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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1915

Page

6

Roach and Bromley weddings headline Mobile notices

The mobile society page reports Mrs. Milton H. Roach inviting guests to Frances Roach’s September 1 wedding at Stockton Presbyterian Church. Bromley nuptials are announced with Delmer Vautrot and Genieve Vautrot, while a card party hosted by Miss Ethel Lindsey honors Miss Josie Daniels and Miss Rosie Daniels with prizes and gifts.

Roach Milton H. Roach Frances Dana Bromley Earle ‘Vautrot Rosie Josie Daniels Pensacola Mobile Ethel Lindsey May Boyle Lindsey Rosie Daniels Helen Lavelle Julia Forsyth Stella Keener Frances and Evelyn McGuire Hazel Lavallet Gladice Murray Luetta Jones Leona Morse Louise McGuire Gladys Sims Selma Eloise McDavid Clotilde Burkett Little Boy Margarite Lucker Washington New England Muss Lucker Empire Theater Company Lawrence Hubbard Talladega Richard Bell Baby J. 14. Mitchell Birmingham News

Starvation Links to Tuberculosis in Early 1900s Medical Note

Dr. Joan F. Russell discusses a preexisting condition leading to active tuberculosis in adults. The text cites starvation and altered nutrients as factors, and mentions Eckman’s Alterative as a safe, non narcotic remedy claimed to aid healing. The note references Braswell's Drug and Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.

New York Joan F. Russell Eckman Braswell Eckman Laboratory Philadelphi

Renowned Mercorized Wax Promises Skin Renewal

An advertisement extols mercorized wax as a facial remedy to peel away damaged surface skin and reveal a lighter, smoother under layer. It claims painless, gradual exfoliation, with one ounce of wax available at drug stores for removing tan freckles and blotches. A wash lotion using saxolite and hazel is offered as an immediate wrinkle remover and skin-tightening aid.

Whistler Lodge 69 Meets.Finder of Bracelet. Local Events

Regular meeting of Mechanics Lodge No. 69 in Whistler Ala at 7:30 p m on Carr street. A child's gold bracelet found in Sunday school room. owner to claim by contacting Rev Francis M Atchison. Baptism service at Eight Mile Creek with four converts. supper and lawn party announced. various residents noted returning from other towns and job changes. Also a lighthearted cartoon exchange titled A Family Affair.

Whistler Ala Mechanics Lodge No. 69 Carr Street William M. Cato Methodist Sunday School Francis M. Atchison Joseph J. Harris Ernest M. Daffin Shiloh Henry McCarty Whistler Shops Edward Lovett Waynesboro Miss Charles Smith Quitman del Terrell Mobile Henry Malone Gulfport William Snyder Mobile and Ohio Railroad Meridian Mill Bethley Cowes N. Tew Harry Wash Tews

Confessions of a Wife excerpt ends with a question

In a domestic quarrel Dick and Margie debate money gambles, custody of income, and roles after marriage. The couple clash over trust and expectations while Aunt Mary’s hospitalization looms and the narrator hints at an ongoing romantic dilemma and a future continuation.

Rock Island's ruin story previews DOJ prosecutions

Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission will release a detailed study on the Rock Island railway’s collapse. The findings accuse Wall Street speculators, a rigged market, and a contested receivership that drained funds to favored individuals, with stock watering cited as well. The report promises further revelations and a possible crackdown.

Gilson Gardner Washington Rock Island Railway Department of Justice Interstate Commerce Commission Wall Street Coal Trust Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Trust United States Eddystone Remington Company Baldwin Locomotive Works

Catholic Laymen Retreat at Battles Ends in Alabama

The Catholic laymen retreat at Loyola house in Battles Alabama under Rev John J Navin S J of Spring Hill Jesuit College closed on Tuesday morning. Mobilians in the party sailed home on the steamer Pleasure Bay. Participants included John P Bogue J Shook P C Bou doul soule G W Unruh P Burke M Van Huevel M L Campbell M J Vickers J Carlisle J M Walsh D Carmody W Walsh W Cox T Yeend R Ennis N Felis J Fermier M Holbrook J Hughees P J Lyons J T McCafferty A Neely and T T Palmer. The retreat began Friday night and was very successful and enjoyed by all.

Loyola House Battles Ala John J. Navin S. J Spring Hill Jesuit College Pleasure Bay John P. Bogue J. Shook P. C. Boudousoule G. W. Unruh P. Burke M. van Huevel

Healthy wife drives family life says ad in question

An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women, claiming a healthy wife is the family’s life and urging women with backaches headaches or displacement to use the herbal product to regain health.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Smith and Caffey Open Offices in National City Bank Building

Notice dated August 7 1915 states Messrs Harry T Smith and William G Caffey have established offices in Rooms 716 722 of the National City Bank Building.

Harry T. Smith William G. Caffey National City Bank

Grape-Nuts Felicitous for All Ages Digestive Ease

Daily whole wheat and malted barley cereal supplies full grain nutrients including mineral salts for rebuilding. Grape-Nuts is partially pre digested and suits children and adults alike. It requires little work from the digestive organs and is quickly absorbed, with many finding benefits within about an hour.

Thief Ransacks Home On Dauphin Way

A sneak thief entered the home of Mr and Mrs John McPhillips on Dauphin way and Julia street during Monday afternoon or night. Clothing and preserves were stolen and every room and trunk were opened and examined.

John McPhillips Dauphin Way Julia Street

Heat a Menace to Lives of Old Folks

The article warns elderly people to protect health during hot months by avoiding constipation. It recommends Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, non gripping laxative that strengthens the system, contrasts with strong purgatives, and claims a $0.50 price with a free trial offer from Dr. Caldwell, 453 Washington St Monticello Hl.

Caldwell Dr. Caldwell Washington St Monticello

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