergusson Selma Mrs. Robinson Harry Pettus Washington May Curtiss Pensacola Louis Chaliff Margaret Austill Miss Curtiss Harmon Curtiss Boston Tarrytown on-the-Hudson Jackson Springs Ala Julian Bartee Stopplebin Murray Scrivens Scrivens Cc. S. Shawhan Edna Krassin Mount Vernon William Warren Marjorie Bobb Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs W. Va Evelyn Rose Knoxville Bobb Bob Noxville Times-Democrat

Frisco Militants Start Crusade Against Nose Bags

Four women from the Animals' Friend Society led a campaign in San Francisco to stop nose bags for horses. They marched through the business district, pulling feed from canvas bags and throwing it into the gutter as protest. They oppose nose bags and hope to influence horse feeding practices.

Associated Press San Francisco Animals’ Friend Society

Hearing set on woman suffrage at Rules Committee

Washington expects a large turnout as the House Rules Committee allocates bigger quarters for a formal hearing by delegates of the National Council of Women Voters on Thursday. Speakers include Miss Jane Addams Dr Harvey Wiley and Representatives Raker and Keating urging a constitutional amendment for universal suffrage.

Associated Press Washington House Rules Committee National Council of Women Voters Henry United States Jane Addams Harvey Wiley Raker Keating

Alabama Rifle Team Expected to Enter National Matches

The Alabama rifle team is expected to be ordered into service this week to compete in national matches at Camp Perry Ohio. Preliminary matches start August 15 with the main events August 25 to 29 and international matches September 1 to 9.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Camp Perry Ohio

Paraders of Votes for Women Move Through City Streets

A balcony view on a suffrage parade shows sixteen women in black riding habits with yellow pennants marching along Fifth Avenue. The crowd watches as banners read Votes for Women while onlookers critique outfits and drum majors perform.

Helen Mrs. Stevens Washington Square Fifth Avenue Mr. Stevens Fred Warren Vassar Bryn Mawr Sutherland Sisters Sally Helen

Lost husband and possessions prompt Arizona family tale

Mrs. Elizabeth Metzenthin an American from Austin Texas arrived in Nogales with her four children after losing her husband and all possessions in Mexico since May 6 following Yaqui raids near Esperanza. Her husband died from shock and the family faced destitution before aid arrived from Americans and US consular assistance continues while relocation to Austin is arranged.

Associated Press Nogales Ariz Elizabeth Metzenthin Austin Tex Mexico Esperanza Metzenthin United States

Judge Uriah M. Rose Dies in Little Rock at 79

Judge Uriah M. Rose a prominent Arkansas jurist and U S envoy to the 1907 Hague peace congress died at his Little Rock home at 1:30 this morning. He was seventy nine years old.

Little Rock Ark Uriah “M. Rose Arkansas United States Hague J ‘Co Rose

Mrs. Brown Praises Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine

A Kansas woman describes relief from bloating and weakness after twelve bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during the Change of Life. She credits the treatment with restoring strength for daily work and urges other women to consider the remedy. The letter notes confidence and privacy in medical correspondence.

Lydia E. Pinkham Tola Kansas D. H. Brown Walnut St Iola, Kan Lydia

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